Chatting Crit: A Steel City Underworlds Podcast
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Tom Bond and Michael Carlin from the Steel City Underworlds Blog host a new Warhammer Underworlds Podcast designed to improve your competitive miniatures game. Want to understand what a metagame is? Want to build the best deck you can for the warbands you love? Want to be as prepared as possible for your next big tournament? This podcast will get you ready for your next Grand Clash, get listening!
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Episodes
Crit Bait: Big Bois are Bad for the Game
March 04, 2021 20:00 - 2 hours - 86.2 MBGetting mad at Mollog? Fed up of hungry hungry Hrothgorn? Well youre not the only one. Mike and Tom of Steel City Underworlds infamy discuss the many crimes big bois have to answer for, but also cover some of their redeeming qualities (if you can believe they exist). Listen in to episode three of our latest Warhammer Underworlds series and maybe you will be able to up your game against these unique warbands, or even want to try them out yourself!
Crit-Bait: The To the End Meta is Bad For the Game.
September 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBDo you hate Control Play? Maybe you think Rebound was a great card? Do you wish Grawl was a Hunter?? Chatting Crit's new series, Crit-Bait, aims to take on divisive and controversial topics and have a good old fashioned debate. Episode 2 looks at the (in)famous end phase objective To the End. Discussion rages as to whether you should be able to draw cards to score glory when other warbands rely on getting kills or holding objective tokens. Is the deck investment required to pull of these st...
Crit-Bait: Temporary Victory Was A Mistake
August 20, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBDo you hate Control Play? Maybe you think Rebound was a great card? Do you wish Grawl was a Hunter?? Chatting Crit's new series, Crit-Bait, aims to take on divisive and controversial topics and have a good old fashioned debate. For episode 1 Mike and Tom will each take an opposing side of the debate on whether Temporary Victory was a mistake, and try to assess the far reaching impact of the card. Johnathan Davis joins us to weigh in on the topic, before being quizzed with his own set of co...
Online Tournaments are the Greatest Yes-Yes
July 02, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBChatting Crit is back with a bonus episode to fill the void in many an Underworlds players heart. Tom and Mike chat with Oli Bond and Tommy Conboy, the finalists of the first (and so far only) online tournament post-FAR. They divulge deck-building secrets, share thoughts on the meta, and share key tournament playing tips. Whether you want to learn how to play Skaven and Thorns from the cream of the crop, or just want to hear what strong cards can do in the hands of great players, tune it and...
Top Tips for Tournament Day
June 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBThe final episode of the first series of Chatting Crit aims to give you all the best advice for how to make your Grand Clash day as successful as possible. Join Tom Bond and Michael Carlin alongside 9 incredible guests who aim to give their top tip on how to get the most out of tournaments. Learn everything from how to practice less to how to not drink with Mike in this fun light hearted finale to Chatting Crit, So You Want to Win A Grand Clash?
The Underworlds Dojo: How to Practice Effectively
May 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBOnce you have your ideal Warhammer Underworlds deck crafted, your objectives and power cards chosen, you will want to take it to the tabletop to get the practice started! Join Tom Bond, Michael Carlin and guest Dan Smedley as we talk about how to practice in the most efficient and effective way. We cover setting goals for practice sessions, practice techniques and common practice pitfalls. Join us in the Underworlds Dojo to get lean for the next Grand Clash!
Taking Control of the Beastgrave
March 22, 2020 15:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBEpisode 4 coming straight to your door, but being left there and we will stand 2 metres away to make sure you receive it safely. Tom, Mike and Sandro stay well away from eachother and everyone else as we talk about every aspect of the control archetype. We come from a somewhat different angle as we assess the history of control, talking about Relics, Turtlecast and Tome Mollog. We assess what makes control tick, and divulge some top card choices for their decks. Finally we talk through how t...
Objectively Objectifying Objective Objectives
February 23, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 91.4 MBEpisode 3 of Chatting Crit is here to objectify objective play in all its glory. Nicoló Ciuppani guest features on the podcast, fresh off of his brilliant run at the Warhammer World Grand Clash to go through how to build and play objective style decks to the max. Join myself (Tom Bond), Michael Carlin and Nic as we explore why objective play is so strong, talk about what cards to include in your decks, and how to approach key matchups on the board. This is objectively the best podcast you w...
The Aggro Archetype: "Do You Even Crit Bro?!"
January 27, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 94.2 MBWelcome to Episode 2 of Chatting Crit! Join Myself (Tom Bond), Michael Carlin and this episodes guest, the beautiful Dan Jones as we venture through the history of aggro play and talk about the varying warbands and styles on offer. We cover key deck-building tips, and then discuss the match-ups you might find yourself in when you take your aggro deck to a tournament. If you want to sharpen you blades, hone your axes, and polish Snirks massive ball, listen in as we divulge all in spectacular,...
Meta Matters
January 04, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThe first episode of Chatting Crit, called Meta Matters, is out now! Aman Singh Khusro helps us define and dissect the Warhammer Underworlds meta in our first foray into the audible arena. If you're at all wondering how to work out whats strong for the next grand clash, give it a listen! We talk through old metas and how they came about,followed by a look at the current meta and why it exists the way it does. We even dabble in some anti-meta discussion, so you can surprise opponents at your ...