In our 100th (and final) episode, Mike and Nick discuss our first four games and impressions with the new 2.6 rules.

For our 99th episode, we analyze and react to the brand new refresh for Legion! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats

This week, Nick makes his return, and he and Mike are joined by Josh, who recently was the head judge for Adepticon Worlds! They chat about their perspectives on the event as a whole, Mike recaps his games, and we discuss the spoilers presented at the AMG panel. Finally, we preview our upcoming cast season.

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This week, Mike and Rich discuss the awesome new keyword previews from the latest RRG update, battle report Rich's tournament win, chat about how to debrief game results, and plan our Legion goals for the 2024 competitive season.

This week we chat about what a meta actually is, discuss the lists you'd expect to see at an Adepticon warmup event, debate the actual viability of clone counters, and play a round of best/worst about keywords

This week, Mike is joined by Evan and Codec to discuss the Geonosians' debut, as well as examples of building lists to deal with armor and horde style armies. We then roundtable on the best and worst non-force using commanders in the game.

Nick and Mike are joined this week by Hob from the read the rules blog! They talk, gold sprue, inquisitors, a tournament report and tier list some vehicles.

Join Mike, Nick, Evan Bulriss, and local Philly hero Pat for a light-hearted New Year's episode covering Golden Sprue, Worlds, a few bat reps, and a Special Forces rank roundtable.

Wookiees, Geonosians, and MURDER BEARS; Oh My!- Nick and Mike are back from PAX, and joined by Richard Lavery (Wookiee enthusiast) and Chris Lewis (Ewok enthusiast) to talk about pax, the bright tree village and Kasshyk defenders battle forces, Geonosians and more!

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Jordan from Luminous Gaming joins nick this week. We go over... you guessed it! PAX! Briefly cover other events and some upcoming preorders, talk about pax and discuss how to plan for a force user in your list and how to deal with a force user if you don't have one.

Nick and Mike talk about tournament results from New Jersey to New Zealand! Also talk upcoming events, and cover your Legion Holiday Buying Guide! Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/thefifthtrooper

Nick is joined by Mike Syrylo and they discuss IG-11, Ig-88 and DIn in today’s meta and competitive terrain.

 

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This week, Nick and Mike discuss what we expect to see with the full Ministravaganza schedule out, go over different list building options for Empire that don't include battleforces, go through the Patreon list mailbag, and bat rep and debrief our test game from last week.

Nick is joined by former co-host Mike Syrylo and Mike Barry to talk about their time at Crucible, the meta, and more!

 

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  Nick and Keegan shoot for the "Last Podcast to Talk About Ministravaganza!" award, and almost keep it on topic throughout! Then, Nick springs a new bit on Keegan where he has to rank force users, but without knowing what other force users are coming up. The inevitable lunacy of the list is worth sticking to the end!   Back with all the links    Keegan's new podcast, Learning to Human with Kana and Keegan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-to-human-with-kana-and-keegan/id1701643151 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKvmXar5x5jdWV4palxe3?si=80bf908b956e4cfa (Spotify)   GEWWIE (Nov 11-12) Tickets: https://guildhouse.ticketleap.com/legion2/   PAX: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/registration.html#attendee-reg   The Fifth Trooper Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefifthtrooper

 

Nick is joined by former co-host Mike Syrylo and friend of the pod Rich O'Brien to talk about their time at NOVA, and probably the latest news around organized play and the upcoming Ministravaganza! Keegan took a mental health day, but the cast is in good hands!

  Nick and Keegan talk about life a little and where you can hear Keegan talk more about that (hint: it's a cool new podcast you should totally subscribe to!), Nick's run at the Keystone Classic in Scranton (where he beat our "boss"!), why he isn't playing Bright Tree anymore, and then we pretend to be hyperbolic with rampant speculation about Ministravaganza!   Back with all the links!!   Keegan's new podcast, Learning to Human with Kana and Keegan: Apple or Spotify   GEWWIE (Nov 11-12) Tickets   PAX Tickets   The Fifth Trooper Patreon     00:00Beginning 10:35Nick talks Keystone Classic, baby!! 45:24Keegan and Nick's Ministraveganza "rampant" speculation!

 

Nick and Keegan talk events, some games they played, and what's new in life before bring on an all star panel to discuss a Patreon listener's question about tournament etiquette when you've already won an invite. Jay, Evan, Other Evan, and Dashz give a wide set of serious and thought provoking perspectives before we all dive head first into a zany Rantono!

 

All sorts of links this week!

Keegan's new podcast, Learning to Human with Kana and Keegan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-to-human-with-kana-and-keegan/id1701643151 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKvmXar5x5jdWV4palxe3?si=80bf908b956e4cfa (Spotify)

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Nick and Keegan are joined by STABCast's Ryan Silewski....Sliwacky....Ryan Stiles....Steve Buscemi....Ryan from the STABCast! We talk about Pax as a WOQ, dive into the stormy TEMPEST FORCE, throw some hot takes around about the State of the Rebellion, and finish with the Rantono!     00:00  Beginning 02:59  Event News: Pax is a WOQ! 08:39  News! 08:09  The Rantono!

 

It's another Nick and Keegan full episode! We catch up after a couple of weeks on what we're excited about since we both played games (well Keegan played one, which is a big deal!) and only talk about Shatterpoint a little. Mostly it's about Cody, ISPs, and how Nick took a Keegan list of Lando, Ahsoka, Sabine, and JYN!     00:00 Beginning 03:56 News! (but there isn't really news) 06:59 Featured Tournaments of the Week 17:00 Featured 6up Supply Product of the Week: Closer look at Crystal Trophies! 26:09 Keegan and Nick both played Legion this week!

 

00:00  Beginning 45:37  The Rantono! It's like a cantono, full of rants!   In this episode, Nick talks about a tournament he hosted and a tournament he won, Keegan keeps wanting to talk about Jedi Survivor because he didn't play Legion this week, and we do the Rantono again!   Legion 99 is proudly sponsored by the Fifth Trooper Network, offering incredible perks and access to a vibrant community through their Patreon. Don't miss out on the exclusive discount to 6up Supply, a treasure trove of Legion accessories.   https://www.patreon.com/thefifthtrooper

Nick and Keegan are joined by special guests from The Fifth Trooper and we’ve got points, errata and even moar ewoks in the NEWS! Plus our deep dive into what’s changing and what isn’t with the new updates, an exciting Featured 6up Product of the Week, and we’re giving the Rantono a break so we can bring you a brand new segment we’re calling: This is the Way!

 

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00:00  Beginning 03:57  News! 07:08  Featured Tournaments of the Week 16:01  Battle Reports and BAO Recap 44:03  Ewok Cards and Hopes and Dreams! 14:30 The Rantono!   Get ready for an action-packed episode of Legion 99! In Season 2, Episode 3, hosts Keegan and Nick are joined by special guest and former host Mike "GhostWalking" Syrylo for a dive into the latest news about Ewoks and a fantasy football league...for charity!   Stay tuned for the Featured Tournaments of the Week discussion of the next season of Invader League, the Houston Game Expo, and events at Top Deck! Then, prepare for a round of battle reports highlighting key decisions, dramatic events, and valuable lessons learned before we shift back to Ewoks for more analysis!   And join us at the end for another edition of Rantono!    Legion 99 is brought to you by the Fifth Trooper Network. Join the Fifth Trooper Patreon for exclusive perks, access to a vibrant Discord community, and an exclusive discount to 6up Supply!

Nick is joined by Evan the raccoon Bulriss! They chat about the revent AMG studio update, the bad batch, and ramble on about ministravaganza hopes and dreams!

In this episode of Legion 99, Keegan and Nick are joined by guest Evan "Doc Velo" Paul. From Ewoks to OP Kits, they cover all the newest news before moving on to the featured tournaments, battle reports (with a detour to figure out if Cody is good or not), and forgetting to actually do the next segment on the "Redheaded Stepchildren" of Legion (though the Cody divergence sort of counts). The episode ends with a brand new segment called "The Rantono",  in which each host and guest takes turns sharing an impromptu rant from a randomized list. Thanks to Evan for joining them, and don't forget to support us via the 5th Trooper Patreon for quarterly rewards, access to the community discord, and an exclusive discount with 6up Supply at the $10 or higher pledge tier!     04:13 News! 20:42 Featured Tournaments of the Week 31:54 Battle Reports (and a tangent on Cody) 51:44 Featured 6up Supply Product of the Week: New Sheriff Veto and Mini Tokens 57:51 The Rantono! It's like a cantono, full of rants!  

Nick and Keegan are joined by the man the myth, Evan Bulriss to close out his whirlwind tour of all but one Fifth Trooper Network podcast this week! We talk about new, events, the new store kits, what playing Mandolorians feels like, and let Evan ramble about his 2D terrain rules idea for a while too!   00:00 Intro   13:06 Events!   22:00 News!   31:17 Nick has thoughts on the Store Kits   43:41 Featured 6up Supply Product of the Week: PlasmaBlade Line Laser and Sneak Peak at something coming soon!   52:19 New Segment: Underplayed Units and why we want them to work       Join the Fifth Trooper Patreon to support us and all the great content creators at The Fifth Trooper: https://www.patreon.com/thefifthtrooper

Nick and Keegan are joined by special guest Jay for a special announcement, and eventually we get around to talking about some great events coming up in Legion and how freaking excited we all are about Ewoks Ahsoka!

Thanks for your patience! We took a couple of extra days to record because we had to get home from Chicago (some more smoothly than others). Come for Nick's reports on games he played. Stay for Nick and Keegan getting more excited with each announcement from the AMG panel!

Nick and Keegan are back (a day late) for the last Legion 99 episode before Worlds! The great reset is upon us. We talk about the upcoming Ironweld event in Boston, a little about general Legion, and then tell a tale of two tournaments because we both got to play this past weekend!

Only weeks after his Golden Sprue victory, Nick's inhibitor chip has been activated and he's begun to turn on his own lists just in time for Order, I mean, Episode 66! Joined as always by Keegan for a quick hit on some recent events, a conversation about Nick's games without Lando, and what swerve may be in his future!

Nick and Keegan are joined by friend of the pod Hob to talk about some new news, getting ready for the last chance qualifier, and how the Nick Bodnar Appreciation Tournament almost really was the Nick Bodnar Memorial!

None of us made it out to LVO, but that won't stop us from talking about the zaniness that happened before the inevitable also happened!

Also: News, Events, some games, reflections on the rules, and a weird tangent where we care about football but Keegan forgets that a championship game was already played!

Nick, Keegan, and Mike quickly give their thoughts on Gideon and the Dark Troopers before diving into some of the notable changes with the new RRG.

Nick and Keegan are joined by The Legion Outriders to talk about the new articles regarding panic, climbing, and LVO! 

We go over the must buys for Star Wars Legion in 2024!

This week, with some time to digest the changes, we give our thoughts on the points rebalance as well as the new errata and mechanics for Legion and how we think they'll impact the game going forward.

Nick, Keegan, and Mike recap Pax and unwrap our holiday wish lists for Legion!

Nick and Keegan are joined by "the notorious" Jay from the Fifth Trooper Network to talk about the new tournament software Game Uplink, PAX Unplugged, and banter with each other!

Nick, Keegan, and Mike prep everyone for PAX Unplugged in Philly before continuing our objective series with Intercept the Transmissions. PAX Signups: https://thefifthtrooper.com/pax-unplugged-2022/

Nick, Keegan, and Mike put the bounty hunters into a tier list and continue our series on objectives with recover the supplies!

 

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Mike, Nick, and Keegan dive into our objective series, with a twist. Join us as we break down (with our upcoming World's lists) how to play and set up for each objective, beginning with breakthrough! 

Mike: Din, Boba, Kashyyyk Defenders, Vets Nick: Kallus, Boba, Din, Shores Keegan: Anakin, Padme, Barcs

 

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Nick, Keegan, and Mike talk NEWS with the new Din and IG reveals, a little about the ongoing challenges with production quality in boxes, battle reports, and events!

Also, a fun outtake to open the show. Now the STABCast knows the Legion 99 way: if you try to send Nick to the (hurt feelings) hospital, we'll send you to the morgue (by making fun of you on Legion 99, the Outriders, and Notorious Scoundrels in one week)!

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Keegan, Nick, Mike, and Hob take a supersized time to reflect on the awesome long weekend that was the NoVa Open! We talk about the overall experience, some moderate Nick-salt, and bat-reps galore!

Nick and Keegan are joined by none other than "ya boi" Evan Bulriss for a nonstop conversation about the news and how we feel about swoop bikes, upcoming events, some games we've played, a detour about MoV and SoS, back to a little event coming up this weekend in NOrthern VirginiA, and finish with what could charitably be called "the sausage making before Turn Zero Lists" to land on a truly bonkers Shadow Collective list for Evan to run at NoVa!

We feel incredibly embarrassed that we had this awesome episode with Joa Mythar sitting in the archives when it was supposed to release earlier this summer. But the delayed gratification is worth the wait, because you get a double dose of TZL this week!

 

Lying in Tactical Strikes

(10) 793/800

Iden Versio (119) - Offensive Push (4)/Overwatch (4) - Iden's TL-50 Repeater (15)/Iden's DLT-20A Rifle (15) Iden's ID10 Seeker Droid (15) Imperial Officer (45)

Bossk (130) - Hunter (6) - Seize the Initiative (5) - Targeting Scopes (4)

Shoretroopers (54) - Recon Intel (2)

Shoretroopers (54) - Recon Intel (2)

DF-90 Mortar Trooper (38)

DF-90 Mortar Trooper (38)

Imperial Special Forces Inferno Squad (102) - Del Meeko (25) - Gideon Hask (29) - Offensive Push (4) - HQ Uplink (10)

Imperial Special Forces (99) - T-21 Special Forces Trooper (27) - Offensive Push (4)

Imperial Special Forces (99) - T-21 Special Forces Trooper (27) - Offensive Push (4)

Commands: •Ambush •Pulse Scan ••Reptilian Rampage ••Concussive Blast •••Tactical Strike •••Lying In Wait ••••Standing Orders

Battle Deck Objectives: - Intercept the Transmissions - Breakthrough - Recover the Supplies - Bombing Run

Deployments: - Battle Lines - Disarray - Hemmed In - Major Offensive

Conditions: - Rapid Reinforcements - Fortified Positions - Clear Conditions - Minefield

Paul Jones of the maple syrup mandos, fresh off his ironweld tournament win! We discuss The GT announcement, Pauls winning Dooku list and the droid meta amidst a world full Commandos, Range troopers and EXD. What can you do to prevent yourself from succumbing to the EXD menace!

This week on Turn Zero Lists, Keegan sits down with Matt Bronson, champion of both Legion by the Bay and the Lone Star Open (among many other accomplishments) to talk about how he's leading the charge to make the meta all about "how do I deal with Pykes?!"

 

799/800 (10 activations) Pyke Syndicate Capo (Improvised Orders) Pyke Syndicate Capo  Maul (Force Push, Burst of Speed, Vigilance, Seize the Initiative) Bossk (Hunter) 4× Pyke Syndicate Foot Soldiers (P13-M Disruptor Soldier, Pyke Syndicate Capo) 2× Pyke Syndicate Foot Soldiers  Commands: • Duel of the Fates, • Witch Magick, •• His Eminence, •• Reptilian Rampage, ••• Seize What Power We Can, ••• Lying In Wait, •••• Standing Orders

Nick and Keegan talk lasting impressions from GenCon, what units might be slept on in all the factions right now, and how so many Shadow Collective buses are scaring Keegan into changing his NOVA list one last time!

 

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Keegan talks to Matt about his new favorite double bounty CIS list, a first on TZL!

 

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797/800 11 Activations

Super Tactical Droid (Kalani) (Underworld Connections, Improvised Orders, Comms Relay) Bossk (Hunter, Targeting Scopes) Cad Bane (Situational Awareness, Up Close and Personal, Comms Relay) B1 Battle Droids (HQ Uplink) 2x B1 Battle Droids (Viper Recon Droid) 3x B1 Battle Droids (E-5s B1 Trooper) 2x DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid (Attack Protocols, Nose-Mounted Ion Blaster, Linked Targeting Array)

They Too Will Suffer•, I'm Your Worst Nightmare•, Orbital Strike••, Reptilian Rampage••, Do Not Underestimate Our Means•••, I Make the Rules Now•••, Standing Orders••••

Major Offensive, The Long March, Advanced Positions, Roll Out Key Positions, Bombing Run, Payload, Sabotage the Moisture Vaporators Supply Drop, Clear Conditions, Hostile Environment, Fortified Positions

Nick, Keegan, and special guest Jordan from Luminous Gaming discuss the news, how cool Cody is, and three great tournaments that all happened last weekend!

 

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