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Episode 407 - Legend and Relics The community has had the new Legend and Relics cards for a couple of weeks now so we take a look at some events from across the globe and chat about our own experiences of what's hot and what's not! GFA Open 2026 May - STAR WARS WEEEEK! https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30833/ Minden Mini Tournament https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/29111/ TNX casual May 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2683/players Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 11/05/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Lady Gaga, Doechii - RUNWAY (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 406 - PAPA (Don't Preach) Points Update It's a big one! (and slight late - sorry!) but Rich is joined by Tim and Liam to chat about the Post Adepticon Point Update (PAPA) from the X-wing Alliance! Also we run down the unrevealed Legends and Relics cards! https://www.xwing.life/resources Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 27/04/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (Official Video) [HD] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 405 - Spring Time Mandos EXCLUSIVE XWA PILOT REVEAL: DIS-L9B2 We're back from our Easter Break to chat about last weekend's event from Newport Pagnell that Tim attended to Stream, hosted by the Mandos, run at Players Paradice Gaming Centre. We then also chat about the cards revealed at Worlds that are coming from the next release from XWA - Legends and Relics - with an exclusive reveal of DIS-L9B2, a new Droid Tri-Fighter for CIS! Mandos Spring Championship https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/33895/ Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 20/04/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 404 - Chatting with the Champ - Worlds 2026 Fresh from his recent victory at the first every X-wing Alliance World Championship held at Adepticon last weekend we are joined by Innkeeper_One_Six! We chat about the event, what lists did well each day and in the cut and importantly chat to Innkeeper about his list and how he approached his games as well as taking the tried and tested online list back on to the tabletop! XWA Star Wars X-Wing World Championship 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2638/players 312 Squadron Streams Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@312squadronChicago Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich with special guest Tony 'Innkeeper_One_Six' Marchand Producer - Tim Recorded 23/03/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Outer Rim Heroes Intro - Nickel City Draft League Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 403 - World Watching It's almost time for the first ever X-wing Alliance run World Championships from Adepticon and although we can't be there we're excited to watch it live thanks to 312 Squadron - a massive shoutout to Nick Sperry and team for bringing the action to our screens! https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron As well as pre-Worlds chat like what list we would run if we were going we have an event from Nova Scotia to chat about! https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/32598/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 23/03/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei - Official Music Video Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 402 - System Open Warsaw Fresh from his trip to Poland and streaming the Warsaw System Open, Tim is joined by Liam and Rich to chat about the event, lists and results. What did the top of faction lists look like and how did everyone get on. A massive thankyou once again to the Polish System Organisers & Polish community for being excellent hosts! We definitely recommend a trip to Poland for X-wing - see you in Kraków March 2027! Polish Championships - System Open 2025/26 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/31625/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 09/03/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Tenacious D - Kielbasa (Official Audio) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 401 - STOver for another year What an event STO 2026 was! We needed a week to recover! Join the cast as we discuss STO and a few other events from around the globe plus some news from XWA regarding Worlds and Organised Play for 2026/27. SZ-Wing XWA-Squad-Championship Turnier 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30651/ XWA System Open Event - NJ, USA https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26550/ The Lake Washington Contest https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2554/rounds STO 2026 - Main Event https://www.longshanks.org/event/31509/ Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 02/03/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Gorillaz - The Happy Dictator ft. Sparks (Official Visualiser) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 400 - 7 years, multiple voices, One Podcast Back in January 2019 I'm not sure we thought we'd still be here 7 years later, some of the voices have changed but here we are! In case you missed the live stream recording on Sith_Taker_Tim on Twitch/Youtube - here is episode 400! Audio was a little janky to start and we may refer to things on screen but hopefully you can still appreciate this like normal! We are joined by Ryan Coyle from Iksentrik to talk about this years trophy for the Sith Taker Open plus Rich talks/shows off a few more bits. We also have some discussion but how to prep for big events. We also cover the latest news article from XWA showing off the X-wing Worlds 2026 prizes. Just the one event to cover this week and it's Sag Squadron's Valentines event https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/32517/ Thanks again for listening everyone! Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 09/02/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 399 - Space Cowboys & Interceptors We're nearly to 400 and this week we have an absolute slew of events to talk about! Both those yet to happen with ticket information on the 2026 Welsh Open, European System Open and World Team Championship, and also those from last weekend with events from across Europe & North America! Tickets & info for the Welsh Open 2026 www.facebook.com/events/1179205604149552/ European System Open & World Team Champs 2026 - Tickets & Info https://wtc-belgium.com/ IV Torneo X-Wing Alicante https://www.longshanks.org/event/31890/ Cad Bane Cup Berlin https://www.longshanks.org/event/31187/ TNX casual Feb 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2561 PSO Bydgoszcz 25/26 https://www.longshanks.org/event/31160/ Ewoks Against Cancer 2026 https://www.longshanks.org/event/31333/ Texas State Championship 2026 - X-Wing https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2461 Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 09/02/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy (Classic Radio mix) Remix - David Morales Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 398 - Haggis for Half Time Tim is back from Scotland and Liam and Rich chat to him about the event and the lists that did well at the Tartan Tusken System Open held at Common Ground Games in Stirling. This is the first of three XWA System Open's Tim is streaming over 6 weeks! We have a couple of other smaller events from Dublin and Brazil to chat about before trying to work out what is to be done about the all popular Scum & Villainy faction! Dublin 2026 tournament https://www.longshanks.org/event/30902/ 1ª Etapa - LPX 26 https://www.longshanks.org/event/31521/ Tartan Tusken System Open https://www.longshanks.org/event/25589/ If you missed any of the games live you can watch them back on Twitch (limited time) and YouTube https://twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim https://m.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams Cast - Liam, Tim, and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 02/02/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - TThe Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 397 - French & Canadian System Opens More events to chat through - although an apology about my (Tim's) audio! Tried to boost it where I could but seems to have come through super quiet! Thankfully Rich talks a lot so you should still get a worthwhile episode! Scattered Deck XWA Squadron Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2551 Strass wars System Open https://www.longshanks.org/event/29286/ Torchlight G&H X-Wing System Open https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/29346/ Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 19/01/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 396 - Gimme gimme more OP! Another week another slew of events & lists to chat about! We have an XWA Squad Championship from Norwich plus other events from Poland, Chile, Denmark and Chicago! PSO Lomza https://longshanks.org/event/30230/ Athena Games Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2505 Torneo verano X-Wing Chile https://www.longshanks.org/event/31073/ TRoA - NORDIC TABLETOP SHOWDOWN 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/29296/ Windy City Trials: New Years Edition https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2474 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 12/01/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 395 - 2nd is the new 1st We're back for a new year and this episode goes out to a special boy who's back on the daily commute! ;) New year means new OP! First we cover Tim's Revenge of Father Sithmas event which if you missed you can watch games three and four back on his Twitch and YouTube (links on our facebook page). Two players went unbeaten but all had a load of fun! We also cover Mr Wilson's recent event with his School club - Stag Squadron - and then it's off to Spain for another Festive casual event! Revenge of Father Sithmas https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/31111/ Chistmas Stag - 2025 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30985/ KW Xwing XWA 21 dic https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30515/ Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 05/01/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 394 - It's pronounced C-E-X It's the last episode of the year! Which we remembered just as we were wrapping up! (no pun intended!) We would like to thank everyone for listening this year and all those players and Tournament Organisers who have contributed to events we've covered (especially those who submit lists!) and all the guests who've joined us over the last 12 months! Keep an eye on Facebook for any live streams happening over the next week or two but otherwise we wish you & yours a very happy festive period however you may celebrate and all the luck on and off the table in 2026! This week we have a few events to cover including the culmination of 312 Squadrons Conquest Series plus some from across Europe! And as if it were a Christmas miracle Liam gets a job! But no, not THAT job! 312 Conquest Series: Global Conquest 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2509/players MeMo Sithmas! - Poalnd https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/29458/ Store Orleans Wargames 2025 - France https://www.longshanks.org/event/29887/ Assault on Oost - The Netherlands https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2491/players Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 15/12/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kylie Minogue - XMAS (Amazon Music Original) (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 393 - Is it the Boot of Boba Fett? Hot off the press Rich is joined by Tim and Liam to discuss the 50p 1.1 Points Update from The X-wing Alliance. What and why things may have been tweaked, and what do we think to the changes. Find the full announcement here: https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements But before we get in to points we cover a couple of events, the 2.0 Legacy event from the Leicester GT run in partnership with UKTC and the Studebaker XWA System Open from Midwest USA. X-Wing 2.0 at Leicester GT https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2409 Studebaker Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2215 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 01/12/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 392 - XWA Worlds Early Hype We have the first bits of information about what X-wing Worlds 2026 at Adepticon will look like (see our Facebook page from last Sunday for details). Tim will be heading out to Milwaukee in March and hope many others from across the community will also! For now it's a just a general chat and first we have some Organised Play to cover! First we head down to TNX Squadron's Christmas get together and then it's off to Canada for the Brew Wizards Squad Championship before chatting a little about the 2.0 Legacy event happening at UKTC's Leicester GT this weekend. TNX-mass 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2459/players Brew Wizards XWA Squad championship https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/29261/ Cast - Liam, Tim, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 01/12/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody (Official Top Of The Pops Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 391 - Ch-Checkin out the OP scene Rich is joined by Tim and Liam for a round up of recent events including ones from Czech Republic and Brazil plus XWA System Opens from Spain and the USA! Bitva o preziti https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30082/ Liga Brtherhood Brasília https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/30082/ Gastropen 2025 System Open Spain https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/25962/ Indianapolis X-Wing Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2479/ 2025 PAX Unplugged XWA System Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2400 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 17/11/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 390 - Pomerania Open 25 We're back covering some recent events including an XWA System Open from Poland - Pomerania System Open 25/26 - and the latest 312 Squadron Conquest event - the Alamo Conquest! Pomerania System Open 25/26 https://www.longshanks.org/event/25579/ Live stream https://www.youtube.com/@TridentSquadron 312 Conquest Series: Alamo Conquest https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2391 Cast - Liam, Ben, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 17/11/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Techno - Tetris (Remix) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 389 - Cornish Nationals 25 This week the cast are joined by the Finalists from last weekends Cornish Nationals, run by Tin Squadron, Chris Burnett and Steve Boulton. We chat about this event and a few others including the recent 2025 San Francisco System Open - which if you missed was stream by 312 sqn on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron We round out the show by chatting to everyone about how they are finding the new 50pt XWA system, including scenario scoring and general list building & meta. Special shout out to Team France for winning the 2025 XTC! They beat US Islands in the Final, who themselves should be congratulated for being the only unbeaten team to make it to the finals! However Aurélien and co managed to win the round that really matted and took the title! Well done all! Cornish Nationals 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/23525/ 2025 California System Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2410 Squabblin' Goblin Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2394 Houston Apollo X-Wing XWA Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2453 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich with special guests Chris Burnett and Steve Boulton Producer - Tim Recorded 10/11/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - “Golden” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 388 - 50 shades of XWA Tim is joined by Ben and Liam to chat about the 50 point update from XWA! New points, restricted list, scenario scoring, load outs - it's all changing but what do we think! Find all the useful documents here: https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 20/10/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - 50 Cent - In Da Club (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 387 - Stag Squadron Champs & more Another bumper show of Organised Play from across the globe to cover this week! We have a re-cap of the 2025 XTC - online X-wing Team Championships - where we are down to 4 teams but still all to play for in the double-elimination format! We then jump around from a Spanish Team event to System Opens from Orleans, France and Calgary, Canada, and finish up covering the well attended Stag Squadron Squad Champs from the UK which saw a familiar name turn up, avoid playing any of the school kids and walk away with their top prize! XTC 2025 https://challonge.com/vyjtr9ol T3-TO Brawls https://www.longshanks.org/event/25816/ Orléans System Open https://www.longshanks.org/event/25948/ 186th Squadron XWA X-Wing Store Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/28289/ Chinook Squadron System Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2265/players Stag Squadron Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/29187/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 20/10/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd - Proper Education (Official Music Video) | Ministry of Sound Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 386 - New Vegas in the Fall We have a load of events from all across the globe and further afield! London, Vegas, Netherlands and even Middle Earth! Rich is joined by Tim and Liam to run down the events, lists and results and giving those players topping the charts the props they deserve! LGT 2025 - Star Wars: X-Wing https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2077 X-Wing XWA System Open at The Las Vegas Open 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2425/players Magic Stronghold Store Champs https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2437 So long.. 2: Still here https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2370/players 312 Conquest Series: Middle Earth Conquest https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/rollbetter/2136 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 06/10/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+ Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 385 - Tauntaun Tours Rich is joined by Tim and Liam to chat about the recent Polish System Open (XWA System Open) from Warsaw and the Tauntaun Open (XWA Squadron Championship) events. We chat about the lists that did well and those that caught our eye. We wrap up the show with some honest discussion about the changes to scenario scoring now we've been playing them for a few weeks. Warszawa PSO https://www.longshanks.org/event/27404/ Tauntaun Open 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/23396/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 22/09/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Elley Duhe - MONEY ON THE DASH | Animated Video Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 384 - World Team Champs 2025 Another bumper show of events as we finally get around to discussing the World Team Champs from Mechelen, Belgium, before discussing a few singles events from across Europe. We'll finish off the Warszawa Polish System Open next week. WTC Battle for Malinas Team Event 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/27789/ [SZ-Wing] - German XWA System Open 25|26 https://www.longshanks.org/event/26245/ XWA Squad Championship Alicante 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/27573/ Kirton Games X-Wing Summer Tournament https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/27931/ Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 16/09/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Wet Leg - catch these fists (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 383 - Summer Solo's We're back after a few weeks off for Summer holidays, moving home and travelling for events with the first of two episodes catching up on all the X-wing that's been going on! We'll be back next year with coverage of the X-wing team event from the WTC. This week we focus on a few single player events that have taken place: TNX - XWA Store champs 06/09/25 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2330/players NOVA Open XWA System Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2359 European System Open - Mechelen, Belgium https://www.longshanks.org/event/27788/ Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 08/09/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - VINCENT GROSS & OLAF DER FLIPPER - DRINKING WINE FEELING FINE (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 382 - Lone Star Open 2025 Rich is back from his holiday's to take the helm again, and this week we cover a couple of events - Polish System Open (online event) and the XWA System Open - The Lone Star Open! PSO 2025 online https://www.longshanks.org/event/27080/ LSO 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2190 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 11/08/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Confidence Man & JADE - gossip (official video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 381 - Board in Brum Squad Champs 25 This week Tim & Liam are joined by Steel City's greatest Tom to chat about the recent XWA Squad Championship from Board in Brum! We also chat about how we're finding the new scoring and Ancient Knowledge! Standings, results and lists can be found here: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26688/ Streamed games can be found here: www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/tip Cast - Liam, Tim and special guest Tom Veale Producer - Tim Recorded 04/08/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 380 - Ancient Knowledge A mini podcast for this week as Tim is moving house and Rich & Ben are on holiday! But with the news from XWA about the changes to scenario scoring and a brand new scenario we couldn't just skip this week! Big thanks to Chris Burnett from Tin Squadron for jumping in and helping us with his playtest insights! check out https://www.xwing.life/ for more info! Cast - Tim, Liam, and special guest Chris Burnett Producer - Tim Recorded 27/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 379 - Prince of Wales Tim and Liam return after a successful weekend at the Welsh Open 2025 - the first ever XWA System Open - and chat about how they got on at the event, on and off the table top! We also chat generally about the event and how much we enjoyed the trip to Cardiff! Before we chat over Liam's games and route to the final we have a quick chat about the GFA Open from Hungary. Games from the Welsh Open can be watched back on Twitch AND YouTube - if you haven't done already please follow us on Twitch and subscribe on YouTube - both are free and you'll get notified when new videos go live! Be sure to check you're watching back in 1080p! https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos https://www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/ Event links: X-Wing Welsh Open 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/26648/ Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/8846 GFA Open 2025 July https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26807/ Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 21/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 378 - Throwing down the Gauntlet 2025 This week Rich and Liam chat about the Gauntlet and how this ship may suddenly be a lot more viable for players following the recent XWA points update! Before that however we have a few events to chat about including the Tin Squadron Squad Championship and the The Windy City Trials 2025! Blue Squadron 2025 - 36 player team event from Brazil https://www.longshanks.org/event/26289/ Tin Squadron Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/26540/ The Windy City Trials 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2174 Which was streamed by 312 Squadron https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 14/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Superman Soundtrack | The Mighty Crabjoys Theme - The Mighty Crabjoys | WaterTower Music Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 377 - It's the Rich-istance! We're back with a bumper episode! Last weekend Rich and Tim headed to Sheffield for the Steel City Squadrons X-wing Team event and both had a great weekend, Rich on the tabletop and Tim behind (or in front!) of the camera! We chat about Rich's list, the event and streaming. We also get time to catch up on a few other events. First another Team event, but this time from Canada, with the Grand River X-wing Team Tournament, then a couple of singles events including one from Stag Squadron! Sith Taker Tim on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim Grand River X-Wing Team Tournament 2025 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2U-170day2J2aGLfkwoHmU8EPIVbMOsOZvmn1KZSkc/edit?usp=sharing TCX Squadron Contest I https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2241 July Stag 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/27046/ Steel City Squadrons https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/21272/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 08/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Jackson 5 - I want you back Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 376 - June 25 Points update The team get together to chat about the latest points update from the X-wing Alliance, what changes we think will have players excited and what we may be looking at trying! Some old ships coming back in to the light, and some pilots we've never heard of before! But before that we have a couple of events to chat about including the 312 Squadron Conquest Series: Gotham City event and one from Brazil! New point can be found here: https://www.xwing.life/resources/points 312 Conquest Series: Gotham City Conquest https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1958 CBX Qualifier 2025 BH - Brazil https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26014/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 23/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Foo Fighters - The Pretender Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 375 - Double Coin Club We're back with another OP packed episode with a slew of events from across Europe and North America plus we have another inductee to the 'double coin club' after Chris Burnett shows Liam how easy it is to pick up another Squad Championship victory! We also chat about the news from XWA about the System Open kit contents! X-Wing Alliance 2025/26 Season System Open Kit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eAc5qP9hipLkL543eLcC_FTVvDBOriqnj7Cp9To6ME/edit?tab=t.0 Mandos summer championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/26357/ I Am Your Father Day - An X-Wing Event https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26506/ Krakow PSO https://www.longshanks.org/event/25747/ BKG X-Wing XWA Store Championship https://longshanks.org/event/25372/ Michiana Marauders Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2187 Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 16/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 374 - COPR and Coins Lot's of Organized Play news to chat about this week, hot off the press Tim is able to chat to us about Version 1.1 of XWA's Competitive Organized Play Regulations or COPR. And we also chat about XWA's updated 1st year road map! But before we get in to that we have a couple of XWA Squad Championships to chat about, one from Scotland and one from USA! Tartan Tusken Trial XIX - CGG Store Championships https://www.longshanks.org/event/24326/ Geek Out's Squadron (Store) Championship 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2186/players XWA Competitive Organized Play Doc https://www.xwing.life/organized-play/op-resources Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 09/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 373 - UK Games Expo 25 This week it's just Tim & Liam chatting about last weekend's X-wing event from the UK Games Expo! They both chat about the convention in general, what lists did well and what they thought of the event overall. Spoilers - they may be a little biased! Rollbetter standings, lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2037/players Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/8320 Cast - Tim & Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 02//2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (2009 Digital Remaster) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 372 - He doesn't always fly like a Potato After a successful day's playing & streaming at the Element Games XWA Squad Championships Rich, Liam and Tim get together to chat about the event. We also have some time to chat about the prize support for this weekend's X-wing at UK Games expo plus X-wing events from Wales, Canada and Poland! You can watch the action back from the Element Games Squad Champs here: https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim Exile Squadron Xwing @ the Arena https://www.longshanks.org/event/26010/ CTC Star Wars X-Wing Ottawa Grand Tournament https://www.longshanks.org/event/23448 Poznan PSO https://www.longshanks.org/event/25123/ Element Games XWA Squadron event https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/25736/ Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 26/05/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - alt-J - In Cold Blood (Baauer Remix) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 371 - Rise of the Squad Champs We're well in to May and starting to see a load more events around the globe! This week the cast chats over lists doing well at 5 events from the UK, Europe and Brazil! Plus we chat about the upcoming Squad Championship at Element Games that we'll be streaming at (twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim) plus UK Games Expo! TNX May 3rd 2025 England - 8 players https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2166/players SZ-Wing Blaster-Cup 2025 [XWA] Germany - 33 players https://listfortress.com/tournaments/8021 GFA Open - 2025 Május - The rise of the new SLs Hungary - 15 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/23909/ 6ª Etapa - LPX 25 Brazil - 12 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/25612/ X-Wing Squad Championships - Neutral Ground England - 12 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/24068/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 19/05/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Go-Jo - Milkshake Man | Australia 🇦🇺 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025 Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 370 - May OP Madness Audio warning - apologies, my mic has had an off night so my audio is very ropey! May is upon us and not only is it the start of the OP season for XWA it's also May 4th/Revenge of the 5th so several events happening to chat about! Richmond Open 2025 (AMG points) USA 23 players https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2139 312 Squadron Conquest Series: Crumpet Conquest Online 38 players https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1957 TableBound May 4th XWA Squad Championship Canada 21 players https://www.longshanks.org/event/22657/ Dogfights at the Forge Canada 14 players https://www.longshanks.org/event/24624/ Kirton Games X-Wing Spring Tournament UK 12 players https://www.longshanks.org/event/25280/ Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 05/05/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Outkast - So Fresh, So Clean (Official HD Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 369 - Loving the new loadouts On this weeks show the cast chat about some of their experiences of the new XWA standard loadouts and how they are featuring at events. Event coverage we have a 52 player in-person XWA event from Poland, 18 player in-person AMG event from Canada and the first of 312 Squadron's Conquest online events using XWA points - the 61 player Windy City Conquest! Mistrzostwa Polski 2025 https://longshanks.org/event/24113/ WetCoast AMG Star Wars X-Wing GT https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1823 312 Conquest Series: Windy City Conquest https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1956 Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 29/04/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Steam Powered Giraffe - Pink Pony Club Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 368 - Wisdom of the Ancients We got a little bit swamped with X-wing content with all the new releases coming out of the X-wing Alliance we completely missed a fantastic article friend of the show (and occasional target of our jokes) Steve Boulton wrote! Steve got several regular 'top' tournament players together and asked them a serious of questions to determine what makes a good player top tier. We were really impressed with the article and wanted to chat about. Thanks to Steven and Dylan for bringing it together. We round out the show with chat about the new releases and what we've been using. https://exilesquadron.com/xwing/making-the-cut/ Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 14/04/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 367 - A new hope is here! XWA release their first official content, we've seen the spoilers but we haven't seen everything - and we have points for all the new ships! The cast chat about new & spoiled ships and now we have points what we think will feature and what we're excited to fly. We also give some shout outs to the Polish Championship happening 26/27 April and congratulations to Tom Veal & Team for emerging victorious at the 312 Squadron Team League (several games of which streamed by sith_taker_tim on Twitch). Print & play / new content section from XWA https://www.xwing.life/resources/xwa-content Points https://www.xwing.life/resources/points Infinite Arenas https://infinitearenas.com/ The Polish Championship https://www.facebook.com/events/663077006378710 Cast - Rich, Ben Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 07/04/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Queen - Play The Game (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 366 - The Wolds are not enough Another bumper Organised Play episode - and we're not here just talking about Calen Wong's triumphant rise to becoming the 2025 X-wing World Champion! A massive congratulations to Calen from all at the Sith Takers! After we've covered the action from Milwaukee, USA we turn our sights to Yorkshire for the Wolds Championships where 28 players who couldn't make the trip to the States battled it out in a XWA points event. Finally we cover the online Polish System Open that Liam played in! X-Wing 2025 World Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2106 Yorkshire Wolds Championships https://www.longshanks.org/event/23384/ PSO 2025 ONLINE – TURNIEJ OTWARCIA SEZONU https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/24070/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 31/03/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 365 - Scum & Swag Warning - there are some audio issues this week! Sorry! This week the team is joined by XWA Prize Lead Dylan to chat about the final XWA Scum & Villainy spoilers and to dish the dirt on the first Squad Championship kit from the XWA - what will we be playing for, what will the alt arts be and of course what will the winner get! Hopefully by the time this episode comes out you can find the article on Dylan's blog with lovely pics here: https://exilesquadron.com/ If not check out the XWA website and it should be there along with the final Scum spoilers! https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements Finally anyone going to Worlds - safe trips, have fun & hope you all have great games! Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim and special guest Dylan Producer - Tim Recorded 25/03/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - SABATON - Bismarck (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 364 - Here come the Resistance, again! We're back with chat about Resistance standard loadouts from XWA, more OP news from XWA and a couple of events one of which was run by Liam! GT X WING de Normadie By AMG - except it's XWA! https://www.longshanks.org/event/19461/ Board in Brum - X-wing March https://www.longshanks.org/event/23323 Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 17/03/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Skillet - "The Resistance" [Official Lyric Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 363 - XWA OP on the way! It's a bumper episode today with First Order and Resistance spoilers from the XWA, a slew of events from across the globe and then Tim chats about the recent Organised Play news from XWA! Find out what a Squad Championship is, what the OP pyramid is and what you could win if you emerge victorious at one of these events! Plus we chat about the first XWA System Open - The Welsh Open! Which tickets are now on sale for: https://www.thebattlefields.co.uk/events-at-the-battlefields/star-wars-x-wing-welsh-open-2025-cardiff XWA Organised Play announcements https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements#h.2eo1y5fhvt0f Excelsior - Feb '25 - UK https://www.longshanks.org/event/23640/ Xwing | Mox Boarding House - USA https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2019 SZ-WING goes XWA - Make X-Wing great again [XWA] - Germany https://listfortress.com/tournaments/7163 GFA Open - 2025 Március - Hungary https://www.longshanks.org/event/22469/ Strass Wars VII - The Strass Awakens - France https://www.longshanks.org/event/21934/ Torneio de Março X-wing - Brazil https://www.longshanks.org/event/23850/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 03/03/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (Official Audio) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 362 - We love new points! Dropping just in time for Valentines we have version 4 of the Beta points from XWA and the cast chat through their thoughts on the changes! Plus a little chat about Kylo & Mando Standard Loadouts and a bit of Organised Play News! https://www.xwing.life/resources/pointshttps://www.xwing.life/resources/points Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 17/02/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - LITTLE BIG – TCHAIKOVSKY (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 361 - Chatting with the Champ STO 2025 This week the cast catch up with the 2025 Sith Taker Open Champion Dom Flannigan and chat about his take on CIS that saw him take the top spot and the big event of the year! We round out the show with some chat about the recent Polish System Open X-Wing Championship final from Gdansk and a couple of Standard loadouts coming from the XWA. Sith Taker Open 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/22439/ Gdansk PSO X-Wing Championship 2024 https://longshanks.org/event/15021/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Dom Flannigan Producer - Tim Recorded 10/02/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Mingle Game Song “Round and Round” Lyric Video | Squid Game: Season 2 | Netflix Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 360 - STO 2025 Round-up We're just getting over an amazing weekend of X-wing! Next week we'll be joined by the Event Champion Dom Flannigan so this week Rich & Ben chat about the event from a Tournament Organisers point of view and Tim & Liam chat about it from a players perspective. We cover the lists in cut and chat about the social & side events surrounding the main event! And of course the people who made the event such a success and a lot of fun for all involved! Sith Taker Open 2025 - 136 player XWA points https://www.longshanks.org/event/22439/ Sith Taker Open Day 2 - AMG GT - 57 players https://www.longshanks.org/event/22440/ Sith Taker Open Day 2 - XWA Doubles https://www.longshanks.org/event/22475/ Cast - Rich, Ben Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 03./02/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Mingle Game Song “Round and Round” Lyric Video | Squid Game: Season 2 | Netflix Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 359 - Getting ready for The Big Show! Here we go! It's almost here! THE big X-wing show of the year - Sith Taker Open 2025! Rich is joined by a rather congested Tim (sorry) and Ben (also sorry ;) ) to chat about our big annual x-wing event happening in Stockport, UK! 130-140 pilots using XWA points will be joining us for casual games & pre-event social on the Friday, Swiss with potential play-in round on Saturday and then Top 16 plus side events on the Sunday! Find out some of what will be going on this weekend in this weeks show! Plus don't forget to tune in to the final ever live stream from Firecast Focus who will be covering the event for your viewing pleasure! https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus (check them a sub/prime sub as a thankyou if you can!) We round out the show covering AMG GTs from Canada and Australia plus an XWA points event from Germany! It's a Trap - Kiepencon 2025 - Germany XWA Points https://www.longshanks.org/event/22675/ AMG X-Wing Grand Tournament @ CANCON 2025 - Canberra, Down Under https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1822 OFFICIAL AMG X-WING GRAND TOURNAMENT - Ontario, Canada https://www.longshanks.org/event/22124/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 27/01/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Big Show Entrance Video - WWE Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 358 - 312 Conquest Series This week the cast are joined by 312 Squadron leader Nick Sperry to chat about their upcoming online events - the Conquest Series! A series of online events in different time zones where the winners will qualify for a global final! We also chat to Nick about he and others got on at the AMG GT from the Las Vegas Open. And finally we cover the recent XWA events from Poland and France. 312 Conquest Series info https://tinyurl.com/frvc74kd LVO day 1 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1932 LVO day 2 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1934 LOV Top Cut https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1931 Poznan X-Wing Store Championship 2024 PSO https://www.longshanks.org/event/15026/ Tournoi Orleans Wargames Janvier 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/21708/ Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim with special guest Nick Sperry Producer - Tim Recorded 20/01/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Jungle Book - I Wanna Be Like You Used without permission - it's just for fun!