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Episode 187 - Goji's explosive Kyber Final Rich, Ben and Tim sit down to discuss the Final from Season Five of the Kyber Cup run by Hexiledgaming which concluded at the weekend followed by some discussion over the Tri-City Tournament run by Nickel City X-wing, 312 Squadron and The Canded Clarinetist also run over the weekend. After that we look forward to the Firecast Cup and Balance of the Force events! Links to the events: KYBER CUP SEASON 5 TOURNAMENT https://tabletop.to/kyber-cup-season-5-tournament Tri-City Tournament https://tabletop.to/tricity-tournament/ladder Cast – Ben, Rich and Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 08/03/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Runaways - Cherry Bomb Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 188 - Can It Be All So Simple Tim and Ben are joined by Pavel Morawski from Poland who called us out for getting his list wrong last week (probably Rich's fault!). We have a simple show discussing a last weekend's Recruit GSP event and some First Order & Kyber Cup chat with Pawel! Cast – Ben, Tim and Pavel Morawski Producer – Tim Recorded 16/03/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Wu-Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 189 - Macho Man Vader Savaged World Champ Oli Pocknell crashes the recording! Ben, Rich and Colm discuss some of the points, ships & abilities and possible list ideas with all the new stuff shortly hitting our shelves before Oli comes along and gives his opinion! Fans of Firesprays and moaning about Vader in a Defender look away now...! Cast – Ben, Rich, Colm, Oli and briefly Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 23/03/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Village People - Macho Man OFFICIAL Music Video (short version) 1978 Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 190 - Skystrike Stand Up Ben and Rich are joined by Chris Burnett from Tin Squadron to chat about last weekends GSP Aces event and see how the new releases faired. We also chat a little bit about Balance of the Force lists as the group had the opportunity to tinker with their lists after Round 2. Cast – Ben, Rich and Chris Burnett Producer – Tim Recorded 29/03/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – LINDEMANN - Steh auf (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 191 - Flawless Victory Rich & Ben are joined by Matthias 'Sad Toaster' who seems to be making a habit of going unbeaten in Swiss at events including our 193 player SITH TAKER CUP “THE SEQUEL”. We also chat a little about Tin Squadron's Balance of the Force and Hexiled Gaming's Kyber Elimination League! Cast – Rich & Ben with special guest Matthias 'Sad Toaster' Producer – Tim Recorded 05/04/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Drive - Mortal Kombat (remix 2013) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 192 - Lessons learnt under Lockdown In this episode Rich, Ben & Tim chat about some of the things we've been doing differently in our games of online X-wing that we think transfer over to the tabletop - do you agree? What would you like to see? We also cover some event chat & games we've played this week including Tim's Inferno Squadron's crushing defeat in the Kyber Elimination to Nébal's Malarus Swarm that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXYIbSOPy4U Cast – Rich, Ben & Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 19/04/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (1993) (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 193 - Firecast Cup Judgement Rich and Ben are joined by X-wing Judge supremo Filippo Bosi and Rey No. 2 Fan Tom Fieldsend to talk about last weekends Firecast Cup. How the event went, what lists did well and how did Tom get on (we skipped over Rich's performance - it's for the best!). We round out the show with some chat about this years XTC which Rich, Tim, Filippo and Tom will all be taking part in - sorry Ben! Thanks to all the Team at Firestorm Firecast for an amazing event! Can't wait for the next one (once Nic has had a break!) Cast – Rich, Ben & Tim with special guests Filippo Bosi and Tom Fieldsend Producer – Tim Recorded 26/04/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Ima Robot - Creeps Me Out Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 194 - Mon Cala Maple Leafs Richard & Ben are joined by Andrew Oehler, Champion of the GSP Mon Cala Galaxies and finalist at the Firestorm Firecast Cup, to talk about the events and the list that's seen him to two top tables! Cast – Richard, Ben & Tim with special guest Andrew Oehler Producer – Tim Recorded 03/05/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Ocean Man · Ween Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 195 - First Order whispers Rich, Ben & Tim chat about some of the rumours surrounding the teased First Order Squadron pack and Resistance Y-wing. Also some general chat about events including the Sith Taker Cup 2 Final and the Sith Taker Open. Cast – Rich, Ben & Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 10/05/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Pigeon John - "The Bomb" [Official Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 196 - No defence Rich and Ben are joined by Tom Reed to talk about his recent attempt to defend the Sith Taker Cup (spoiler... it didn't happen!). How the game went and a bit of chat about the two lists. They then talk a bit about other events and the upcoming online XTC! Cast – Rich, Ben & Tom Reed Producer – Tim Recorded 17/05/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 197 - XTC 2021 Group draw hot takes Ben is joined by three representatives of Group C from the 2021 XTC - Rich (Ireland), Tim (England) and special guest Matija Mandurov (Captain- Croatia) to chat about the XTC Group draw, who will progress to the final and how the three think their team will fair in Group C. Will any teams receive 'nil poi'?!?! We also chat to Matija about the recent Women of Star Wars Fundraiser Tournament which has raised over $2500 for Charity and you can still donate if you'd like: https://tabletop.to/team-jawas-women-of-star-wars Also the link for GreenDragoon's X-wing Analytica https://xwinganalytica.net/ Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and special guest Matija Mandurov Producer – Tim Recorded 25/05/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – James Newman - Embers - LIVE - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2021 Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 198 - XTC from the other side of the World Keen to shake some of the Euro-bias from our last episode Ben and Rich are joined by Joe Congdon of Team Japan and Akhter Khan of Team Australia to review the XTC groups and chat more about their Teams. How they feel about the draws and their chances (and the other Oceania/Asian teams) of making it out the Group stages. Hopefully we can one or two of the South American teams represented next week for episode 199! Cast – Ben, Rich and special guests Joe Congdon and Akhter Khan Producer – Tim Recorded 31/05/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – THE BLUE HEARTS - リンダリンダ Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 199 - The Beautiful South Despite the lack of quality hosts available Producer Tim continues our trip around the XTC globe for a South American focused episode with special guests & Captains Pedro Zegarra of Peru and Juan Quinche of Colombia! We find out more about their teams, their groups, how their teams have faired round one and also cover the rest of the groups and round one results using our guests knowledge of the South American scene to delve a little deeper into the teams doing well from down South! Cast – Tim King with special guests Producer – Tim King Recorded 07/06/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Contracorriente - TELEBIT Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 200 - The Double Century It's our 200th episode! Rich and Ben are joined by X-wing rules aficionado Darrell McDowell to chat about the new X-wing Rules Forum from AMG, week 2 results from the XTC, general event chat about the Sith Takers online and in-person events and finally Producer Tim hitting us with some stats covering our previous 199 episodes! Thanks again to everyone who has listened, come on the podcast or contributed in some positive way! It's been great and we hope to keep going for a while yet! Cast – Rich, Ben, Darrell McDowell Producer – Tim King Recorded 15/06/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 201 - Home Nations catch up Rich and Tim are joined by Rory Wilson, Captain of Scotland, and Stephen Gage, Captain of Wales, for a bit of a home nations catch up. We find out how their teams are doing, chat about the results at the XTC from the last two weeks, and then some general chat about other news and happenings in the X-wing world! Cast – Rich, Tim with special guests Rory Wilson & Stephen Gage Producer – Tim King Recorded 28/06/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions '98 (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 202 - XTC Things are starting to get spicy Rich and Ben are joined by fellow Sith Taker Liam to walk about the XTC groups. Things are starting to heat up with more 'big' teams losing games. We discuss some of the spicy upsets before generally X-wing and event chat with face-to-face events coming back over the next few weekends including the Sith Taker Open! Cast – Rich, Ben and Liam (Ian Barker) Baker Producer – Tim King Recorded 05/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 203 - Not so bored in Brum Rich and Ben chat Tim and Darren (and eventually Liam) about last weekends rearranged 2020 Store Champs held at Board in Brum in Birmingham. How their first in-person went and who was flying what. You can find the event here: https://tabletop.to/board-in-brum-store-championship After that we catch up on the XTC and the Final of the Ready Room Roulette event that Liam was playing in as we started recording. Cast – Rich, Ben, Darren and Liam (Ian Barker) Baker Producer – Tim King Recorded 12/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Peaky Blinders Theme Song Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 204 - Irish spice! Rich and Ben are joined by XTC All-Ireland Captain Gary McDowell and XTC England Captain (and part-time hot sauce enthusiast) Oliver Pocknell for a final wrap of the XTC Group stages. One Captain led his team to 1st place in Group C, the other only managed 2nd place... but both teams have qualified for the Finals at the end of August! Plus we chat briefly about GSP's latest event - Dagobah! Won by a brit flying the Italian XTC Scum list. Cast – Rich, Ben with special guests Gary McDowell and Oli Pocknell Producer – Tim Recorded 19/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – ATC - Around The World (HQ) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 205 - New Whispers Colm returns for a brief bout of hosting with Ben, Rich and Liam to chat about the upcoming Sith Taker Open, last weekends Lone Star Open and the recently teased information on the Resistance Y-wings and First Order Squad pack including the jammy Tie Whisper! Cast – Colm, Rich, Ben and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 26/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Steam Powered Giraffe - Automatonic Electronic Harmonics Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 206 - The worst kind of news We start off the episode with some bad news for those heading to Stockport for the Sith Taker Open. But things do get better! We also re-cap the top cut lists from the recent Lone Star Open and some more of the teased cards from the upcoming First Order squad pack and Resistance Y-Wings. If you're coming to the Sith Taker Open 2021 make sure you've joined the Event's Facebook page for new and sign up to the event on TTO and submit your list! Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/435227064372291 TTO page https://tabletop.to/sith-taker-open-2021 Cast – Ben, Darren and Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 03/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Blossoms - Charlemagne Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 207 - Back Once Again for the Sith Taker Open It's good to be back running in person events! Ben and Rich are joined by TO Tim and Champ Tom Reed to talk about the 2021 Sith Taker Open including a review if the Top 16 lists. We also chat to Tom about his list and games. We'd like to thank all the players again for being awesome! Head Judge Darrell McDowell and Phil Pond from Firestorm Squadron Firecast for helping run and stream the event. And of course the amazing Enigma Wargaming, Cog'o'Two and Element Games for their event support!! TTO page https://tabletop.to/sith-taker-open-2021 We round out the show with chat about the Final at Jedah GSP that happened at the weekend and the latest Tie Whisper spoilers from AMG! Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and Sith Taker Open Champ Tom Reed! Producer – Tim Recorded 09/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Ghostbusters 2 (1989) We're Back Montage with a little Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith & Richard Polley Outro – Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mix) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 208 - More Fury Bit of a bumper show once again with more teasers from AMG from the Fury of the First Order Squad Pack, we chat a little about the XTC lists (although if you want to know more you should check out Oli P's youtube episode - link below!). We announce a couple of events including the Sith Taker Open 2022 and round out with a little chat about last weekends event at Board in Brum and Rich puts a deeply philosophical question to Ben & Darren! Sith Taker Open 2022 - 5-6 Feb 2022 https://fb.me/e/1vjRdPAj8 Spudgun’s Worlds Warm Up 2021 - 27th Nov 2021 https://fb.me/e/1NMOp0TCS Oli_186 - XTC HYPE show! - It's the Finals Countdown... https://youtu.be/kTtdKdlG_24 Cast – Ben, Rich, Darren Producer – Tim Recorded 16/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Official music video, HD) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 209 - War of the Worlds It's the show before the XTC! Rich & Ben and joined by new regular Liam to chat about the Resistance Y-wing teasers from AMG, a public service announcement about how to treat people online, an update on the Sith Taker Open and some general pre-XTC chat plus Rich continues his thought experiment asking Liam and Tim about what they do when it's 'back to dials'! Disclaimer - who is streaming what games has changed to the info given in the podcast. Refer to the document linked below for accurate info! The XTC website For lists, schedule and much more! http://thextc.space/ Streaming schedule https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14nn3It8754lNKvu4FVjxQP-o4Z04sPjbaWDpfUte3xc/edit?fbclid=IwAR2Afwn4_UWA6zWeTT-rEIL_mmUseJe473_FB8Q4jWBML4b9b3NlsqOr66o#gid=1175875523 Cast – Ben, Rich, Liam and Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 23/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – War Of The Worlds (The Eve Of The War) - Jeff Wayne Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 210 - It's gone Rome! It's all over! After a hard fought weekend of X-wing at the 2021 X-wing Team Championship Finals Team Italy have emerged victorious and Ben, Rich and Tim are joined by Italian First Order player (and fellow Sith Taker!) Alessandro Zaramella to talk about the event! A big thankyou to all the players, organisers, judges and streamers for playing in, running and sharing the XTC action around the globe! You can find the results and standings here: https://tabletop.to/xwing-team-championship-2021-final-stage Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and special guest Alessandro Zaramella Producer – Tim Recorded 30/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Michael Giacchino - The Imperial Suite (From "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"/Audio Only) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 211 - A Tauntaun at Tatooine Rich and Ben are joined by Darren and special guest, from the Tauntaun squadron, Conor Holmes to chat about last weekends Gold Squadron podcast Tatooine Galaxies qualifier. How did Darren and Conor (and Tim) get on and what lists did well. Plus we chat about the Europa Cup, also on last weekend, a big in person X-wing event in Milan, Italy, before rounding out the show with some wild speculation on the AMG Ministravaganza and what we may or may not see! TATOOINE - GALAXIES 2021 QUALIFIER https://tabletop.to/tatooine-galaxies-2021-qualifier EUROPA CUP 2021 - X-WING https://tabletop.to/Europa-Cup-2021-xwing Cast – Ben, Rich, Darren and special guest Conor Holmes Producer – Tim Recorded 06/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Metallica: Enter Sandman (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 212 - Mandostravaganza Warning it's a long one! Ben, Rich, Liam (and occasionally Tim) have a lot to cover! We start off with a couple of in-person events from last weekend. On Saturday Ben, Liam and Tim headed down to Board in Brum for Craig Reed's surprise birthday/x-wing event and then from Sunday we have a little report from Ben who attended the Hyperspace Format Store Champs From JustPlay Games in Liverpool. Then we get on to the #Ministravaganza from Atomic Mass Games. New Mando releases, changes to the game and news about OP. You've probably heard the news... well the guys give their thoughts on it! Do you agree? What are you excited to see? Cast – Ben, Rich and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 13/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Eskimo Callboy - WE GOT THE MOVES (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 213 - Hey hey! It's new points! We have points! Rich is joined by Liam and Tim to review the first set of point changes released by Atomic Mass Games. First we look at some of the old Meta staples that featured in the XTC Finals - which lists have gone up and by how much. Then we go over the pilots, ships and upgrades that have changed +/- three points so we can keep the podcast to under 2 hours! We also cover a little on organised play that's been happening in the UK over the last weekend and if Rich sounds a little mad to start with don't panic... Tim forgot to turn his mic on! Cast – Rich, Liam and Tim Producer – Tim King Recorded 27/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Monkees- Hey Hey We're The Monkees. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 214 - Talking to the Toaster It's been a little over a week since we've had the new releases and points. Rich and Ben are joined by Sad Toaster - Matthias - from Hanover, Germany, to chat about the new toys. What's been doing well and what might we see more of! We also touch briefly on last weekend's Hyperspace Hoth event for GSP Galaxies. Cast – Ben, Rich and special guest Matthias/ Sad Toaster Producer – Tim Recorded 05/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles Musikvideo] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 215 - So, what's good? Rich get's together with Liam and Tim to chat about what they've been flying. Have any of the new releases featured or have old ships with new points found a home? Also how have they found facing against the new releases? Anything caught their eye? Cast – Rich, Tim and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 11/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – BABYLON ZOO ◊ Spaceman (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 216 - Invisible Proton Torps Rich and Ben are joined by Andreas Tolman to talk about a couple of recent events - Tin Squadron's Kernow Cup and the Worcester Store Champs. We cover the top 8 at each event and see what impact the new points and releases are having on cuts. Rich wraps up the show finding out from Andreas how he goes about 'back to dials'. Kernow Cup https://tabletop.to/kernow-cup-2021/lists WWG Store Champs https://tabletop.to/wwg-x-wing-store-championship Cast – Ben, Rich and special guest Andreas Tolman (calitoolman) Producer – Tim Recorded 18/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Haddaway - What Is Love [Official] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 217 - Tins on Top Ben and Liam speak to Tim and special guest 'King of Swiss' Tin Squadron's Chris Burnett to talk about the last GSP Galaxies qualifier - Scarif - that took place online last weekend. How did they get on, what did they fly and what other lists made the cut and did well. How do the new points, releases and importantly game changes affected the meta. https://tabletop.to/scarif-galaxies-2021-qualifier Cast – Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Chris Burnett Producer – Tim Recorded 26/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Dropkick Murphys - "Rose Tattoo" (Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 218 - ROAD to nowhere A few days after AMG released proposed new rules for determining First player - Ben, Rich and Tim got together with Tom Reed to discuss the changes, and how they were announced! Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and special guest Tom Reed Producer – Tim Recorded 01/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 219 - That's No Moon Ben and Tim are joined by Dale Cromwell & Conor Holmes to firstly discuss the recent AMG news and game developments. Once we hear from Dale & Conor we move on to chat about the recent Battle For Alderaan Invitational where Conor & Tim did quite well! A 255 player online event and the Final for the 2021 Gold Squadron Podcast Galactic Championship! We cover the top 8 lists but all the lists and results can be found here: https://tabletop.to/battle-for-alderaan-invitation-galactic-championship-2021 Cast - Ben, Tim with special guests Dale Cromwell & Conor Holmes Producer - Tim Recorded 09/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Genesis - Land of Confusion (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 220 - Positive Waves Rich returns to chat with Ben and Liam about the recent AMG news and develops but this time looking to put a positive spin on things. We also spend some time to chat about a couple of events that happened over the weekend at Board in Brum and in Ireland! Cast - Ben, Rich & Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 15/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - will.i.am - Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 221 - Coin flip time No, we're not talking about how to determine first player... Rich wants your help for what list to fly this weekend at Tim's event! A poll will follow shortly. We cover the recent Tauntaun squadron Team event and build up to 'Spudgun's Worlds' Warm-up 2021'. We'll be back next week with some list discussion and how the cast got on. You can follow the event here: https://tabletop.to/spudguns-worlds-warm-up-2021 Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 22/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Caramella Girls - Caramelldansen (Official English Version) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 222 - Yoda Best Liam hosts his first show and is joined by Ben & Rich as well as SPUDGUN’S WORLDS WARM UP 2021 Champion Matt Cook to chat about last weekend's events. Ben, Rich and Matt were at the World's Warm-up so that takes the focus but we also briefly discuss the Kamino Open Top cut and Firestorm Games Store Champs. We also find out how Rich did with his community voted list! https://tabletop.to/spudguns-worlds-warm-up-2021 Cast - Ben, Rich & Liam and special guest Matt Cook Producer - Tim Recorded 29/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - SKRILLEX - Bangarang feat. Sirah [Official Music Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 223 - The Hyperspace Junkie Ben and Liam are joined by Jordan Bishop from The Hyperspace Junkie blog to talk about his victory at the recent Store Champs at Firestorm Games in Cardiff. What list did he take and how did he get on. We also ask Jordan 'the questions' as well as chat about some upcoming events. You can find Jordan's blog here: https://hyperspacejunkie.home.blog/ Cast - Ben, Liam and special guest Jordan Bishop Producer - Tim Recorded 06/12/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Ice Nine Kills - Love Bites (feat. Chelsea Talmadge) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 224 - News from Mandalore Rich is joined by Ben and Liam to chat about the some of the spoiled Mandalorian cards we can expect to see in the next wave. Both actually Mando's but also many characters from the Madalorian TV series. What crew will you be taking? We also round out the show with a little shout out to the Hexiled Gaming Wild Space Open Champion! Cast - Ben, Liam and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 13/12/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 225 - The Chain Gang This week Ben and Tim are joined by Filippo 'Piffo' Bosi to talk about Project SWChain. A community created project to produce a central resource portal for X-Wing, Legion, Armada players and event organizers all over the world! The portal will offer store/club/player locator, event calendar, sanctioned tournaments (for relevant circuits), international player rankings and excerpts of meta analysis via the integration of existing tools. As well as providing a single place for players of all standards, ability and experience to find content creators (podcasts! streams, blogs, websites etc) If you want to give Piffo feedback that he can take to the Project team email him here: info@starfightersitalia.com Before we get in to Project SWChain we have to discuss the AMG stream, but we don't dwell on that for long! ;) Cast - Ben, Tim and Filippo Bosi Producer - Tim Recorded 20/12/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 226 - New Year New Gear Rich, Ben and Liam return with a bumper first show for 2022 discussing a ton of new Mandalorian spoilers that AMG have released over the Festive break. We also have some Event news for the Sith Taker Open and the Trilogy Tournament! Note: Audio is a little ropey this week as Rich got a new Mic for Christmas so comes in a little hot start but settles down... and for some reason Ben kept cutting out... we'll work on it for next week! Cast - Ben, Rich and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 03/01/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Duel of the Fates - John Williams Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 227 - Fund Raising For Phoebe This week Rich, Ben and Liam are joined by a very special guest, former Director of Organised Play at FFG and all round great guy - Alex Watkins! Alex is on primarily to talk to us about the raffle he's running to raise funds to support Phoebe, a daughter of a friend, who has kidney failure due to Anchor Positive Vasculitis - an extremely rare condition. But we couldn't pass on the opportunity to talk to Alex about all sorts! We chat about how he got in to gaming, how did he get in to OP at FFG, what was it like running some of the biggest miniature game's tournaments in the world plus some of the behind the scenes that I know a lot of us will be interested to know more about! We round out the show with some chat about the Sith Taker Open where Alex will be in attendance to do the draw live on the Firecast Focus who will be at the venue streaming the X-wing action live! You can find more details about the Raffle here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1620986014911292/ And you can still get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/219030485077 Cast - Ben, Rich, Liam and special guest Alex Watkins Producer - Tim Recorded 17/01/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 228 - Trilogy Tournament Rich is joined by Ben, Liam and Tim to talk about the Trilogy Tournament - a 3 player Team event where each player is running a list from a different Trilogy and we can't duplicate archetypes. The event is being run by Nobbie from Fearless Gundarks and we've just finished round 2 of the group stage! We also chat about a few Pride of Mandalore spoilers that have been coming out over the last few weeks and round the show out with a little update on the Sith Taker Open! Cast - Ben, Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 24/01/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Men At Work - Down Under (Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 229 - Paying the Beskar Price Rich is joined by Ben, Liam and special guest Louis Leong for a bumper yet concise episode on Organised Play! First up we talk about Louis' Mandalorian inspired Organised Play kits he's created to help Tournament Organisers and Store Owners with a one-stop-kit for events whilst we await the return of official OP kits! Beskar ingot charge tokens, coins and alt-art cards! It all looks cool and we have some bits to give away this weekend! We also talk more about the Sith Taker Open happening this weekend! 130 players are still singed up so it's looking to be a cracker. Live coverage on Twitch via Firecast Focus, Alex's fund raising raffle, Cog'o'two in attendance, bounties, side event... and more! And then we round out the show with a little run down of the Las Vegas Open event run by the Fly Better Podcast and the Pokemon themed escalation event being run by Team Jawa!! Last chance to get tickets for Alex's fund raiser for Phoebe Https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fund-raising-star-war-x-wing-promo-items-tickets-219030485077 Live X-wing this weekend at https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Team Jawa Discord - for more details on the Pokemon event https://discord.gg/9ZVgcPFaJF Cast - Ben, Rich, Liam and Louis Leong Producer - Tim Recorded 31/01/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Junkie XL, Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation (Official JXL Remix) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 230 - Sith Taker Open 2022 It's a busy session all about the 2022 Sith Taker Open! Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim are joined by the Event Champion Matija Mandurov!! We chat to Matija, Ben and Liam about their games, for Matija and Liam it was their run into Top cut but for Ben we talk about the day 2 ROAD side event. 116 players started Swiss for the main event and the side event had around 80 players! Rich and Tim chat about the event admin and organisation and of course all the many thankyou's we have to those who supported the event, worked at the event and of course all the players for being awesome! You can find both event on Tabletop TO Main Event (6 rounds of Swiss & Top 32) https://tabletop.to/sith-taker-open-2022 Day 2 side event https://tabletop.to/sto-2022-road-day-2-side-event Cast - Ben, Rich, Liam, Tim and Matija Mandurov Producer - Tim Recorded 07/02/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - John Williams - March of the Resistance (Audio Only) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 231 - Upton Funk This week Ben and Liam are joined by Sith Taker Open side event topper Michael Upton to talk about New spoilers from the Razorcrest release, the ROAD side event at STO and a new project he's part of, Vector Squadron Creative, who are bringing alt arts to a table near you soon! You can find more about Vector Squadron Creative on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VectorSquadronCreative Cast - Ben, Liam and Michael Upton Producer - Tim Recorded 21/02/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 232 - The Future Is Now Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim get together to discuss the release of 2.5 Rules by AMG! It's a fairly big topic so we're going to have two shows go out this week. Today we're talking about rules changes, list building and a brief touch on scenarios as we're all going to be heading down to Element Games for Games night and thrashing out the different scenarios with a selection of different lists. We can then report back for the second show about what we actual found after playing some more games! What we liked, what we didn't and what we found that may change how we build lists or play the game! You can find all the updated Rules, points and scenarios on AMG's website https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 28/02/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Triple H - The Game (Entrance Theme) feat. Motörhead Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 233 - X-wing Satellite Defense Scramble your Satellites and grab your cache's - Rich, Ben, and Tim return for the second show this week! With a little over half a dozen games under their belts each, both in person and online, we talk more about Scenario play, list building and are we actually enjoying the new game? We talk through the basics from set up/turn 0, actions and scoring and a little from our experience on how we'd maybe play the games again, change lists or what to prioritise! We also talk about the Adepticon World's qualifier and how AMG OP may be shaping up and how some of these changes may affect competitive play and players. Have you played the scenarios? What were your favourites or did you not like one (or more) in particular? And if so why? You can find all the updated Rules, points and scenarios on AMG's website https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 03/03/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Eagle-Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun? (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 234 - 21 days later So with the updated Rules, List Building and Scenarios released by AMG around 3 weeks ago how have the cast found it all now they've been able to get a fair few games under their belts! We chat about what we've been flying and how we've found list building, and some lessons learned from the scenarios. You can find all the updated Rules, points and scenarios on AMG's website www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 14/03/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 235 - Excelsior! This week Rich, Ben and Liam are joined by Richard Greenaway to talk about his experiences running one of the first 2.5 Tournaments in the UK, at his local store - Excelsior! Comics in Bristol. Richard shares some useful tips and observations that may help you and your local group running events with the new rules, plus we chat about what sort of lists he saw and what did well! We also chat about Richard's experiences bringing his son's into organised play events! You can find all the updated Rules, points and scenarios on AMG's website www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Richard Greenaway Producer - Tim Recorded 21/03/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Tiger Drive - Here We Come (Audio) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 236 - Adepticon 2022 Part 1 This week Ben, Rich and Liam are joined by Dale Cromwell, fresh off the plane back from Chicago and the first X-Wing 2022 World Open Qualifier hosted by Gold Squadron held at Adepticon! We talk to Dale about his list, his games, the whole experience and lessons learnt about 2.5. We also chat over some of the top lists and our thoughts on the Final. Come back next week to hear Part 2 when we're joined by Top 16 finisher Cormac Higgins! Find lists, results and standings from the Worlds Qualifier here: https://tabletop.to/Star-Wars-X-Wing-2022-World-Open-Qualifier-at-Adepticon You can find the Sith Taker League 2.5 here: https://tabletop.to/sith-takers-leauge-25-tye-sorting-age Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Dale Cromwell Producer - Tim Recorded 28/03/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Numb [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 237 - Adepticon 2022 Part 2 This week Ben and Rich are joined by Cormac Higgins, Top 16 player from the X-Wing 2022 World Open Qualifier hosted by Gold Squadron held at Adepticon, Chicago! We talk to Cormac this time about his list, his games, the whole experience and lessons learnt about 2.5. We also chat about time keeping, why are Rebels and Republic appearing stronger/more popular and also touch on the Australian Grand Champs! Find lists, results and standings from the Worlds Qualifier here: https://tabletop.to/Star-Wars-X-Wing-2022-World-Open-Qualifier-at-Adepticon You can find the Sith Taker League 2.5 here: https://tabletop.to/sith-takers-leauge-25-tye-sorting-age Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Cormac Higgins (and brief cameo from Dale Cromwell again!) Producer - Tim Recorded 04/04/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (1993) (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 238 - April in Brum This week the cast chat about last Saturday's event at Board in Brum! We cover our lists and some games, we chat about the top lists plus Rich has some thoughts from the data (round played, average number of lists etc...) Find lists, results and standings from the event here: https://tabletop.to/board-in-brum-xwing-april-2022 You can find the Sith Taker League 2.5 here: tabletop.to/sith-takers-leauge-25-tye-sorting-age Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 11/04/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Beck - Loser (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 239 - Bastion Gaming This week the cast chat briefly about last Saturday's event at Bastion Gaming! We then move on to the upcoming Z-95 Release and expected/rumoured points update. Find lists, results and standings from the event here: https://tabletop.to/bastions-first-x-wing-event You can find the Sith Taker League 2.5 here: tabletop.to/sith-takers-leauge-25-tye-sorting-age Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 25/04/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - David Bowie - Starman (2012 Remaster) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 240 - May in Rouge Happy May the 4th everyone! Bumper 1 hour for you today! Tim talks about his trip to Harlequins Preston for their first 2.5 event, we then cover the top lists at last weekend's Australian Grand Champs, followed by some Kyber Cup chat and then round out the show talking about the teasers from AMG for the Rogue-class Starfighter Expansion! Find lists, results and standings from the Australian Grand champs here: https://tabletop.to/grand-champion-at-comic-plus You can find the Sith Taker League 2.5 here: tabletop.to/sith-takers-leauge-25-tye-sorting-age Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 02/05/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink - Lady Marmalade (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 241 - Hanging with Hexiled This week the cast are joined by special guest Scott from Hexiled Gaming! We've wanted to have Scott on the show for a long time having played in his events and on his stream during lock down and of course watching is daily live streamed games on Twitch! We chat to Scott about how he got in to streaming, how Season 6 of the Kyber Cup is going and we round out the show with some chat about the new Galactic Republic Z-95's spoiled by AMG! You can find Hexiled Gaming on Twitch 1600-2100 UTC most days here: https://www.twitch.tv/hexiledgaming Find lists, results and standings from Season 6 of the Kyber Cup here: https://tabletop.to/kyber-cup-season-6-tournament Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Scott from Hexiled Gaming Producer - Tim Recorded 09/05/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - BIG SHAQ - MANS NOT HOT (MUSIC VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 242 - We don't talk about L'ulo It's a show of two halves, two 1 day events happening in the UK and we do get around to talking about L'ulo! First up Ben speaks to Liam and Jordan Bishop about the Board in Brum event and then Rich comes on with Matt Coggins to talk about the Kirton Games event. What lists were seen, what did well and how the events ran! We round out the show with some more AMG spoiler chat and Tim tells us how you can get your hands on the new Sith Taker Snap Shots alt art Obi-Wan's (Tatooine themed to celebrate the new series starting next week!) which the guys will have at the UK Games Expo! Find lists, results and standings from the Board in Brum May event here: https://tabletop.to/board-in-brum-xwing-may-2022 Find lists, results and standings from the Kirton Games Store Champs here: https://tabletop.to/kirton-games-xwing-store-championship-2022 Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guests Jordan Bishop & Matt Coggins Producer - Tim Recorded 16/05/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto") Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 243 - All change here! We kick off the episode with a chat with Tim about his trip down South to Excelsior Comics in Bristol for their latest one day event before moving on to the hot news! New points, new rules and new scenarios! What has changed and what does the cast think has improved (or not). How do we think the changes will affect the upcoming World Open Qualifier at UK Games Expo. You can find all the new documents on AMG's website https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 23/05/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Take That - Everything Changes (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 244 - UK Games EXPO 2022 Let's go! With only a few days to go till the UK Worlds Open Qualifier at UK Games Expo 2022 we're joined by Head Judge Kris Mitchell to talk about the event. We find out from Kris what we need to do before the event (register on Tabletop.to, print our lists, pack our ships) but also a little more about how the day will run, how to call a Judge and a bit more about the Expo for those who've not been before! You can find the TTT page to sign up to and register here: https://tabletop.to/star-wars-xwing-2022-world-open-qualifier-at-uk-games-expo And you can catch the Live stream at Firecast Focus here: https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus We also catch up on some of the news coming out of Star Wars Celebrations and a quick report from Liam from last weekends event at Firestorm Games Newport run by Exiles Squadron. Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Kris Mitchell Producer - Tim Recorded 30/05/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Charli XCX - Break The Rules [Official Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 245 - Do you hear that buzz? It's the post-UK Games Expo show and we're joined by the UK Worlds Open Champion Martyn Chivers of the 186th Squadron! We chat to Martyn about his list and games, what the run to 5-1 in Swiss was like! We also catch up with Ben and Tim on how they did and what the buzz around Expo was like! You can find the TTT page to sign up to and register here: https://tabletop.to/star-wars-xwing-2022-world-open-qualifier-at-uk-games-expo And you can catch the all the stream games at Firecast Focus here: www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Martyn Chivers Producer - Tim Recorded 06/06/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Iron Maiden - Aces High (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 246 - Evil Empire This week Rich, Ben and Liam are joined by Tom Reed - a formerly vocal anti-2.5 player - who decided to give it a go at the UK Games Expo and has had a change of heart! Find our how Tom got on, what he thinks about the game and why he's changed his stance on the new version of the game. The second half of the show we catch up with Liam after he's had some time to consider the UK Games Expo. Liam, despite the great start, just missed out on cut, but has learnt from the experience! You can find the TTT page for results and lists here: https://tabletop.to/star-wars-xwing-2022-world-open-qualifier-at-uk-games-expo And you can catch all the streamed games at Firecast Focus here: www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Tom Reed Producer - Tim Recorded 13/06/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 247 - Plummer posts A mixed show where we start off with Rich taking us through recent rulings from the AMG forums, a touch on last weekend's Sallust Galaxies event from GSP and then round out with some early info on the XTC! You can find the TTT page for results and lists here: https://tabletop.to/sullust-galaxies-2022-qualifier Cast - Rich, Ben, and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 20/06/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje) (Spanglish Version) (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 248 - Kyber Party It's a bumper competitive X-wing episode with the culmination of Season 6 of the Kyber Cup, the Element Games Legends event and the start of the 2022 X-wing Team Champs. Ben chats to Rich about his Top 4 Kyber finish and about the winners list - Chrispy's First Order! We chat to Tim about his win with Republic at the local one dayer and then Tim and Rich fill us in on the action from week 1 at the XTC! You can find the TTT page for Kyber Season 6 results and lists here: https://tabletop.to/kyber-cup-season-6-tournament You can find the TTT page for Element Games Legends results and lists here: https://tabletop.to/element-legends-xwing-june2022 You can find the all info for the XTC including lists and streaming schedule here: http://thextc.space/ Cast - Rich, Ben, and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 04/07/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - C.O.O.L Party · Confidence Man Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 249 - Resistance chonk What's beefier than Resistance Beef? We chat to Rich about his recent win at Board in Brum with Poe and Y-wings before catching up on some of the action from the first two rounds of the XTC! You can find the all info for the XTC including lists and streaming schedule here: http://thextc.space/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 11/07/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Wet Leg - Chaise Longue (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 250 - Hot News Who's idea was it to record a podcast in the middle of a heat wave! Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim get together for Episode 250 of the Snap Shots podcast! We mainly chat about the news from AMG from ministravaganza but round out the show with some XTC chat! You can find the all info for the XTC including lists and streaming schedule here: http://thextc.space/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 18/07/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 251 - A lot of nothing In today's episode we reveal details about the 2023 Sith Taker Open, chat about Tabletop.to closing down, GSP Malachor and catch up Tim and Rich on the goings on at the XTC! You can find the all info for the XTC including lists and streaming schedule here: http://thextc.space/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 25/07/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious B.I.G. (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 252 - Hanover Holiday Rich chats to Tim and Ben plus special guests Dave Cromwell and Cormac Higgins following their trip to Germany to play in the Hanover X-wing Worlds Open Qualifier. We find out how everyone got on and how the event went. We then cover GenCon, catch up on the XTC and round out with a little general event chat. You can find lists and results for Heat 1 here: https://tabletop.to/amg-star-wars-2022-world-open-qualifier-star-wars-xwing-heat-1 Your can find lists and results for Heat 2 here: https://tabletop.to/amg-star-wars-2022-world-open-qualifier-star-wars-xwing-heat-2 Top 16 bracket here: https://challonge.com/wkhczt2v?fbclid=IwAR2n1iVCGBToB_43XKX4AL2sCLAKqW6dyGE0h133Jx-FlBHUfu0__RaTMZk You can find the all info for the XTC including lists and streaming schedule here: thextc.space/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim with special guests Dave Cromwell and Cormac Higgins Producer - Tim Recorded 08/08/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Rammstein - Deutschland (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 253 - GenCon list chat Ben is joined by Tim and Liam to chat about some of the lists that took part in GenCon 2022. Some of the top lists that made cut but also some that just caught our eye! We round out the show with some chat about events we're going to at Board in Brum over the next few months! Ash's Charity event - 18 September https://www.facebook.com/events/532854024993772/ World's Warm-up - 01 October https://www.facebook.com/events/708041016938667/ Sith Taker Squadrons - 12 November https://www.facebook.com/events/356617819824800/ Cast - Liam, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 15/08/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Hot Chip - Dancing in the Dark (Live at Glastonbury 2015) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 254 - Send Liam Away Tim takes the reins as Ben and Rich are away and is joined by Liam and Special Guest Conor Holmes. We start by talking about a couple of community efforts to help support players in making the trip to Worlds. Firstly Isophane's Isoplane Initiative and then Conor's Send Liam to Worlds Raffle. The second part of the show we chat about the lists in the XTC Finals. What factions are heavily featured and which are on taken by a few teams. We discuss the common themes and maybe the occasional oddity! Good luck to everyone flying in the XTC Finals and the GSP Galaxies event! Isoplane Initiative https://www.hexiledgaming.com/isoplaneinitiative Send Liam to Worlds Raffle https://www.facebook.com/sithtakers/posts/pfbid025Fhyajcs85RMhHEzqbF8SFNFgXrdNd4KAnYoLHLGvbFUkUysEToZT5Zbwc3VXh1pl XTC Finals info: http://thextc.space/ XTC lists https://1drv.ms/x/s!AtYwF3VjMc-ciEeh5_Is-S3_M8t2?e=R3NOSL Cast - Tim, Liam and special guest Conor Holmes Producer - Tim Recorded 23/08/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - M.I.A. - Paper Planes Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 255 - Canada Crush the XTC Tim and Liam are joined by a member of the XTC 2022 Championship winning Team Canada - Brendon Osmann-Deyman - and Captain of the Runners-up - Oliver Pocknell - of Team England to chat about last weekends X-wing Team Championship Finals! We chat to both about Team selection, what happened in the Group stages and how did each prepare for the finals. We then touch on some interesting results and how the Finals played out to see Canada grab the top spot! Plus Brendon's take on Resistance! Finally congratulations to Canada again! XTC Round Results https://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/MTMxNDQzMzg3NTY XTC Final standings https://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/MTMxNDQzMzg3NTY/results XTC lists https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=9CCF3163751730D6!1095&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!AKHn8iz5Lf8zy3Y Cast - Tim, Liam and special guests Brendon Osmann-Deyman and Oliver Pocknell Producer - Tim Recorded 30/08/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Seven A Side - Tanglefoot Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 256 - It's Chrispy On Top Three World's Qualifiers for the price of one show! Rich and Ben are joined by Chris 'Chrispy' Patrick to talk about his victory at the Nova Open last weekend. Chrispy took his First Order all the way at the Worlds Open Qualifier and talks to us about some of his games and his list in general. We round out the show with chat on the Dutch Open won by Faan Langelaan running Republic and the Italian Open won by Daniel Alzueta Curto running Rebels! Nova Open info https://tabletop.to/nova-open-2022-xwing-finals/lists Dutch Open info https://tabletop.to/dutch-open-2022/lists Italian Open info https://tabletop.to/sfi-xwing-world-open-qualifier-2022-day-1a/lists https://tabletop.to/sfi-xwing-world-open-qualifier-2022-day-1b/lists https://challonge.com/poi17shn Cast - Rich, Ben and Chris Patrick Producer - Tim Recorded 05/09/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Tinchy Stryder - Number 1 ft. N-Dubz (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 257 - Catching Up Following the summer we have a bit of a catch up show covering a few announcements we may have missed and also what lists the cast are flying! Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 12/09/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Sophie Ellis-Bextor x @Wuh Oh - Hypnotized (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 258 - But is there time for a cup of Tea? Ben is joined by Rich, Liam and Tim to chat about the latest GSP Galaxies qualifier, Korriban, what did well and what lists made it to the top. Liam and Tim then chat about their lists and games at a recent Charity event at Board in Brum and we round out the show with some general chat on Organised Play! Korriban GSP Galaxies https://tabletop.to/korriban-galaxies-2022-qualifier Ash's Charity Event https://tabletop.to/army-cadets-charity-event Nordic X-wing worlds qualifier https://www.facebook.com/events/768488684304056/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 19/09/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) [Official Music Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 259 - Hot Shots Part Deux Rich is joined by Ben and Tim to chat about the Spoilers for Hotshots & Aces 2! We discuss the recently spoiled cards and chat about new and old pilots arriving in 2.5 real soon! Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 26/09/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Tina Turner & Rod Stewart - It Takes Two (Official Music Video) I HD REMASTERED Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 260 - LGT 2022 2nd first The first of two shows covering the London Worlds Open Qualifier - this week the cast is joined by Dimitris 'Old Jester' Stavropoulos of TNX Squadron who may have finished 2nd but gets to talk to us first! We chat to Dimitris about his list and his games including the final vs the eventual Champion Tim Gronneberg (who will be on next week). We also chat about the recent GSP Galaxies qualifier, Mustafar, and to Tim about his Worlds Warm-up event from last weekend! London GT https://listfortress.com/tournaments/3317 Mustafar GSP Galaxies https://listfortress.com/tournaments/3312 Spudgun's Worlds Warm-up https://listfortress.com/tournaments/3314 Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim with special guest Dimitris Stavropoulos Producer - Tim Recorded 03/10/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Frank Sinatra - My Way (2008 Remastered) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 261 - LGT 2022 1st second The second of two shows covering the London Worlds Open Qualifier - last week was 2nd placed Dimitris this week we have the Champ, Tim Gronneberg, to talk to us about his list, games, how he plays X-wing and other general chit chat! London GT https://listfortress.com/tournaments/3317 Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim with special guest Tim Gronneberg Producer - Tim Recorded 10/10/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Reflex - Duran Duran Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 262 - It's only wafer thin! This week the cast are joined by special guest Louis Leong to talk about his awesome wafer thin objective markers, his collaboration with Cog'o'Two to bring us Battle of Yavin themed acrylic dial covers, and his work with the Isoplane Initiative! We round out the show discussing last weekends Worlds Open qualifier from Quebec, Canada - the St Lawrence Open! Find objective tokens and Battle of Yavin themed acrylic dial covers here: https://www.pewtinni.com/pewtinni-parts Find more information on the Isoplane Initative here: https://www.pewtinni.com/isoplane-initiative ST LAWRENCE OPEN worlds qualifier https://tabletop.to/lawrence-open-2022/ladder Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Louis Leong Producer - Tim Recorded 17/10/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Ali G Indahouse - Wicked Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 263 - What did we miss? After a couple of weeks off the Sith Takers are back with a bumper episode! We catch up with tournament action from Exegol and the Nordic Worlds Qualifier. Briefly chat about points before a more in depth look at the spoilers from AMG! You can find the standings, lists and results from the Nordic Worlds Qualifier here: https://www.longshanks.org/events/detail/?event=5943 You can find standings, lists and results from Hexiled Gaming Alt-Star Series 2 here: https://www.longshanks.org/events/detail/?event=5484#zoom_games Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 08/11/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Seal - Fly Like An Eagle (Space Jam Soundtrack) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 264 - Squadrons & Spoilers The week the cast are joined by Oli Pocknell who along with Liam made up 2/3 of the winning team from our team event Sith Taker Squadrons! We chat a bit about the event and team x-wing in general before moving on to a load of spoilers from Hot Shots & Aces 2 that got spoiled over the weekend! You can find results on our Facebook page, for lists and team event rules check out: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AO1GIbJzRJGxos4&cid=9CCF3163751730D6&id=9CCF3163751730D6%211098&parId=root&o=OneUp Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Oli Pocknell Producer - Tim Recorded 14/11/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The A-Team Title Theme (Long Version) · Daniel Caine Orchestra Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 265 - Marvel SNAP Shots You nearly ended up with an episode dedicated to the casts grinding of Marvel Snap... thankfully Tim was able to use the force and steer the boys back on target! We chat about the droids spoiled from Siege for Coruscant, some more Hot Shots & Aces pondering and list discussion! Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 22/11/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kasabian - Fire (Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 266 - Whine about Wine This week the cast are joined by special guest Aurelien Coudray of Team France to talk about last weekend's French Worlds Qualifier which was won by friend of the podcast - Corentin Roux! What lists were flown, how the games went and that watering down a French person's wine might be considered a hate crime! We round out the show with Hot Shots impressions and what people have been trying to fly! French World's standings: 1st (Corentin Roux) : Grievous Cad 2 Hyena 2 Vulture 2nd (Aurelien COUDRAY) : me with Whylo 2 Whisper 2 tie Top 4 (Arnaud Cottler) : Goran 2 Reaper 2 Strikee Top 4 (Florent Barbare) : Nien/Ello/Kaz/Jarek/Finn Top 8 (Nicolas Durand) : 2 Reaper 5 TIE Top 8 (Noel Gougnaud) : VaderX1 Rexler 2 Tie Top 8 (Jeremy Chaumont) : q9 Manaroo 2m3a Gamut Top 8 (Cyril Michel) : 2 Déci Reaper Tie (the last guy from Orleans) Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam with special guest Aurelien Coudray Producer - Tim Recorded 28/11/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - UB40 - Red Red Wine (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 267 - Plug in for PAX This week the cast get together to discuss last weekends 60 player X-wing event from PAX Unplugged! It's a battle of the Phil's in the Final with Imperials vs Resistance! You can find all the lists and results here: PAX Unplugged X-wing Champs https://www.longshanks.org/events/detail/?event=6367 https://listfortress.com/tournaments/3396 Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 05/12/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - UB40 - Red Red Wine (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 268 - Wham! Bham! Thankyou Liam! Liam hosts our end of year show! Nothing could possibly go wrong! We chat about our highlights from 2022 and some other more general Q&A from the cast. Thanks to all our guests and listeners from 2022! It's been another interesting year in X-wing but we're still here! Special shout out to Matt Coggins who's our top listener and the residents of the Danish city of Hvidovre who are our top City for 2022! Hope you all have a great time over the festive period where ever you may be, stay safe and enjoy your time and we'll see you all for more X-wing, events and random podcast chatter in 2023! Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 22/12/2022 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - It's a Trap !!! Bonus outro - Wham! - Last Christmas Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 269 - Back for 2023 And we're back for 2023! Rich is back at the helm with Ben, Liam and Tim chatting about the usual mix of events & x-wing. Now at our new release time of 06:30am UK on a Thursday! We chat about the Hexiled Gaming Kyber Team Champs that kicked off this week which Rich, Liam and Tim are playing in. We also chat about a local one dayer from Olympus Wargaming Cafe. And at some point Rich falls down a rabbit hole about his thoughts on the new clones from Siege of Coruscant! Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 10/01/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - AC/DC - Back In Black (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 270 - Wales is Open! This week the cast are joined by X-wing Blogger, Wales XTC Captain and Welsh Open TO Dylan Jones to talk about his upcoming event in Cardiff! We also chat about the latest event from Richard Greenaway, how the KTC is going and Liam asks another question! Tickets from the Welsh Open can be found here: https://www.thebattlefields.co.uk/events-at-the-battlefields/star-wars-x-wing-welsh-open-2023-cardiff Dylan's Blog https://exilesquadron.com/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam with special guest Dylan Jones Producer - Tim Recorded 17/01/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The pure emotion of the Welsh national anthem | Guinness Six Nations 2020 Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 271 - Return of the Piffo This week the cast are joined (for his yearly visit) by Filippo 'Piffo' Bosi to talk about an upcoming in-person European based X-wing Team event! It was take place at the well established 40k World Team Champs which will take place in Belgium in 2023 in August and Piffo has some details on how you could take part! We round out the show chatting about Tim's one dayer he ran at Element Games 'The Wampa Warm-up', The Kyber Team Champs and GSP Sector series. The World Team Champs Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WorldTeamChamps/ Kyber Team Champs https://www.longshanks.org/event/5535/ GSP Sector Series https://www.goldsquadronpodcast.com/sectorseries The Wampa Warm-up https://www.longshanks.org/event/6955/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam with special guest Filippo Bosi Producer - Tim Recorded 23/01/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 272 - LVO 23 This week the cast are joined by fellow Sith Taker Adam Freeman to talk about last weekend's event run by Steve Boulton at Atlas Gaming which Adam and Liam attended. We also chat about the first Premier event of the year - the Las Vegas Open! Liam asks us about Slow and a little update on the Sith Taker Open! Atlas Gaming event https://www.longshanks.org/event/7009 LVO Top 16 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/125/players Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Adam Freeman Producer - Tim Recorded 30/01/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Viva Las Vegas (2019 Remaster) - ZZ Top Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 273 - Time to start thinking! With a matter of weeks to go till the 100+ player Sith Taker Open and World's around the corner the cast start to think about Big Event prep! What do you need to do to be successful or at the very least give yourself the best shot at doing well! Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 06/02/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Blues Brothers | Aretha Franklin Sings "Think" in 4K HDR Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 274 - Beachhead Dom-ination This week the cast is joined by special guest Dom Flannigan of the Firecast Focus (you still owe us a song guys!) who went 5-0 last weekend at Beachhead 2023. We chat to Dom about his list and games. We also chat about the Store Champ kit leak we've seen this week and what we think about the prize pool as well as some general chat about STO and Worlds build up. Find Beachhead 2023 results and lists here: https://www.longshanks.org/event/6824/ Find Stream games from Out of Arc Gaming here: https://www.youtube.com/@OutofArcGaming The Pattern Analyzer page https://pattern-analyzer-xwing.vercel.app/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and special guest Dom Flannigan Producer - Tim Recorded 13/02/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. (Remastered) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 275 - Open Bounty Hunters In this episode we're getting ready for the 108 player Sith Taker Open 2023! Rich takes us through the Bounties on offer to the players, final bits of event prep and Liam asked us a quick question about 4 point ships! Be sure to catch the live action from the weekend at Firecast Focus! https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 20/02/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Dog the Bounty Hunter theme song Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 276 - 2023 Open Over After another successful Sith Taker Open the cast are joined by Finalist and former Open Champion Tom Reed to chat about the weekend! We talk about our games, what did well, explore some stats from Pattern Analyzer and if any lists caught our eye! A huge thanks again to the 105 players who made the event - we had an absolute blast! You can find all the results and lists on Longshanks https://www.longshanks.org/event/7240/ Stats and stuff from Pattern Analyzer! https://pattern-analyzer-xwing.vercel.app/event/longshanks/7240 You can watch the games back on Firecast Focus! www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim and Tom Reed Producer - Tim Recorded 27/02/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Play Hard (feat. Ne-Yo & Akon) (New Edit) - David Guetta Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 277 - Competitive Intention The cast gets together to chat about the Rules Addendum that has been released before the World Champs. It only applies for the World Champs but does answer some interesting rules interactions. And we have the return of Intentional Draws... We also chat about last weekends 1 dayer from Atlas Games won by Nic Harris from the Firecast Focus, apparently he had a bye-like first round! ;) 2023 X-Wing World Championship Rules Addendum https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jNNV00QS_Te4hCL3_fFggYxGh1Fa-IG_/view?fbclid=IwAR01UUjpxXS5gD-fDnbZ2wN6gP5oPmwu-MkVfrDwVd-tbIKF3kny4r3wKlg Find the results and lists from Atlas Games here: https://www.longshanks.org/event/7664/ Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim and Ben Producer - Tim Recorded 06/03/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Judas Priest - Painkiller (Official Lyric Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 278 - Worlds 23 Warm-up Rich, Liam and Tim are joined by the long lost Darren Grainger who is also heading over to Worlds! We asked Darren on to chat about useful info players travelling to the US might need to sort. We chat about lists and final prep. And round out the show with some chat about upcoming local events. Just a note the Podcast will be on a break for 2 weeks whilst Tim is away but you can catch updates, pics and videos from Worlds on our Facebook page! 2023 X-Wing World Championship Rules Addendum https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jNNV00QS_Te4hCL3_fFggYxGh1Fa-IG_/view?fbclid=IwAR01UUjpxXS5gD-fDnbZ2wN6gP5oPmwu-MkVfrDwVd-tbIKF3kny4r3wKlg Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim and Darren Producer - Tim Recorded 13/03/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Rammstein - Amerika (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 279 - World Champs 23 chat with the Champ! And we're back! Tim & Liam have survived America and the Atomic Mass Games 2023 X-wing World Championships at Adepticon - and they've brought back a guest! Our new World Champion - Niklas God! It's a bumper episode! Before we chat to Niklas about the event we chat about the soon to be returning Sith Taker Online League, the Sith Taker Open 2024, Organised play news, New releases plus we quickly check in with Tim and Liam and their World experience which we'll cover in more detail next week! Sign up to the next Sith Taker Online League here: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/8151 Starts May 4th, Free to enter, one game a week, X number of rounds, possible prizes for those top of braket! Join our Discord for more information: https://discord.gg/AzcHVJyH Worlds 2023 - lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/258 Stats and analysis https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/ https://www.pinksquadron.dk/pbm/?sid=251319&q=seasonoverview&p1=3620 Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben, Tim and our new X-wing World Champion - Niklas God Producer - Tim Recorded 03/04/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Faithless - God Is a DJ (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 280 - Worlds 23 wrap-up We're back with Tim & Liam's experience at the 2023 Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Champs! It's just about the main event - food, travel, side events, Adepticon and much more! Sign up to the next Sith Taker Online League here: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/8151 Starts May 4th, Free to enter, one game a week, X number of rounds, possible prizes for those top of braket! Join our Discord for more information: https://discord.gg/AzcHVJyH Worlds 2023 - lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/258 Stats and analysis https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/ https://www.pinksquadron.dk/pbm/?sid=251319&q=seasonoverview&p1=3620 Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben, Tim and our new X-wing World Champion - Niklas God Producer - Tim Recorded 10/04/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Megadeth - Duke Nukem Theme (HD) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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 Starts May 4th, Free to enter, one game a week, X number of rounds, possible prizes for those top of bracket! Join our Discord for more information: https://discord.gg/AzcHVJyH Worlds 2023 - lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/258 Board in Brum April - lists and results https://www.longshanks.org/event/8256/ UK Games Expo X-wing tickets (you'll need a Expo ticket as well) https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/1189-star-wars-x-wing-regional-championship/ Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben, Tim and special guest Markus Wilson Producer - Tim Recorded 17/04/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Underdog Running W/ My Head Off · Blayne B. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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/forms/d/11kKiK6-iCU-9fq9cRBciv_gpOITA08iSD-uV8uOsdy0/viewform?ts=642394cc&edit_requested=true Star Wars Gaming Squadrons & Events map https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1cGLTf-UGi8dtWKZP5NUIQ9TjlRRVW6PZ&ll=44.15362424268118%2C-77.9441001484375&z=8&fbclid=IwAR2cUwsdmAuA4eL69m7CuMu4ZKT2uOXwzseoHvEI2vL58n5TjMbXKqtdkuw Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben, Tim and special guest Tim 'TimboSlice' Ralphs Producer - Tim Recorded 24/04/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Beatles - Come Together Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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_wKNhkas6paTCHWWlqhXh1wtQ 186th Tournament Tracker https://www.186th.org/ Cast - Rich and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 201/05/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kalush Orchestra - Stefania Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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, Ben, Tim and special guest Kester Smith Producer - Tim Recorded 16/05/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Tenacious D - Video Games (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 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 May 1 dayer https://www.longshanks.org/event/8821/ Excelsior Games May 1 dayer https://www.longshanks.org/event/8836/ Cast - Liam, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 22/05/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Whole Again - Daði Freyr Used without permission - it's just for fun!