Counter Charge - Ranks, Flanks and Kings of War

526 - 2021 Year in Review

Happy Holidays and we hope you enjoy our 2021 Year in Review episode! We'd love for you to share with us your Hobby Commitments and a Kings of War prediction for 2022? Share it on the episode thread on our Facebook page which is linked below!

525 - Keiths of War

Alex is joined by the other twin souls of Kings of War, reigning US Master, Keith Conroy and US Masters Counter Charger, Keith Randall, for a discussion about the Clash of Kings changes within the context of competitive list building. Gain some insights into the madman that took on the best of the best with the "worst" army in the game and came out on top and find out what makes the bridesmaid of the South East tick and why Elves aren't actually a lazy army that take no skill to use.

524 - Why you should go to a Tournament

Original King of the Monsters Dylan Scribner joins Rob in the studio to chat about why you should get out to a Kings of War event!

523 - The Scrying Gems

Join Jeremy, Alex, Tom, and Brinton as they take a deep dive looking at the competitive meta scene post CoK 2022.

522 - Clash of Kings 22 Initial Impressions

Tonight Rob is joined by new player Taylor to chat about all things Clash of Kings. They give their initial impressions from their veteran and new player perspectives.

521 - Deadzone 3.0

Tonight we take a slight break from Kings of War to chat about the new edition of Deadzone with Deadzone super fan Tyler Schulz of the DreadPathZone YouTube Channel

520 - CoK22: Rockin’ it with the Bro’s

Welcome to our final episode in our CoK22 previews. Tonight we are joined by Tom Annis as we dissect the changes to one of the theme lists.

519 - CoK22: From the Shadows

Matt and Jeremy are joined by Elliot Morrish of the Rules Committee to discuss all things Gladestalkers in CoK 2022.

518 - CoK22: Playtesting for the People

517 - Clash of Kings 2022

516 - Thegns of Theme

Join Alex and Billy Smith for the inaugural episode of The Thegns of Theme. They dive deep into the story behind Billy's dwarf army and his approach to army theme development. https://www.kowforum.com/t/the-dwarfs-of-new-galdurak/2342

515 - Orc Army List Construction

The team is back together to continue the Orc Army Review and chat about effective Orc list construction at various point levels.

514 - Refugees in Rexburg

Jeremy in joined by Mantic author and TO Ben Stoddard to talk his upcoming KoW tournament, Refuges of the Old World, being held in Rexburg Idaho.

513 - Nashcon 2021

In today’s episode we have a collection of 4 clips recorded live at Nashcon with some of the participants in the KOW event along with some of the Nashcon organizers.

512 - List Builder Studio with Jeff O'Neal

Rob is joined in the List Builder Studio by the Jeff O’Neal to chat about all things list construction and goblins.

511 - Catching up with Cavatore

Join Alex and Mark as they talk with the man, the myth, the legend, Alessio Cavatore! They discuss the origins of Kings of War, game design and balance, as well as Alessio's game company River Horse.

511 - Alessio

510 - Orc Army Overview and Unit Breakdown

Rob is joined in the Counter Charge Studio by Erich Trowbridge, Kenny Heisler and Cycle Poole for part one of our Orc Army Review in which we give an overview of the army before breaking down each of the units. So find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy! The War Painter on Youtube

509 - Last Drop of Masters Coverage

In this last installment of our Masters coverage we catchup with Jason Britt and Steven Housenick as they chat about their epic clash on Table 2, Round 6 from the US Masters!

508 - First Time Masters

In this episode we chronicle the journey of 5 first-time Masters players from 5 different regions. We chat with them on the eve of the event and after day 1 before finally catching up with them several weeks after the event to capture their their final thoughts. Huge thanks to Tyler Schulz, Felix Castro, Dylan Scribner, Blake Robertson and John Blakemore for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!

507 - Halflings

Join the intercontinental bromance that is Jeremy and Matt as they bear a half child that is half army review half list builder. Taking a look at the all new Halflings

506 - Annual Masters Chat

Recorded at this years US Masters Rob is joined by Jeremy, Mike, Garret and Shannon to chat about a wide collection of Kings of War related topics. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

505 - 2021 US Masters

504 - Getting Twitchy with Rose Gregory

Getting Twitchy with Rose Gregory Join Matt as he catches up with Rose Gregory and discusses her charity challenge painting almost 20000 points of mini’s in a week. In here is also a discussion around the streaming platform Twitch! Follow Rose at: Twitch: Mango_Smasher Instagram: @Mango_Smasher Youtube: Ohana Hobby Workshop Charity Donation Link: https://donate.tiltify.com/@mango-smasher/helping-young-people Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers donate.tiltify.com

503 - Nature's Knight

502 - Another Chat with Kyle

Rob, Alex and Matt are back with another chat with Kyle, this time chatting about more than just KOW.

501 - Army of One

Rob is joined by 3 players who were the only players brave enough to bring those armies to the recently held US Masters. Here are their stories.

500 - Legacies and New Beginnings

Join your hosts as they celebrate their 500th episode of countercharge. Stacked with history, fun and giveaways tune in for a monster good time episode. Don’t miss the big announcement towards the end. Timestamps are below for your convenience. 00.00 Intro and hobby catch up 13.50 Reminiscing 28.15 Favourite Episodes 42.55 After Dark Advertisement 43.30 REVIEW GIVEAWAY 46.00 Community Interviews - Jake Ciarapica 57.00 Community Interviews - Brinton Williams 1.04.55 Community In...

499 - Clash of Kings Chat with the Rules Committee

Recorded live at the 2021 US Masters Rob is joined by Kyle and Pat from the Kings of War Rules Committee to chat about the evolution of the RC and their current project - the next Clash of Kings supplement!

498 - 2021 US Master Keith Conroy

In classic Pulp Fiction style we start our coverage of the US Masters with the Epic Conclusion. We chat with the players on table 1 just after Game 6 and interview both of them once the dust had settled. In the end huge congratulations to Keith Conroy for pulling it out and take the mantle of US Master! Twitch Stream with Live Games: www.twitch.tv/mathusala0

498 - Narrative Workshop

497 - Upcoming 2021 US Masters Coverage

Matt Carmack joins Jeremy to give a quick overview of what coverage they have planned for the upcoming 2021 US Masters! Twitch Stream with Live Games: www.twitch.tv/mathusala0

496 - Chatting with a KOW Noob

Join Matt as he chats with fellow Aussie Luke Schafer and discusses his entry into the game. Discord link: https://discord.gg/bXQF3YkKpT Twitch links discussed: https://www.twitch.tv/2dorks1brush https://www.twitch.tv/mango_smasher https://www.twitch.tv/warlandertv

495 - Pre US Masters 2021

Jeremy and company chat about the upcoming US Masters 2021.

494 - Tournament Talk

Jeremy is joined by the Surge and Destroy boys for more Lonewolf recap and to talk all things tournaments

493 - Slow Grow League

Tonight we shine a light on the slow grow which started recently in Memphis, TN by chatting with some of the players. All the details about the league can be found here: https://warroomhobbies.com/kings-of-war-slow-grow.html

492 - Halflings Amplified

In this episode Mark, Felix and Ben are joined by Brandon Rospond of Winged Hussar Publishing and Scott Washburn the author of the upcoming Halfling novel Broken Alliance. Join us as we discuss Scott’s upcoming novel and what we can expect to see from Winged Hussar for the rest of the year. Continuing with the Halfling theme, we announce a contest with our friends at Westfalia Miniatures.

491 - Salamanders in the Lonestar State

Rob and Jeremy sit down and share their final thoughts on Lonewolf 2021 before chatting about what they’ve been up to in the hobby. Then in the 2nd part of the show we talk all things Salamanders with Dylan Scribner. Consider this the appetizer to the full Salamander army review that Matt has in the works. Also, as mentioned in the show if you are based in the US and don’t have a local store here’s the code for Counter Charge listeners to get a discount off Mantic products from War Room...

490 - Lonewolf 2021

In this first Lonewolf 2021 episode we bring you recordings with many of the tournament participants. If you stay through to the end we have a conversations with Jeff Swann and Hank Googe who took out Overall and Best Painted, respectively. But before we get to that great content we wanted to share some information on a couple of great events coming this summer at the top of the show. Also, as mentioned in the show if you are based in the US and don’t have a local store here’s the code f...

489 - Empire of Dust Army Review

Devlin has assembled the Dream Team for the 3rd installment of our Empire of Dust Army Review. Join Devlin, Dustin, Adam and Matt as they break the army down and answer your questions!

488 - Mantic-Fest 2021

487 - Matt and Alex Q&A

Join Matt and Alex and get to know them as they answer your listener questions. No questions were off limits! After Dark: https://www.facebook.com/groups/counterchargepodcast/permalink/1094650004269172/

486 - It's Always Sunny in Pannithor 2

Steve Forster joins Rob to chat all about the It’s Always Sunny in Pannathor II UB tournament! Make sure to get signed up this weekend as it kicks off Monday March 29th! Facebook Event Tabletop.to Event

485 - Kings of War Reno Style

The team catches up with the Reno, Nevada crew to chat all things Kings of War!

484 - The One About Video Games

Rob is joined by Jake from Unplugged Radio for a chat all about Video Games!

483 - Surge and Destroy

Get into your board shorts and flip flops as Jeremy is joined by team SAD to talk the SoCal KoW League and the Riddle of Steel.

482 - Forces of Nature Army Review

Rob is joined by Hank Googe, Dylan Scribner and Jeff Swann for our Forces of Nature Army. Please note that this review was recorded in person following all restrictions for masks and social distancing.

481 - The Worlds of Arvandus

Join Mark, Felix, and Ben as Jesus Rodriguez, Arvandus, visits the Narrative Workshop.

480 - Community Building Sequel

Jeremy and Rob have a quick chat about what’s on their hobby desks and TVs before moving into another discussion on Community Building with Store Owner Mike Horner. Sweaty Gigante UB2 Tournament Counter Charge Listener Raffle War Room Hobbies Online Store - Discount Code: CounterCharge

479 - King of the Monsters 2021

Join us for a collection of recordings taken at the first in-person event of the year here in the US. King of Monsters took place in Texarkana, TX on Jan 30-31, 2021. Congrats to Dustin “Super Beast” Howard for taking out another event! Time Stamps Garret Mercier - 0:00:43 Tyler Shultz / Tom Annis - 0:24:48 Tyler Schultz / Charles Imler - 0:36:18 John Green - 0:43:03 Hank Googe / Jeff Swann - 1:09:43 Dylan Scribner - 1:27:12 Cyle Poole - 1:40:23 Matt Bizzell - 1:47:01 Brian Bro...