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Adulting is hard and life gets busy.....especially if you are a try-hard who gets over-invested in their hobbies like Erik and Steve.

In this episode, the guys will talk about balancing their 40K goals with life's challenges and how they fit it all in.  They'll compare how Steve prepared for his recently completed marathon and how it oddly mirrors Erik's approach for staying current and up to date with Warhammer 40K.   They'll discuss how both activities require a consistent amount of effort, a level of insanity to get into seriously, and not a small amount of time investment to do well.   

Listen in to hear how Erik pulled practiced habits from Steve's running and applied them to get better at 40K, as the guys share how they work dedication to a thing (be it running a marathon or playing toy soldiers competently) into their busy lives, and, most importantly, how they are preparing for the upcoming Winter Barn Hammer Session.   

Content Mentioned in this Episode:

6+++ Podcast - What Are the Hardest Armies to Play in 40K?!

Erik's Battle Reports  

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In this episode, Chaos reigns as the guys play a game of Cool / Not Cool with the various Chaos Primarchs or sub-faction leaders.  They'll talk about about the story arc of each Chaos leader, discuss the ascetics of models (when they exist), and summarize the in game rules and competitiveness of each of the models (when they exist).  

Characters to be discussed include:

• Horus - Luna Wolves
• Abaddon (not Primarch but current Warmaster) - Black Legion
• Lorgar - Word Bearers
• Perturabo - Iron Warriors
• Konrad Curze - Night Lords
• Alpharious / Omegon - Alpha Legion
• Huron Blackheart (not Primarch) - Red Corsairs
• Fabius Bile (not Primarch) - Creations of Bile
• Angron - World Eaters
• Magnus - Thousand Sons
• Mortarion - Death Guard
• Fulgrim - Emperor's Children

Check Out Our Favorite Additional Chaos Propaganda:

Poorhammer Chaos Space Marines Propaganda

Adeptus Ridiculous Episodes:

• Horus - Luna Wolves
• Abaddon (not Primarch but current Warmaster) - Black Legion
• Lorgar - Word Bearers
• Perturabo - Iron Warriors
• Konrad Curze - Night Lords
• Alpharious / Omegon - Alpha Legion
• Huron Blackheart (not Primarch) - Red Corsairs
• Fabius Bile (not Primarch) - Creations of Bile
• Angron - World Eaters
• Magnus - Thousand Sons
• Mortarion - Death Guard
• Fulgrim - Emperor's Children

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In this episode, Erik and Steve discuss their first experiences in Warhammer 40K.  They relive the good, the bad, and the Aeldari and talk about what about those experiences stuck with them. Lastly, they discuss why they both had such different experiences joining a Warhammer group.

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Content used in this episode:

Vanguard Tactics - The Limits of Sportsmanship in Warhammer: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-limits-of-sportsmanship-in-warhammer-40k/id1447379449?i=1000603044582

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In this episode, Erik and Steve discuss the factions that they want to love but that don't quite love them back.  They also will talk about some factions that they tried to avoid loving but ultimately fell for.  Lastly, they will choose a faction that they want to see the other person play, much to Erik's horror.

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Witness G-Man's shame: 

https://gmpwt.blog/2025/09/04/whats-erik-playing-3/

Content used in this episode:

Poorhammer Podcast - Vorthos & Mel: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-poorhammer-podcast/id1586988360?i=1000642582045

Poorhammer Podcast - Warhammer 40K Factions Guide: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-poorhammer-podcast/id1586988360?i=1000536278546

If The Emperor Had a Text to Speech Device:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9XSiNfgk0

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In this episode, Erik and Steve discuss why playing 40K can feel so personal.  They share stories about times that they became too invested in their toys, talk about why that may be, and discuss how to potentially overcome it while still loving your faction and models of choice.

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Don't Touch My Fulgrim: https://gmpwt.blog/2025/08/28/whats-erik-playing/

Content mentioned in this episode:

Poorhammer Podcast - Vorthos & Mel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-poorhammer-podcast/id1586988360?i=1000642582045

Poorhammer Podcast - Warhammer 40K Factions Guide:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-poorhammer-podcast/id1586988360?i=1000536278546

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In this episode, Erik and Steve relive a traumatic but funny story from early in their playing days and discuss how to going through that experience has helped them better understand the game.  They'll talk through how different factions approach the game different ways and how that can cause friction within a friend group.  Lastly, they'll discuss why that faction diversity, despite the frustrations it can cause, is a good thing and how they are working through it so that they can keep playing with their favorite toys and friends. 

Content mentioned in this episode:

Warhammer WTC: 

https://worldteamchampionship.com/

WarGames Live: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/u6w9qZXlDGY?si=OeFaX_jFh2mi-Ivr

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This is bound to be the most optimal episode as the guys are going to break down the latest subject that they have been bickering about.  Listen in as Erik and Steve talk about how feeling passionate about doing your favorite parts of the hobby "right" can lead to friction and how to be transparent about your need to optimize differing aspects of your 40K experience.  

Topics covered include:

• Progress update on “I Taught My Gorilla to Paint” blog series
• Discuss our latest bickerfest over how best to paint Erik's favorite army and our disagreement over what "good enough" means
• Define what is optimization in 40K
  • Benefits?
  • Friction Points?
  • What are the various areas where people can "optimize"?
  • What do you do "when optimization goes wrong?"

I Taught My Gorilla to Paint:

https://gmpwt.blog/category/i-taught-my-gorilla-to-paint/

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It’s time to talk about team 40K!  In this episode, the guys walkthrough what is the teams 40K format, why they think it is so interesting, and the way it has impacted how they approach the hobby.

Topics covered include:

• What is Team 40K and how is it different from singles?
• 8 player vs 5 player teams 40K?
• How do we win and what is Differential Scoring?
• How to build a 40K team roster?
• The pairings process and how it ties to Hitters and Blockers?
• How do terrain layouts impact the pairings process?
• What is a matrix and how is it used?
• How teams 40K has influenced our approach to list building?
• How teams 40K has influenced how we define "success" in match play?

40K World Team Championships Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/live/-U5JDuidngQ?si=UWEhCBK_1H083S0p

https://www.youtube.com/live/PCmkMqvLa58?si=dv6lsg72IPRv4vBY

https://www.youtube.com/live/u6w9qZXlDGY?si=ZXvxTVVgejV_FGVq

https://www.youtube.com/live/rpJ6-3d2ZgU?si=6h_QmAf8mLn3FBJo

WTC Terrain Packs Mentioned:

https://worldteamchampionship.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WTC-2025-Map-Pack-Lite-2.3-Alt-lite.pdf

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Time flies when you’re having fun!  This is the 10th episode and the guys are back to answer 10 questions about their podcast.  Listen in to see how they answer and chime in with your wants and ideas for future content.  

10 Questions for the hosts:

1.  What’s been the best part of doing the podcast?

2.  What’s been the worst part?

3.  What would you have done differently?

4.  What do you want to change going forward?

5.  Finish this sentence.  In 6 months, the podcast will be successful if…..

6.  Why are you the particular animal shown on the cover art?

7.  What’s your favorite episode so far?

8.  What are some episodes you want to do in the future?

9.  What’s an episode that we should do that you are dreading?

10.  If you had one “ask” for the listeners, what would it be?

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We just finished our fall Barn Hammer session.  Join us as we relive it by talking about who did well, who rode the Struggle Bus, and who has some feelings to talk through.

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