YAXP - Yet Another X-Wing Podcast

For this episode hosts Pete and Chris are joined by 312 Squadrons Nick Sperry. Together we chat about the set of points Nick created for his local group and his work with the newly formed X-Wing Alliance that hopes to continue keeping interest alive in the game now that development has ended. Enjoy!

Hey everyone, sorry for the hiatus but I had a hard time getting this one put together. Chris and I discuss the great times we had at worlds and the larger adepticon experience. Hope to see you all at the GTs as they come together!

This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are celebrating 100 episodes! We have a supersized star wars question of the week where we sourced tons of answers from the wider community and friends of the podcast. Enjoy as we relive our favorite X-Wing memories just days before Worlds 2024! Can't wait to see you all there, and heres to the next 100 episodes!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Kristoff 'Ktoff' to chat about creative uses for the collectors edition Dune 2 popcorn bucket and more importantly recap some list archetypes we are expecting to see at Worlds. Lastly Pete and Chris lay it all on the line with some important gambling business. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Duncan Howard to chat about the recent Sith Taker Open results! We debate if all of Europe is trying to trick the US into bringing generics to worlds and will it work? Enjoy! Worlds Judges Fundraiser https://www.etsy.com/listing/1680942457/x-wing-worlds-judge-fundraiser-2024 Worlds Rules Question Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQ4q7-OkVZ5AhgRFR1sk8PyygAqGNJItvfkfUy_JZ5TLyW2g/viewform

Hey all, so sorry for the missed week and late episode but I was sick with covid and down for the count. This week we are back joined by special guest Brett Freeman. We cover the Endor Rebel pilots and I try my best to mute myself when I cough. Enjoy! Back to the regular schedule this week. See you all at worlds!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Chris "Chrispy" Patrick to chat about the newly revealed Imperial Endor pilots, the points update and we get the hottest takes from Chrispy on who will win worlds. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by the LVO Champ himself Doug Howe. They chat about Dougs winning FO list, the state of the meta, and then break down some fun results from Australia. Enjoy!

LVO is done! The North American WoQs are DONE! The road to worlds gets shorter everyday. Join hosts Pete and Chris as they break down the results from LVO. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Kristoff "KToff" to chat about the upcoming Endor pilots, specifically how do Soontir and Jendon feel on the table (spoiler: they seem good). Then we dive into KToffs plans for Worlds. Enjoy!

Happy New Year X-Wing! This week hosts Pete and Chris catch up and chat about their new years resolutions, the upcoming Battle Over Endor pack and the worlds hype has begun. Enjoy!

Seasons greetings and a merry x-wingmas from all of here at yet another xwing podcast. This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by guests Brett and Andrew to talk about what is on our X-Wing nice and naughty lists. We will see you again in the new year!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by special guest Duncan Howard, most recently the PAX Unplugged winner! They chat about the event, some fun matchup talk and then get into the very exciting Battle over Endor leaks - is triple repo Soontir too good to be true? Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by none other than Daniel "isophane" Lim! They deep dive into the Isoplane Initiative, the history, the goal and most importantly the prizes. After a nice long talk about the spirit of giving and why we should do so, we move onto talking X-Wing where we cover what Daniel has been flying lately and why Pete is wrong about Volan Das. Lastly we cover some interesting scum lists that won around the world. Tune in next week for all the fun PAX Chat! Read more about the Isoplane Initiaitve at xwing.life Buy raffle tickets at xwing.life/raffle

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined from across the pond by Liam Baker from the Sith Takers Snapshots podcast. We chat about our dream Star Wars movies, the excitement over the upcoming PAX events and the results from the French Worlds Open Qualifier. Enjoy and see you all at PAX!! Support the Isoplane Initiative here and lets get more people to Worlds 2024! https://www.xwing.life/

Were back! Pete is back from vacation and this week is joined by special guest Andrew Lewinski to chat about PAX Unplugged only ONE WEEK AWAY! Then we recap a local Store Championship where somehow Pete earned a worlds invite and Andrew came in just behind. Enjoy and see you at PAX!! PAX Links Main Event! Saturday 12/2 X-Wing WOQ! SIGN UP ON THE FORM AND ROLLBETTER https://forms.gle/sCvTLSHvhkSeTPEz5 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/921 SIDE EVENTS! Friday 12/1 Extended Championship (No bans) https://forms.gle/8jaKfKrChFKuBQ9j9 Sunday 12/3 Fangs Out https://forms.gle/YCqDnMuqh6cHfmWn8 Player packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXegZKScYfqmSx4jBVc5-kbcmlbf_9xzKmoQGP14IHs/edit?usp=drivesdk

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Ryan "talonbane" Becker fresh off his Store Championship win with not one but two YV-666s in tow. We chat about his list, the scum faction and the importance of flying what you love. Then we travel around the circuit breaking down fun and interesting lists that performed well. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by special guest Andrew Lewinski who comes bearing exciting PAX news! Then we move on and chat about the Worlds Qualifier in Canada and the Store Champs out in Portland OR. Enjoy!! If you want to volunteer your skills as an X-Wing Demoer or Judge at PAX Unplugged (12/1-12/3) please contact Andrew by email at 3fatdads@gmail.com

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by local CIS expert Vlad to kick off a new occasional series meant for newer players or players looking to dive into a new faction. We chat about what expansions you should buy to jump into the CIS and Republic factions while keeping a reasonable budget in mind. Enjoy! Sign up for the Portland Game Store SC https://www.theportlandgamestore.com/catalog/event_registration/1021_xwing_store_championship/537384 Send me an email with your buyers guide suggestions to yetanotherxwingpod@gmail.com

This week hosts Pete and Chris dive into the latest WQ and Store Champ lists that are topping the tournament charts and that means a lot of First Order talk! Also check out our friends at Planning Phase Syndicate, they were gracious enough to invite us on this week, give it a listen! X-Wing Chat begins at ~9:40

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Chris "Chrispy" Patrick to chat about the weekends two Worlds Qualifiers, London and Milan. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete, Sam and Chris go over their favorite fun looking lists from all over the world as Store Champs Season rages on. We also dip in and check out the Golden State Games World Qualifier. Enjoy! Go play a Fun For All in Ypsilanti Michigan on Saturday 9/30! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/745

This week hosts Pete, Sam and Chris are joined by special guest Rob Kneisler from the Liberty Squadron Podcast to discuss fun ship ideas for the extended format. Then in the special after hours portion of the podcast they chat about the newly unveiled Star Trek Into the Unknown game. Enjoy! Trek talk begins at roughly the 1 hour mark. PAX Links: Main Event WOQ https://forms.gle/sCvTLSHvhkSeTPEz5 Friday 12/1 Extended Championship (No bans) https://forms.gle/8jaKfKrChFKuBQ9j9 Sunday 12/3 Fangs Out https://forms.gle/YCqDnMuqh6cHfmWn8 Player packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXegZKScYfqmSx4jBVc5-kbcmlbf_9xzKmoQGP14IHs/edit?usp=drivesdk

This week hosts Pete and Chris talk Star Wars breakfast, what bomb is best and results from the NOVA Open. PAX Unplugged registration is OPEN! See the links below Main Event WOQ https://forms.gle/sCvTLSHvhkSeTPEz5 Friday 12/1 Extended Championship (No bans) https://forms.gle/8jaKfKrChFKuBQ9j9 Sunday 12/3 Fangs Out https://forms.gle/YCqDnMuqh6cHfmWn8 Player packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXegZKScYfqmSx4jBVc5-kbcmlbf_9xzKmoQGP14IHs/edit?usp=drivesdk

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined again by Pax TO Andrew Lewinski to discuss the Pax Unplugged player packet, our final thoughts pre nova. Then they move on to chat about new points for Dash and Bombers and lastly they cover a listener email. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by special guest JJ from Planning Phase Syndicate! They dive deep on strategy and review what lists were liking for Nova and how they might play into the meta. Lastly we ask JJ for some tips on attending a large tournament as a new player, then Pete chimes in with his own. NOTE: The question of the week is laden with Rebels spoilers. If you want to skip jump to 19 minutes and 2 seconds. Want MORE Ahsoka content? Sam is writing a newsletter and its awesome, read and subscribe here https://questis.substack.com/

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Alex and Shane, two members of the Red Seal Gaming X-Wing Community. They chat about the recent store champs event, we get a great detailed batrep, double check some rules and have a lot of laughs along the way. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Chris "Chrispy" Patrick to discuss his run to top 4 at GenCon 2023. We break down his list, and deep dive on his top 4 match against the overall winner. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete Chris and Sam discuss Sams SECOND store championship win. They also review important rulings for the upcoming GenCon Worlds Qualifier. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Sam discuss how AMG could consider introducing the new Star Wars era system into X-Wing. Then they talk about Han Solo and how to beat him. Lastly they break down some interesting lists from this weekends Worlds Qualifier the Lone Star Open. Enjoy! The Warren MI Store Champs https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/438

This week we open with an exciting announcement from Andrew Lewinski, TO for Pax Unplugged 2023. Well thats not true, we first open with fast food talk and some chat about the Ahsoka trailer. After Andrew departs the rest of the hosts discuss breaking out of our X-Wing comfort zones and some lists were loving lately. Enjoy!

This week the whole gang is back as hosts Pete, Chris and Sam chat about movie trailers, specifically their favorite Star Wars trailer. Then they cover even more tournament results both near and far. Lastly they debate the age old question, are bombers too good? Send us an email with your favorite Star Wars trailer at yetanotherxwingpod@gmail.com

This week hosts Sam and Chris hold down the fort while Pete deals with undisclosed legal issues. They cover tons of tournament results and break down the variety of lists we see as store champs season continues. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris break down the latest store champs results from New York to Madrid and back! (and of course we let Chris celebrate the episode number in glorious fashion)

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by special guest Kristoff "Ktoff" to discuss the results from the UK Games Expo, as well as results from some tournaments held in Sweden and Norway. Enjoy!

We're back with more POINTS BABY! This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined once again by Brett Freeman and Chris "Chrispy" Patrick to breakdown the remaining factions, what changed and what we are excited to fly! Enjoy!

This week Pete is joined by special guests Chris 'Chrispy' Patrick and Brett Freeman to discuss Bretts status as a store champion, Chrispys early faction rankings and then a deep dive into what we are excited by in the Rebel Alliance. Chris Daniel sneaks in right at the end to drop some opinions and stay tuned next week for the rest of the factions! Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris review results from the RIchmond Open! Then they share some of their (hopefully) last minute wish lists for points, plus what should be banned / unbanned or restricted? Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris chat about seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters, talk about their hopes and excitement about the new starter sets and briefly speculate on upcoming points changes. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by special guests Brett and Andrew to discuss a recent local tournament, the new store champs kit and answer the burning question - do you let opponents move your ship? Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by special guest Kristoff "Ktoff"! Together they discuss Star Wars celebration reveals, what we want from more movies and tv shows and where we think they might head with the newly announced Rey movie. Then we move onto X-Wing and further chat about the next steps of the game. Lastly we dive into a bat rep from a local tournament this past weekend. Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam discuss the reveals for X-Wing shown off at the AMG Adepticon panel. Battle of Endor, YT-2400, TIE Bombers, Store Champs and Children of Mandalore. Then they discuss how the Mandalorian complicates the X-Wing faction timeline divisions and what exactly should the future of the scum faction be? Enjoy! Complete Nsaras Community Survey here: https://forms.gle/cjKPH4nr42x8tnUV8 Support Andre Lind (LaunchBayNext Developer) here: https://www.patreon.com/andrelind

Its been 40 years since the release of Return of the Jedi and boy are our arms tired. This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by Chris "Chrispy" Patrick to break down his fantastic worlds run, the lists we saw, the fun we had and the friends we made. Then we chat about some of the new reveals from AMG for the future of the game. Enjoy!

WORLDS IS NEXT WEEK! This week hosts Pete and Chris kick things off with a James Bond themed question of the week followed by a deep dive into Chris' list for worlds and his strategy going into certain matchups and scenarios. See you next week!

This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Liberty Squadrons Andrew Lewinski and Brett Freeman to discuss the newest rulings doc released in advance of worlds. Then they recap a local tournament, the last one pre-worlds! Finally the return of the Star Wars question of the week. Enjoy!

The Worlds 2023 hype train rides on this week with hosts Pete, Chris and special guest Chris "Chrispy" Patrick. They discuss Worlds 2023 format, Sith Taker Open 2023 results and the newly unveiled Worlds prizes! Enjoy!

The road to worlds continues this week with special guest Cam Murray joining hosts Pete and Chris to deep dive on some meta list expectations we have for worlds, what we might fly and what might win. Cam and Pete commiserate on the sorry state of Scum and Rebels too. Join us for lots of laughs and a reasonable amount of tears.

This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam deep dive on a listener question - is GA-97 good actually? They review the options, the drawbacks and how much you are really sacrificing by keeping a ship held back for 3 rounds. Then they review some lists from the Evergreen Open, recap the last round of the Kyber Cup and set their eyes on Worlds as the next big thing. Enjoy!

This week host Pete enters a pre-worlds listbuilding death spiral and drags Chris and Sam with him kicking and screaming. Listen as they detail the absolute worst scum ideas possible and talk Pete off a ledge. Enjoy! See you at worlds!

This week hosts Pete, Chris, and Sam break down the top cut lists from the Las Vegas Open - The FINAL North American Qualifier before Worlds. We chat in depth about what the lists might tell us about the meta and does the list make the pilot or the other way around? Enjoy!

This week hosts Pete and Chris review not 1, not 2 but 4 Kyber Team Championship matchups they played. Then they talk expectations for LVO and lastly chat a little about the Shatterpoint unboxing. Enjoy!