Counter Charge - Ranks, Flanks and Kings of War

622 - Return of the Goblin King

Mantic Games' Favorite Son, Rob Burman, returns to Counter Charge to give the inside scoop about his upcoming novel set in the world of Pannithor. Ascent of the Goblin King releases on June 27th, 2023 and can be preordered now from your favorite book retailer. Winged Hussar Publishing Amazon

621 - Firefight Organized Play

Jeremy and Tyler are joined by Firefight RC member Matt Green to talk all things Firefight Organized Play

620 - Hobby Mojo with Billy Smith

Alex Kus is joined by Billy Smith to chat about Hobby Mojo.

619 - Joe McLaren: the King of Poorhammer Returns

The King of Poorhammer himself, Joe McLaren, has joined us for another chat to tell us what he’s been up to for the last 7+ years! Joe’s First Counter Charge Appearance Super Cheap Wargaming Facebook Group Joe McLaren Illustration

618 - Adepticon 2023 - The End

As we wrap up our onsite coverage of Adepticon we’d like to thank all the folks that attended that made the event so awesome! We hope you enjoyed the content as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. If you’ve made it through all of our coverage we humbly salute your effort! 0:00:30 - Janner Holiday 0:30:31 - Tim Lonas 0:48:22 - Jeremy and Rob 1:07:33 - Kris and Tim Game 5 Review 1:17:11 - Keith Randall, Best General 1:21:09 - Travis Timm, Adepticash Champion 1:42:14 - Jeremy and Ro...

617 - Adepticon 2023 - Adepticlash

We’re back with coverage from Day 4 of Adpeticon 2023 in which we tackle Adepticlash, Deadzone and Mantic Open Night. 0:00:30 - Christian Moisan 0:34:20 - Trent, Jeremy and Rob 0:48:45 - Kyle Ritchey 0:53:39 - Shannon Shoemaker 1:04:13 - Christian, Felix, Tyler and Trent - Deadzone 1:32:36 - Trent, Jeremy and Rob - Day 4 Wrap Up

616 - Getting on my Goonhammer

Matt is joined by his favourite Goonies Matt and JP who are writing about Kings of War on gaming site Goonhammer. Find out about the process, how they got into it and how we can support. Check out the site here: https://www.goonhammer.com/ and their patreon here: http://surl.li/gdygu

615 - Community Spotlight @ Adepticon 2023

Counter Charge continues our on-site Adepticon coverage with recordings from Friday March 24, 2023. Today we bring you more fantastic player interviews that we’re sure you are going to enjoy! Time Stamps 0:00:30 - Temple Brothers 0:30:05 - Matt Hodgman 1:07:04 - Hobie Rupe

614 - Adepticon 2023 - Day 3 - Armada and Firefight

Counter Charge continues our on-site Adepticon coverage with recordings from Friday March 24, 2023. Time Stamps 0:00:30 - Felix & Trent 0:05:11 - Felix & Trent 0:37:07 - Jeremy and Rob 0:42:44 - Trent & Rob 047:30 - Trent, Tyler and Felx 1:02:16 - Jeremy, Felix, Mark, Rob 2:16:24 - Jeremy, Trent and Rob

613 - Abyssal Dwarf Army Review

Join Blake Shrode, Bryan Trahan and Kelly Wheaton as they chat about all things Abyssal Dwarfs.

612 - Adepticon 2023 - Day 2

Counter Charge continues our on-site Adepticon coverage with recordings from Thurs March 23, 2023. Time Stamps 0:00:59 - Andrew and Alex Sherman 0:28:55 - Marcelo Rouco and Erik Greiner 0:43:24 - Sean Vilmont and Tim Lonas 1:12:00 - Andrew and Alex Sherman 1:24:36 - Andrew Sherman and Mark Z 1:52:51 - Pat Lewis

611 - Adepticon 2023 - Day 1

Counter Charge kicks off our on-site Adepticon coverage with recordings from Weds March 22, 2023. Time Stamps 0:00:30 - Felix Castro and Kyle P 0:30:45 - Jeremy and Rob

610 - Dungeon Saga Origins with Ronnie Renton

Ronnie Renton chats with Rob post Adepticon 2023 on Dungeon Saga Origins which hits Kickstarter on March 30th. Ronnie also shares a wealth of information on the other games too. Including the exciting things coming this year for Kings of War and Armada.

609 - Mantic Open Night Chat with Martin and Kyle

In this episode we catch up with Kyle and Martin after Mantic Open night at Adepticon 2023. Thanks to the guys for spending a little time with us and we hope you enjoy the episode.

608 - Continuing Down the Pathway to Enlightenment

Let's Roll! In today's show we reconnect with 40k player Andy Patton a week later in his Kings of War journey. He shares his thoughts on his first 4 games and how his list has evolved since the last time we chatted. We also touch on the start of his hobby journey with his first batch of purchases. We’ll check back in with Andy after he’s had a chance to play more games and get paint on his first models. Counter Charge Discord

607 - Road to Adepticon #10

As Jeremy makes his final preparation for Adepticon he catches in with Kyle to check in on his plans for Adepticon!

606 - Path to Enlightenment

In today’s show Rob is joined by 40k player Andy Patton as he starts his journey into the world of Pannithor.

605 - UK Master Chris Lynch

Forget Charles, Long Live King Chris" Join Matt as he interviews the new UK Master Chris Lynch, discusses his list and runs through his games from the Masters event

604 - UK Pathfinder Program

Rob is joined by Jonny Mann and Michael Longman to chat all about the UK Pathfinder Program. Mantic Pathfinder Program

603 - US Pathfinder Program

Community Pat, Bryan Novak, Jared Fulcher and Mike Rossi join Rob in the studio to chat all about the US Pathfinder Program. Mantic Pathfinder Program

Counter Charge Mantic Army Slow Grow Challenge

Counter Charge Mantic Army Slow Grow Challenge March 1 2023 to December 31 2023 (10 Months) Rules Build a 2300 (or greater!) point Mantic Army Greater than 90% Mantic.  Based on pure model count. So make those regiments and hordes Mantic! Conversions will count if a substantial portion of the model is Mantic How to Participate Post updates on our Monthly post on the Counter Charge Facebook Page marked with #ManticSlowGrow. [1 Point] Each Individual / War Engine completed (painted and...

602 - Firefight Update

Jeremy, Kyle, and Tyler are joined by Matt Green of the Fire Fight Rules Committee to talk all things Fire Fight and the new beta updates.

601 - List Builder Studio with Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds joins Alex in the List Builder Studio

600 - Kings of War Rules Retrospective

The band is back together to celebrate our 600th episode! We mark the occasion with a rules retrospective to give you an idea of how the game has changed since the dark days of 1st edition! Kings of War Beta Rules (2010) Morgoth Rising 2 Player Set

599 - Elves Army Review

Adam Ballard, Jason Birr and Keith Randall join Rob for a comprehensive Elves Army Review.

598 - Croger, a Troll and a Halfling

Join Matt as he interviews the top two place getters from Clash of Kings Australia in Jeff Traish (Varangur) and Max Kay (Halflings).

597 - Clash of Kings Australia 2023

Join Matt as he interviews some of the participants in Clash of Kings Australia 2023.

596 - Road to Adepticon #9

595 - Online Communities

We are excited to be back with the 3rd installment in our series on Community Building. For this episode Trent and Rob are joined by Mike Adkins and Paul Forbes to chat about the tools available for online community building and how they an be used to support local community building efforts. Dash 28 Kings of War Forum Kings of War Reddit Victoria Wargaming YouTube Channel Counter Charge YouTube Channel Kings of War Fanatics Facebook Group Counter Charge Facebook Group Counter ...

594 - Hobby Chat with Nathan Cerone

Join Alex in his triumphant return as he delves into the mind of a madman. He talks with Nathan Cerone to find out what drives a man to paint 32,000 points of miniatures in a year. Best Model Artists YouTube Coolest Project

593 - Forge Fathers Army Review

Jeremy is joined by Kyle Timberlake and Tyler Shulz to break down all things Forge Fathers!

592 - Road to Adepticon #8

Rob and Trent are joined by Community Pat in the studio to talk about Adepticon and Mantic Open Night! Don’t forget to get on the wait list for Adepticlash if you are planning to attend. Tickets for Mantic Open Night are now available and can be purchased here.

591 - Lists of Clash of Kings Australia

Join Matt, Rob and Jeremy as they discuss some stats and lists from Clash of Kings Australia. This has been converted to audio from our livestream which you can watch on our YouTube Channel.

590 - Local Community Building

We’re back with our next installment of our Community Building Series. This time we chat about how to build your local scene with Dev Slaven, Brandon Golby and Mike Rossi. Please let us know what you thought of the show by dropping a comment for this episode on our Facebook Page.

589 - Road to Adepticon and Bayou Battles

Rob and Jeremy chat about Adepticon and how their hobby projects are going. Then they get the deep dive on Bayou Battles from Tournament Organizer Rick Hoy. Don’t forget to jump on the Adepticlash Wait List if you are planning on coming to Adepticon!

588 - Kingdoms of Men Army Review

The wait is finally over. Today we share the much anticipated Kingdoms of Men Army Review. Jason Britt and Michael Sigler join Rob to share their tactical insights into getting the most from this army in today’s competitive landscape. As a bonus, this Army Review has been turned up to 11. As always, thanks for listening to Counter Charge. Forge GT Facebook Page Kings of War - Carolinas Facebook Group Mid-Atlantic Kings of War Facebook Group Kansas City Kings of War Facebook Group ...

587 - Road to Adepticon #6

TODAY IS THE DAY! Registration for Adepticon opens at 1pm Central Standard Time. Bryan Novak joins Trent and Rob in the studio to chat about his experience with Adepticon as well as what they have planned Firefight and Deadzone. Here’s a few important links mentioned in the episode. Adepticon Website Deadzone the Podcast Michigan Mantic Community Ronnie the Bard of Mantica Mantic Pathfinder Program

586 - Australian Master Ken Ferris

Join Matt as he chats to the Australian 2022 Master Ken Ferris. The cover the event, the narrative event Fortunes of war and chat about his list. Apologies for the audio quality on this one we had some technical issues

585 - Road to Adepticon #5

Rob is joined in the studio by Tyler Schulz and Trent Sosebee. They chat about the Mantic schedule of events at Adepticon and share what events they will be participating in 2023. If you are planning on attending Adepticlash or need a partner for the Kings of War doubles event please let us know on the Facebook post for this episode. Adepticon Website Adepticon Schedule

584 - Color Blind and the Hobby

Mark Burr and Randy Davis join Rob to chat all about Color Blindness and how it effects their life and the Kings of War hobby. Midwinter Minis (Colorblind content creator) video description has the basic list of paint he uses for all his paint tutorials.  Speed painting Blackstone Fortress: intro tips and paint guide Vince Venturella Leather Video (where I got the advice to alternate dark/light details) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcIfrsKa-TI   The two paint conversion guides I us...

583 - 2022 Year in Review

OOOMAHAAA! Alex, Matt and Rob review the year that was 2022. They chat about Favorite Episodes, Black Friday, Kickstarter, Hobby Commitments, Favorite Mantic Releases and Changes from the new Rulebook. All this and much, much more on this episode of Counter Charge, the best value in Table Top Gaming. December Mantic Army Challenge Post Jesse Cornwell Pope of Pizza Jesus Shirt Adepticon Website Kings of War US Masters Website Counter Charge YouTube Counter Charge on Apple Podcasts ...

582 - Road to Adepticon #4

Jeremy and Rob are joined by Felix Castro and Community Pat to chat about the Mantic schedule for next years Adepticon. Preview of the Adepticon Schedule

581 - UK Clash of Kings 2023

Steve Hildrew joins Rob to chat about the UK Clash of Kings 2023. Registration opens on December 16, 2022 using the link below: https://www.manticgames.com/games/events/tickets/kings-of-war-tickets/clash-of-kings-2023-ticket/

580 - Australian Masters and Clash of Kings 2023

Join Matt the greater and Mat the lesser, along with Dave somebody to quickly wrap up the Aussie Masters and look forward to Clash of Kings Australia 2023.

579 - Road to Adepticon 2023 #3

Road to Adepticon updates abound as well as a heartfelt thank you to the community from Jeremy.

578 - Forces of the Abyss Army Review

Matt is joined by Matthew Temple and Steve Forster to chat about all things Forces of the Abyss.

577 - 2023 US Masters in Omaha

Adam Ballard and Travis Timm joins Rob to chat about the 2023 US Masters and Best of the Rest being help in Omaha, Nebraska next summer! US Kings of War Masters Website

576 - Varangur Army Review

Mike Austin, Cory Walizer and Billy Henninger joins the Counter Charge crew to break down the Varangur army.

575 - Road to Adepticon 2023 #2

Brinton and Mark join Rob to chat about their history with the event and chat about what makes Adepticon so special. Adepticon Website Dead Wargamers Society Podcast

574 - Player Engagement

Rob is joined by Mike Rossi and Trent Sosebee to kick off a new series on Community Building. In this first episode we focus on how a player can invest to become an engaged stakeholder for the game. Remember, the community building process starts with you!