Recon Specialist Podcast

We cover one of the most talked about missions in HOTAC: Rescue the Rebel Operative.  We cover the rules, tips and tricks and frustrations with one of the most questioned mission in all of HOTAC.

We talk about playtesting the latest leaked pilots from The Battle Of Endor Pack.  We discuss the scenario, Pilots and the over chance the Rebels have to disable the Super Star Destroyer.  Check out www.recontokens.com for all of your tokens needs on Etsy.

00:00 Adventure of Clint and Maclunkey 11:30 Miners Strike if you want to skip nonsense Two episodes in a row!  We are on a roll.  Happy life day everyone and we hope your holidays are filled with happiness.  Check out our review and recap of Miner's Strike, Part III of capture the officer in Heroes of the Aturi Cluster.  Thank you to all our supporters for being patient during these times.

We developed an ISD mission using an ISD mat from Mats by Mars and use our HOTAC pilots to take it down!  I included all the links to the items used to make this scenario.  The only purchase would be the mat and finding someone with a 3d printer.   Batrep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk18Tk-K63I Mat: https://matsbymars.com/collections/st... Links to documents and STL's:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l1SYLEIRaI-nEC5XZIYaMdsYBOeKTpVb  

Hello everyone!  We are jumping back into reviewing the movies and Star Wars shows.  We were as gentle as we could when reviewing the star wars prequel, and hope you enjoy our banter.

We go from beginning to end of the Siege of Coruscant Pack giving our full thoughts.  This Pack was a lot of fun and we can't wait to play the next one!  These are great packs and add a personal touch to an already expansive game.  This is in the win column for AMG. Visit www.Reconpainggaming.com

We go from beginning to end of the Battle of Yavin Pack giving our full thoughts.  This Pack was a lot of fun and we can't wait to play the next one: Siege of Coruscant!  These are great packs and add a personal touch to an already expansive game.  This is in the win column for AMG. Visit www.Reconpainggaming.com

This episode is for the players returning to X-Wing or bought that sweet coreset and needs to know where to go from here.  There are some negatives, some positives and as much information we could pour into a single episode.  Our special guest Gordon Berg and the Recon cast cover our experience with new players and new player experience and how we can help.  Listen to the end and stay positive! All the current information and documents. https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-documents

I had time stamps for this episode but my computer crashed and I lost it.  Also there was a lot of inappropriate language and I think I got it all.  If I missed any please forgive me.  We updated the CR90 missions from first edition into 2.0.  With Special Guest Jim Chadwick, we cover what is in each mission, what to expect and lots of other off topic discussions.   I recall we don't start tanking about the cr90 missions till about 15 minutes in so you can jump to there if you like.

We share our Gencon experience with all of our followers and share the exciting events we took part in.  We played more games than we could count, bought even more than that, and was able to interview the developer Jack Reda of Galeforce 9!  Check out our YouTube channel for the latest video!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-bcmA7RBVI

We cover the contents of the Yavin pack, or at least what AMG allowed us to see.  Clint and Maclunkey discuss Bacta tanks and We have a new website:  https://reconpaintgaming.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/XWingTMG/comments/v9do2q/battle_of_yavin_reveal_summary/   0:00  2P-AK ad 0:01:40  Adventures of Clint and Maclunkey 0:03:53  Intro and BOY pack contents 0:11:00  Card details 0:45:00  How will it play?

It's no secret that Robert and I are not loving all this content that AMG is shoveling our way.  So we go over all the latest and greatest hits that AMG has stated, performed and executed since 2.5 was announced.  We don't mind the changes, but all the changes are giving us great pause on the future of X-Wing 0:00 - Clint and Maclunkey Adventures! 4:30 - intro 5:00 - AMG and the style of "fixing" the game 50:40 - Schedule and future content

We have on Tyler Tippett to help us explain what we learned from Adepticon, what to expect from 2.5 and what you can do to improve your game.  Whether or not that is in first addition, second edition or 2.5.  So strap in, listen close and understand X-Wing is going through some growing pains.

Finally our next episode, which is very late.  I am sorry, we had issues with scheduling.  We give a status check on X-Wing 2.5 like list building, what needs adjusting and gaming in store. 2:39 - introduction 9:00 - Is list building easy 45:00 - Playing in store

0:00 Adventures of Clint and Maclunkey  3:00 Capture the Officer: Miners Strike 15:00 Hotac 2.5 1:17:30 Cad Bane kills Al.

So much covered in so little time, but we did it!  We covered all the changes to the game in detail so enjoy!

We discuss, the currently in development, Star Wars Chain Codehub With Filippo Bosi (Piffo) and Jan Ullerup of Pink Brain Matter!  We cover their new project of consolidating and organizing everything Star War Miniatures and CCG.  A daunting task, so listen in on how they plan to take on the task.

Happy Holidays everyone!  We are jumping back into reviewing the movies and Star Wars shows.  We were as gentle as we could when reviewing the star wars prequel, and hope you enjoy our banter.  I understand I called Zam, Zeb 4 times, but we all know what I meant.  Thank you to our Patreons, this is for you!

Converting our latest video on the latest card drops from AMG.  The Gaunlet for Separatists and some sneak peaks of upgrades from the Pride of Mandalore.

We are going to give this a test run, and convert our YouTube videos into quick podcasts.  We understand this may take away from the youtube channel, but we want to make our content as available as possible.  We are reviewing the latest cards dropped by AMG:  Mag Mayfield, Kuiil, Poli Motto and Greef Karga!

We have on Shaun Tiernan to cover Nobody Home from the capture the officer missions.  Then we find out if HOTAC will be using random player order.  So here is another amazing Episode and more crazy adventures of Clint and Maclunkey.   00:01:29 - Adventures of Clint and Maclunkey 00:05:14 - Happy Thanks Giving and introduction 00:13:00 - Nobody Home 00:33:20 - Is RPO or ROADS in HOTAC? 00:50:00 - Roads Discussion        

We cover the points change for EpicHuge ships!  For the first time ever AMG adjusted the points on Epic ships and upgrades.  We discuss certain combos, what to expect from OP and what ship should they make next! 00:00  Clint and Maclunkey visit crazy Al's 04:00  Points change talk 106:42 Which Ship Won 107:00 What should the next ship be 112:00  What should OP look like https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jJ6kODl7X0nXukmPVCb67UbsuzBIALuKaVrh89bQTIQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR37E6zQdlWzkJzetYkgipC_SXdjmZSXRX0Ud7Qu5pVBzCY5lJ1A_PqHebM#gid=138960064 Scenario link https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1P6anOr6wguQ8Q8dEjoqsqpzDLaPBt8Vz

Thank you everyone who we got to meet at Gencon, to the organizers, developers, and supporters.  It was such a great experience and allowed us to stretch a little bit.  After being cramped at home for over a year, Indianapolis and the organizers kept us safe and works like crazy to put on one of the best events ever!

Sorry for the lateness, we are still remodeling the shuttle after Maclunkey parked the car near a swamp and it sank into it.  We have our special guest Shaun Tiernan and Josef (Grumpy Gandpa).  Shaun covers Hotac's Capture the Officer Part I and then we are joined by Grumpy to talk about Fortressing.  It is a problem or are we just over reacting? We wont divide up the segments instead we have links! start: Part I of Capture the Officer 42 min: Fortressing. Shuttle setup:  https://imgur.com/a/XcwPAkc Tee Shirts and more! https://my-store-11618550.creator-spring.com/listing/play-casual Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReconSpecialistTV  

We invited Dee Yun, the recently appointed Mod for the Atomic Mass Games X-Wing Miniatures rules forums!  We cover his duties as a Mod, what to expect from AMG and what you should plan for when becoming a judge.  Also Josef tries to arrest us for speeding.   00:00:35 - Clint and Maclunkey caught speeding 00:04:50 - Introductions 00:12:00 - Questions and Answers about AMG Forums and Modding. 00:40:00 - Dee gives Maclunkey a warning 00:41:00 - Becoming a judge or Judging your first time 1:10:00 - Slow play again?

We cover all the basics for HOTAC.  What you need to get started, how the ai works, common mistakes and more.  We brought on the best guest to explain it.  The developer of HOTAC 2.0 Shaun Tiernan.  There is lots of content to access and listen to, so hope we helped get you into one of the best cooperative X-Wing games to date. 00:00:33 - Maclunkey and Clint visit an old friend and reminisce about old missions 00:03:53 - Introductions 00:09:34 - Get the rules 00:13:20 - What does it cost 00:20:39 - Questions from the Audience 00:33:25 - Starting ships 00:41:20 - How the AI works 00:58:00 - Common Mistakes 1:12:28 - break and updates to HOTAC and Ground Assault Hotac Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/872507722883025/files Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HotAC/ Discord:  https://discord.gg/CHr7WNmx Hotac files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuTxsSqbqqsiPm7Ayo5aX2daVloQ3RhM?fbclid=IwAR1Pwb3ij00R-NuKlqUw2ntVmO5dTuSbR8n0jnlU6Ns_zvcBNC36gRJRE0g Star Flicker Terrain:  https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/star-flickers  

We cover all the bits of Heroes of the Aturi Cluster and Flight Group Alpha.  Our crew walk you through their experiences, the do's and don'ts, what they enjoyed, and what they most definitely didn't.  We also cover Gencon, which is back on in limited form.  Grab a gunner seat, listen up and try not to get ejected.   00:00 - Recon Specialist enters a battle 4:10 - Introductions 9:00 - HOTAC 44:30 - Flight Group Alpha 1:22:00 - Gencon 1:43:00 - Outtakes Hotac files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuTxsSqbqqsiPm7Ayo5aX2daVloQ3RhM?fbclid=IwAR1Pwb3ij00R-NuKlqUw2ntVmO5dTuSbR8n0jnlU6Ns_zvcBNC36gRJRE0g FGA files: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign

We invited Joe Masilotti on to discuss his X-Wing AI app!  We covered future development (Coming soon to Android), what you can get out of the app, a good bashing of haters, and of course more Maclunkey and Clint shenanigans.  X-Wing AI app: https://xwing.app/ Email:  Joe@masilotti.com

We have the infamous Jim Chadwick and Space man Biff from Shuttle Tydirium to review our latest play through of Key Cargo Retrieval.  Jim faced off with Padre to steal my agency and run like cowards.  We then discus table etiquette which diverts back to not being a male phallus. Transporting Banthas: 00:00 Covering the scenario: 4:30 Lists:  16:00 Strategy:  35:00 What would we change:  1:00:00 Why does Tatooine need Banthas and going to watering hole: 1:09:00 Table Etiquette for the digital age and the physical players:  1:12:00

So FFG, not AMG dropped an article about the latest packs after we recorded.  We still talk about the latest ships, shipping delay news which is now March 21 and our Threat level League rulesresults! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CdMJOkisoLoOsZ12qptPI28ypG7CPAtl4BscZHkvOwE 3:30 News Digital X-Wing? Shipping delays, New pilots 16:00 New pilots for old ships 1:03:00 Threat league

We wrap up 2020 with a little dignity and a middle finger to Covid.  We cover the Events of X-Wing over the year, what came out of 2020 (positive and negative) and we review the 2020 Holiday Special from Disney Plus!   5:00 what did 2020 bring us? 37:00 Digital Meta 40:00 Ticket to Ride 43:00  Goodbye FFG 1:22:00 holiday special

We cover the latest news about and from FFG while checking in to make sure everyone is healthy!  Don't expect coherency or PC content.

Today we talk about moments in X-Wing where you may here the sky is falling or something is ruining the game.  We are inform you beautiful casuals it is just not true.  The game is doing great, it will be great, and the Meta isn't our problem.

We interview the Developer of Heroes of the Aturi Cluster 2.0! Shaun Tiernan! We reached out to the community with any questions you had about the future of HOTAC 2.0! Hotac second edition: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuTxsSqbqqsiPm7Ayo5aX2daVloQ3RhM?fbclid=IwAR0YY1lVnkRG2B5Y_mjVTLXfClawVNRWBKmhBY19k046zH08G-PjZJ-GyDo

After tracking matches for two years I have some data for slowplay.  Come to your own conclusions, but understand this is a slippery slope. Guests:  Mars from Fly Casual! Document explaining data: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B8FFNISj-Thr3kJDXlLwAvu5WlXeo4_s/ Excel sheet of Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n9AfpRUWB_IvuThYg4_KZY62AUR_PHd2/edit#gid=1356665778

Thank you to our Guests Vito and Haily and also John and Caitlin for showing us what it is like to be a couple while gaming!  We discussed habits, pet peeves, the good, the bad and the horrible.  Stay safe during the Covid-19 and have your podcasters spayed or neutered.

Like a stubborn snowblower in the winter, this episode takes a while to get started, but it is worth the listen!  We cover new players view on the game and the community, we discuss traveling for games and Padre went to Disney World!  Keep listening because it gets better the more you do. Special Guests: Steven Sior Josef Riccio Stephen Hubbard Tristan Singleton Mark Stewart  

First off, thank you to all of our guests, Sara Tessem, Jonny Mac and Mark Tippett!  (also Gordon Berg, Ian and Mars)  We cover hyperspace changes, the good, the bad and the ugly.  We discuss what happened to distribution and what type of beef out guests brought tonight.  Thank you to our Patreon members for your support and thank you FFG for making content easy. Please visit our patreon page and consider joining our members at: https://www.patreon.com/ReconSpecialistTV Visit out tokens site for all of your tabletop token needs:  recontokens.com

So you waited a month and we delivered!  We discuss Hotshots and Aces, different scenarios, purchasing power! and Worlds 2020.  I would do time stamps but I am lazy and you should listen to the whole show anyways. I want to thank our guests: Coach (Aaron Krull), Chuck Crawford, Rich Stabile, Tristan Singleton and Not Padre (Robert Munro). Congratulations to our Epic Raider Winner, Kristof!

Happy Thanks Giving everyone!  We were able to launch our first Town Hall for Recon Specialist TV and we could not be happier with the results.  We had on several guests from around the world, asked them several questions and dove into the state of X-Wing.  Grab some ear buds, uncap and adult beverage and enjoy the salt mines of the world!