Coordinated Strike Podcast

I have the absolute pleasure of talking with JVM, Brad Iron Lip Park, and Blake the Snake Hooper 3 members of Team USA silver Medal team at the WTC here in 2025. We go over some questions that I had and a lot more questions that the listeners had. Was a great conversation about their experiences at WTC 2025. 

Friend of the show Brad the Iron Lip had an interesting Idea. He wanted to know if their was any correlation between performance and overall team ratings. Along with wanting to know about the 5-0 rounds. So I started looking at the data built out a sheet. And this show is the result of this analysis. Its again meant to be a though experiment to answer some questions that we've been talking behind the scenes about and wanted to bring to the wider WTC listener base. So I warn you this one is nerdy and you can't draw a lot of conclusions from it, but its fun as hell. Be sure to check out the full spreadsheet song here Spreadsheet song link full credit to Sam S on the you tube for this amazing ballad to columns and rows.

Congratulations to Jamie Perkins and the boys of Team England Paddington for taking it HOME for the first time for England. Amazing competition and day. We go into the numbers of the WTC do our stats breakdown and some fun with it. Congratulations also to USA Condor for their 2nd place podium and Team Germany Wolpertinger on 3rd place podium finish. Great Warmachine all. 

In this one I recap the wtc day 1 of action. and go over the upcoming rd 4 which goes tomorrow.

We've reach the point in the dive where we hit the Canadian Shore. And we go deep on Double umbrey, Dark Ops and Why the hell is the milk in plastic bags. As we go into the WTC lists of Canada at 2025.

We get to the Italians Teams, who seem to have picked up a top level American Merc Travis Marg who is playing some of the best Necorfactorium in the World is it enough to earn the golden Cannoli and breakout at the WTC this year.

On todays episode we Go deep into the Bavarian Heartland, Guzzle some delicious Beer and talk all about the Wonder Weapons of Germans Innovation at the WTC 2025.

This time we review the French Offerings at the WTC 2025. This is one of my Dark Horse contenders this year bringing a mix of old and New Armies and bringing a lot of list innovation and subtle tech choices. The French Distinguish themselves from the pack but will it be enough.

In this episode we go deep into the Northern Waters and discuss the two teams from Finland. 

On today's WTC lists breakdown I get it up silly early and knock out the 3 English Teams because I found out Jamie Perkins enjoys my sportscast take here. So we talk all about the 3 English teams and their chances at the WTC list commentary and fun throughout. 

In this one just a 2 team sampler as we enjoy a continental breakfast of Danish 2 Danish teams lists. Reviewing Brave Tin Soldiers and Little Mermaids. Enjoy.

We've just had list lock for the 2025 Warmachine WTC you know what that means one man goes through 360 lists so you don't have too. Bringing you the insight and hard hitting opinions you've grown to love. Or not i'm not the boss of you. Any who we breakdown the event meta, i provide some thoughts and coloration around it. and then we get into the meat. Going over Both Australian teams and both Belgian Teams. Its a big beefy episode but its just the beginning. 

We are back with a deep dive on the numbers of the Nova IG qualifer as well as the NAWL @ Nova 3v3 Team Tournament. We look at the numbers and provide some reasoning behind the madness as we look at one of the highest concentrations of Top Rated Players in the US duking it out at the Nova Open 2025.

Its the most ambitious cross over since Avengers Endgame. BlightBringers and Tyrants on the Field use our powers combined to bring you 2 hours of official Old Umbrey Auxiliary rules spoilers thanks SFG. Blightbringers and Tyrants on the Field the Grilled Cheese and tomato soup of warmachine bringing you reaction and opinion to these brave new rules and we talk deeply about the faction as a whole and where we see it. Tyrants Makes some insane predictions and theirs even some math.

In the latest Episode of Tyrants on the field we breakdown may events in North America, Europe and the Entire world Meta for april 30th- June 2nd looking only at Rated, Singles Events, With 10 or more players. We break down both the North American, and European pieces of the pie and then look at the world aggregate over that time frame with the same restrictions to get a view. Additionally I then talk about power level of models and lists not always being evident from the cards and model selection but some power levels being obscured by needing to see it on the table. As power level of rules can often be over looked or undervalued on paper but come up frequently in actual play patterns that make the rule better. Like wise some rules that are amazing on paper may in practice be less frequently exploitable. We walk through some recent examples in Shadow Flame shard and my own journey of finding greater power level of some of these models in actual play than I was valuing their evaluation on paper. 

This is a big one folks, we talk all about the Numbers of the IGs at Bokur Brawl and the Numbers of the Bokur Brawl Team tournament. A team tournament that yours truly called prior to the event in terms of all the teams I told you to watch out for were your top 6. Lots of data and data analysis in this one talking about where the metas at why its there and where its likely heading. This was an awesome event by all accounts run by NJSOBs headed up by Steve and Seth and team and again they gave us all a reason to wish we too were in New Jersey. 

In this episode I talk about who my favorite teams are to win the event in no particular order. I also dive a little deeper into some of the more innovative lists from the event that caught my eye and discuss some general meta bits and bobs before the event. And as a treat we trash talk the 3 IG pods as we bemoan the fact that commitments are keeping me from the brawl this year.

Its the calm before the brawl List lock occurred earlier today. And that means I do what I do best, and I do an initial read of the teams the meta and go through the particulars of the lists present. In this episode we go through all the lists as is and offer some meta commentary on the whole at the end. In our next episode we'll talk some of my favorites for the event and the lists I'm particularly fond of. 

I go over the numbers after the final round, congratulate the winners and talk about list decisions, the general meta, team construction theories and a whole lot more.

In this one I cover the 8 teams of the ATC the Amercia's Team Championship at adepticon. Go over team comp and associated caster pairings. I have 3 lists that I spot lite and we break down the win rates for the event after 2 rounds in this part 1. Part 2 coming soon after the event concludes.

We take a quick peak at polish masters by the numbers. Then I talk briefly about the scum and shadow boxset rules releases through sunday evening. and finally we take a peak at the general meta through March 16th.

This is a big one we breakdown the numbers of LVO, CaptainCon, the broken Coast barrage and CaptainCon as we look at the first baby steps of the meta post January update and Post Sr 2025 update. We go through each event and talk about players that cross pollenated these events as well as some new meta concepts that we are starting to see and look to watch as they develop. And we even look at the first big event of year in Australia to see how the other half are living it up post January update.

In this episode I got to look at the SR 2025 steamroller and I give my takes on the new packet and I talk about the decision by SFG to make IG qualifiers adhere to a painting requirement and why I am against this decision. 

I do a deepish dive on the numbers for the entire world meta for a year. Diving into the data about our favorite Mark 4 factions and their Armies of Legend Counter Parts with Significant win and play rates. Also some ending thoughts on SR 2024 design philosophy and hopes for 2025. Merry Holidays and Such and happiest and healthiest of New Years.

We go deep on the post event Numbers for the Susquehanna scuffle. we talk about the current meta trends and bits seen at the event by the numbers https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/13806/

I'm fighting a head cold but the list were revealed for the upcoming 3 person tournament Run by Tried and True that I happen to be attending next week and I couldn't be resist the urge to run through all the lists and review them as well as provide my thoughts on teams to watch for the event based on those comps and Lists. I do apologize as I was fighting a head cold and their are some coughs and sniffles I just couldn't get.  I figure if the euros cand do it I can. Love you Euromachine.    See the lists at this link https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/13806/

I give a breakdown of the events at Nova Open by the numbers. And talk about the wonderful job that  The Tried and True and the Ice King did in providing streaming coverage all weekend check it out.

Congratulations to Australian Team Thorny Devils for taking it all at wtc. Congratulation to Team Sweden Asgard for Taking Second and Congratulations to Team USA Irving for placing Third losing in the Finals to the thorny devils 3-2. This episode we recap the final standings and jump into the stats and some initial thoughts on the numbers at the wtc 2024.

Highlights and some stats breakdown from Day 1 of competition at the WTC show casing Rds 1-3 Follow at longshanks https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/10904/ Watch the Live Steam and Vods here https://www.youtube.com/@andreastonndorf3046

We are cosmopolitan as we explore 4 lists over 3 nations today. starting with Portugal Prime Then Jumping to the Heavens and Sweden Valhall our artistic ramblings then Take us to Netherlands were we observe Van Gogh and finally coming back to earth with Sweden Utgard.

We go Full Toto in this episode as we explore not only the 2 Australian team lists but also the South African Team list. Team Australia Thorny Devils Team Australia Spangled Drongos Team South Africa Tokoloshe

Todays Episode we Go to France and England and look at the their Teams Team France Caesar Team France RedBeard Team England Knights Team England Lions Team England Dragons We Explore the wonders of France and England in the 2024 wtc so 50 lists in this honking episode.

Today we look deep into the eyes of our friendly neighbors to the north and talk through their lists for Teams Goose and Moose. We than see what last years winners have cooked up to try and keep their thrones.  Lots of interesting bits in this one and some great tangents.

In Part 2 of our WTC breakdown we focus on the fanciful lists from Team Poland and the Belgians Take on the Game with their two teams as we review their teams and lists for the upcoming WTC in August in Dusseldorf, Germany. 

It begins again one man breaks down all 320 Lists all 32 Teams why, because those that can't do podcast.  Enjoy my suffering as I struggle to pronounce so so many german words.  In todays episode we breakdown German Fuchs, German Rackelhand and German Eichhörnchen and some opening remarks.   Again thank you to the German hosts for getting this out as rapidly as you did.

We talk the big news in that we have new Overlords at Privateer Press now Steam Forge Games has acquired the IP and the assets and are continuing the game but with better distribution marketing and larger cash reserves. We do some pretty liberal song usage at the front taking from Star Trek Deep Space 9, Pink Floyd and Reel Big Fish with a special guest lyric drop by yours truly. 

I recently captained a team in the European Team Online League 1 event found here https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/14321/  this fantastic event was a miniature WTC and playing in it with a group of hand raisers across 3 different countries was awesome to do. I go over some of the numbers from the event that is winding down and give my personal perspective around the event. 

I dive deep into the numbers to get a small snap shot of the 90 person american event and glean some nuggets of wisdom or stats folly. This one is for the baseball numbers nerds lol. Deep dive and remember folks these get better if we actually enter our casters into long shanks.

We come to the end of our long strange trip as I review teams 17 and 18 and talk Predictions and trends from the event.  thanks for taking this strange trip with us.  special thanks to NEFFEX for the free use of their music at the start of the episode go check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwXUx7vtmrI

We continue our march through the lists looking at Teams 13-16   For Real this time

We continue our breakdown of lists and team comp for the bokur brawl in part team looking at teams 9-12.

Its that time of year again Bokur Brawl and that means a team event with lists to go over in mass with a week ahead preview. So I've once again locked myself in the bunker and will review each and every list for this event by team. And then give you who I think has the best chances. In this first episode we explore Teams 1 thru 8 of the field. Its a long strange Trip folks let's dance.

In this episode I talk about the 2024 update for Warmachine Mrk4 and the sr2024 Steamroller document. Highlighting my thoughts on Dusk, Winterkorp and Orgoth  as well as general state of the game post update and post new Steamroller.  Try to contextualize the list building changes in the new ecosystem to sr2024 and highlighting some initial thoughts.

We have a fresh preview up of Steamroller 2024 by Privateer Press so I do a read through and react of the packet.

In this very special tyrants on the Field we go deep into the numbers of the wtc that just finished today. Going over top placing teams, some top players and go deep on the aggregate numbers for games played by faction and win rates and then deep diving into how those win rates were cultivated. Join me on this journey into the numbers to better see the meta matrix of the this WTC.

in our final installment we review the 3 American teams and then play favorites by saying which team constructions I think have the best chances going into the WTC.

We take a deep look at Norway and Findland and the Mercs team and finish off with South Africa

We enjoy a hearty serving of two Danish teams, the Belgian Team and the Portuguese team as we continue going team by team list by list through the WTC 2023 for warmachine. 

Only 3 teams in this episode in honor of the number 3 that and I went quite deep on these 3 teams lists being their was only one team for each of the countries.    Full lists here https://www.longshanks.org/event/11059/

Part 2 of our going over every list i the WTC talking through the list. Team composition and speculating.    full lists here https://www.longshanks.org/event/11059/

Its WTC time that's right list have been locked and released upon the world and the WOrld team championship mear weeks away 1 man ventures to go through all the lists discuss each team discuss each list and talk team composition. This is a multiple part episode.   This episode covers  The 3 Swedish teams and our Neighbors to the North Team Canada.   Find full lists here https://www.longshanks.org/event/11059/