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A podcast dedicated to competitive Star Wars: Imperial Assault, IACP, and Board Game Psychology.
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Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
ATLANTA REGIONAL TOP-CUT REPORT!
This is part two of the Carolina Swarmers' report of the Atlanta Regional. Both Jeremy and Ryan made the cut, and they proceeded to march towards their destiny of battling each other in a fight to save the soul of the South.
I love these brothers. They did great at the regional and have great insights into their lists and the meta.
Thank you for listening, and remember to clear your calendars for March 9!
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
ATLANTA REGIONAL BATTLE REPORT(S)!
You might not know this, but one of my Grandmas is from South Carolina. When she first moved to Utah I remember her ALWAYS complaining about the weather. She'd say something bad about how my beloved mountain valleys were really just the devil's refrigerators and then follow up with "the weather back home is always fiiiiiine," with the sweetest southern accent AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE I LOVE MY GRANDMA.
Whew. Sorry for that tangent. In this first part, Episode 091, Ryan and Jeremy from North Carolina give reports on their Swiss matches at the Atlanta Regional. Ryan ran Spectre with Motivation AND NO PUMMELS and Jeremy ran the Lovers' Explosive Box (Han, Drokkatta, Leia, and MHD).
When you're done, listen to Episode 092, where they give their reports on the cut!
JOIN THE SLACK AND CLEAR YOUR CALENDARS FOR MARCH 9! WE ARE HAVING A REGIONAL BABY AND IT'S GONNA BE EPIC.
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Heaven help me, I let Ben Huckleberry and Jamal take over the podcast in order to give a report on their excellent showings at the recent Omaha Regional. It was a great way to divide and conquer in our hectic regional schedule, and neither Ben nor Jamal cast too many aspersions on my character during the episode (don't worry, I know where they'll be sleeping at Worlds), so we'll consider it a success.
Enjoy the episode! It was fun to listen to while editing and not have to hear my obnoxious jokes.
Thank you all for your continued support of the podcast and on Patreon!
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Sam ran Spectre at the Utah Regional and acquitted himself admirably, as was completely expected. Listen to his great tournament report and recap of his top eight game vs. someone who cheats like no one's business.
Sam is a big proponent of all-out aggression with Spectre, and I think his success with that style has led to some big meta-shifts in our local community in terms of our approach to playing with and against Spectre.
ENJOY!
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Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
GOT EM!
In this episode, Dave Seefeldt and Ryan Jamal come on the podcast to give an epic retelling of their ascent through Swiss and into the final match at the recent Kansas Regional. The midwest crew has some of the best IA players in the World, and this regional--while not as awesome as the Utah regional--is one that I've been looking forward to.
Listen to Dave's summary of his Scum Pointers list, and Jamal's repeated reps with his infamous Rebel Hero team.
Thank you for listening!
IF YOU ARE A US PATRON, don't forget to order your tournament kit through my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/645098901/patron-exclusive-fulfillment-packet?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1
I am going to be taking down the listing soon, so get your order in.
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Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
REGIONAL REPORT!
Aaron Ross ran Spectre (Motivation) at the Utah Regional. He went undefeated in swiss, with one of the strongest strengths-of-schedule among twenty-one players, and ending top four on the day. In that run, Aaron played nothing but Han Rangers ran by JK and Matt and the Box (both in swiss and the cut). Talk about a brutal slog.
In this episode, he recounts his games and discusses his theory for approaching long-distance lists (lose one Spectre, kill them with the rest) and has a lot of great insights for Spectre players, and for those looking to take on Spectre. I know you will enjoy it.
Here's the fix for the Spire:
https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/277389-imperial-assault-official-rulings/?do=findComment&comment=3587574
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Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
The Box done did it, dadgum. With a whole lot of luck and a somewhat coherent strategy. Listen to Scott and I discuss the top cut and our final match.
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GOOD LUCK
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
REGIONALS REPORT!
Scott and I give our swiss report from the recent Utah regional. I was running the Box, he was running Vader, which was a sweet victory all on it's own.
This is part one, make sure to listen to episode 86, which will be part two.
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GOOD LUCK
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
PART TWO!
Make sure to listen to episode 83 first in order to get Ben's discussion of his rise through swiss on his way to the Zion's Finest Vassal League Championship!
In this episode, he reports on his game with DT and discusses his list in the context of the looming meta, enjoy!
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GOOD LUCK
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
ZION'S FINEST LEAGUE BATTLE REPORTS!
Ben Varnum, everyone's favorite Episcopal priest in Omaha, was the runner-up in the recent Zion's Finest Vassal League. In this episode, he gives an overview of his list and how it fared in the swiss rounds of league, leading through the cut in anticipation of his final game vs. DT (really sounds like an epic adventure, complete with a boss and everything).
Because I have been so busy with our regional, Ben and I decided to have him record his swiss rounds solo and then have me interview him for his final match with DT. This is the first part, enjoy!
IF YOU ARE A US PATRON, don't forget to order your tournament kit through my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/645098901/patron-exclusive-fulfillment-packet?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1
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GOOD LUCK