It's a full cast episode! Innes, Nathan, Jeremy, and Anthony are here to talk about this week in Competitive stats, why Drukhari aren't great (but they are good!), and what the Stat Check team is bringing to Champions Cup!

Champions of 40k is a podcast that seeks to celebrate the people that make our hobby great. Hosted by Steve Joll. 

He is the Goblin King. Well - one of the Goblin Kings. Jacob Thayer is one of the founding fathers of Hobby Goblins, which started as a humble hobby group and has grown into an 40k movement, while remaining humble!

In this conversation, the more I try and push on Jacob that he is incredibly talented, the more he puts it all at the feet of his team. But while he's not accepting the accolades - he absolutely deserves them. Seriously. Google Jacob Thayer Orks and see his work. It's ridiculous.  

Anyway - I hope you enjoy this chat - he's the man with the golden voice.  

You can find the Hobby Goblins facebook page here. 

And this is the HG youtube channel.

Go like the Champions of 40k facebook page. 

Or come and say hi on Instagram - I'd love to hear from you. It's mostly hobby stuff on Insta ... but still. 

Steve. 

Nathan and Jeremy are here with special (recurring) guest Frank, author of 40k Dirtsheets! Let's take a look at what's making Pariah tick the first couple weeks.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/frank.orrego/viz/40kDirtSheets/The40kDirtSheets

In this episode Typhus is joined by Nathan Roberts to dissect Team France lists and talk about their team composition.

In this episode Typhus is joined by Nathan Roberts to dissect Team Germany lists and talk about their team composition.

In this episode Typhus is joined by Nathan Roberts to dissect Team Australia lists and talk about their team composition.

Tim and Skari talk Drukhari, Necrons, WTC, and the concept of "Killing Your Darlings".

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In this episode Typhus is joined by Nathan Roberts to dissect Team USA's lists and talk about their team composition. Link to the Contact Lost Creme de la Creme WTC series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lUgVmZCs1k&list=PLPmXz8Uo8KTTZFYm70SrSwFnnMdnhoTBY

WTC is here! The Warmasters kicks off in one week, and the WTC proper in 9 days! Join Jeremy, Innes, and Nathan as they explore the week in stats, discuss the WTC pod phase, and as they try not to get out-drafted by the audience in the annual WTC draft!

In this episode of Enter The Matrix, Typhus with Nathan Roberts go into the details of the roles of coaches and captains within the team, and what do they mean.

Link to the Contact Lost series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lUgVmZCs1k&list=PLPmXz8Uo8KTTZFYm70SrSwFnnMdnhoTBY

WTC list submission is 3 days away and the boys are getting ready!

This week we have Innes, Nathan, and a very slightly late Jeremy on board to discuss the week in competitive Warhammer 40k, build some more hype for WTC, and answer your questions!

Cliff and Tim talk reward program tips and tricks, credit scores, ruminate on positivity during adversity, and answer 2 hours worth of questions from listeners.

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(apologies for the audio quality on this one - Innes' laptop is rebelling and our usual recording system also broke down)

The first super-major of 10th edition has come and gone - we have another busy weekend of events to discuss. Innes and Anthony talk about preparing for the WTC, they're thoughts on the meta so far, and how many Wraith Knights could stand on a pin head.

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Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy are here this week to talk about the first weekend of events with Pariah Nexus (stats included!) and also to talk about what a WTC psyop is and what a WTC psyop isn't.

The Scottish invasion of Poland is underway, so this week Nathan and Anthony are joined by Jeremy to discuss the week in Warhammer 40k. Weekly stats, the impact of last week's balance pass, and what's to come is all talked about.

Check out the show's sponsor, Red Dragon Comics, Cards, and Games in Ottawa, Canada: https://www.red-dragon.ca

Typhus is joined by Nathan Roberts, as they talk history of ETC/WTC throughout the years, in the new series Road to WTC.

It's the 4th of July so Anthony's off being patriotic. Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy commiserate over the first full weekend of 10th edition events, wherein 8 out of 10 events (GT+) were won by the same faction. Can you guess which?

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Cliff and Tim return with another episode dedicate to the big stompy boys of the world of Warhammer 40,000 - Knights! It's a mega tier list episode where they review both variants - Imperial and Chaos Knights while digging into how to get the most bullet for your point!

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It's our fiftieth (give or take) episode! So it's a listener question extravaganza! Innes, Anthony, and Nathan take on your 10th edition Warhammer 40,000 questions, talk briefly about the few events this past weekend, and generally muck about.

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It's nearly here! On the eve of the Leviathan launch, the whole (regular) crew is here! Innes, Anthony, Nathan, and Jeremy discuss the points, the good, the bad, and the ugly of 10th edition so far. Oh and we've played a bunch of games and have some thoughts...

This week Tim and Cliff are joined by Chris June from Phoenix Gaming to discuss life in the mid-west, what it's like running events and balancing life with 40k!

The indexes have begun to arrive - and there's a lot to unpack. Join Innes, Anthony, Nathan, and Jeremy as they (briefly) review the Space Marine, Tyranids, and Chaos indexes released for 10th edition Warhammer 40,000.

(Note from Jeremy - we've put a pause on stats reporting as 9th edition is more or less irrelevant - we will restart it once we start getting 10th edition events in the coming weeks)

This weekend Innes and Anthony are joined by the illustrious Sam Lemin of Down Under 40k / Wide World of Warhammer - check him out at https://www.youtube.com/@downunder40k29!

The crew talk about all the reveals this weekend at the Kansas City Open, while Anthony reflects on how his weekend was, with Team Art of War securing the grand prize of Best General.

It's a mega episode! Two and a half hours of talking 9th edition (specifically Nachmund, Nephilim, and Arks of Omen) statistics, trends, and some psychic damage.

Nathan and Jeremy are joined by X and 1 host and Dashboard Daddy Cliff Thomas to discuss the edition since the team first got together in February of 2022. They also take your questions on the meta, what they've learned as the edition has gone one, and also look a little bit at what's been previewed for 10th edition in the last week.

Holy smokes welcome to 10.5. The boys on StatCheck had a whole lot to say, but we've got a whole lot more.

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This episode has Tim and an intermittent Cliff joined by Canadian WTC player Francois Lalonde. The group discusses the challenges with playing at a top competitive level while balancing work, marriage, and raising two children.

Nathan's away and so Jeremy gets to handle the stats segment!

Innes, Anthony, and Jeremy are here to discuss the latest happenings in competitive Warhammer 40k. They go over the week's 10th edition previews, talk about getting ready for their last events of the edition, and take your questions about their favourite moments of 9th edition.

Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy are once again on the hunt for stats - how hard is it to get the various Blessings of Khorne? They discuss the odds, the challenges in predicting combinations, and whether you are ever truly blessed by Khorne. They also review the stats for Warhammer 40,000 events for the weekend of May 12-13, and take your questions.

The team is short a Stats Dad, so they invite TJ to join and discuss his latest Major win at the Richmond Open. Innes, Anthony, and Jeremy discuss the previews for #new40k, talk about what's left to learn, and look towards the next edition.

Tim and Cliff are joined by Anthony Vanella and Jim Stanley. Jim is a commission painter who has painted the vast amount of Anthony's armies. They talk about rediscovering one's passion for the game, how commission painting works, and reflect on the past edition of Warhammer 40,000 while looking ahead to the next one

Innes returns to the show, fresh from his victory at the 359-person, 9-round Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament at Warhammer Fest in Manchester.

The team goes over the week in stats, talks about the latest news for #new40k, and Innes discusses the more interesting moments in his 9-game undefeated run.

Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy gather to discuss the week in competitive Warhammer 40k. They look at the early effects of the final dataslate of 9th edition on the meta as the first full weekend of results has come in. Jeremy goes through the highlights of his recent tournament in Trois-Rivières where he procured an invite to the GW World Championships of Warhammer in November.

In this episode of X and 1, the audience is treated to dataslate takes no one asked for. Cliff and Tim talk about how they are finishing out the edition. Tim talks about his most recent article on Stat Check on building a roadmap to improving one's gameplay while Cliff waxes poetic about what Deathwatch look like with the final slate in place.

Innes and Anthony are recovering from winning Alpine Cup so Jeremy, Nathan, and Cliff step up to discuss the Arks meta to date, how much of an impact the freshly released dataslate is going to have, and what to look forward to with the new edition of Warhammer 40,000.

If the podcast was Seinfeld, this is a filler show. Nothing much happened this week in 40k. Aside from the Lion and Dante having their datasheets revealed! Typhanella joins us from Poland while Innes prepares to travel to the Alpine Cup. GW please give us the dataslate this week!

Anthony is back post-slate and he's got his takes!

Join Innes, Anthony, and Nathan as they discuss the slate, what it means for the missions, and the Pariah Nexus!

Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy gather to review the week in competitive Warhammer 40k. They discuss the latest 10th edition news, discuss where the lame duck meta is at, and talk about things to come.

The whole crew is here and they're joined by special guest and Team Scotland member Brian Seipp!

Brian and Innes have returned from making top cut at the Manchester GT, Anthony returns victorious from All Is Dust, Nathan comes back from having a successful Adepticon Teams event, and Jeremy is just recovering from running All Is Dust.

Cliff is putting on his trainers and Innes is coaching him! Hosted by Tim, they talk through how to identify where you are as a competitive Warhammer 40,000 player and how to grow from there.

The meta seems to be quite scuffed - Dark Angels won 5 events last weekend. What can we do about it? Nathan, Innes, and Anthony discuss.

Innes, Anthony, and Nathan are joined by special guest John Lennon to discuss the meta, take your questions, and rant a little bit about Eldar.

Cliff and Tim welcome special guest Nicholas Blackburn who goes over the challenges of organizing a large tournament in his hometown while balancing being a spouse and parent. Cliff goes over the updated to the Meta Data Dashboard, and Tim gives a rundown of his progress in the Vibe Check league and his recent GT.

Adam Camilleri makes a special appearance to chew out all the Dark Angels players. The team discuss the meta, whether the game is balanced, and take your questions.

On today's show, Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy dive deep into the current meta, discussing what drives the top dogs of the Arks of Omen Meta - Dark Angels, Iron Hands, and Genestealer Cults. They talk about how to play into each of them, what is driving their success, and how to best address the perceived imbalances.

Typhus talks with David Gaylard (Dice Down), Mitch Beard (Team Iceland) and Pumba (Team Poland) about their prep for ITT (5 man team tournament) and how much their approach to this event differs from their regular UKTC events. 

Stat Check's X and 1 is a show dedicated to players who are looking to be as successful as they can be given limited time - players who are also parents, busy professionals, folks with limited time on their hands - if this sounds like you, then this is your show!

On this episode, Mitch Beard (Team Iceland, Sister Act 40k) joins Cliff and Tim as they discuss making the most out of your practice time, winning the mental game, and the challenges of limited time in the hobby.

Champions of 40k is a podcast that celebrates the awesome people that play, paint, talk about and create content in our hobby. People like 'Katie Plays 40k'. 

Katie Foad made me a cup of tea once. Maybe one of the greatest cups of tea I've ever had. I was visitng the Tabletop Tactics studios in Chippenham, England and about to play a game with Chef, so the situation itself was pretty great too.

In this episode we talk about Katie's audition to get the job at TT, being a woman in the world of 40k, mental health (Katie actually has a degree in this, so she's qualified to discuss it), and lots more. 

You can find the Tabletop Tactics website here. 

And this is their Youtube channel. 

Go like the Champions of 40k facebook page. 

Or come and say hi on Instagram - I'd love to hear from you. It's mostly hobby stuff on Insta ... but still. 

I hope you enjoy the episode - Steve. 

On today's show, Innes, Nathan, and Jeremy welcome friend of the show TJ Lanigan on to talk about Chaos in general, share his tips for both playing with and against Chaos Daemons, and field your questions about the meta.

Innes, Anthony, Nathan, and Jeremy review the Arks of Omen Meta so far. Innes gives instructions on how to beat Genestealer Cult (who are top dogs in the meta), and the team take your questions.

Stat Check's X and 1 is a show dedicated to players who are looking to be as successful as they can be given limited time - players who are also parents, busy professionals, folks with limited time on their hands - if this sounds like you, then this is your show! We go over lists that are relatively straightforward to play, quick to hobby, with a high potential performanc ceiling as you improve at the game. We also focus on expectation management given our constraints - Cliff and Tim are both working parents, and will be sharing their lessons learned on balancing their passion for the game with the demands of their off-table responsibilities.

"Unga Bunga" players, "Oops all Greater Demons", Ork Players, Knights players, "Aggressive" players - you are all welcome here. We cover list construction, in-game approaches, and hobby procedures from some of the best players in the world to ensure you have the best game experience possible while running the models you love."