Kraken Kast - 40k Podcast

On the final episode of 2022, Michael and Finn cover off two recent events they have attended as we build up to the entire Kraken team heading off to the LVO over the coming days. They also cover off what events are on the calendar for next year so listen in to get a sneak peak!  As the entire team is off at the LVO we won't have any new episodes until mid Feb but keep an eye on the Facebook page as we will give updates of how we get on over in Vegas and thanks for all the support in 2022!  To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week we are covering the Fight before Xmas being held in Wellington by the Properly Cocked team that Michael and Haydn are attending. We cover off their lists, some other interesting lists and our predictions. We wrap up with Finn talking about a special event he is attending this weekend over in Melbourne. Also apologies for the lack of into for this episode. It was edited last minute in the airport awaiting our flight to Wellington. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

We are back and joined by a very special guest who, like a thief in the night flew over, won the Kraken GT and flew out before anyone noticed, Mr Adam Camilleri. We cover the results of the GT, just how Adam's Dark Angel's list actually works and some of our favourite games of the event. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

After a short break we are back and covering the Victorian Team Championship that we attended. We cover our overall experience, the games Michael and Haydn played and events to come for 2022. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the show we build up to Kraken's first international foray at the VTC in Melbourne and we are joined by the TO and WTC winner Matt Morosoli to break the event down.  To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

We are back from the NZTC 2022 and this week are breaking down the results with special guests Steve Joll & Ngaire May. Together we look at the results, some of the stats and faction breakdowns and both our guests talk about their respective teams' experiences. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

In this second part of our NZTC coverage, Haydn, Finn and Michael are joined by John, the captain of the Christchurch team. Together they go through the remaining 7 teams and make our predictions for the top 3 placings. This is set to be one of New Zealand's largest 40k events with 70 players so tune in to hear all about it and what some of the best teams in the country are bringing along! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Haydn, Finn and Michael are joined by James and Jay, two of the captains at the NZTC 2022. Together they go through the first half of the teams, looking at what they have brought along and picking our dark horse players for each team. This is set to be one of New Zealand's largest 40k events with 70 players so tune in to hear all about it and what some of the best teams in the country are bringing along! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

After a short break we are back! This week Haydn, Finn and Michael talk about the recent Lakes of Blood event that Haydn and Michael both attended. They look at the results, how they each performed and what they are thinking going into back-to-back team events. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

On this weeks show, Haydn, Finn and Michael go over the recent changes to the competitive change from the new GT mission pack, balance dataslate and points and how they believe it will impact the NZ meta as well as some winners and looser. With some great events coming up like Lakes and the NZTC this will be a good snapshot of whats likely to come at those events and what you will need to gear up to take on. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we talk about Battle above the Brynderwyns that we ran in Whangarei. We look at the results and our predictions, talk about how the event went and discuss how Tempest of War worked as a tournament mission set. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we start with looking our next event, BaTB. We break down what the event is, some of the lists and who we think will take it out. We end the show talking to Finn about his experience at TerraCon and how it differed from events here in NZ. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast Finn is in transit from the outback so Michael and Haydn cover off ValleyCon played in Wellington. They then finish with a discussion from a listener question about how to re-energize and grow the community. If you have any thoughts on this topic we would love to hear them so reach out through our Facebook page. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming As discussed in this episode: https://www.warhammer40knz.com/

This week on the podcast we talk about two events happening this weekend. First we look at ValleyCon being held down in Wellington and second we look at TerraCon being held in the middle of no where in Australia and that our own Finn and Dan are traveling over to. We wrap up the show by talking through all our events for the year which tickets have just gone on sale for! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we have a jam packed episode starting with an interview with NZ's very own Chris Voss who recently attended the Bay Area Open in America. We chat about his experience and takeaways compared to playing in events in NZ. After that we discuss the Australian Team Championship with the captain of team NZ North, Finn. We discuss what the event is, how you can apply and why you should give it a go, even if you might not have otherwise thought to. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we cover off Total War 2022, our first player placed terrain event. We go over the results, how we found player placed terrain, our learnings going forward, briefly look at Oxford Open  than ran on Saturday and finally wrap up with some listener questions. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This episode on the podcast court is in session as Michael and Finn try to prove that Hadyn, after going 0-3 at an 'event' now has to play Ultramarines at a tournament. We discuss why its controversial, cover off the plan for our first Kraken team army and end with some updates for Total War. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This episode on the podcast we start by covering the results Warzone Wellington and how the event ran overall. Afterwards we break down the balance dataslate and how we think it will impact the New Zealand meta moving forwards. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

We are back for the second time in a week which can only mean its back to back events. This episode we cover off Warzone Wellington ran by the Properly Cocked Team. We discuss the event, some stats on armies attending and go over some of the lists attending. Finally we place the curse and pick our winners. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we cover the results of Over the Top 2022. We cover off how the event ran, go through the top 10 and then talk through the top 3 lists and how they succeeded in this cut throat meta. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we cover Over the Top 2022 being held in Hamilton that the full Kraken Kast crew is attending. We cover some history of the event, some of the lists going (and boy is there a lot of Custodes, Tau and Harlequins) and put our curse on players as we try predict the top 3. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast its a full house as Haydn, Finn and Michael are all back to cover the NZTC that took place in Auckland. We look at the results, cover off the lists from the winning team, see how far off our predictions were, talk to one of the players on the winning team about how they developed their list to succeed in the teams format and discuss how the event went with overall with all the challenges it presented. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we continue our build up to the New Zealand Team Championship with a look at some of the lists at the event. Haydn and Michael cover off what the NZTC is, each look at 3 different and unique lists and place the kraken curse on new teams as they predict who is going to take it all out! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we are starting our build up to the New Zealand Team Championship with a review of the mission pack for the event. Michael and Finn break down the 5 specific missions and new secondaries from the GT2022 book that are being played at the event, the tips to playing each one and some key unit types that you might want in your list. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we are covering off the first Kraken event of 2022, Ascension. We go over the results, how accurate our predictions were, cover off some of the winning lists and some other players that stood out over the weekend. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we are back from our holiday break and are excited to be talking about the first Kraken event of the year, Ascension 2022. We cover off what the event is, why its such a unique challenge in list building, each review 3 different lists and finally make our predictions for who is going to take the top spot. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the final podcast of 2021 we start by covering off the Grim Dark before Xmas event that Michael took out with the new Sisters rules from Warzone Charadon. We cover why he took the list and how his games panned out. Finally we cover off some of our highlights of the year and factions we both enjoyed and disliked in 2021 and end with a few listener questions. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we are joined by the TO of the Not Masters and final member of Properly Cocked, Sean Sullivan. We cover off how Properly Cocked first event went, standout moments, cover the results and winning lists and see how accurate our predictions were (spoiler alert, not very). To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast we talk about the Not Masters being run in Wellington and are joined by another member of Properly Cocked, Aaron Wilson. Together we cover off what the event is and why its happening, break down 8 different lists and end by making our predictions on rankings (and placing the Kraken curse on someone). To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on Kraken Kast, the boys are joined by a very spacial guest, Steve Joll from The Art of War and 40k Game Changers podcasts to discuss the first year of Kraken Wargaming running events. They go over some of the key learning from the last year, changes they are looking to make and give a preview of the events to come in 2022. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast, Finn and Michael look at the new and exciting Balance Dataslate released from GW aimed to re-balance the competitive scene. They go through the new rules, how they think it will change the army going forward and how this will shape up the New Zealand meta over the summer months as we finally start to get more tournaments up and running.  To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast, Haydn, Finn and Michael look at Brotherhood of Teams, a 48 person teams event happening that weekend in Christchurch. They break down 3 different teams, how their lists and team overall will likely function at the event and give their predictions for who is going to take it out. They also do a live draw for the first round of pairings so if you are attending the event tune in to hear who your team is facing round 1. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

On this episode of Kraken Kast, the boys look at the recent Oxford Open that happened in Christchurch. They go over the results and the winning Sisters of Battle list and why it did so well. Next they move onto commission painting, its place in the tournament scene and what its like being both someone who uses commission painters (Finn) and someone who does commission painting (Michael). To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This episode of Kraken Kast, Haydn, Finn and Michael talk about their 'level up moments' in war gaming. Those points in playing war games where they learnt a valuable lesson or found they pivoted to become a better player and helped them get to where they are. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast, Haydn, Finn and Michael are still stuck in lockdown so they look at some tips for both traveling to events and how to get the most enjoyment out of them as well as how they are preparing for the upcoming teams event in Christchurch. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast, Michael, Haydn and Finn wrap up both the Normal Blokes GT and No Surrender from the past weekend. They break down their predictions, who won and why they made it to the top. For No Surrender they also talk about why the lists might be different to what you would see at other events and what makes the Christchurch 40k scene unique. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week we are still in lockdown so Haydn, Finn and Michael look at the Normal Blokes GT being held over in Australia. They break down 2 lists each and make their predictions for the top placings. They end with a quick chat about the pairing process for events and how they might change it for future Kraken events. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming  

This week on the podcast, Haydn, Finn and Michael are stuck in lockdown with all events in New Zealand on hold, so this week it was up to the community to vote on what they wanted to hear.  As such this week the boys cover off tips and tricks to beat the top performing armies as of August 2021 and the armies you will likely have to go through to win an event, Drukhari, Admec and Sisters. They cover off what makes each one so difficult to play into and what you can do if you end up across the table from these armies to give yourself the best chance of winning. If you have an event coming up or intend to attend one in the near future then this episode is well worth a listen! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on the podcast, Haydn, Finn and Michael talk about the teams format of 40k. They cover off what makes it so unique and challenging, why roles on the team are so important and some tips and tricks to how you can best prepare your teams for an event. With the New Zealand Teams Championship just over a month away its the perfect time to start putting some of these into practice to help your team succeed! Finally they end on a serious note, covering off the great community initiative to support mental health in NZ, the Crusade for Mental Health. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming

This week on Kraken Kast the boys go over Into the Breach, a 1000pt 4 round event recently run at Hobbymaster. They talk about the winning lists, why they did well and what we would change to make the 1000pt format even better. Thats not all though as they also dive into the result of the recent survey on how to improve the local tournament scene, what people want to see most at events and even some insights on how Kraken Wargaming is going to action this feedback. There is a tonne of great information here so is well worth a listen! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming  

This week on Kraken Kast the boys are back from a very successful Fields of Blood GT for the podcast. They go over the results and their predictions, give their thoughts on the new maelstrom mission pack as a whole, what they might change and finally go through why their lists performed well and what changes they might make. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming Thanks to the episode sponsor Hobbymaster for their continued support of the show.

This week on Kraken Kast, Haydn, Finn and Michael break down one of New Zealand's most unique events, the Fields of Blood GT. They explain what makes this event such a staple on the NZ tournament scene and why its so unique, go over what interesting lists they are taking, break down some of the other lists in the field and give their predictions on who will take it out. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming Thanks to the episode sponsor Hobbymaster for their continued support of the show.

This week on Kraken Kast, Haydn, Finn and Michael break down the Battle above the Brynderwyns. We hear from Neal (3rd place) and Haydn (2nd place) on how their lists went and what they might change and Michael (1st) goes over how people can deal with Admec. Finally, Finn goes over his best sport win and what we can all do to improve the tournament experience. To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming Listen in to hear the winner of the Corvus Blackstar giveaway thanks to this episodes sponsor, Hobbymaster. 

On the inaugural episode of Kraken Kast, Haydn, Finn and Michael go over who and what is Kraken Wargaming and Kraken Kast, they look at the upcoming Battle above the Brynderwyns event, break down some of the lists and give their hot takes on who is going to take it out! To keep up to date on the latest Kraken Wargaming event and information, follow us over at: https://fb.me/krakenwargaming Stay tuned until the end of the episode to find out how you can win a brand new Corvus Blackstar thanks to this episodes sponsor, Hobbymaster Events Centre.