Guild Ball Tonight

We take a look (back) at the big March 1 releasepocalypse and talk about new releases and errata. Interviews are so 2015.

There's suddenly a lot to talk about, and it's complicated. There's production changes, reordered minor guilds, new captains, even a new player card to forget about till the end. We also have a hazing incident where we set Kevin straight on who the best striker is. This podcast is free, folks!

Back on schedule, like clockwork. Speaking of clocks, we decide if the new timeing rules are good bad or indifferent. Then we talk about why there is no such thing as casual guild ball players. And we close it out with some kvetching about where rules get posted for some reason, I wasn't really paying attention to be honest.

Kevin's back on the show, Phil is back from Mexico and Bill's back to intentionally saying things that I have to edit out. We talk about what Phil missed and the championships update, release schedules, navigators influence allocation and all sorts of things. It's an episode that required all of North America to make.

Phil has lost the plot so Bill and some canadian guy make a show. They catch up on canadian weather, steamcon over there, and a bunch of things about actually playing the game for a change.

It's our Steamcon US afterparty. Like two weeks overdue. Also, Phil wonders what we're supposed to be excited about with this draft thing. Bill is excited about Alchemists though!

Come along on a properly purple podcast as Phil, Bill, and guest companyman Jamie P reveal Union and Order Season 4 stuff. See you at Steamcon!

We return to kvetch about season 4 with limited information. We also throw shade at Phil's day job by trashing the use of apps. It's a podcast. It's free.

This week we dig into the rest of the Navigators and why they're the best 1/3 of another guild in the game, then Phil has a massive rant about the way Cooks look before eventually saying they're great (in context). Maybe we talk about Big League too.

Yes, it's been a while. The move was crazy and then we lost a show, but through thick and thin we have returned! Hear us spill the tea on season 4 previews and Horizon. Phil evangelizes the Combo Key, and bill talks about new players. Bonus chat with Jamie P about gaming in general as opposed to Guild Ball in particular. Best of all, garageband didn't crash.

We wrap up the exiles with Harry and Honour, get a glimpse of what it's like to pull together a huge event, talk about donuts, and rap about team building. Oh and congratulations to Kevin Finch for winning the Bonesaw.

The exiles take center stage as bill professes some uncommon opinions, reports on adepticon, and then we accidentally talk about Godtear for like twenty minutes.

With Bill on the road Phil puts on his snow shoes and heads for the great white north for a guest host. Listen in as Kevin Stewart and Phil talk about OP Documents, the Exiles (so far) and propbably poutine.

Bill and Phil set out to talk about a lot, but in the end they spent so long talking about errata and gameplan cards that they ran out of time for the rest. Come for the news, stay for the light jazz.

The proper lineup is back this week as we turn our attention to some contentious new releases, the horror of the birdman, a new kind of leak, some back and forth about balance and errata frequency, plus the usual assortment of twitter questions.

Bill called in sick at the last minute and Phil was ready to make a show, so he did. Phil should not be allowed to work alone. It gets weird. Twitter questions and bass lessons. Fasten your seat belts.

We've got painted Ratcatchers, plastic replacement is happening. Back them or else. There's some events coming up too. Oh and then I rant about some stuff that happened the next day.

The guys cast the bones and read the tea leaves and discuss what they're looking forward to in 2018. We don't discuss 2017, but the listeners do.

This time around we revisit steamcon and Bill gets his rants in, talk about how weird the plastic fish thing is based on some huge presumptions, and go over the best OPD change ever. Sorry about the barking.

Steamcon US has come and gone, but the real Steamcon was inside us all along. Phil gives a quick rundown of the keynote that wasn't supposed to be a keynote, hates on the haters, and wonders about the Mist problem.

On this interSteamcon episode we get to find out what Bill thinks of all the news and notes from one Steamcon, and what we're looking forward to at another Steamcon.

Phil's on his own this week giving a recap of the Steamcon UK Keynote's major points.

The guys chat about Union in Chains some more, round up the sculpts and resculpts, check on the seasonal releases, community updates and twitter questions.

The guys chat about Union in Chains, what's wrong with the Decimate renders, Steamcon, and answer twitter questions.

Phil talks about the new plastic minis now that he's had a few days with them.There's good, there's less good, there's a real change in what it means to be a Guild Ball mini - and that's ok.

News: - Blacksmiths - Stat Site Shakeup - Lucky Interview : - Farmer Chat (with Bryce Johnston) Twitter Questions: - If we were made into players (Ben Redmond) - Starting a Blackheart team (John Govers) - A player errata this year? (Gentleman's GB Club) - Is escalation a good demo format? (Dylan)

Bryce and Phil run down the latest in Guild Ball errata and Phil learns that thing is called "table-topping" which seems like an appropriate effect for a minis game.

News: - #ApprenticePony - Wave 2 Team Boxes - New Deployment Scheme & Public Playtesting Interview : - Season 3 Fluff (with Sherwin) Twitter Questions: - Short then long seasons (Chris Smith) Then we get all misty about the kickstarter days because Phil is a hot mess. But hey, we're on schedule and interviews are back! Recorded in front of a live studio audience

News: - Farmers release date - Breaking News: #ApprenticePony - Travel and events recap Twitter Questions: - Releases before SteamCon (Andrew Mossoura) - Worst playable lineup (Bert Miller)

News: - Places we went, things we did Twitter Questions: - Which players should switch guilds (Jase Fox) - Union changes in S4 (Chris Smith) - What ability carries teh most restrictions (Burt Miller)

News: - Travelling men [1:55] - All the new things [16:48] Twitter Questions: - Farmers Mascot (Steve Price) [1:02:40] - Nonstandard paint schemes (Bert Miller) [1:09:01] - Favorite s3 model (Dylan) [1:11:48] - Oh, and Steamconses [1:21:27 ]

News: - New book sighted [6:00] - Spring Fling (May 20 & 21) [18:42] Interviews: - The Story so far (with Sherwin) [23:32] Twitter Questions: - Is Tower worth considering (Gabe) [1:14:03] - Storage Solutions (Scott Baker) [1:22:26] - Thoughts on Tartan Paint (Hi Alex) [1:30:55] - Time to retire old guilds (Lon Sims) [1:32:03]

News: - The Guild Ball WTC [1:36] - Big League in a Day [10:25] Interviews: - The GB WTC (with Klaas and Steve) [35:01] - Boubon Trail Report (with Tate) [1:10:04] Twitter Questions: - Scores for Fun or The Owner? (JaseFox) [1:36:03] - Goal Tokens? (Parker) [1:40:25] - Who is the S1/S2 Salt and Harry of S3? [1:45:47]

When Bill has life happen at the last minute, the Twitch chat room jumps in to save the day! News: - New models (with Byron Sanchez and Hi Alex) [3:40] - Las Vegas Open (sort of) (with Tate) [26:30 ] Interviews: - Season 3 Plot Card Rundown (with Maurice Kent) [33:58] - The Organized Play Pack (with Jamie Giblin) [1:05:18] Twitter Questions (with Lon Simms and James Brannon) - Favorite s3 Model (James) [1:15:21] - Extra Time after pre-assembled Models (Spencer Stevens) [1:30:07]

News: - New products [5:28] - US Regional Qualifiers [16:01] - Upcoming events [20:29] Interviews: - Plastics (with Rich Loxam) [29:53] - Vintner's Open Report? (with Bill) [55:20] Listener Questions: - Why vet Siren? (Order of Ortega) [1:19:15] - Additional awards (Joshua W) [1:32:33] - Favorite conversions/paint jobs (Lon Sims) [1:34:28]

Episode 56: We Get Email February 6, 2017 Phil reads a few emails in this abbreviated episode while Bill is travelling. Full show next returns in one week. Join the Conversation: guildballtonight.com guildballtonight@gmail.com @gbtpodcast

News: - New miniatures! [5:50] Preparation vs. Execution [19:10] Interviews: - Phil and Chris's meandering Sunday morning chat [36:12] - Painting ethnic skintones (with... Phil?) [1:06:56] Twitter Questions: - 1 or 2 Captains? (Jon Bucket) [1:36:23] - Roster with Pintpot? (Lutz Nordhaus) [1:48:45] - Pintpot or Granite? (Ben Redmond) [1:55:21] - Painting Union? (Henry Clark) [1:56:18]

News: - GBT Live is live [2:22] - New players finally [5:41] New Years Resolutions [10:01] Interviews: - Alex Botts makes me a better player [27:33] - Jamie P reacts to S3 reaction [58:11] Twitter Questions: - What are hunters missing? (Aaron England) [1:09:26] - Origin of "Knees Up, Watch the knives?" (Alex Cooper) [1:18:32] - Abilities for an educators guild? (Lon Sims) [1:22:43]

- Sorry Ed [1:25] - Season 3 chat [5:15] Interviews: - Writing the Butchers Civil War story (with Sherwin) [44:54] - An idiot with great ideas (with Alex Hall) [1:05:24] Questions (from other Podcasters): - 2017 Strategy (Strictly the Worst) [1:28:35] - 100 with 1 or 100 with 100 (WCWW) [1:39:30] - Most affected by new rules (Hall of Legends) [1:43:21] - When guilds stop growing (Singled Out) [1:49:15] - The effects of podcasts on the meta (TKO) [1:57:10]

Steamcon Report (Travelogue?)

Season 3 Introduction, Part 2

Phil, Bill, and guest Jamie Perkins sit down and have a chat about everything that's changed in Season 3, not just what but why.

News: - Steamcon Soon [5:05] WMW Report (with Jason Tate) [19:48] WMW Draft Event (with Zach Stein) [28:49] Twitter Qs: - Kickoff vs. Morticians? (SithKhan) [42:40] - Adapting to redesigned players? (Carstein) [48:00] - Giving away plans? (Lee Parry) [50:01] - New Union selection? (LD) [53:48] - UM affecting team selection? (Lon Sims) [56:58] - Most British thing at Steamcon? (Myk Myers) [1:00:53]

News: - Butchers Civil War Event [3:18] - New Pre-Orders [10:46] Team Design (w/ Matt Hart) [18:05] Painting Myths and Such (w/ Chris Rutter) [46:24] Twitter Questions: - Lineups we'd like to try? (Steve Price) [1:35:14] - Preferred 2017 Limited Edition Model? (Chris Smith) [1:42:18] - Modify the game for a 5 year-old? (Johan Govers) [1:45:22]

News: - Kick Off previewed [2:55] - Huzzah Fall Brawl report [19:51] Getting your models professionally painted (with Jason Tate) [44:30] Tournament Preparation (with TKO) [] Twitter Q's: - Polarization of casual and competitive? (Lee Parry) [1:31:08] - New cross-faction player ideas? (@GeekPhotoGuy) [1:39:39] - What feat deservs an LE Mist? (Siskey) [1:42:09 ]

News: Event Updates - Huzzah Fall Brawl (October 15th) [5:56] - Foodball (December 10th) [10:32] Pure Union (with Joe Harrington) [15:43] Steamcon Chat (with Mat & Jamie P) [1:11:47] First Impressions (with Steve MacLauchlan) [1:21:13] Twitter Questions - New plot cards in season 3? (jmountain82) [1:51:06] - Defining ruined terrain? (Siskey) [1:56:52] - Butchers footballing team? (docbungle) [2:00:40]

News: - Pre-Orders rolling along [4:11] - Shadow Games date change [6:28] - HiddenForest KS [11:09] - Huzzah Fall Brawl October 15 [15:35] Shadow Games (With DC) [18:42] We like to podcast with Bryce, because Bryce is our mate [40:36] Twitter Questions - When are teams finished? (Siskey) [1:02:02] - Are Alchemists just tricky to learn? (Dave Munro) [1:09:13] - Benching a team in S3 (Lee Parry) [1:20:54]

Catching up [2:10] Season 2 Storychat (with Sherwin) [12:11] Casual Formats (with Zach) [30:45] Thinking out loud about terrain [55:28] Twitter Qs: - Which cards for a new player? (Tim Adams) [1:11:01] - Guild and Union influence pooled seperately? (Chris Smith) [1:15:34] - Ongoing character changes a problem? (LD) [1:29:15] - Players swapping guilds? (Gentleman's GB Club) [1:36:10] - Ox or Fillet? (Kevin Finch) [1:40:12] - Do Int'l metas make rebalancing difficult (Mart) [1:45:16]

News: - So much Gencon [2:01] - Shadow Games [19:43] - Bill plays a tourney [29:42] Contest Winners! [41:50] Tate gives the stand view [50:04] Twitter Q's: - Who is most dreamy? (Jon Bucket) [1:00:29] - Loaning out models? (Chris Smith) [1:00:49] - Obulus? (Everyone) [1:04:45]

News: - Gencon [4:33] - Steamcon [19:56] - Huzzah Fall Brawl [30:19] Ballista Clinic (with Yann Folange) [34:46] Events Roundup (with Jason Tate) [1:30:24] Twitter Q's: - Tater a design trend? (Nate Zettle) [1:50:05] - Any season 2 model early? (2ManMeta) [1:54:31] - What game would you pitch? (Ben Redmond) [1:57:48]

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