186th Squadron Podcast

We get together to talk about all the new and exciting changes that have been announced. Contact Us: Use Facebook, I guess?

We're back! Kind of, for now. And James is back! This episode is a primer of sorts for anyone out of the loop and looking to catch up and play competitively online at the moment. We also discuss some of the news and imminent releases. But mostly it was just fun to hang out and talk X-Wing.

We’re back to talk about points, new releases and some online X-wing. 186th Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChyTTrlSbjsoeRx4tL9r32Q Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We get together to talk about all the online X-Wing that has been going on. 186th Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChyTTrlSbjsoeRx4tL9r32Q Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk about the UK SOS, the results and analyse why we didn’t go so well. Then we look at what the results in context of Hyperspace moving forward and how think it may play out. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Paul Full-on and Lloyd Boman to discuss the new points. We focus on the Hyperspace format with the UK System Open imminent. Hyperspace Infographic https://www.reddit.com/r/XWingTMG/comments/enfa79/hyperspace_pointslegality_chart/ Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Harrison Sharp joins us to talk about the Kamino Open https://www.facebook.com/events/2451914275081764/ https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kamino-open?fbclid=IwAR2oyuW1du4eXtFrzlZP6MjgiN0xLpvpU8EViUZ-3FyABwxxa_mD9waWL1g We also discuss recent news and as it is basically off season we take a look back at the last year in X-Wing and do some points wish listing for January. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

I know I say 75 but this is actually 74. I was thinking of changing it to 75 but I couldn't let there be a gap in the list so here we are. We talk post-worlds Grand Champs, including Sweden. Jesper was there. Jesper's Top 16 game - youtu.be/laY2z3EFPpg

We are joined by World Champion Oli Pocknell. Oli goes through his list, how and why he played it, how worlds went, the secrets of chocolate milk and all kinds of other exciting things. www.youtube.com/c/Oli_186 https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27593253/why-grandmasters-magnus-carlsen-fabiano-caruana-lose-weight-playing-chess?fbclid=IwAR1gT_YiGmrqoCRetyefOOc11Wt-RHPBA69QCXJkS7jHTDsf2ZKILUAw67s https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_dZ7x_Dqh60E4xRb83XoEjLfekUx-OTyD9ZlQS-xEKU/edit?fbclid=IwAR0Jven_TL5k2xe5sxlLEVL0JJ01ZiAKfgwvS4TbUD4SybxT3_Q16SpXjg0#gid=0 https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/301689-worlds-2019-meta-analysis/?fbclid=IwAR1xIwqKsSe5_cvCpYXvVyhneC2h2xX1XsTrnsVad30n9u-py5JNBMZxuJw

We discuss the Nantex (in a fair and balanced way, of course) and Worlds. Just like everyone else this week. Farmer's Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fBgrlg_kJUlbmf4vsXiaao9M9I8DLZRok2pkis8yhMs/edit#gid=0 Dale playing X-Wing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dg7LbQdop0 Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Paul Johnson to discuss the Australian System Open, X-Wing inNew Zealand, Sinker Swarm, current meta game, the imminent release of Sun Fac and preparing for Worlds. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/ 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk about XTC, Euros, A-Wings and all the fun stuff. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk Euros, bit about Paris, some XTC, obstacle selection. And Republic, obviously. Link about games going to time: https://www.pinksquadron.dk/2019/07/do-we-go-to-time/ Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/Episode 69 We talk Euros, bit about Paris, some XTC, Obstacle selection. And Republic, obviously. Link about games going to time: https://www.pinksquadron.dk/2019/07/do-we-go-to-time/ Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk about how to prepare for a big event when no one really knows what is good. We chat about what we’ve been playing and make some outlandishly mundane predictions about the Paris System Open. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We discuss points, like everyone else this week. Join us as we try to figure out what on earth we should be playing now. Link to the Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-xwing-hipster-to-worlds Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Today we discuss the UK Grand Championship/Nationals. Our experiences and chat through the cut. We also discuss the upcoming points change, whishlist and speculate and spend a while chatting about faction identity. We also cover how much fun the UK Games Expo is and some of the other games we played there. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

All hail, the greatest crossover in Podcast History! Thule Squadron Radio and 186th Squadron Podcast join forces to record crossover episode 1. We talk about Malmö System Open, how it went and who we met. We also talk nonsense

Kristofer Bengtsson joins us to talk about prep for the upcoming Nordic System Open. Now that everything is Extended we try to figure out what on earth we are doing and what we should be playing and/or practicing against. We also debrief after the hyperspace season, the UK Open and UKTC, discuss what we are considering taking. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Oli Pocknell joins us to discuss his dominance of Hyperspace with scum. We chat about what is doing well and how he’s playing the fang list. We also talk about the additions to Hyperspace and the two new factions. **Apologies for the dodgy sound at the beginning. It’s only my track and only occasional!** Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Simran joins us to discuss Imperials in Hyperspace and his recent win at the first UK Hyperspace Trial. We also run through some of the strong lists we’re starting to see and discuss some strategies to beat them. Andrew’s Swarm article - https://suchanxwinghipster.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/the-revenge-of-the-swarm/ Top 50 Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zehsoO4KbNs Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Phil GC joins us and we pick up where we left off last time. Now points have been here for a while and we have all had a play around. We discuss what is looking strong and what we have been playing. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

Paul Full-On joins us to talk all things points. We don’t run through every change but we do talk about what we thing is significant - both for Hyperspace and Expended game modes. We speculate a bit about what is now good and viable and what squads we expect to see doing well. Sith Takers podcast - https://www.facebook.com/sithtakers/ Oli Pocknell Stream - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNUt-8wmzUGwVrxkfdJLtbg Firestorm Squadron Firecast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzZaGsZ70vI8o3O7MRkeyw/featured Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Andrew Pattison to discuss the OP structure for next year, with a lot of focus on Hyperspace. What is Hyperspace, what we like, what we don’t like. We also make some wild, unfounded guesses about what may be good after the point changes. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Simon Tourney and Paul Full-on to discuss Nordic and French Nationals and speculate a bit about why they were slightly different to other recent big events. We also discuss Wave 2 and Hyperspace briefly and end up tangenting a bit about what makes a good list. French Nationals stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndKEKhQjn88LapD1BRhdAg French Nationals Results: https://firstearth.github.io/france.html Nordic Nationals Results: https://firstearth.github.io/nordic.html Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Dan Slobodian and David Sutcliffe to discuss Nerf Herder With A Vengeance We talk about how awesome the event was, the results in the context of the Mynock Open and Nordics. We also discuss Jesper's obsession with Rebels (or where Rebels are at at the moment) There a damage deck tangent - are crits as savage We also take a more in depth look at the list Dan and Dave plated at Nerf and why it is good and talk about how to build a list right now. Dave’s blog: http://stayontheleader.blogspot.com/ Nerf Herder stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndKEKhQjn88LapD1BRhdAg Nerf Herder results: https://firstearth.github.io/nerf.html Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Ian Courtney to run through his stats from the UKTC. Ian, James and Mike discuss their experience there. We discuss the results in the context of the other recent large tournaments and what is shaping up to be good. We talk Rebels and how they are shaping up, how people are (probably) playing them wrong and have a jolly good time. X-Wing Sweden https://www.youtube.com/user/veldrin77/videos Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Coruscant 2018 Champion Thomas Forstner. We discuss our experience of Coruscant, the results and what they can tell us about where the game is at so far. Coruscant Streams: FFG https://www.twitch.tv/videos/319123599 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/319351154 Gold Squadron https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7nFEFabTU5jyL-BvG6A4USH4pEuCtBYU Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Cormac Higgins to talk tournament formats, release events and how the game is shaping up so far. Cormac also sees into the future. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

It is 2.0 release week and we are hyped! We chat about what we will be putting on the table first, what we expect to see. Some vaguely educated guesses about what is over/under costed. Take with a pinch of salt, opinions subject to change before the next episode. We also chat briefly about UK Nationals, which may well be the last time we talk about 1.0. Exciting times. Dave Sutcliffe’s blogs http://stayontheleader.blogspot.com/ X-Wing Slack https://xwingtmg-inviter.herokuapp.com/ Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Nic Harris, OJ Hemmings and Rob Ramm from the England and Ireland UKTC teams. We chat about what the ETC was like and then go into more first impressions of 2.0 with some excellent players, focusing partly on bombs and some of the nonsense you can do with them. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We have points. We have played a few games. There is a LOT to take in. We give you our (most likely wrong) impressions of what may be good. We focus on archetypes rather than trying to predict the meta or anything outlandish. We also have James back and discuss his experience at the recent ETC. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by the Swarm Lord himself, Andrew Pattison. We’re starting off a bit of a back-to-basics series leading up to 2.0 and revisiting some fundamentals of the game. In this episode we discuss the the fundamentals of jousting. How to do it, how not to do it. Rock placement and engagements. We talk about some first edition staples in many of the examples but the intent is that is is relevent now but also useful for the transition into second edition. Rule of 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX6SOM7HR0I (Note: this is actually the rule of 10.5 when looking at medium bases) Yavin final - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxN1EOmExI Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by European Champion Ben Lee. We discuss Euros, how we all did, and most importantly Ben’s experience. We also continue with the 2.0 hype train and get Ben’s initial impressions based on what we know so far. Ben’s epic thank you blog and recap: https://medium.com/186th-squadron/believe-2c2c6346e014 Ben’s recap of UK 2016 Nationals that we mention: http://186th.org/news/facing-the-wolfpack-uk-nationals-2016 Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Travis Johnson of the Carolina Krayts Podcast. We look back on our favourite parts of X-Wing first edition and lead into all the things we are hyped about for second edition. Travis also gives us an overview of his (now admittedly redundant) worlds prep data, how it’s compiled and what it shows. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VnCpaNfSaJV37_a-GCerQuPSgr25hrdLv3s2dNMdfhw Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by 2018 World Champion Simeon Dellapina! We discuss his Worlds experience, including his list choice and some notable match ups, and what he ate when he got home. We also talk about our first impressions of X-Wing 2.0, what we think about the release in general and how the game may look on release. Spoilers, it is mainly hype and wild speculation. Euros - what we’re expecting to see, what we’re planning to take etc. We also spend way too long talking about templates and Alex gets sad. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We discuss our experiences at the recent World Championships, our success at the inaugural 2018 Goldie Awards, and our first impressions of the announced second edition of X-Wing. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk about how excited we are about the upcoming World Championships! We also discuss the nominations for the 2018 Goldie Awards, what we’re expecting to come up against at Worlds next week, and how “solved” we think the Wave 12/13 competitive environment is. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

As we’re talking about the biggest tournament ever, it is only fitting that it is our biggest podcast ever. We’re joined by the UK System Open 2018 winner Martyn Chivers to discuss the event, his list, why he took it and how it performed. We also run through the top 16 or so lists and discuss the environment on the day. Martyn in action: Top 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wYUKAUwOkg Finalinal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OJMTloL1jk Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re Joined by Lloyd Boman and Paul Owen, recent regional winners in the UK, to talk about directed tournament practice and best practices for washing clothes. Turn Zero Articles Paul Heaver https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2014/3/20/turn-zero/ Ben Lee http://186th.org/news/facing-the-wolfpack-uk-nationals-2016 Oiliver Pocknell https://medium.com/186th-squadron/on-the-rocks-a-guide-to-asteroids-in-x-wing-f2fa7595fbfc Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We discuss the Copenhagen and Krakow Opens and some recent regionals and how the environment is shaping up following the recent paranormal plague. Tim Ralphs also joins us as promised to discuss the Party Bus to Worlds! Party Bus Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/398060267271799/ CopenOpen stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHUM4uppN8E Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We welcome back a familiar voice and talk about regionals. And ghosts. We also look stupid following our previous episode. Warboar Regional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnotdbzz8CE Party Bus Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/398060267271799/ Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Mr X-Wing Hipster himself Phil GC. We talk about flying FUN lists in X-Wing and why the game is still great, the last few regionals, and spend a bit of time discussing Nym Miranda which has been dominating lately. Such an X-Wing Hipster - https://suchanxwinghipster.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/battlestar-wars-galactica-i-thought-we-were-sparring/ San Antonio System Open stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_5_HYc6GA Toronto regional final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLuiA4T-Dc&t=701s Australian Regional stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erxiRAJWmaQ Cardiff List juggler http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3857 Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Krzysztof Piszcz and Cormac Higgins. Krzysztof tells us about the ETC for 2018. We also talk about Regionals - what we expect to see, what we are considering flying. Also Harpoons. And Gunboats. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joine by Alex Watkins, Organised Play Manager for Asmodee Europe! We discuss organised play in Europe and development if OP programmes, System Opens (and some other games that have organised play like Hey, That’s My Fish! and L5r.), Tournament structure and some hints at the format for contenentals next year. We also get a bit of insight into why the announcements happened when they did. We had a ton of fun speaking with Alex so really hope you guys enjoy this! Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We are joined by Cormac Higgins who made top 4 at Czech and Belgian nationals. We discuss the strategy of Han & Miranda in that environment, target priority relative to point costs, how to play hangover X-Wing and have a good chat about Cormac’s approach to the game. We also discuss Control Bots (or NPE Bots, depending on you preference). We also talk about how the post FAQ environment is shaping up and a some cautious predictions about what the new ships will do to the state of things. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We discuss Guns for Hire, how it is shaping up competitively, what we’re experimenting with etc. We also discuss the FAQ, our thoughts on the errata and our predictions for the environment that will follow. Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

In this episode we talk about the UKTC after our woeful preparation a couple of weeks ago - how it went, the quirks of the team format and how lack of prep matters less if you take OP nonsense. Also toilet breaks in competitive play. UKTC Final round - George Dellapina vs Alex https://youtu.be/CW7NOQqSpcg Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by the Weekend Warlords - Kevin Bellamy, Simeon Dellapina and George ‘Rasta Maice’ Dellapina. We discuss X-Wing, the killer season they have had, where babies come from and plenty of other things. UK Nationals Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ikJaW-utI&t=644s Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We talk about UK Nationals, how the meta was and what it's looking like moving forward. We also discuss our preparation for the upcoming UKTC UK Nationals Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ikJaW-utI&t=644s Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Dale Cromwell to discuss French Nationals, our favourite French words, and how nationals are looking/how Nym is winning them all. French Nationals List Juggler http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3360 US Nationals List Juggler http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3371 http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3370 Dale’s streamed game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBTOOe7G31A&t=3s Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/

We’re joined by Oli Pocknell, Stephen Gage and Dale Cromwell to discuss the ETC. We talk format, pairings, list building strategy and drunken shenanigans. We also chat about the singles event at the ETC which was a Wave 11 tournament, how these guys are getting on with Wave 11 and considerations for nationals. We also continue the tradition of discussing Imperials in the current environment - someone has even been doing well with them. Tourney keeper http://tourneykeeper.net/Team/TKTeamLeaderboard.aspx?Id=1350 Lists https://eltallerdeyila.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/listas-equipos-etc-x-wing-salamanca-2017.html Mike's Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lian-mike-andrew-michael-readysteadyplay?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=LIan-Mike-Andrew-Michael-Readysteadyplay&utm_campaign=pfp-share Dale's List ‘Cruising Imperials’ Darth Vader — TIE Advanced 29 Intensity 2 Cruise Missiles 3 Advanced Targeting Computer 1 Guidance Chips 0 TIE/x1 0 Ship Total: 35 Lieutenant Kestal — TIE Aggressor 22 Veteran Instincts 1 Autoblaster Turret 2 Cruise Missiles 3 Guidance Chips 0 Ship Total: 28 "Quickdraw" — TIE/sf Fighter 29 Adaptability 0 Fire-Control System 2 Cruise Missiles 3 Targeting Synchronizer 3 Guidance Chips 0 Special Ops Training 0 Ship Total: 37 Alex’s List Soontir Fel — TIE Interceptor 27 Push the Limit 3 Targeting Computer 2 Autothrusters 2 Royal Guard TIE 0 Ship Total: 34 "Quickdraw" — TIE/sf Fighter 29 Veteran Instincts 1 Fire-Control System 2 Sensor Cluster 2 Lightweight Frame 2 Special Ops Training 0 Ship Total: 36 Delta Squadron Pilot — TIE Defender 30 TIE/x7 -2 Ship Total: 28 Contact us: 186th.org Email: podcast@186th.org Twitter: @186Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/186podcast/