Counter Charge - Ranks, Flanks and Kings of War (Robert Phaneuf)

Jeremy is joined by the Dash 28 Live crew of Mike Adkins, Ashley Mowat, and Brinton Williams to look back at all the great coverage of the Call to Arms tournament.

We welcome three Kings of War celebrities for an in-depth trawl through that most maligned of Kings of War armies, the naughtiest of elves, the Twilight Kin!

Why not just play Nightstalkers? How many elves makes an elf army? Is it worth playing without Chariots? Are they any good at all? All your twilight questions are answered and more! Huge thanks to Elliott, Kyle, and Fred.

Rob and Jeremy have a classic hobby update and then tackle how to tell a story with your bases in the main topic.

Steve gets into some deep discussion with Kings of War's most consistent YouTube battle reporter Visibly Riley!

They talk about his gaming history, the gaming scene in the Pacific Northwest, and of course, why the Cursed High Priest is the most over-costed hero in the game! Huge thanks to Riley for joining us.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIDTBQZTGQvGOuMBGmJGKA

Steve, Mark and Matt catch up to chew the fat over what has been happening, what they are up to in the hobby and ideas around dealing with hobby burnout.


00.00 Corona Catch-up/Steve whinges about zoom backgrounds
11.57 Hobby update
25.04 After Dark Plug
25.34 Main topic: Hobby Burnout
51:59 Idea for a new hobby challenge
1:03:20 Steve rants about hearing about warhammer
End Special shoutouts from “Mark”


After Dark Link

https://discord.com/invite/gvC3FJw?fbclid=IwAR1hKgomU7QJkASw_d9gXdpsh5MyXTolYRZ2udivtfTYNwbjAv83Mx2H7Q4

Steve joins Rob to chat about the scene in the Baltimare area and his current tournament, It’s Always Sunny in Pannithor!

Results

Event

Steve sits down with Matt James from the Kings of War Rules Committee to give us a glimpse behind the closed doors of how the RC functions!

Matt willingly submits to a barrage of player questions - many thanks to him for his time and candour! Look out for coming episodes on the new KoW magic supplement and campaign book, Halpi's Rift!

Jeremy is joined by YouTuber and indie game designer Ash Barker from Guerrilla Miniature Games to discuss the hobby, turning 40, and a love for giant robots.

We are joined by the Admiral of the Pannithor Seas Matt Gilbert to tell us all about the upcoming naval game set in the Kings of War universe, Armada.

Matt and Steve are joined again by Matt James for an exclusive preview chat about the upcoming Kings of War Campaign Supplement Halpi's Rift! Matt talks about the background and mechanics around the magic supplement and gives us a sneak peak at some magical effects, new spells, artefacts, and special terrain rules for alternate planes of reality! Look out for part two, featuring the "clash of kings" style balance changes, coming soon.

Welcome to another episode of the list builder’s studio. Join Jeremy and Matt as they take a deep dive into the mind of the evil genius Tom Annis. Listen to how he loves to choose easy mode armies and how he goes about constructing his lists.

00.00 Intro to the Spymaster

13.00 The Warhammer discussion

22.00 What draws you to an army?

32.30 Constructing an army

52.30 Thoughts on unit strength

1.12.00 Deployment Strategies

1.26.00 Tom builds an undead list

1.49.20 Rapid fire questions

After Dark Link

1.52.00 Shout outs

Audiobook narrating superstar Ray Greenley joins the team in the narrative workshop!

Matt and Steve are joined by Ricky Dove and Kirsten Robinson from Mantic Games to learn all about what it takes to produce the finest resin models on the planet!

Steve and Jeremy welcome back the rules committee’s Matt James for the second part of our deep dive into Halpi’s Rift, taking a look at the balance changes included in the book. They also check out the new heroes the book introduces.

Jeremy is join by The Mega Powers of of miniature painters Billy Smith, Austin Carrigan and Hank Googe to talk all things Airbrushes!

Steve and Alex sit down (virtually speaking) for a drink and a chat with Rob Burman. They talk about what it's been like at Mantic the last few months, Halpi's Rift, the new two player starter set, Armada, Rob's upcoming novel and why Goblins are vastly superior to Orcs. Apparently.

Join Rob and Jeremy in a colorful discussion in which they try to stay on topic and answer your questions.

Narrative Workshop is back to tackle the latest Kings of War novel by Mark Barber, Pious.

We catch up with Matt James, Elliot Morrish, and Craig from tabletop conflict for some news about a brand new narrative event - Into the Rift. Players can join up to drive the story of four factions vying for dominance over Halpi's Rift played on the brand spanking new campaign portal Tabletop Conflict!
www.tabletopconflict.com

Taking inspiration from a recent post by Page on the Counter Charge Facebook page Rob and Jeremy dive headlong into your tips for Community Building.

Rob catches up with Hobby Hero Billy Smith for a quick chat about the upcoming Counter Charge Secret Santa.

King of Monsters GT

Westfalia STL Patreon

Northumbrian Tin Soldier

Counter Charge Secret Santa

We're delighted to welcome back Mark Cunningham and Mat Green to talk about the grand unveiling of the Pannithor KoWiki. Find out what it's all about and how you can help out!

Fandom site: https://pannithor-kow.fandom.com/wiki/Pannithor_KoWiki_Wiki
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3333733336674020/

The gang is back to share what they are thankful for this year!

Join Matt has he introduces you to the narrative behind the “Into the Rift” international campaign run by Matt James and Elliott Morish utilising the brand new campaign software Tabletop Conflict.

Chapter 1 Narrative 00.01
Introduction to the 4 Institutions 04.05
Introduction to Halpi’s rift 5.20
The Bank 06.50
The Collective 08.40
The Family 10.40
The College 12.50
The Material Plane 14.26
Player Narrative 17.20

Campaign Software
https://tabletopconflict.com

Institution Profiles
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUodTbAv0XfqvwwG2cBHuA

Matt James Narrative videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrSljKxc_DQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR04e0GikXJSzV5fN00JGktjjkbPo0CDuiuTGdsaPPpnycvk5Wgbx1a3-Ds

Alex and Jeremy are joined by the Spymaster Tom Annis to talk Halpi’s Rift and the state of the Meta.

Alex and Jeremy are joined by Louis Augustus, creator of the Black Order. Sit back and enjoy as this passionate trio gets your hobby juices reinvigorated!

Counter Charge Holiday Spectacular! Join the entire Counter Charge crew as they look back on the craziness that was 2020. The gang will cover model, hobby, and personal highlights from the past year.

Links From the Show:

Warchest Creations - MDF Vanguard Border, MDF Widgets and Accessories

Tablewar - Awesome Army Cases

Armada Basing Tutorial by Maciej Kulesza

AK Interactive

LA’s Totally Awesome - All Purpose Cleaner

Unplugged Radio Podcast

Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy

The Dice Tower

Board Games Insider Podcast

Game Found - Kickstarter Alternative

Raging Heroes STL Patreon

Westfalia STL Patreon

Mantic Games

Join Matt and the esteemed panel of Tas Stacey, Dustin Howard and Felix Castro as they talk all things Northern Alliance. What makes the Northern Alliance unique, what play styles are they good, what are best units? All will be answered during this episode of Counter Charge.

0.00 Introduction to the panel

0.09 NA background

0.17 Unit by Unit Infantry - Link to unplugged

0.46 Ranged Infantry

1.01 Lge Infantry

1.13 Cavalry

1.17 Monstrous Infantry/Large Cavalry

1.30 Monsters/Titans

1.46 Heroes

2.39 Tactics

3.10 Listener Questions

3.25 Lists

Links

Unplugged Radio - Alignment https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/unplugged-radio/episode-62-the-good-the-bad-SuzvHcf8g73/

Countercharge After Dark https://discord.gg/bXQF3YkKpT

A little over 2 years since the launch of Vanguard Rob and favorite son Matt take the opportunity to chat about the state of the game. They share their experiences, what the like about the game and what could be improved all before tackling a host of listener questions. Please keep in mind that having at least a basic understanding of Vanguard will make it easier to follow the discussion. For a refresher course on Vanguard please check out our breakdown of the game with the rules Author Matt Gilbert from 2018.

Here’s a couple links mentioned in the show:

Warchest Creations.

Cheap Acrylic Tokens

Join Rob as he recorded live and in socially distant person at War Room Hobbies in Memphis, Tennessee. He is joined by War Games purveyor Mike Horner and super patron Matt Wiseman. They chat about the first 18 months of Warroom Hobbies, Covid, online sales, live streaming, Kings of War, Vanguard and a host of other topics. All of this and more in today’s jam packed episode of Counter Charge!

Jeremy is joined by two of Kings of War's Knightly Nice Guys Elliot Morrish and Kevin Spear to talk all things Order of The Green Lady.

Join Matt as he tells us about Clash of Kings Australia, gathers interviews and interviews the eventual winner Jeffrey Traish.

0.00 Intro/Background to the event

18.09 Interview with Owen Jones

25.06 Interview with Tony Winmill

33.00 Interview with Roxanne Gallacher

41.11 Interview with Michael Geld

49.53 Interview with Jeffrey Traish

Donations can be made to the following PayPal and Vennmo accounts:
Paypal: Kconroy09@elmira.edu
Vennmo: @Keith-Conroy-3

Highest donation will be invited to cohost and develop a Counter Charge episode.

Facebook Event Link: https://fb.me/e/247gQkXLG

Once the donation has been made sign up via: https://tabletop.to/sweaty-gigante-universal-battle-2-tournament.

Tournament Pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VAvaxi-pLnn5lbpi4tP-_T_qGsKP_WlSME-bWQ_RCRg/edit?usp=sharing

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 Brodeur - 2:03:235

Cyle Poole / Dustin Howard - 2:09:33

Chuck Williams / Cyle Poole / Dustin Howard - 2:17:13

Dylan Scribner / Garret Mercier / Tyler Schulz / Cyle Poole - 2:35:59

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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/

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!

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 for Counter Charge listeners to get a discount off Mantic products from War Room Hobbies: “CounterCharge”

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 Hobbies: “CounterCharge”

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.

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

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

Jeremy and company chat about the upcoming US Masters 2021.

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

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

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

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!

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 Interviews - Ronnie Renton and Kyle Pretzel Twinkie

1.23.30 Community Interviews - Mat Sellick

1.30.10 Community Interviews - Jon Faulkes

1.41.00 Community Interviews - Winged Hussar

1.52.10 Community Interviews - Felix and Ben Stoddard

2.02.15 Community Interviews - Alessio Cavatore

2.08.45 MARK’S WESTFALIA GIVEAWAY

2.09.45 GIGANTIC MANTIC GIVEAWAY

2.10.55 Big Announcement - Farewell to a Brother

2.32.00 Outtakes

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.

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

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

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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!

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

Welcome to the first Review of 2021. Join our all Aussie affair as we explore the depths of the Mantic IP army, the Trident Realm.

Intro

00.14.30 Infantry

00.39.30 Swarms

00.48.20 Large Infantry

1.04.30 Cavalry

1.15.30 Monsters/Titans

1.32.45 War Engine

1.36.15 Break

1.37.00 Heroes

2.09.45 Formation

2.12.45 Break

2.13.00 Army discussion

2.25.15 Listener Questions

2.42.15 Example lists

Mike Rossi joins a couple of old guys around the pickle barrel for a nice chat about all things Kings of War.

Unplugged Radio Podcast

Dash 28 Community Site

Dead of Winter GT

Jeremy is joined in his prayers to Crom by Rashad, Brinton, and Kyle to talk all things Riddle of Steel..

Tonight, Rob is joined by Taylor Gwilliams to chat about King of the Monsters GT held in Batesville, AK.  Huge thanks to Taylor for allowing us to document his preparation and retrogress through his first out of town Grand Tournament!

Jeremy is joined in the Narrative Workshop with the gang to talk all things halflings. It’s going to be fantastic!

Tonight we share a collection of clips with the various participants taken live at the Kings of Monsters GT in Batesville, AK.

Join a cavalcade of folks as we chat about what’s the best points level for Kings of War! To join this conversation head over to the Counter Charge Facebook Page and share your thoughts!

Tom Annis joins the team to share his thoughts and experiences on Halflings in the ALL TO EARLY Halfling Army Review!

Join us as a panel of players from King of Monsters chat about a host of topics including what are the top armies in the game, most improved armies, new spells and overlooked magical artifact combos.

TTT: https://tabletop.to/sweaty-gigante-2022-universal-battle-2-tournament Rulepack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VAvaxi-pLnn5lbpi4tP-_T_qGsKP_WlSME-bWQ_RCRg/edit?usp=sharing Donations can be made to the following PayPal and Vennmo accounts: Paypal: @KeithConroy961 Vennmo: @Keith-Conroy-2 Please upload your list to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DAzWZ4wnqw8dUqlrqP-Y8TVBVxVAvMEL?usp=sharing . Discord Server: https://discord.gg/36tpnAZypd

TTT | Sweaty Gigante 2022 Universal Battle 2 Tournament

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Nathan Clevenger and Joey Greek join Rob in the studio to chat about all things Night Stalkers.

Jeremy is joined by the returning Steve Hildrew and Mantics own Pretzel Twinkie to talk all things Twilight Kin.

Rob is joined by Adepticon 2022 Champion Jeff Schiltgen and Best General Jesse Berglund to chat about all things Adepticon!

Jeremey is joined by some of the combatants to chat about about this year’s Bay of Kings.

Matt and Rob are joined by Ronnie the Bard, sans retainer, to chat about what’s going on at Mantic and to answer YOUR questions! This is the audio version of our Facebook and YouTube Livestream which was recorded on 10/12/22.

Join the Counter Charge team as they present a collection of clips covering this years Lonewolf GT in Dallas, Texas.

Join the Counter Charge team as they present a collection of clips covering this years Lonewolf GT in Dallas, Texas.