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

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

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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.

Nick Williams joins us in the studio to chat about terrain building and the upcoming Northern Kings GT in Ossett on June 18th-19th, 2022.

Northern Kings GT Event Site
Northern Kings Website

Duncan Rhodes returns to Counter Charge to talk all things miniatures, paint, and wargaming

Join Rob as he chats to the participants of the recently held Kansas City GT in Kansas City, Kansas. As always, let us know if you enjoyed the show by sharing your feedback in the thread for this episode over on the Counter Charge Facebook Page.

https://warchestcreations.com/

http://www.lakeswattfantasy.com/lady_of_the_lake_gt/

https://www.bugeatergames.com/

Join the team as they chat about all things Firefight.

In this episode of Counter Charge we share a collection of clips from the community detailing their commitments to the Counter Charge Mantic Army Challenge. As a reminder here’s the rules:

Starts June 1, 2022 .

2100 points completed by Dec 31, 2022.

Min of 1 scoring unit per month.

Use Mantic models where available.

90%+ Mantic models in the army.

Post WIP and completed pix of monthly accomplishments.

In terms of the hosts here's the armies we will be working on:

Jeremy Duvall - Empire of Dust

Alex Kus - Orcs

Matt Croger - Halflings

Robert Phaneuf - Salamanders

Jeremy is joined by new YouTube content creator Drew Allan to talk 4K streaming, Labatt Blue, and the joys of wargaming.

Matt returns this time talking to Dave Fanning about their experiences using play by email style on Universal Battle 2. An apology for microphone feedback on this one!

Links:

https://www.kowaustralia.com/

https://universalbattle2.com/game/

We turn over the reigns of Counter Charge to our good friend Fred from Giant Dwarf to document his trip to beyond the wall to attend the Northern Kings GT!

Join Rob for a laid back collection of recordings taken location at the Bugeater GT. Thanks to everyone that took a few minutes out of their day to sit down and record!

Bugeater GT

Truckfighters Band

Iowa GT

Lady of the Lake GT

Rob chats with Brandon and John from Edmonton about all things Kings of War in Western Canada.

Edmonton Mantic Group

Join the new Counter Charge Firefight team as they talk second edition with Designer Andy Sharp.

Join Matt with a collection of interviews from Shirecon in Sydney Australia

Tonight we are joined by the three women who attended this years Masters to chat about what’s it’s like being a woman in the Kings of War Community. Huge thanks to Eileen Marie, Kat Royer and Kara Brown for taking time out of their busy weekend to join us!

Tonight we sit down with your current US Master, Adam Ballard, to chat about his experience at the event, breakdown his games and to answer a few of your questions. Find a comfy chair and sit back and enjoy.

Tonight we share the first batch of content recorded live at this years US Masters in Seattle. We did our best to bring you new voices that have not made it on to Counter Charge yet. So find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy.

Tonight we continue what we started last week and share the final batch of content recorded live at this years US Masters from Seattle. So find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy.

Join Matt for this short sharp episode as he takes a knife to the 29 armies of Pannithor and brings them to a more manageable number. Let us know your thoughts!

Join Matt and Rob as they tackle a smattering of current issues within the Kings of War community!

Time to get caught up on what’s going on at Winged Hussar Publishing!

Join Matt as he is joined by Dash28 Author Jessica Townshend to discuss her experience as a woman in wargaming, barriers to women being included and wargaming and female representation. Enjoy!

Join the team as we chat about our initial reactions to the newly released all in one rule book for Kings of War. What do we think about the changes? Tune in to find out!

Join Matt as he catches up with infamous Jon Quayle, UK's number 2 ranked player to talk Clash of Kings UK and the state of the game

Rob is joined by newer players Scott, Nate, Jason and Daniel from Michigan. They chat about their scene and share their experiences with Kings of War to this point.

Metro Detroit Discord

Scott’s Etsy Store

Counter Charge Podcast Page

Direct Misfire Podcast

Mantic Universe Podcast

Drunk and Disordered

One Northern Kings Blog

Dash28.org

Eons: Mysteries of the Deep Podcast

Sonic Sledgehammer Studio

Black Magic Craft

RFD Hobby

Haunt’s Wargaming

Little Wars TV

Old Hammered

Broken Terrain

Jeremy and Rob have a chat about the reception of the new rule book before digressing into their shared love of all things G.I. Joe!

Join Matt for an all aussie adventure through the list of Riftforged Orcs. Matt is assisted by Nick Legrand and Max Kay as they discuss the best orcs

Kat Royer, Brian Luttrell and Dylan Scribner joins Rob to do a classic deep dive into the Salamander army.

Salamander Armies (Kings of War)

King of Monsters GT

Marc Taylor and Kris DeGrow joins Jeremy to break down the Empire of Dust army and how to get the best from it in the greater Kings of War meta.

Join Jeremy, Kyle, Tyler and Elliot Morish as they talk running organized Firefight events and the new FAQ.

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!

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

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

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

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