Art of War - The Competitive 40k Network

Hello lovely ones, this week the amazing and i guess handsome Jaime Paris joins me from the Wolf Council to disseminate what is great and what is lacking about the totally not mutated Space Wolves!I caveat this episode with it having been recorded prior to the Balance Slate. Jaime is an amazing gent and one I truly enjoy spending time with. We hope you enjoy spending this time with us also, regardless of the good, bad or otherwise <3

The UNDEFEATED Death Guard Player Aiden Smalley

Here we are with another index review, this time the hammer of the imperium, Imperial Guard are getting their due. I am joined again by David Gaylard after coercing him to join me for the Marines review a few weeks back!This episode was uploaded prior to the current balance slate by GW so some of the points discussed are incorrect, but none of the archetypes have changed in our estimation and the info and units we highlighted are still top shelf. Make sure you go check out 40k Fireside (youtube.com/@firesidepodcast997)for some awesome competitive content!

Nick and Typhus Talk About the World Team Championships

The time of the uprising is nigh! Innes Wilson is here to lead the rabble to recursion based glory! As waves after waves of his own people are fed into the jaws of the opponents guns, clogging them with their carcasses so that victory can be achieved. We review the GSC codex in all its myriad cults! Then disseminate the datasheets of renown that you will face across the table or wield in their own right.Hope you love it!

Nick interviews Thomas Byrd THE Best Sportsman

This week we cover the Vanilla Ice Cream of the 41st Millenium (it's always good and has many combo's). I am joined by David Gaylard of the New Zealand WTC team and 40k Fireside Podcast for the review, making me the uhhh Marine expert I guess (terrifying thought).We review those rules and dive deep into the most powerful and some sleeper units within!

Kalvin Kirchbaumer Tells us About Being a Judge in 10th Edition

The 10th ed index reviews are coming thick and fast over here, with Daemons coming up for your viewing pleasure!I am joined by the Plague Hulk himself, Australia's finest athlete, Matt Morosoli for the review! We deep dive these here gods of the warp and dissect the goodness therein.This index review was recorded prior to points being released, so apologies if a few opinions have been invailidated.

Nick Nanavati's interview with Andrew Gonyo.

With the votes in the Tyranids Index won out by just a handful! So here we have the first faction specific review for 10th edition and i was super exicted to be joined by Stuart Trainer, hot off his 2nd place finish at Terracon.We go through the rules extensively and ask some dumb but pointed questions of Stu to get to the bottom of things! After the rules we deep dive into some of the notable and or spicy datasheets that Stuart things look the goods!Hope you enjoy!

First episode of the run away train that will be our 10th edition coverage. This epsidoed i am joined by John Lennon who brings all the need to know info on this edition. I learned a heap also, so hope you do too!

Interview with Joel Ong, the Analytical Mastermind

Last on the 9th ed retrospectives we have Vik Vijay and David Gaylard joining us from 40k Fireside and team Ignite!

This week we close out the edition with 2 amazing interviews. Firstly with Innes Wilson and Anthony (Tony V) Vanella from Stats Check and following that my lovely lad Jay Middlecote (Juicy Middlecote) from Mohawk Minitatures gives us the perspective of a top WTC Judge on adjudicating the edition at the highest level.

AoW Ep. 191 - Part 1: Interview with Eric Forsman the Force of Nature

On this weeks fare we are joined by two Aussie Luminaries, Jeremy Marigold and Matt Morosoli, to discuss this 9th edition of 40k as a Whole! We break down our own journeys through the edition, ask some pointed questions of each gent and detail the ups and downs we went through, especially noting the impact the pandemic had on our ability to play down under. Expect more of the same next week with guests from all over the world having their say on this edition!Hope you love it.

Part 1 Fluffy Ultramarine Player Wins Major Event! Interview with Kasra Houshidar.

Hello you short kings, it's time to look back on one of the most controversial factions of this 9th edition, the Leagues of Hecaton, I mean Votann!For this part 1 episode I am joined by Danny Porter of UK and now Polish fame!He is a powerhouse of Votann knowledge, so strap in and hear this wild tale, of a codex so wild, they had to nerf it before it was even opened by the playerbase!

This week Dean Sinnbeck from Blog for the Blood God joins us to do the CSM codex retrospective. This thing could have been a long as hell episode due to how thick this codex is, but thanks to dean we get all the goodness and none of the bloat.Hope you enjoy!

Hello one and all! We are doing another retro, expect nothing less until the new edition lays itself upon us.This week we jump over the CSM Codex and head to the warp for the Chaos Daemons retrospective, joined by the Plague Hulk himself Matt Morosoli.Matt and I have a great time discussing this book at length, what has made it such a contender in many meta's and given it depth, despite relatively constrictive detachment and army rules.Hope you love it!

Here he is, Big Willy M. Make it stick people.But this episode we cover the less spikey version of the big stompy boys, the Imperial Knights. This is an amazing albeit very solved book with so much depth we never got to see, thanks to the Freeblade Lance in most part.I hope you all enjoy the show! Willy M is an amazing guest and it was my pleasure to have him on and dive into one of my favourite books of this edition!

Back to the retrospective train and we are here with possibly my favourite codex of the edition! My only regret is i discovered it too late. But I am joined by the Reigning Defending Undisputed kind of the Art of War House, John Lennon, who crushed all opposition with said spikey robots. We talk what we love about this book and cover as much as we can fit between bouts of passionate tirade. Hope you enjoy!

Hello everyone! It's that time of the quarter where gw does their thing and shifts the landscape a bit. This week I was joined by lovely Art of War team member Quinton Johnson. We dissect this slate and give it the going over. It's a good slate and a good time.

This week I get two Australian mad lads on to discuss the state of the competitive scene down under so far in 2023. Dineeth from The Normal Blokes and Sam Lemin of the brand new World of Warhammer podcast!We dive into one of the most complex and unique (of course i'd say this) meta's in the world and get some insights from a few of it's most active participants. Then we chat 10th edition and our feelings so far!

The train has no brakes on our journey to completing the retrospective series. This week we stop by THE STRONGEST (busted) CODEX of the edition (arguably) with the Tyranids.I am joined by Hive Mind wonder boy Alex MacDougall who helps me negotiate this heavily hitting dex. It has had a fair few iterations and many meta shifts and according to Alex, its death has been premature.

It's time to complete the clown half of the Aeldari Codex Retrospective!I am joined by the Clown King himeself Mike Porter to disseminate and give the retro look at this crazy as all crazy codex!We do the usual, look through all the major sections of the book and put our thoughts on them, how they were on release and how good they are now. Mike is a total gent and was an absolute pleasure to have on the show.

This week we managed to actually get some things back on the optimum track with a faction ladder update episodes 3 months apart!Peter The Falcon joins us to shine a light on these first few months of Arks of Omen and disseminate the lump of data being harvested from games around the globe! There are a few suprises and a fair few 'just as planned.'

Hello everyone! This week I was grateful to be joined by the lovely Thomas Byrd and Ben Jurek to disseminate and discuss the state of the Xenos Superfaction. That being those defined by GW as Orks, Votann, Tau and Necrons. We look at each of these factions in turn, give expert advice where we can and look at their prospects in the Arks of Omen field. It's a great time with two awesome gents.We hope you enjoy!

This week we look back on the Craftworld or Asuryani portions of the Aeldari book in this Codex Retrospective! I am joined by absolute gentleman and top UK ITC player Vik Vijay!Vik lead the way almost all of last ITC season and Asuryani is his first love. He brings the passion and the knowledge to compliment this episode perfectly. Hope you enjoy! Go over and check out more of Vik at https://www.youtube.com/@firesidepodcast9977

This week we join you from the Cherokee open where I canvassed some luminaries of the scene for their takes on the new mission pack!I compiled 4 interview segments with various players/personalities at Cherokee Open and slapped them together for your pleasure. We talk Arks, meta, state of the community and much more.The format is a bit different as I was passing my headset back and forth, please forgive any audio issues therein. And thanks to all my amazing patrons for the slick questions!