Sith Takers Snap Shots
331 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSith Takers Snap Shots is a podcast dedicated to the X-Wing Miniatures Game created by Fantasy Flight Games run by the Sith Takers based in Stockport, North West UK. The goal of the podcast is to release three podcasts a week of a short duration (approx 10-15 mins) discussing a single topic in detail with different members of the Sith Takers team.
We will discuss news on upcoming releases and their impact on the game, our experiences attending and preparing for tournaments around the world, list creation and tweaking, meta breakdowns, and much more.
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Episodes
Worlds 24 Meta Snapshot Part 2
April 24, 2024 05:30 - 2 hours - 93.2 MBEpisode 328 - Worlds 24 Meta Snapshot Part 2 Our second show diving in to the Top lists from the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championships. This week we finish up with Resistance and Scum & Villainy plus a look at what the top First Order and Separatist Alliance lists looked like. We round out the show with a catch up on the Organised Play news from AMG with the creation of the Grand Tournament at the expense of the World Championship. Plus a little chat about the Embracer Group split u...
Worlds 24 Meta Snapshot Part 1
April 17, 2024 05:30 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBEpisode 327 - Worlds 24 Meta Snapshot Part 1 We take a deep dive in to the Top lists from the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championships and go through faction by faction how these lists work, how they're winning games and what you might do to beat them! We try to explain what the different parts do to help you on the table top if you end up facing one of these meta monsters! This week we focus on Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire. Next week we'll finish up with Resist...
Episode 326 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 2
April 11, 2024 17:18 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBEpisode 326 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 2 This week we're joined by the Atomic Mass Games X-wing 2024 World Champion - Illy! Rich, with Tim and Liam, quiz Illy about his trip to Adepticon, about his games and list, and how things went for him in Chicago (spoiler - it went well! ;) ). We wrap up the show with some stat analysis on Pattern Analyser and some promo for this years OP, that we know of. Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351 X-wing World Champs ...
Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 2
April 11, 2024 17:18 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBEpisode 326 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 2 This week we're joined by the Atomic Mass Games X-wing 2024 World Champion - Illy! Rich, with Tim and Liam, quiz Illy about his trip to Adepticon, about his games and list, and how things went for him in Chicago (spoiler - it went well! ;) ). We wrap up the show with some stat analysis on Pattern Analyser and some promo for this years OP, that we know of. Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351 X-wing World Champs ...
Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 1
April 02, 2024 17:23 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBEpisode 325 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 1 Ben is joined by Rich, Tim and Sean to chat about their trip to the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championship at Adepticon, Chicago. We chat about our travels, the Con and the events. What we did, what we liked and how well we all did! This is the first of 2 or 3 episodes chatting about the 2024 World Champs so expect more in-depth list discussion coming soon! Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351 X-wing World C...
We're off to Worlds 24!
March 17, 2024 22:49 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBEpisode 324 - We're off to Worlds 24! It's our last show before heading off to Adepticon in Chicago for the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championship. First timers Rich and Matt are joined by Worlds Veterans Tim, Liam and Ben to talk about all things Worlds! We have some travel tips and advice for those with last minute things to sort. We chat a little about what you could be doing before the event and what Adepticon is like. If you've not been before we talk about regsitration, what to d...
Super Secret Scum Sauce
March 06, 2024 06:30 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBEpisode 323 - Super Secret Scum Sauce This week we invite Sith Taker Open King of Swiss Rob Smith on to talk about Scum & Villainy. What did he take to go unbeaten day 1 and what could we see do well at Worlds! Sith Taker Open Results & lists https://www.longshanks.org/event/12943/ Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4343 Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam an...
Sith Taker Open 2024
February 27, 2024 16:27 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBEpisode 322 - Sith Taker Open 2024 The Sith Taker Open may be done for another year but Rich is joined by Ben, Liam and Tim to talk about how it all went! We have a players and TO perspective from the group, chatting about the weekend, games, lists and results! A big thanks to Cog'o'Two, Onyx Squadron, Atomic Mass Games, Vector Squadron Creative, Iksentrik, Enigma Wargaming and Element Games for all their help & support with the event! Results & lists https://www.longshanks.org/event/12943...
STO 24 Hype show!
February 20, 2024 18:14 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBEpisode 321 - STO 24 Hype show! It's almost time! The largest independent X-wing tournament in the World is fast approaching and Rich & Ben are going to tell us more about it! ow will it run, what prizes do we have and how can you watch it! A big thanks to Enigma Wargaming, Cog'o'Two, Vextor Squadron Creative, Onyx Squadron, Iksentrik and Atomic Mass Games for their help with prize support! And we also have some early news about the Welsh Open 2024! Sith Taker Open live stream by Fireca...
That's no Rebel Moon!
February 13, 2024 15:29 - 1 hour - 66 MBEpisode 320 - That's no Rebel Moon! Liam returns to talk Battle Over Endor Rebels with Rich and Ben thanks to the latest preview article from Atomic Mass Games! What's hot and what's not and what might we see coming to a Rebel meta very soon! STAR WARS: X-WING – BATTLE OVER ENDOR REBEL PREVIEW https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/star-wars-x-wing-battle-over-endor-rebel-preview/ New Ship Points https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-docs/ Beachhead 2024 https://www.longshanks.org/e...
AMG Ambush Adjustment
February 07, 2024 06:30 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBEpisode 319 - AMG Ambush Adjustment Last weekend Tim's Clones marched to victory at Liam's Worlds Fundraiser held at Board in Brum but this isn't the biggest news this week - we have (some) new points! We were waiting on the points for Battle over Endor but Atomic Mass Games decided a little pre-Worlds points adjustment was need so Rich, Ben and Tim discuss these along with hot takes on the Imperial ships that have been previewed in a recent article - what do you think will be dominating th...
Last flight to Worlds 24
January 31, 2024 06:30 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBEpisode 318 - Last flight to Worlds 24 Another round up of Organised Play from around the globe (sorry Flat Earthers!) including the FINAL Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from down under and Tim Worlds fund raiser the Wampa Warm-up! Rich also talks to us about side events coming to the Sith Taker Open in a few weeks! World Open Qualifier @ CANCON 2024 Australia https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/964 The Wampa Warm-up 2024 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/13248/ X-Wing Store Ch...
Bangor or Bust!
January 24, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBEpisode 317 - Bangor or Bust! This week due to some stormy weather Rich & Tim are joined by UK Store Champ 1st place collector Dom Flannigan of the Firecast Focus to talk about last weekends events! We talk about the Northern Irish Store Champs from Replay Games in Bangor, Firestorm Cards at the Gaming Den in Basingstoke and of course cover the final Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from the Las Vegas Open! Replay Games Store Champs https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12722/ Firesto...
New Year, New OP?
January 16, 2024 19:28 - 1 hour - 51 MBEpisode 316 - New Year, New OP? We kick off our show with early news on official organised play coming to the UK which hopefully could be replicated in other countries. Community run but with full support from Asmodee and Atomic Mass Games - Regionals! Plus 'a special International Event' coming to the London Grand Tournament in September. We round out the show with coverage of recent events including the Worlds Open Qualifier from Chile! New OP news https://www.facebook.com/UKTCevent...
Careless Whispers
January 10, 2024 18:06 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBEpisode 315 - Careless Whispers We're back for 2024! We have news, leaks and resulting changes to playtesting at Atomic Mass Games. Battle over Endor is coming end of February and we have a few reveals to chat about! We also start to get hyped for Worlds and the Sith Taker Open with a quick run down of recent Store Champs. Battle over Endor news https://twitter.com/atomicmassgames/status/1744422840059744638 Apollo Squadron Winter Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/922 ...
Fairytale Of XTC23
December 21, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBEpisode 314 - Fairytale Of XTC23 In our final episode of the year Liam & Tim are joined by the new XTC Champions -Team USA! We chat about the XTC format - group stage vs finals, list choices, faction choices. We get a bit of insight in to the pairings process and possible improvements for the XTC in future years. As it's the last show of the year we thought we'd also chat to our guests about their highlights for 2023 and what they are looking forward to from 2024! To all our listeners -...
Isoplane II: The Sequel
December 13, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBEpisode 313 - Isoplane II: The Sequel This week the cast are joined by Daniel 'Isophane' Lim to chat about the return of The Isoplane Initiative! A fund raising initiative started by Isophane and a few other pillars of the community to help those who need it get to Worlds! Tim (and Liam to a lesser extent) benefited from the 2023 Initiative - can you help the next group fly to Worlds?! After we chat to Daniel we cover the Atomic Mass Games Singapore Worlds Open Qualifier and Tim's first fun...
Crazy for X-wing
December 06, 2023 18:42 - 1 hour - 75 MBEpisode 312 - Crazy for X-wing This week, once we've tackled the recent Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifiers from Germany and PAX Unplugged and a couple of Store Champs, Rich and Liam are joined by fellow X-wing enthusiast and actual Clinical Psychologist Niels Detert to talk about Mental Health and Psychology in the game! Why don't we sleep well before a big event? Why do we stress about a game of spaceships? What could we do to improve this and some possible coping strategies. Of co...
The French Republic
November 30, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBEpisode 311 - The French Republic Tim returns from France to chat about his run at the Atomic Mass French Worlds Open Qualifier but he's also brought the Event Champion Niels Vos along to chat about the event and their Final match! Find out how they both got on, what they thought about the event and venue and most importantly - Intentional Draws! Swiss standings, lists and results https://www.longshanks.org/event/10759/ Top Cut bracket https://challonge.com/5dvhh8yy?fbclid=IwAR0ZI8_5z9-w...
Polish WoQ
November 22, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBEpisode 310 - Polish WoQ This week we cover the results from last weekends Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from Poland. 57 players, won by something expected but a blast from the past finished 2nd! We then wrap up the XTC Group stage with a run down of the 10 teams that have (likely) qualified! Polish WoQ https://www.longshanks.org/event/11193 Groups for XTC 2023 Group A https://longshanks.org/event/11044/ Group B https://longshanks.org/event/11045/ Group C https://longshanks.or...
Ben is Back!
November 15, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBEpisode 309 - Ben is Back! After a number of weeks Ben has finally remembered the password for his laptop and re-joins Rich and Liam to talk X-wing! This week we cover the Atomic Mass Games Western Canada Worlds Open Qualifier, the day two 32 player Store Champ side event won by Scum, and we cover the Cornish Nationals from our friends down south! Tin Squadron! We rap up with some XTC chat and Rich falls down another rabbit hole... :D Western Canada WoQ https://rollbetter.gg/tournament...
Just the two of us
November 08, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBEpisode 308 - Just the two of us A slightly shorter episode as we're down to just Rich and Liam. They do a quick re-cap of recent Atomic Mass Games Store Champs and the XTC including the Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships won by Pond from Firecast Focus! Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/938 Lost Star Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/683 Red Claw Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/787 TTS Liga...
Accentuate the Positive
November 01, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBEpisode 307 - Accentuate the Positive This week we chat about our recent trip to Sanctuary Gaming Centre for their Atomic Mass Games Store Championship! Although the results may not have been quite what we wanted we had a good day and chat about some of the more unusual lists. We round up with a few more events from across the globe and chat about week 2 at the XTC. Sanctuary Gaming Centre Store Champs 18 players - win by Tom Veale with CIS https://www.longshanks.org/event/8552/ Derby Co...
Negative Nancy
October 25, 2023 17:16 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBEpisode 306 - Negative Nancy After we fall down a little rabbit hole we move on to better things! Organised Play! We chat about the Team event we ran last weekend at Board in Brum - Sith Taker Squadrons 2023! We then cover the World Open Qualifiers from Saint-Laurent and New Zealand before covering a few choice Store Champs! Finally we get round to chatting about the XTC group stage including some Round 1 results and how our games have gone. Sith Taker Squadrons 2023 https://www.longshanks...
Episode 305 - Down Under with Onyx
October 18, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBEpisode 305 - Down Under with Onyx This week Liam and Rich are joined by Rob Crumlish from Onyx Squadron to chat about his awesome alt-art cards, Organised play support and of course another load of Atomic Mass Games Store Championships! You can find out more about the Onyx Squadron alt-arts here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1223725924392410 And events we discussed this episode: Galleon Games Store Championship 19 players - one by Phil GC running scum https://rollbetter.gg/tournament...
The French Resistance
October 12, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBEpisode 304 - The French Resistance This week Rich and Liam are joined by Milan WoQ Champion Aurélien Coudray to catch up on the Italian & Nordic Atomic Mass Games World Open Qualifiers plus another load of Store Championships! To round out the show Liam and Rich quiz Aurélien, Rich's question is at least X-wing related! AMG Star Wars: X-Wing 2023 Milan World Open Qualifier Won by Aurélien Coudray with Resistance - 26 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/9232/ AMG Star Wars: X-Wing...
London Calling
October 04, 2023 04:20 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBEpisode 303 - London Calling This week the cast are joined by Robin Farndon, 2023 London World Open Qualifier Champion! We chat to Robin and Tim about their experiences at the event before moving on to briefly cover the Milan WoQ (we'll be back to cover this in more detail next week where we hope to be joined by Champ Aurélien) and Golden State Games WoQ plus a few Store Champs from across the globe! London GT Worlds Open Qualifier https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/914/players Milan Worlds...
There's too many of them!
September 27, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBEpisode 302 - There's too many of them! There's so many events going on around the globe we're bound to miss one or two... and then the winners get in touch to let us know! This week Rich and Liam are joined by Store Champ Winners Chris Burnett and Toby Harris to catch up on a few events! And we also chat about the big bad Han! Neutral Ground X-wing Store Champs https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/373 Board in Brum Store Champs https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/10965/ Cracow X-wing Stor...
Wishing on a Star (Wars)
September 20, 2023 17:55 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBEpisode 301 - Wishing on a Star (Wars) After covering another chunk of events including the Madrid Worlds Open Qualifier and Brazilian Nationals, as featured as part of the X-wing Xtravaganza coverage, the cast are joined by Sam Webb to ponder about what ships Atomic Mass Games could still bring to the tabletop. Sam wrote an article about the topic and we were thinking the same... Sam's Blog https://samwebbreporter.com/blog/2023/9/14/clouded-the-future-is-what-x-wing-ships-could-be-incomin...
Episode 300 - This is Sith Takers!
September 13, 2023 17:28 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBEpisode 300 - This is Sith Takers! We made it! Episode 300! Come join us as we spend some time looking back at our favourite shows and guests, plus some stats from Tim (will Liam by the show's and his own biggest fan again?). We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for listening, guests for taking time out of their lives to come on and talk to us, Event TO's for getting us lists, and anyone else who has helped or contributed to the show! We also catch up on lots of events from...
Tim King Maker
August 29, 2023 18:33 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBEpisode 299 - Tim King Maker Another packed show running through some of the new releases from Atomic Mass Games with the YT-2400 and Imperial Bombers and a load of new Store Championships! True friends help you win events! And Tim did just that last weekend for Liam! Find out more about this Tournament bromance and others on this week's Sith Takers Snap Shots podcast! Element Games, Stockport UK - 24 players Won by Liam Baker, First Order https://www.longshanks.org/event/8638/ Singapor...
Dude where's my X-wing?
August 22, 2023 14:12 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBEpisode 298 - Dude where's my X-wing? We're back with another bumper episode of Atomic Mass Games Store Championship coverage with events from the UK, US and Chile! We chat a little about prep ahead of our local Store Champs at Element Games (over 20 tickets sold already!) and whether Tim will have any ships to fly!?! We chat a little about the player draft at the Nickle City X-wing draft league. And then we also round out the show with a little game theory and how we all feel about the mi...
Battle for Malinas 23
August 15, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBEpisode 297 - Battle for Malinas 23 Fresh(ish) from their weekend away attending the Battle for Malinas / European Team event at the 40K World Championships Tim and Liam talk to Rich and Ben about their time in Belgium! We talk about the event format, standings, best lists in each faction plus more on the social side, and one of the many positives from the weekend, Team format X-wing! Plus catching up with our many European friends! And of course congratulations once again to the Tartan Tu...
He will rock you!
August 09, 2023 18:26 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBEpisode 296 - He will rock you! Note: Few audio glitches in this episode! my (Tim's) audio failed so I've tried to trim bits I was involved in or you won't hear my pearls of wisdom... and Steve struggles with technology so he may have been chewing his phone at some point. Stick with it! It's worth it! :D This episode we cover the 4 day's of X-wing from the atomic mass games World Open Qualifier at Gen Con, a few Store Championships from the UK and USA plus special guest Steve Boulton has a ...
Sweet 16
August 02, 2023 16:01 - 1 hour - 60 MBEpisode 295 - Sweet 16 This week Ben and Liam are joined by new-ish player & Sith Taker, Matt Flockhart, to cover the latest batch of Atomic Mass Games X-wing Store Championships and discuss some of the finer points of needing 16 players to be able to award the Worlds Invite! 29-07-23 - Pro Tech Games Store Champs - 10 players Winner - Matt Farr - Resistance - no lists https://www.longshanks.org/event/8759/ 29-07-23 - X-Wing Store Championship, Dominion Ayr, Scotland - 11 players Winner - ...
The Devil is in the Detail
July 26, 2023 17:04 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBEpisode 294 - The Devil is in the Detail After a week off we have some catching up to do! After we discuss the YT-2400 news including Scum Dash (personally opinion ;) ) we cover an atomic mass of events! We also chat to new-ish player Oliver Taylor-Holmes for a different perspective on events and games! 01/07 - Poznan X-wing Store Championships - 25 players Won by Karol Pietrowicz - CIS - Jango, Zam, Durge https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/9171/ 15/07 - Tin Squadron Store Championship 20...
A flood of Store Champs!
July 13, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBEpisode 293 - A flood of Store Champs! We thought we had a lot of events to cover last week! This week we bring you coverage of 11 (or at least as best we can - submit your lists people!). Before we jump in to the events we cover Atomic Mass Games World's Qualifer article https://www.atomicmassgames.com/star-wars-transmissions/amg-star-wars-world-open-qualifier-schedule-20232024-season Our event coverage starts at Patriot Games in Sheffield and then Incom Gaming in Cheltenham before hopi...
Thick & Fast events
July 06, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBEpisode 292 - Thick & Fast events Rich and Liam give us a round-up of 3 Atomic Mass Games X-wing Store Championships that happened last weekend. See the links below for lists (those that are submitted), pairings and results. After that they then discuss what the best 4 point ships are in each faction! Do you agree with them? Or did they miss something? The Gaming Den, Basingstoke, UK https://www.longshanks.org/event/8493/ The Realm, Brea, CA USA https://www.longshanks.org/event/8747/ The ...
King for a day!
June 28, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBEpisode 291 - King for a day! We're back in the North after a great trip to Cardiff for the Welsh Open at Firestorm Games in Cardiff and we're joined by King of Swiss Tom Veale! We chat to Tim and Tom about their lists, games and how the event went in general. X-wing Welsh Open pairings, lists & results https://www.longshanks.org/event/8192/ And if you missed the event the awesome Firecast Focus, with a little Tin Squadron support have covered the action live - chuck them your Prime sub i...
Episode 290 - Welsh almost Open
June 22, 2023 05:30 - 29 minutes - 24.4 MBEpisode 290 - Welsh almost Open It's almost time for lots of UK players to descend on Cardiff for the first ever Welsh Open! We're joined for a quick chat by Event Organiser Dylan Jones to chat about the event and what players can expect from the day! X-wing Welsh Open pairings, lists & results https://www.longshanks.org/event/8192/ And if you can't make the event the awesome Firecast Focus with a little Tin Squadron support will be covering the action live - chuck them your Prime sub if y...
Welsh almost Open
June 22, 2023 05:30 - 29 minutes - 24.4 MBEpisode 290 - Welsh almost Open It's almost time for lots of UK players to descend on Cardiff for the first ever Welsh Open! We're joined for a quick chat by Event Organiser Dylan Jones to chat about the event and what players can expect from the day! X-wing Welsh Open pairings, lists & results https://www.longshanks.org/event/8192/ And if you can't make the event the awesome Firecast Focus with a little Tin Squadron support will be covering the action live - chuck them your Prime sub if y...
No Time To Fly
June 15, 2023 05:29 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBEpisode 289 - No Time To Fly Our second show wrapping up the Atomic Mass Games UK X-wing Worlds Open Qualifier held at UK Games Expo. This week we catch up with Liam, Tim and Rich on their experiences plus we re-visit an old friend - slow play! What are the problems and how you could deal with it if you come across it at an event. UK Games Expo X-wing World Open Qualifier lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/316 Analysis from Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app...
Chatting with the Champ UKGE 23 Edition
June 06, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBEpisode 288 - Chatting with the Champ UKGE 23 Edition In the first of two shows focusing on the Atomic Mass Games UK X-wing Worlds Open Qualifier held at UK Games Expo we're joined by the event champion - Bartosz Wójcicki! We chat to Bartosz about his list and some of his games / strategies as well as cover briefly how we got on and what we took. All in all a very enjoyable weekend with mixed success! Congratulations again to Bartosz on the win and thanks to Kris, Sean, Craig and everyone ...
Dom Does Devon
May 31, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBEpisode 287 - Dom Does Devon We're back with not one but two Atomic Mass Games X-wing Store Championships to cover before we get on to our UK Games Expo hype and prep! We're joined by special guest Dom Flannigan of the Firecast Focus (and now also the 186th?) to talk about his successful trip to Devon! What did Dom fly and what else did well at Kirton Games? Then it's back up North to cover the event at Fanboy3 in Manchester which although had a good showing from the locals was ultimately...
Precious Points
May 25, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBEpisode 286 - Precious Points Atomic Mass Games have got us the points update and Liam, Ben and Tim dive in and chat about the update in general and then a closer look at Rebels, Imperials and Scum & Villainy. We also cover a few events that happened over the weekend using new points that you may have missed! So those having pre-UK Games Expo list block check this show & next week's out! Chattanooga 2023 X-Wing Season Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/323 Board in Brum ...
The Prince of Ponte
May 17, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBEpisode 285 - The Prince of Ponte This week we are joined by the first Store kit Champion - Kester Smith of Steel City X-wing! Kester & Tim went to Olympus Wargames in Pontefract last Sunday for their 18 player Store Champs. Find out how their games went and more plus we chat about list submission for the Atomic Mass Games X-wing Worlds Qualifier at UK Games Expo! Lists, results and match up from the Olympus Wargames Store Champs https://www.longshanks.org/event/8751/ Cast - Rich, Liam, B...
May be points?
May 10, 2023 05:30 - 54 minutes - 48 MBEpisode 284 - May be points? So no points yet but we're hoping before the UK Games Expo cut off of May 19th! We discuss this hot topic and what it might mean to those heading to Birmingham in the first weekend in June. We also reveal the winner of our May the 4th giveaway, announce Sith Taker Squadrons 2023, the first round draw for the Sith Taker Online League and also chat about the news from Piffo about the 2023 online XTC! Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 08/05/2023 ...
The Rule of Two
May 02, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBEpisode 283 - The Rule of Two Ben & Liam take the week off leaving Rich and Tim to talk about all things Organised Play! We've got news about the Atomic Mass Games World Open Qualifier prize support, Store Champ kits start to arrive in the UK and we also get to have a look at a spoiled Galactic Empire starter box set! AMG WOQ article https://www.atomicmassgames.com/star-wars-transmissions/star-wars-x-wing-world-open-qualifiers?fbclid=IwAR1fNv_O93nAaMGv6Z2n8FSHT8RnH_efQg_wKNhkas6paTCHWWlqhXh...
Now there are two of them!
April 27, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBEpisode 282 - Now there are two of them! This is getting out of hand! Twice the Timbo as our King Tim is joined by his Canadian Cousin-Timbo, Tim 'TimboSlice' Ralphs! Tim has come on to talk about a couple of resources for helping players find X-wing shops & squadrons, events and for those running the shops, squadrons and events a little help letting people know where you are! We also have a bit of a chat about Organised Play! Global Star Wars Squadron Registry https://docs.google.com/for...
Battle of Brum
April 19, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBEpisode 281 - Battle of Brum This week we're back to talk with Markus Wilson about his successes at the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championships and more recently last weekend's 1 day event at Board in Brum where he pipped Tim to the top spot by .19 SOS and Tim's not bitter at all! ;) We find out from Markus about how he found Adepticon and then chat to both plus TO Liam about how the event went! Sign up to the next Sith Taker Online League here: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/8151...