First off, rest in peace James Earl Jones. That good man with the greatest voice has gone home. We added as appropriate of a tribute as we could on short notice. That is why the format for the episode is slightly beatified, as we included some of the iconic moments of Darth Vader from the original trilogy in tribute to the master.

Second off, JK had an awesome idea to do box reviews, but with a twist. We looked at each of the upcoming boxes with the specific question of: where will this fit? Will it hit with a splash, a ripple, or an ignominious belly flop that somehow goes not with a bang but with a whimper and slinks to the bottom of the pool and someone should probably send in a lifeguard. Are we wrong? Most undoubtedly. Listen and come tell us why.

Go listen to Episodes 1 and 2 of the Clan of Two. Those guys are awesome and we are thrilled to have them joining the field.

Here is the Longshanks link for the Grand Tournament happening in Montreal at the end of October. It's in Montreal! That alone is reason to go! If you are in eastern Canada or the northeastern United States you should put this on your calendar. It will be glorious.

The ZiFi Invi. has one spot left, and the swag will be legendary.

Why, you ask? Because this outing also ends in an episode of patricide?!?!?! Why don't you listen and find out!

In this episode, Kenny is joined by Ryan Munsell and his son Donovan to discuss their stellar performance at the Evergreen Open. They made it to the cut running Spectre/Batch (Ryan) and Dooku Mando/Empire (Donovan). Ryan has some excellent excellent excellent thoughts on Spectre and its matchups. Enjoy! (Here's a link to Dylan's commentary of the final with the winner, Geoff.)

The Shattered Mirrors event⁠ is happening Sept. 20–22 in Lansing, MI. Message Paul on the Slack with any questions. It will be an awesome format and an awesome event. There is also a standard premier tournament.

⁠Dion's Finest September Tournament⁠ is happening on Sept. 28. We sent up some Vader-2/Luke and Obi-1/Dooku alt-arts. You should go. Dion is awesome.

⁠The ZiFi Invi. Open with WiFi⁠ is happening on October 19. We're at 22 of 24 players. Prize support will be awesome, including a custom range 2 ruler and x1 offense and x1 defense dice from the AMG GT Packet ... and more! Come have fun with us. Message me if you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay.

... maybe that's not the comparison to make. Anyways! Here's the concluding discussion of our tier-making conversation. We have a bit more fighting on this one, mostly because there are some pretty serious thoughts with figures being too high ... or too low. Enjoy it!

Next week will be the one-year of Shatterpoint, which shall be glorious.

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But not today! Join us for part two of our tier-making session. This time we discuss Secondaries. There's some movement, and a bit of fighting (again, an acceptable amount).

Here's the link for DION'S FINEST! A showdown tournament happening in Minnesota (at FFG's (old?) headquarters)!

Here's the link for the UKGE Grand Tournament. It was a great event capped at twenty-four players. Many thanks to the Gaos for doing such a great job running it.

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We made a huge mistake. We foolishly thought we could do a tiering of the entire set of released material for Shatterpoint, and to do it in a reasonable time. People wouldn't shut up, so we had to break it up. We are going to be releasing Part One now, which is our visiting and revisiting of support tier rankings, and we will be releasing Parts Two and Three this week. There is an acceptable amount of fighting in this episode--mostly because people besides Kenny and JK are constantly wrong.

Sorry for the weird pause at 51:30. Scott was too quiet and got cut off by the noise gate. Just skip ahead 30 seconds.

Hop onto the Slack to tell us why we're wrong. We would love to hear why the Weequays are not hot garbage. I will also post the tier list for quick consumption in a thread.

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We love you all! Have an amazing week! Come to Utah for the Salt Lake Open and the Shatterpoint Grand Tournament on August 3!

Welcome to Episode FIFTY! In this episode, Kenny and Scott discuss the Top 8 cuts from the five largest premier events in the last six months: Polish Nationals, CanCon, Adepticon, Galactic Conquest, and the ZiFi Invi. (Longshanks links included). These are all the standard premier listbuilding tournaments with sixteen or more players in that time period.

They discuss how the meta has shifted over the last six months, what lists are consistently rising to the top, what could form a stable core for premier lists going forward, and give some preliminary thoughts on the summer's releases and how they impact things.

Utah is having a Shatterpoint Grand Tournament! It's happening at the Salt Lake Open (a large wargaming convention in Utah) which supports a local veterans group. Abi is TO'ing the event and it will be awesome. Tickets have gone on sale and we would love to see you there! August 2nd and 3rd (Friday and Saturday). More details are in the #shatterpoint-op channel on the Slack.

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Sorry I tried to make that work. And sorry it's so long. What is wild is that we only got through about half of what we wanted to discuss. We will talk more about the logistics of the tournament in the future.

In this episode, Kenny, Matt, and Scott talk about the lists and the meta of the ZiFi Invi. They talk through their lists, why they built them like they did, and what they were hoping to accomplish with their matchups. They then summarize (as quickly as possible I swear) how their swiss and top-cut matches went, and then give some general thoughts on what did well (Gideon), what didn't do so well (Mama and Dooku what the heck) and if the Republic has arrived with the Batch.

Some notes!

The Tablebound Open is happening in Courtice, Ontario on June 22, 2024. Check the link. It's going to be a 1K (!!!) Shatterpoint tournament, which is wild.

The Boise Boys are running the Boise Shatterpoint Premier Cup on June 29, 2024. It's starting at 10 AM at ABU Games in Boise, Idaho. Check the link, and here's the Longshanks link. We are incredibly grateful to them driving down to the ZiFi Invi. and are sure that this tournament will be excellent.

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In this episode, Kenny is joined by his brother Aman who drops some serious knowledge with respect to the Mama Dooku list, with a particular focus at breaking down the fundamentals and talking about piloting the list in a thickening meta. Aman, as always, has excellent insights and you will love his commentary here. We wanted to drop it so soon after our last release (and as part of a flurry of recent episodes) for those prepping for the ZiFi Invi.

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THE ZIFI INVI. IS IN DAYS, PEOPLE. DAYS!!!

It's Episode 48. It's the week before the ZiFi Invi., and that means that it's time for sweaty tryhard episodes talking about meta archetypes and where they fit for competitive tournaments.

In this episode, Matt is joined by none other than Jesse Eakin from Hello There to talk about their mutual masochism: their love of the Republic. Jesse is bona fide with respect to the Republic. He has taking them through competitive tournaments and done well, and he shares his insights with Matt as to approaches with the Republic--especially in light of the new stuff that has come out recently.

You dadgum better be listening to Hello There.

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Hello and welcome to a mid-week bonus episode of Zions Finest! In this episode, Kenny is joined by Dan (RedWolf) to talk about the Batch, listbuilding, play patterns, and matchups. Dan has been running the Batch a ton recently (and went 4-0 at a well-attended local tournament) and has some great insights.

We will have two episodes releasing next week in preparation for the ZiFi Invi., and maybe a third. Who knows?! We're nuts. We love you all.

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Welcome to Episode 47! In this episode, Scott, Matt, and Kenny talk about preparing for the ZiFi Invi, with some thoughts on the meta, they're lists that they're prepping with to prepare for the sweaty try-hards (who are, spoiler, themselves), and how they think matchups play out.

They close with a discussion of tournament etiquette, with a specific focus on rules and norms that will be in force at the invitational, but also general takes on how players should behave in various settings.

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I apologize! Curtis and I recorded an episode discussing the Batch (which it turns out is the Good Batch), but there was something weird with his audio file and it was too late to rerecord. So accept this short apology and interregnum while we wait for the next episode and the RELEASE OF THE MANDO!!!

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** UPDATE - If you downloaded this Sunday night or Monday morning redownload it. We were missing 30 seconds of Sam’s audio but that has been fixed. **

I drafted a long description for this episode twice. Spotify ate it. Twice. This episode is Sammy Kaye and Kenny discussing the meta like try-hards. Enjoy it.

The Shattered Mirrors event is happening Sept. 20–22 in Lansing, MI. Message Paul on the Slack with any questions. It will be an awesome format and an awesome event. There is also a standard premier tournament.

Dion's Finest September Tournament is happening on Sept. 28. We sent up some Vader-2/Luke and Obi-1/Dooku alt-arts. You should go. Dion is awesome.

The ZiFi Invi. Open with WiFi is happening on October 19. We're at 19 of 24 players. Prize support will be awesome, including a custom range 2 ruler and x1 offense and x1 defense dice from the AMG GT Packet ... and more! Come have fun with us. Message me if you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay.

In this episode, Kenny and Sam talk about the Mama Dooku list. Why is it so strong? What is it trying to do? This is (probably) part one of this discussion, because we did not really talk about meaningful tech against the list (we're working on that), but you will enjoy the discussion.

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Whew boy, sorry for that super long title but it was not possible to shorten it. In this episode, Kenny, Scott, and JK talk about different approaches to list-building, with Kenny taking a particular emphasis on how he thinks about list-building around a single unit (Luke, and now Mando).

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SCHOOL IS IN SESSION NERDS! In this episode, Matt and Sam give another great discussion about thinking about damage vs. repositioning vs. a blend of the two in list-building and play style. They talk about understanding your win condition, your opponent's win condition, and how that should affect your strategic decisions in the game. This one is a real gem folks.

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Welcome to Episode 42! The Adepticon Episode (or the first of the Adepticon episodes!)!

In this episode, Kenny and Scott are joined by the brothers from Chatterpoint, an excellent Star Wars: Shatterpoint podcast, to discuss the results from Adepticon and give a snapshot of the meta, what did well, what made the cut, creative lists, and general matchups. If you're looking for more competitive grist, this is the episode for you.

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Adepticon was bereft of our bubbly personalities, but that didn't stop us from having fun at the second best Shatterpoint tournament hosted this last weekend.

In this episode, Kenny and Curtis talk about the tournament and the lists they ran, with a particular focus on analyzing the matchups, play patterns, and key points of the games (don't worry, no play-by-plays here).

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What do you do when all the cool kids are going to Adepticon and you can't go? You make believe that you too are cool and discuss what Star Wars: Shatterpoint (TM) plastic toys you would bring of course!

In this episode, Kenny, Sam, and Scott discuss the premier lists that they would have brought to Adepticon and give meta and other analysis and predictions.

Everyone who is going, don't forget about us! Tell us everything that is happening!!!

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IT HAPPENED! Sam was able to record an episode with Vince and we suffered no technical mishaps!!! Vince drops a serious knowledge bomb regarding thinking about "dead draws" and how to build and play around optimizing for the cards in your deck and assessing whether or not units should be brought in the first place. It is excellent.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 38 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, Kenny, JK, and Scott discuss recent games with Luke and Vader-2 and talk about the spoilers for Moff Gideon and the strengths of his card. (Spoiler, we think he's gonna be real good.)

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Hopefully not the dystopian future of Huxley amirite. In this shorter episode (we'll tell you why when we start), Kenny and Sam give quick thoughts on minimal plays of Luke and Plo, and then give more substantial thoughts on revisiting Barriss, Sabe, and Snips in the context of the new units that have dropped.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 36! In this episode, Kenny and Matt discuss the meta as it prepares to turn over and a whole swath of new units (and hopefully new archetypes) storm onto the scene. They discuss the top (and bottom) of the primaries at this point in the game's life cycle, why Dooku has such staying power, and how that is informed by a recent tournament that the Utah crew played in. Thank you for listening! Join the Slack and rate and review the podcast!

Welcome to Episode 58! In this episode, Kenny is joined by Dan (RedWolf) and Abi (ElabranGal) to get their insights and input on running events. They break down pre-event, event, and post-event things to think about and manage. For players looking to organize local events, this is a great resource.

Make sure to check out the shoutouts for all the GTs that are happening in the next few months.

Here is a link to Abi's rules packet that she provided to players at the Salt Lake Open. It is a phenomenal example of what to provide to your players.

Welcome to Episode 35! In this episode, Sam and Scott discuss different ways to categorize units (tanks, supports, snipers, etc.). They talk about how this informs your listbuilding, why you should always include certain classes of units (control), and how they think various units do and don't measure up to what they're intended to do.

Thank you for listening!

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Lies. Tell me the odds. Right now. In this episode, Matt Bronson joins the brothers to discuss math in Shatterpoint and to provide some useful heuristics for calculating the odds of the majority of attacks that you will make in Shatterpoint.

Check out his article on Math in Shatterpoint. From there, you can find links to his other excellent articles. Also subscribe to his Youtube channel. It is excellent.

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Come to Utah on May 18, 2023 for the ZiFi Invitational! Prize support will be off the chain!!!

In Episode 33, Kenny, Matt, and Scott talk about reassessments to various units, including Lumi, Anakin, Bo, GI, and Barriss. We talk about what we got wrong about the unit in our initial takes, where we think they fit, and try to give additional context for listbuilding in the face of a soon-to-be widening meta-game.

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Check out Full Tilt! And their freaking awesome Etsy shop!

Results from Black Dragon (14 person in Idaho), Magic Stronghold (18 person in Vancouver, B.C.), and CANCON!!!!! (28! peron in Capital Territory, Australia). Congratulations to Luke Thompson on taking home a 5-0. That's awesome.

Hello and welcome to Episode 30 of Zions Finest! In this episode, Scott, Sam, and Kenny discuss recent games and lists that they have been playing, talk about Leia (Boushh), Stormtroopers, and General Leia, and then give thoughts on running a successful tournament. Thank you for listening! Rate and review the podcast and join the Slack!

Yes that is a reference to this song from Frank Sinatra. You're welcome.

In this episode, Scott and Kenny briefly discuss the highs and the lows from LVO, what went well and what didn't, and what to expect in the future.

Check out Chatterpoint! A new Star Wars Shatterpoint podcast from some dudes in B.C.! Even if they're wrong about their support tiers! These guys are awesome.

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OR WHATEVER WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER KIND OF TOURNAMENT!

The boys are heading to LVO, and this episode is a discussion of the premier list that they would take if it was (and maybe is?) a premier event. Matt runs an Anakin core Republic list, Scott runs a Vader core good stuff list, and Kenny runs a Dooku core tech-stuff list.

We had some mic issues this episode. I apologize in advance and will ensure that Scott and Matt are fired onto the surface of the sun.

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Link to the Longshanks tournament for LVO.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Join us at your leisure for a fireside chat hosted by JK in which he queries Scott and Kenny on the future of Shatterpoint in 2024. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?! WILL SPECTRE CELL BREAK THE GAME?! HEAVEN HELP US!!!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY ANIMALS!!!

In this episode, Kenny discusses the problem and possibilities of building communities for Shatterpoint. This is an episode for you to enjoy while sipping your hot chocolate next to your hearth in this holiday season.

If you listen all the way to the end, (starting around the 56:00 minute mark) you will be treated to Kenny reading his favorite Christmas poem--Eliot's Journey of the Magi. THAT'S RIGHT I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST!!!

I love you all and hope you have the most glorious Christmas with your friends and family.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of Zion's Finest! This episode is a list-building and play strategy episode for the Separatist Alliance. It is especially geared toward newer players, but there is absolutely deeper discussions for those of you that are more experienced with the faction.

Announcements:

• We are set up for LVO. There will be a night of official play there, and I am confident that people will be looking for games. Let us know if you will be there so we can schedule a meetup and some games.
• ⁠⁠DefCon is happening in Linkoping, Sweden⁠⁠ and Christofer wants you there! It's two separate showdown tournaments happening on January 6-7.
• For our listeners in Australia, Tobias is helping organize ⁠⁠a tournament on January 26-28, 2024 in Canberra⁠⁠. It's happening at Exhibition Park in Canberra, Flemington Road Mitchell ACT 2911, Australia. It's part of the Star Wars World Open Qualifier and looks freaking amazing.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 26 of Zion's Finest!

In this episode, Matt and Kenny discuss what they undervalued, overvalued, and simply got wrong about the game when they first started playing. They also (briefly) discuss nerfs, buffs, etc. that they think necessary to ensure the long-term health of the game.

Announcements:

• Cody is hosting ⁠a tournament on December 16 in Reno, NV at the Game Kastle⁠. Dice roll at 11:30 Pacific and it's a $20 buy-in.
• ⁠DefCon is happening in Linkoping, Sweden⁠ and Christofer wants you there! It's two separate showdown tournaments happening on January 6-7.
• For our listeners in Australia, Tobias is helping organize ⁠a tournament on January 26-28, 2024 in Canberra⁠. It's happening at Exhibition Park in Canberra, Flemington Road Mitchell ACT 2911, Australia. It's part of the Star Wars World Open Qualifier and looks freaking amazing.
• I will be confirming LVO terrain sets this week!

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In this episode, Kenny and Scott discuss their first and second place finishes at the Salt Lake Open. They discuss the meta of the tournament, their swiss matchups (it was a straight swiss event with five rounds), and their thoughts on the power levels and points of observation from the tournament.

Kenny was able to win with Kanan/Sabine/Chopper, P. Leia/Kallus/Rangers, Dooku Box, Grievous Box. Scott lost in the final round and his list was Iden Box, Moff Box, Dooku Box, and Vader/Obi-2/Bar-2.

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Playing Shatterpoint well is hard. Painting Shatterpoint figures well is even harder. In this episode, Scott and JK rank by ease-of-pop the figures currently released in Shatterpoint.

Thee ranking is not based on which figures are the "best," or most dynamic models, but rather the intersection of ease of painting with quality of model. Even if you're not as interested in the hobby aspect, you will gain valuable insights in terms of thinking about how to approach the figures that you have not yet painted.

A bunch of announcements (mostly for tournaments):

• THIS WEEK! DECEMBER 9TH!!! Jon M. is hosting a tournament in Louisville, KY. It's free, it's a showdown, and it's in Louisville. What more do you need to know?! Also, Scott is offering up a free commission painting for a random player at the tournament. Scott is also a professional painter, so I am half-tempted to fly to Louisville to bribe Jon to let me take home the prize. My wife is probably giving birth the day before, though, so I guess I'm out.
• Cody is hosting a tournament on December 16 in Reno, NV at the Game Kastle. Dice roll at 11:30 Pacific and it's a $20 buy-in.
• DefCon is happening in Linkoping, Sweden and Christofer wants you there! It's two separate showdown tournaments happening on January 6-7.
• For our listeners in Australia, Tobias is helping organize a tournament on January 26-28, 2024 in Canberra. It's happening at Exhibition Park in Canberra, Flemington Road Mitchell ACT 2911, Australia. It's part of the Star Wars World Open Qualifier and looks freaking amazing.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 24! In this episode, Kenny, Scott, Matt, and Curtis discuss conditions and strategize about assessing their potential value and when you should go for conditions vs. damage. It's more strategy focused and generally muses upon coordinated fire, leveraging conditions for maximum value, and other such things.

If you're in Reno or thereabouts, you should attend Cody's Shatterpoint tournament on December 16. Dice roll at 11:30 AM. $20 buy-in.

If you're ... in the EU? Northern Europe? I honestly don't know people's appetite for travel, you should go to DefCon, which is happening on January 6-7. They will have TWO showdown events--one on January 6, and the second on January 7. It promises to be a ton of fun.

Thank you! We love you all

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (To those of you celebrating in the United States or celebrating outside these states. For everyone else, eat a turkey sandwich in my honor or something.)

We gathered round the board after playing multiple games to do some list breakdowns and talk about what we most enjoyed about Shatterpoint at this stage in the game's evolution. It's an excellent episode for you to listen to as you journey to your folks' house to enjoy a sumptuous feast, or for simple commuting.

We love you all and hope you have a joyous time with your family and friends this week.

If you're in the Reno, Nevada area on December 16, Cody is hosting a Showdown event that promises to be tons of fun. It's at the Game Kastle. GO AND HAVE FUN!

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In Episode 23, Kenny, Sam, and Scott give a brief overview of a recent tournament and discuss results and what we think it (might) mean for the meta.

They then pivot to an overview of Sabotage Showdown and how it plays differently from Shifting Priorities.

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Vader GG is good. Some would say too good. (Me. I say it's too good.) But let's say you are wanting to square off against it, or prepare for it at a premier event. What can you do? What can men do against such hate?!

NEVER FEAR! Sam and I have played with and against Vader GG and have thoughts on how you can approach listbuilding into Vader GG and playing against it in your games.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 20 of the Zion's Finest!

In this episode, we complete our tier-list and discuss the currently-released supporting units. There is a general consensus around most things, but some interesting fights and discussions regarding units' strengths and weaknesses.

I would highly encourage you to watch it on Youtube so that you can follow our ranking as we go.

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Welcome to Episode 19! In this episode, Kenny and Matt discuss results from a recent premier tournament and break down different approaches to building a premier list. Their discussion is wide-ranging, but there is a lot of good stuff here to mull over as we start participating in premier events.

Join the Slack! Fill out the Google Form so you can get a promo (which requires you to be a member of the Slack)! Be good to each other! Have fun! That's all!

Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of Zion's Finest!

In this episode, the brothers take a break from the competitive grind (prior to immediately getting back on the grind) to discuss the hobby aspect of this game that we all love.

Specifically, Scott leads a discussion as to how to develop and maximize your skill and time with respect to painting miniatures in Shatterpoint, and what to look for in terms of getting started but also improving and leveling up your skills.

This episode is probably best consumed on Youtube, and we highly encourage you to watch it there. (I had to reupload the Youtube video, so check back if it's not there when you pull it up.)

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Report your results on the Google Doc! Go play Shatterpoint!!!

IT'S A BONUS EPISODE! JUST ONE THOUGH! DON'T GET ANY IDEAS! Matt, Sam, and I went on a bit of a tangent (Matt's fault [okay it was mine]) and while it was ultimately cut from the masterpiece that was Episode 16, Matt suggested that we release it as a bonus episode.

You're welcome! Have a good week! Rate and review the podcast! Do it!

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Watch on Youtube!

Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, we rank the currently-released Secondaries from Jango (spoiler alert) to opposite-of-Jango. It's a lot of fun and I think largely uncontroversial (except for you Cody bros for whom there is no help).

We love you all. Thanks for listening! Argue with us on the Slack!

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This is the Salt Lake Open prep episode! The SLO post-op will be releasing tomorrow. In this episode, Kenny and Matt talk through their preparations for the SLO, with Sam serving as Adam Smith's impartial spectator to opine on improvements and things for them to think about.

This episode was recorded the Thursday before SLO, which has since transpired, and so they benefit from a lack of knowledge concerning subsequent events. It makes for a fun conversation.

Thank you to everyone who came to the SLO!!! It was a blast of an event and we love you all!

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Hello and welcome to Episode 16 of Zion's Finest!

In this episode, we do the deepest dive possible in these preliminary times on Jedi Knight Luke and Plo Koon. We talk about their strengths and where we think they will fit--especially Plo Koon, who's faction is more of a known commodity at this point.

We are also releasing this episode on Youtube and we encourage you to check that out in case you want to see our beaming faces and follow Luke and Plo's cards as we discuss them.

For those of you in Utah, don't forget about the upcoming Premier Shatterpoint Tournament happening at Demolition Games on October 14! Promos will be present!

Thank you all for listening! Rate and review the podcast! Join the Slack!

Also, log your games on the Google Form. It's great to get more data.

WE LOVE YOU ALL! Keep playing Shatterpoint!

Hello and welcome to Episode 15!

This is a bit of a new spin for us. Instead of approaching a particular topic or strategy in the game, we decided to yell at each other about the tiers (S-D) to which each of the currently-released primaries belongs.

For those of you listening to us before, we will not have too many surprises here, but we try to think through why each unit belongs where it does.

We are also releasing this on Youtube, and we encourage you to watch it there so that you can see the building of the tier list in real time. It's super old school, because I am a Luddite, but we will improve the formatting and do more refined content in the future.

We are posting the image with the final tier rankings on the Slack in case you want to see where we ended and then listen along to figure out how we got there.

Thank you for listening!

Please log your games on the Google Form so that we can continue to get information on what people are playing, how units are doing, and make sure to win the winners of the particular struggles.

Please join the Slack! The promos are off to the printer and we will be sending them out once they arrive.

Mark your calendars for October 14 if you live in Utah (or want to travel for a small SP tournament). We will be playing at Demolition Games!

Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of Zion's Finest!

In this episode, Sam and Ben Varnum (new to the cast) discuss a recent tournament in which Ben participated and how Ben was able to win struggles two and three in matches and how to negotiate the sharing of time in a tournament setting. Ben also discusses how he plotted his distribution of lists to account for terrain and matchups.

They both offer excellent insights into the use and management of time and spend a good amount of time discussing its mutual management with your opponent, a tournament organization for it, etc.

Join the Slack and discuss the Ministravaganza with us!

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Come to the tournament at Demolition Games on October 14!!! SWWWAAAAAAGGGGGGGGG!

Hello and welcome to Episode 13 of Zions Finest! This one is a doozy and I apologize for the length but it was genuinely difficult to get Matt to shut up when he started going. Mattistyping, more like Mattistalkingandwontshutup amirite?!

Just kidding. Matt did awesome laying out what we think is a solid framework for parsing how to attack Struggles Two and Three when you fail to take the first struggle--or how you can slow the tempo down so that maybe you can actually take Struggle One against a more aggressive list.

Thank you for listening!

If you speak German (or if you want to learn German!) make sure to check out the Boshuda Podcast!

Last reminder for the event on September 16 at Black Dragon Games in Twin Falls.

Please join the Slack! Let me know if you can bring terrain to LVO!

(Sorry the poll question didn't work this week. Spotify was being temperamental.)