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It's the road to Star Wars Worlds 2017 I am joined once again by Tyler Parrot (Dav Flamrock) from The Shadow Archive Collective. In this episode we get into the recent announcment for Worlds and Pre Sale for tickets for players who have won at a major recent tournament. We also get into the new Alliance Cycle and how is Scum shaping up, with much much more!   Show Notes: 1:55 Guest Appearance 2:35 Show Outlook 3:25 Regional Talk  5:00 Worlds chat 17:55 Alliance cycle 35:35 What is happening with scum? 47:20 Regional sucesses around the USA 54:20 Podcast/ game Shoutouts Cardboard of the Rings - https://cardboardoftherings.com/ Mythos Busters - https://mythosbusterspodcast.wordpress.com/ Filmcast       www.slashfilm.com/filmcast/ The Long War  https://thelongwar.libsyn.com  Halo: Fleet Battles - https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2077Halo: Ground Command - https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2107 1:06:40 Show end

Its the last episode for 2016 In this episode I am joined by the esteemed LCG champ...Mick Cipra. It was a great honour to have Mick aboard for an episode and we discuss a little Rogue One; SPOILER ALERT!! new cards that are to be released soon and more so strap in and Dont Get Cocky! This episode was recorded a little while ago and it's finally up for all of you to listen to. Carrie Fisher R.I.P. 

Welcome back for another deck breaking episode of Ion Control Podcast. After the sad departure of Dan from the show, I have moved to a format where I will be having guests on from time to time and this week I have the esteemed Tyler Parrot DavFlamrock) from The Shadow Archive Collective and formerly of Team Sandcrawla fame. My apologies for my audio around the midway point; Tylers is fine. Shownotes Guest Intro (3:02) -The Shadow Archive Collective (35:45) News (37:48) Worlds Discussion (45:00) - my audio is bad here for a few minutes -decks for Tyler; DS (59:50) LS (109:40) Topic of the week (128:00) Interesting Links theshadowarchive.net Ion Control on Facebook Ion Control on instagram

It's been a while, but we're back! In this episode we get caught up on what we have been up to, recap Worlds, Nationals, and a recent regional Daniel played. Then we go over the latest FAQ and share our opions on the latest cycle so far.   Links: -Flip the force Bounty promos from worlds -FFG world's stats   Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we go over some awesome Sith spoilers from the upcoming pack "Press the Attack" we got from FFG, and we discuss strategies that can help the Light Side deal with Navy. This episode was also recorded as a video cast, which can be viewed on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwL0I9z2YA0&feature=youtu.be Relevant Links: Sith Spoilers Images! (coming soon via facebook and cardgamedb) Organized Play ArticlesDiscord chatNew pack announcement Paypal link if you would like to donate anything at allFacebook | Twitter | Podbean | Donate

Listen to the episode here! In this episode we go over all the new Organized Play news, and recap Jonathan's and Dan's recent store championships. Relevant links: Regional Prizes Ahsoka! Join the discord chat, a new way to connect with other players New OP structure for 2017 FAQ and Regulations Store Champ deck listsAdded info: Canadian Regionals were posted the day after recording this - LINK Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

Welcome to episode SQR(3*(153.6-50)+2*(200-44.54)+PI). In this episode we go over some recent events, have an interview with Scott Armstrong, from the First Planet Podcast, where we talk about mono smugglers, and we talk about the new hotness Brainiac. Relevant links: - Team Covenant's Brainiac Spoiler - Release the Cracken! - 2016 Organized Play Dates - 2016 Spring Kits - 2016 Summer Kits - GA Full Spoilers - First Planet Podcast Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan get caught up on the news, take an in depth look into trooper decks, and delve into the cards spoiled for the upcoming deluxe box, Galactic Ambitions!Relevant Links:- Galactic Ambitions Article - FFG suspension policy- Link to Dan's winter kit deck lists, and the Trooper lists discussed Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

**This Episode does contain minor spoilers to Star Wars episode 7, we don't spoil any major plot points but we do discuss the characters. So if you haven't seen the movie yet you may want to wait to listen to this episode.Happy Holidays! We are back from our little Holiday break with a new episode, this week we go over the new FAQ, talk about our thought on Force Awakens being added to this game, talk about how to get new players into the game, and put out a challenge for the listeners to share us some trooper decks, so next episode we can discuss building around the trooper synergy.Relevant Links:- New FAQ- Skype Group- Dan's BlogFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this special post Worlds Episode we had the pleasure of getting to interview Tom Melucci, this years World Champion of Star Wars LCG. Dan also goes over his world's experience in this episode.This will be our last LCG episode in till after the holiday season so we decided to make it a long one! We packed over 2 hours full of Worlds related content, I hope you enjoy!Episode guide00:00:00 - Intro and News00:14:55 - Interview with Tom01:17:40 - Dan's Worlds overviewRelevant Links- Press the Attack announcement - Star Wars Rebellion Board Game- World's Top 16 DecklistsFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan go over the news, the new FAQ, and Worlds. Relevant Links- New FAQ- All the Worlds Info- First Planet Podcast Worlds meetup eventFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan (chunkygorillas) and Jonathan (AussieJedi) go over the recent LCG news, what they think the worlds meta will be like, FAQ predictions, IE  Smuggler and Spies deck experiments and ideas for LCG pre-release and release events.Relevant Links:-Store Champs Announcement-So Be It-Jonathan's IE Smuggler deckFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

For the very first episode of our new Miniatures game podcast the hosts introduce themselves, do an overview of the games we plan to cover and talk about what Star Wars miniature games they play.

With the Rogue Squadron cycle now at an end Dan and Jonathan discuss what they though of it as a whole, and if it was successful. They also look into the future and talk about what we have seen coming in the Endor cycle. A new segment, The Holocron, is also introduced this episode, where the hosts cover a range of quick topics like what does the new L5R LCG mean for Organized Play, Is Imperial Entanglements even delayed? and talk about some upcoming releases in the Star Wars universe. Relevant Links:-Worlds Prizes-UK Nationals-Australian Nationals-The Council Video CastFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan go over and rate all the sets from the upcoming Imperial Entanglements deluxe box.Note: due to using a new recording program the levels are a bit off and Dan is a little quiet, sorry about that.-Link to full Imperial Entanglement SpoilersFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics, lots of them submitted to us through Facebook. We get a little recap of the rest of FFG's gen con news we didn't already discuss, talk about our opinions of prizing and how OP does things, The power level of the Imperial Entanglements deluxe box and do a lightning round of the other questions submitted to us. Thanks everyone who asked a question, if you have anymore you can Tweet us, Facebook us, PM us on the Forums or email us at ioncontrolpodcast@gmail.com *There is a bit of swearing in this episode, so it deserves the NSFW tag*-Link to In Flight Report VideoFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

**The audio is choppy on this one, due to long distance and crappy hotel wifiDan and Jonathan do a quick and dirty episode recapping the first day of the North American Nationals! We talk prizes, go over the swiss rounds and Jonathan gives us an idea of the overall meta there!- Link to National PrizesFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we are finally joined by Jonathan again and we get a chance to discuss his regional event. We also go over the newly release FAQ-Link to the new FAQ and Tournament RulesFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we go over Smuggler and Spies spoilers out of the upcoming Chain of Command pack!- Link to spoiler imagesFacebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Matt go over Dan's recent regional and go over the brand new pack Attack Run.

In this podcast Matt and Dan go over Matt's recent Regional and talk a little bit about Matt's opinions on the recent Canadian Nationals announcement. Note: This episode was originally planned to be a segment on episode 11, but since episode 11 ran long and so did this we decided to cut it into two different episodes.

In the episode Dan and Jonathan talk about the Canadian National announcement, what to do with Jedi, and how we have been prepping for Regionals!

In this very special episode we get the opportunity to interview Erik Dahlman, a LCG designer from Fantasy Flight Games who works on Star Wars The Card Game!! We prepared many questions for him, ranging from how he got started at FFG to his thoughts on the future of the restricted list and much more!This episode runs a bit short, we decided to just do the interview for this episode and we don't have much of an intro or news since we wanted to get right into talking to Erik.

In this episode we nerd out over all the news that came out of Star Wars Celebration, talk about some of the new cards, discuss our opinions of the viability of Pilot cards and Jonathan goes over his store champs winning decks.

In this episode we go over some new Rebel spoilers from the pack "Draw Their Fire" and we discuss what we would like to see out of Canadian Organized play in the future.- Link to the spoiler images

In this episode Dan and Jonathan go over some FFG news out of GAMA, the last of their store championships, and dive into some discussion about the brand new force pack!- Link to the new SWLCG FAQ

In this episode Matt and Jonathan talk about the recent Store Championships they attended and we go over what decks they ran, and what they faced.

In this episode we discuss some of the preparation we have been doing for upcoming store championships. We also talk about the current state of Rebels and what they might need to become more successful, and share some our deck ideas for the Scum and Villainy faction.

In this episode we talk a little about a Store Championship that Dan participated in, discuss several Between the Shadows topics, and new deck ideas. Unfortunately Jonathan was not able to make it for this episode.

In this episode we discuss the ton of SWLCG news we missed during our short holiday break, about the text spoilers for Between the Shadows and talk about the upcoming store championship season. Matt also shares his experiences playing in a 2v2 tournament, and his decklists. Plus some discussion on FFG's new game Star Wars Imperial Assault.

In this episode we go over a spoiler given to us by FFG for the Scum and Villainy faction in the upcoming Between the Shadows deluxe expansion.

In this episode we introduce ourselves and go over the most recent SWLCG tournaments, Canadian Nationals where Dan talks about the event, and Worlds, where we talk a bit about the winning decks and the overall meta.