The Trolls are joined by our friend Steve and engage in a waffle about 4th Edition KoW Playtesting, The upcoming year for Masters, the future of the UK Tournament scene, Clash of Kings 2026 and World Peace*, listen as we try and chart a path through untested waters in this period of change for our favourite Hobby

*World Peace was not really discussed

The Mantic Release Hub for 4th Edition is Here

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The KoWMasters site mentioned in the Podcast is Here

The Trolls run through the 4th Edition rules that have been released to Date, correlating them from separate Blogs into one coherent Podcast, or as coherent as Two Trolls can be ! Using special TrollIntelligence* techniques to analyse and discuss the various changes and their impact so far. Taking on the roles of PosiTroll and MehTroll we try and look at both sides of the spectrum of KoW Fans responses to Mantic's announcements.

*No Trolls were harmed in their attempted use of Intelligence.

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Just a short episode to catch up with events and to shout out for coming events , not a long episode and no guests because apparently One of the Trolls is a Lazy Arse ! find out which one by listening to the episode :)

Forlorn Hope Tournament Details Here

Shroud of St Helens Details  Here

Trollfest Details Here

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Dan Bar Joins the Trolls for a waffle about Local events , their lists and players, We then discuss pressing issues for hobbyists such as Knife safety, First aid and the safe removal of models from bases, throw in some discussion of Car parks and walking and you have the perfect way to chillax and listen to over an hour of Wargaming Waffle.

No Trolls were harmed in the production of this Podcast

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The John Undercroft Group Dan mentions is Here

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The Trolls perform the draw and review the Army lists of the participants of one of our local scenes most iconic events, the Farm Wars series of mini Tournaments, this is the beating heart of what has become known as the "Cumbrian Meta" for Kings of War,. the defining workshop of meets that allows the top Players from the Region to hone their lists and sharpen their plays.

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The Trolls Welcome Fraser Scott to the studio , when we asked the Tinternet for topics and themes for shows,. Fraser suggested we talk to a newcomer to the UK Kings of War scene,. so not wanting to miss the opportunity for a good waffle the Trolls invited Fraser to the Warriors Hall and subjected him to our in depth and penetrating questions*

Listen to the episode in wonder as we delve into the world of a newly hatched Kings of War Fanatic :)

You can find a list of upcoming UK events Here

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*Actually Waffle.

The Trolls are joined by Honorary Troll Andy to share their wisdom on how to run a Kings of War Tournament from the ground up. they discuss, amongst a plethora of vital information, such things as Venues, Scoring Systems Rulespacks and Spoons, Cows also get a quick mention.

Mostly they stay on topic and hopefully any prospective Tournament Organiser will find this Helpful !

The KoWMasters Guide to Tournament Players Etiquette can be found HERE

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The Trolls are joined by Internet Celeb and all round nice Guy, Steve Hildrew, to discuss some of the questions posed by listeners over the past few Days on Social Media. Thanks to all for your Questions and the suggestions for Show Topics, some of which are already being scheduled for recording.

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The Trolls chat about their Armies and Experiences from the Weekend just past and discuss how things would have gone better if only they knew 

1. What they were doing

2. How to play Kings of War

Couple of wanderings off topic but Hey, what do you expect ?

Find more info about the Undercroft events  Here 

Details of the Shroud of St Helens II are Here

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The Trolls chat about their recent excursion to an invitational Tournament, Trollette worked on her tan ( We're not Tolkien Trolls ;) ) and BeerTroll gallantly fended off the Wooden Spoon!

The Trolls chat army lists and games and occasionally wander off topic ( No Surprises there)

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The Trolls Welcome back Dan as he tells us about his Tournament at Carlisle Cathedral, Battles in the Undercroft, We discuss the Draw , the lists, Cats and the special "Braggart" competition that runs alongside the normalgames and makes this event stand out as differant.

Find out the details for the Tournament Here

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Join the Trolls ( although Trollettes presence is intermittant due to Technical issues #) as we take our guest Andy through an innuendo laden verbal rollercoaster ride through the Draw and Lists for his upcoming TT6 Tournament - No rest for the Wicked, we discuss* the Tournament, the Lists and the trials of running events in the Third World or Sheffield as it is better known.

Ged - You can stop Complaining now ;)

#Massive incompetance on behalf of other Trolls

*Actually waffle is a better discription

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The Trolls are joined by the Fab Heather Armistead, possible one of the most consistent players at Clash, having come 2nd from Bottom for the last Three events ! She tells us all about her Wargaming, her Hobby and her involvement with Mens Rounders, Something the Trolls didn't know about.

I must warn our Listener, Bob appears to have ballsed up a setting resulting in some of Heathers answers being a bit garbled , He has tried to filter it out and clean up the recording as much as possible but some content is hard to understand, we can only apologise and try harder next time :(

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The Trolls celebrate a Year of Podcasting by sharing their joy and amazement that the Podcast has lasted so long, they "discuss" what they have achieved and what the future holds for them as Trolls, Podcasters and KoW Players.

Hear exclusive footage of the BeerTroll being chided for sloppy play

Link to the KoW etiquette guide discussed by the Trolls - KoWmasters Etiquette Guide

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The Trolls are joined by the TO of the successful War Up North series of KoWTournaments, Rob Sims, he tells the Trolls the reasons he started the events and the philosophy behind them, we then help him to draw the running order for the Non-grudge matches. Following that we look at the 4 Grudge matches and their Army Lists , be prepared for much wailing and gnashing of teeth !

Join the Trolls as they discuss their lists for an upcoming Tournament,  Trollette is undecided as to what to take and you can listen to Troll Logic as they try to decide what Army she should use. There is also the usual wandering off Topic and some nuggets in the general flow of Waffle.

Join in with our facebook Group - The Warriors Hall

Details of the Tournament - The War UpNorth #4

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The Trolls chat with the New UK Master, he charts his rise to Glory from a childhood in the wilds of Poland to the Pinnacle of becoming the UK Master of Kings of War, He shares his enthusiasm for Kings of War and how his meteoric rise to becoming the Premier UK KoW Player occured.

Too much Hype ? probably :) but listen to the Podcast and let your heart decide.*

*Twilight KinPlayers may want a hankie handy 

The Trolls chat to a long time friend of theirs, Steve Evans, known for hisYoutube Channel the LazyPirate Painting and his prolific Facebook presence as the same, The Trolls get to discuss Wargaming Past and Present, take some strolls down memory lane and also look to the future*. Despite Steves recent rise to fame on Countercharge the Podcast , the Trolls cannot resist asking him about his 29 Armies in two and a half Years. Prepare for Tales of Past Glory, Yacht Varnish and Ikea.

See Steves Video Channel - Lazy Pirate Painting

Join Steves Facebook Group - Lazy Pirate on Facebook

*CommandDice are Discussed

A very short Troll update before February Slips away, the Trolls discuss recent Tournaments and upcoming events as well as throwing a little shade, will be back with another episode soon.

The Trolls are lucky to be Joined in this Episode by Tom Freeman, a Wildling from beyond the Wall who loves his Narrative Kings of War, We gain an insight into what drives him to make his games so flavourful and where he gets the inspiration for his amazing stories from. He lets us join him as he describes how he has brought his Roleplaying background into his Games of KoW and created a successful Narrative event in Scotland ( jealous much ;) )

Along the way We also discuss , Pigs, Scenery, Story Telling and Command Dice.

Find more info about Tom's Next Narrative Event Here Escape from the Great Forests Fury

If you want to Hear Tom describe his background to Down Fey's Lynn in more detail, you can find it here Mantic Universe Podcast Episode 82

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Our Guest on this Podcast is Dan Haslem, the TO of the Fabian Offensive Tournament that the Trolls will be attending shortly, Dan perseveres amidst the Trollish Babble* and crudity to perform the Draw for the Tournament on the Podcast and He joins us to discuss the Reasons for running the Tournament in the first place and his philosophy behind the way he runs the event to cater for players of all types.

In amongst this we also interweave the conversation with History Lessons and talk of Mead, Duff Beer, COWS and Truck Nuts 

* Please Note that due to the fragmentary record keeping of the Pannithor College of Geneology it is not certain that Baron Hetronburg and Gnaeus Sallustis are , in fact, related** and this is merely supposition on behalf of the BeerTroll.

** Although the Barons Imposter might be

The Trolls pull up a seat to the Hearth of the Warriors hall and enjoy a chat with their fellow TO and good Friend Andy Hawley, the mastermind behind the successful TT Tournaments in Sheffield.

Topics wander a bit but include Zombies, Goblins and Beer.

Enjoy the ramblings as we discuss Tournaments, Dice, rankings and Narrative Campaigns along with several other ground breaking ideas  :)

The Trolls are joined by the irrepressible Chaffmaster - Ian Sturgess - one of the great characters of the UK KoW scene, listen as we discuss Steak and Pasta, Frog Farts and the dreaded Blackjack :)

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The Trolls discuss the recent Clash of Kings they helped to run, The Largest singles and Team Kings of War Tournament in the World !

They describe how well the weekend went, how well behaved everybody was, how high the standard of painting was and a load of other stuff you may have missed out on by not being there !

Listen with Envy !

Link to the Lovely Pictures from this year Here

Link to the Results Here

Clash of Kings Lists Here

Details of Rage and Grace ( and other books) can be found Here

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A shortie, in which the Trolls, recently recovered from running the UK Masters Tournament, discuss the event ( thankfully thats it now, you won't have to put up with the Trolls banging on about it much anymore)

The Trolls waffle this week includes upcoming Tournaments, Other peoples Blogs, an History lesson about the second Punic War and Bananas 

As Promised

The Blog about Dan - Andys Blog

The Masters Maps - Bobs lovely MapPack

Masters Live Streams- Day 1 - Day 2

A Brave attempt by the Trolls to produce an episode to share their experiences and opinions on the five new scenarios from the new Clash of Kings 25 update.

Try to follow as they branch out tangetially into other, albeit scenario related, Trollish waffle touching on other subjects such as :- 

Scenery

Scenery placement

Tournaments

Tournaments Scoring Systems

Tournaments in Spain and the lack of UK players therein :)

For those of you that didn't watch the UK Masters List review, go HERE and watch it immediately !

The Trolls look Back at 2024 as the Year drags itself gagging and choking to expire on the Cusp of midnight.*

there is much speculation about what is to come as the Trolls dig up the Ghost of the Past of Kow for 24 , much mirth as they cast aspersions about the Spirit of the Present of KoW in 24 and a Cathartic release ( I told you I would remember the damn word !!) about the Future of KoW in 25.

Join the Trolls for this special Year end episode that drags up all the deepest Trollishness ready for a fresh start in the New Year

*Spoiler - it doesn't Survive the night :)

The Trolls discuss the upcoming Master Tournament , demonstrate their execrable Mathematics skills and love of Pigs.

Tales of the Weekend of Gaming, highs and Lows (mostly Lows) of fighting halflings. Beertrolls complete lack of fashion credibility and his encroaching Tree Blindness.

Oh and we discuss our first dabble into Command Dice, just to keep the Podcast on track

Click on the Link to Discover how the Masters Rankings are actually Calculated, rather than relying on what the Trolls told you LOL

KowMasters Score Calculations 

Get your authentic Mantic Command Dice from here and help clear some warehouse Space at Mantic HQ*

Mantic Command Dice

*allegedly

The Trolls chat about Tournaments, Armies, and events from the past couple of weeks and look forwards to the coming New Year in true Troll Style, by Waffling on about it.*

*Does contain references to Alcohol, Rude Language and Wargamers

In which the lamentably Sober Trolls discuss their new Clash of Kings Book, Command Dice , and a Couple of Tournaments they went to recently in a nice short, concise and non ranty way. Don't get used to it , normal service threatens to return.

They also mention the upcoming Cold up North Tournament

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Another Waffle from the Gin Powered Trolls at the Warriors hall, We discuss Clash of Kings , Scenery , Tournaments, Dice and a host of other stuff

Links to stuff waffled about

https://www.bleufish.uk/ - Bobs Blog

https://baronofdice.com/en-gb/collections/official-kings-of-war-collection -KoW Dice

Listen as the Trolls desperately try to  sound as though they know what they are talking about.

Pre Clash of Kings 24

Will there be a British Champion, opinions are divided about this.

Will Ogres win ? The Trolls are clueless.

Does Wine produce Methane -we're pretty sure it does.

Listen to the Trolls discussing the Worlds Premier Kings of War Tournament !

The Trolls Review last weeks BattleMasters predictions and you can find out who wins the prediction polls!

The Trolls also waffle on about a bit of Community news and events and generally fill time until tea :) 

The Trolls revisit their predictions for the First Games of Farm Wars 5 so you can see how accurate they were in their predictions.

Then , the Trolls perform the Draw for Farm Wars 6 and proceed to review the lists and match ups for that too ! is there no end to their bravery ?

Listen for more insightful discussion and inciteful Banter !

The Trolls have got their grubby claws on the Army Lists for Clash and decide to review a sample of their favourite ( and not so favourite) armylists before the official release, sworn to secrecy the Trolls never the less blurt out their findings for all to hear :)

Info about the Clash of Kings Tournament can be found Here

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The Trolls bravely tackle the review of the 16 Armies being taken to this Years BattleMasters 24 Tournament in Loughborough ,

Join them as they attempt to pierce the veil of the future and predict the first round results from 16 matches, Sharing their opinions on the Armies, tactics and players at this most " prestigious of events" *

Listen as they Waffle and blunder through the special rules**, be astounded at their insightful guesses and be insulted if you are one of those taking part in the event !

*According to what the Organisers alledge.

** There shouldn't be so many in the First place if you expect Trolls to remember them !

Getting Ready to Battle in a Barn in a Field on Saturday !

Join the Trolls at Troll Manor as we go through the Draw and Lists in our usual Haphazard and Stumbling Fashion, We will get better at this we Promise !

The Trolls get together for a spot of Hobby Chat at the Warriors Hall, regarding all things Hobby. 

Sorry for not being on for a while, this is an extra, not replacing our schedule which has been interrupted by real life , getting back on track with editing and recording.

A Mini episode in which the Trolls do the Draw and go through the lists of the participants in a day of Kings of War Games , on a Farm ! Surrounded by the rolling Countryside of Cumbria , Ten intrepid KoW Players brave the Barn to be crowned King of the Farm !

In which we discuss some of the "Evil" factions that exist in Pannithor , In this first episode of three we wax lyrical about the 

Forces of the Abyss

Abyssal Dwarfs

Ratkin Slaves

Ratkin

during which BeerTroll reveals his deep lack of knowledge about things, Trollette expresses herlove of Ratkin and the Trolls Run out of Mead part way through an episode.

The Trolls take a stroll through the Good Factions in Pannithor , probably not the most in depth or inciteful but worth it for Bobs rant about Dwarfs

The Trolls discuss the Neutral Factions of Kings of War , we share our opinions on what makes these factions so fun to take and how they fit into the Narrative of Pannithor

The Trolls get to talk to Undercroft TO Dan about his amazing event Undercroft III, He does the Draw and we go through the Lists as well as discussing some Random things as always happens when friends get together.

Find out the Teams predictions for the First round and why Bob probably won't be repeating his First place from the Original Undercroft Tournament.

An episode in which we discuss how we and our friends build lists for Kings of War,how some lists are different from each other and how they could be used for Narrative play

Whenever there is a Tournament that publishes lists beforehand , the Trolls sit and discuss the lists and the Players ,match ups and scenarios , This event is no different except for the slight detail that we are recording our discussion for your entertainment. ! We hope you enjoy our take on a little piece of the UK Kings of War Tournament scene :)

The Trolls combine our August catch up with a look at a cosy little event that is happening in a couple of weeks, be amazed by their incite into the internal workings of that most Prestigious of Kings of War Events.

You have heard other Podcasters tell of their Hopes and Dreams for attending Clash of Kings 2025- now listen to the drivel from two of the Trolls that aim to crush those Dreams under their Scaley Feet !

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Shroud of the Saint (Helens) III details are Here

Our Community Group is The Warriors Hall

The Podcast Page is Here

The Team explain Kings of War from a beginners perspective ( with some amusing viewpoints) and then go on to discuss how to use Kings of War Games to develop a Narrative for your Games, sort of.

There is mention of Dice, rules and the Mysterious"thing" which is yet to be named , give the episode a listen to discover more

An intro to the Trolls of TrollManor, Keepers of the records of the Warriors Hall , Skalds and Seekers of the Arcane Knowledge that is Kings of War.

Really just setting out the store on this great experiment that is our first Podcast

The Trolls are joined in the Hall by Ged Courtney , Kingdoms of Men player and the driving force behind the Kings of Liverpool and the Shroud of the Saint(Helens) Tournaments.

Ged tells us of his love of Kings of War and all things Brown in the Kingdoms of Men , we Help him by performing the draw for the upcoming Shroud of the Saint (Helens) II tournament and then we discuss the Punters lists, including that of the current UK Master, that are attending the event

Be astonished by our insight into peoples list choices and astounded by our knowledge of the intricacies of the rules of KoW.

More Details for the Tournament can be found Here

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Another Weekend, another Farm Wars - The Trolls do their bit for the Cumbrian KoW scene by performing the Draw and critiquing the carefully planned and tested Army lists of the Participants. Just a quick diversion from the Realities of Life in the Grim North ;) 

The Lists for Farm Wars XI can be found Here

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