Tabled Talk - A Team Ettin Competitive 40k Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Tabled Talk is a Competitive minded weekly Warhammer 40K podcast. Join us every week as we dive into new rules, upcoming events and speak with some of the best players the game has to offer. The goal of Tabled Talk is to help the average player "level-up" and learn competitive 40K in a fun, easy to digest fashion! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabledtalkofficial
Chad is joined this week by David and Ryan to discuss event cost, organization of events, event do's and don'ts, and the Rise of the Empire GT Mission Pack!
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Chad is joined by David & Ryan to recap the SASO 5-man team event and to discuss WCW results!
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Chad is joined by David and Ryan to discuss their take aways from the Q3 Dataslate, new Drukhari rules and the San Antonio Shootout mission pack!
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9/4/2025 Ryan and David host and recap the first ever Tabled Talk GT! They review the winning list as well as how the meta may evolve. (Please Note: This episode was recorded earlier in September)
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Chad, David and Ryan are here to discuss the lists they'll be taking to the 2025 Lone Star Open. They also discuss community response to a banning from the event and what the meta may look like.
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Chad is joined by David Smith and Ryan Young to discuss all of the recent book releases and how to tackle the new meta we've found ourselves in.
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Chad is joined by Ryan and Brandon to discuss new World Eaters and Death Guard!
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Chad, David & Ryan cover how Tabled Talk performed at the 8-person team event that happened last weekend!
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David and Ryan join Chad to discuss the meta breakdown of the Clutch City GT and a few lists that they like from the event!
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This week on Tabled Talk the 5-man team that won Bluebonnets & Chainswords recaps the event on-site and shares a few thoughts about the Team format.
Congratulations to our Tabled Talk boys for bringing home the win!
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Chad is joined by Tyler this episode to discuss their hot takes on the Aeldari codex including favorite detachments, favorite datasheets, a sample list and tips/tricks for playing against Aeldari.
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Chad is back and joined by Ryan and David to craft a theoretical 5 man composition for the team format.
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David & Ryan sit down to rank each Grotmas detachment based on unique criteria such as meta impact and coolness factor rather than raw power level.
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Ryan and David are back to recap Rise, the Dataslate, Deathwatch and GSC.
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Ryan and David lead the charge this week again as they talk about which Grotmas detachments they're excited for so far this month!
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Ryan Young and David Smith host this weeks episode as they talk about WCW rulings, the Teams format, the new Nemesis Claw datasheet and more!
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Chad is joined by random guests throughout the week for short interview segments with each about their armies, sportsmanship and suprisingly: Chicken.
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The hosts talk more about the Champions Cup including some lists for factions that are not on the Tabled Talk team for the event.
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The hosts run through 7 of the 8 lists that they're bringing to the upcoming Champions Cup Event.
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The hosts this week break down team France's composition from WTC and what makes each list work in the teams format.
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This week on Tabled Talk the hosts discuss an update for the Tacoma standings & the most recent FAQ drops this week and their impact on the game.
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The hosts are back after a brief storm hiatus to discuss ATC, LSO, Secret Missions and Pivot Rules.
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The hosts talk about the lessons learned from the new meta and how this new meta will have an impact on list design for various armies.
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This week on Tabled Talk: Chad discusses the top 3 Alamo GT lists & talks about initial findings with Chaos Space Marines.
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The hosts are back to talk about the Dallas GW Open event and new Chaos Space Marine Detachments.
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Chad and Kevin are back to discuss Wardome results, Custodes, Orks, Tau, Points updates & CSM spoilers!
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The hosts cover the lists for the Wardome GT this weekend that are being brought by some of the most notable players in Texas.
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The hosts talk about how they approach list design and view mission packs, terrain and more to help inform their decisions.
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Chad and Kevin recount the GHAST team event and discuss some CSM tech for GW terrain.
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The hosts talk about the GHAST team event, CSM Battleforces and what the future holds.
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The hosts this week talk about last weeks controversial opening, teams revelations and took forward to the next Texas event: The Wardome GT.
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Chad and Kevin recount their matches from the Clutch City GT, while Chad addresses some recent issues arising in the Houston competitive scene.
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This week the hosts are joined by Colin Freitas, a player on the GW Kingwood team for the GHAST event, to discuss the culture of their team, Custodes and our expectations of the upcoming Clutch City GT event.
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The hosts this week talk about the meta a bit and what the worst and best data sheets are from the armies they play!
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This week Chad & Kevin are joined by Ryan to kick off their Team Series leading up to the Greater Houston Area Store Championship. Ryan is the captain for Tabled Talk at this event and discusses his thoughts on the team format as a whole.
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Kevin is back to talk about some post-data slate meta analysis, go over this months "most creative list" and discuss what they may be taking to the Clutch City GT.
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This week Chad talks with Colin McDade, an amazing 40K player and TO of the Clutch City GT event. They'll talk about Clutch City & it's terrain, the dataslate and much more!
If you're interested in learning more about Clutch City go to: https://clutch-city-gt.webnode.page/
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This week the hosts cover LVO's top 8 armies and what changes if any, may occur to these armies post dataslate.
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This week the hosts spotlight an Admech list, talk about the Necron FAQ and LVO, and also discuss what new army/lists they may find themselves running this year.
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Chad and Kevin sit down to discuss their best & worst of 2023 in terms of game mechanics, models, dice mishaps and more!
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Kevin and Chad talk about how their lists performed at Rise while doing a round-by-round recount of their matches.
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Chad leads the next episode of "People who win events" ahead of the Rise of the Empire event.
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This week the hosts are joined by TJ Webster to talk about what lists they will be bringing to the Rise of the Empire GT this weekend.
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Chad and Kevin discuss the hits and misses in the new Necron codex as well as how you should play with and against them!
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Chad is joined by Ryan Young to talk about all things new Admech. What detachments are good, how to play them and even how to play against them!
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Chad and Kevin talk about what they are thankful for hobby wise, the World Championship finals & the impending release of Necrons & Admech
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Chad and Kevin sit down to go over the top 5 lists from the San Antonio Shoot-Out and talk about what may become of these top factions as we come closer to changes in January.
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Kevin and Chad highlight this months Most Creative list from the Ettin RTT and also discuss what their plans are moving forward with army selection at events.
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Chad and Kevin are joined by Bradley this week to recap the Dragon's Lair Open. They break down each round as they talk about their opponents and recap their wins/losses.
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Chad and Kevin release a very special Friday episode talking about some of the lists / people they expect to perform well at the Dragon's Lair Open!
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Chad talks with Kevin about his Dragon's Lair Open list and the trials that lay ahead in a space marine filled meta.
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Chad dives in to the 1st ever Ettin list of the month! This reoccurring style of episode will cover a list that caught Chad's eye at each Ettin monthly RTT.
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Kevin and Chad break down their performances at the Warzone Houston 2023 event!
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The Tabled Talk hosts dive into their fellow teammates lists that they will be taking to Warzone Houston 2023.
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Chad and Kevin talk about Fixed vs Tactical secondaries. They talk about who may have the best success utilizing fixed.
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Chad and Kevin talk about their September data slate highlights as well as the impacts the changes have on their army rosters for Chaos Space Marines and Necrons
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Kevin and Chad sit down to apologize to Votann players, talk new model releases, share excitement about the Codex releases and talk ATC.
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Chad and Kevin break down their 1st ever game against each other and talk about their versions of what changes could come to each faction in the impending data slate/points changes.
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Kevin is back from TXO to talk about Necrons. Him and Chad provide an update on their league games thus far and also share stores about Viet (Sensai Swag).
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Kevins back to recount his Lone Star Open journey to 5-1 with Chaos Knights as well as discussing the future events and leagues he will be attending and what he will be bringing to them.
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This week Chad is all alone, recounting his experience at the Lone Star open! He walks through how to handle cheaters, what his experience was like, and how much he enjoyed his time!
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This week Kevin and Chad discuss the previous weekends event results and analyze what impact FLGs terrain may have on what faction will perform the best.
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Chad and Kevin go over some of the FAQS for the lone star open as well as what lists they will be bringing to the event.
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Chad and Kevin sit down this week to discuss the Aeldari changes and points updates across various factions released earlier this week.
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Chad and Kevin discuss more of Tenth edition 40k including their experiences in game. They also address the communities attitude about the game lately.
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Kevin and Chad give first impressions of point values and rules as we enter the brave new world of 10th edition.
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Kevin and Chad sit down this week to go over their favorite Tyranid and Space marine Datasheets and abilities.
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Kevin and Chad discuss the Chaos Knights, Orks, Thousand Sons, Custodes and Grey Knights Faction Focuses this week!
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Kevin and Chad give their perceptions on the new faction abilities and traits for 10th edition and Chad goes over his experience at Alamo GT!
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Chad is joined by Kevin to talk about the changes to Missions coming up in 10th edition as well as the Alamo GT Chad will be attending soon.
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Kevin joins Chad this week to discuss the large amount of 10th edition rules that have been released in articles recently.
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This week Chad and Kevin discuss 10th edition terminators, Kevins 2-1 finish with Cogs of Vashtor, and the implications that the potentially leaked Avatar of Khan may have!
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This week Kevin hosts as he brings on fellow Chaos Knight Aficionado turned Khorne Berserker, Zach to talk about the ins-and-outs of competitive World Eaters. As I (Chad) type this I am starting to realize that I have zero context for what was discussed beyond the initial description. So, strap in for what I'm sure is a "Blood-for-the-Blood-God" Bloody good time.
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Chad is joined by Kevin to talk about all of the exciting Games Workshop announcements from Adepticon!
They'll break down new models, new rules and whole new editions and their opinions on the announcements.
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Join Kevin and Chad as they discuss the new Army of Renown, Rocky Mountain Open and more this week!
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Chad is joined by Ryan this week to go over the results of the the Clutch City GT as well as talk the meta game, struggling factions and some new Army of Renown goodness!
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Chad is yet again joined by Kevin to talk about the Warhammer 40K meta game and further examine the final meta of the Clutch City GT
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Chad is joined by Kevin to discuss the meta in Warhammer 40K as well as go over his and Chad's Clutch City GT lists!
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This week Chad wrangles Brandon onto the podcast to discuss some upcoming events for the beginning of the Arks of Omen season. Brandon talks his next event at Dragon's Lair and we both discuss the Clutch City GT!
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Chad is joined by Jamey from Heroic Scale Gamers and fellow Team Ettin member David to talk about their first RTT in the Arks of Omen landscape. They discuss their matchup as well as talk about the buffs & debuffs Arks has brought to their factions.
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A fairly sick Chad talks about the Ynaari list that he has locked in for the Las Vegas Open as well as some of the tricks and nuances the list has built into it!
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Hey all! This week Chad talks to Joey from Rexer's Lasers and John about their 2022 in review!
We also discuss some of the Balance Dataslate and points madness that has struck recent Warhammer 40k!
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Hey everyone! This week Brian takes the wheel as he guides you through some more Team Ettin recap on our competitive year in Warhammer 40K.
Follow Brian, Ryan and Connor as they talk about Competitive Warhammer 40K and talk Genestealer Cults, Connor medley of armies and Brian going from faithful to Traitor all in just this year!
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Chad is joined by Kevin & David this week to review their 2022 season for competitive 40K and where they plan on going from here! (Spoiler alert: 2023 will still involve War Dogs & Space Wolves!)
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Chad's joined by Brandon this week to discuss 40k recent news and upcoming events they'll be attending! The end of year wrap up episodes will be more lax and feature various team ettin members reviewing their year!
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Chad covers some spicy lists that have started to emerge in the Warhammer 40k metagame & takes the time to go over his Craftworlds list he'll be taking to Rise of the Empire GT!
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Chad is joined by Chaos Soup expert, Georg Bobkov, to discuss the pros and cons of souping in Warhammer 40K. They'll walk you through how best to Soup and what some of the advantages/ pitfalls can be in doing so!
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This week Chad discusses the upcoming changes to the ITC recently announced by Frontlinegaming.
He gives his opinion based off his history as a magic judge and similar programs that have been utilized by other games.
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Chad & Brandon have pulled a Harlequins, Orks & White Scars list submitted by teammates & fans to discuss their viability in today's meta-game.
Chad & Brandon talk about the game plan of these armies, the changes they would personally make in the lists, and how viable these armies are in the Nephilim meta!
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This week Brian is joined by local father/son duo Matt Smith & Zach to discuss what it is like to wargame as a family unit. They'll discuss their armies, playtesting and how they navigate their family dynamic within competitive 40K!
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Chad is joined by Logan to unpack the October 2022 Balance Dataslate! They'll discuss what impact, if any, the changes made in the Dataslate will have on the broader competitive metagame!
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This week Chad is joined by local Death Guard player, Logan Ross, to talk about their list's they'll be bringing to the Dragon's Lair Open this weekend. They break down the event by the numbers, discuss what they've learned since their last event, and talk general game plan going into the GT.
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Brian is joined by Houston Tzeentch Daemons player, Colin K & Khorne Daemon player Connor Myers! While Chad's away they'll break down Chaos combos and how Daemons have felt since their new codex release!
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This week Chad & Brian are joined by Joey from Rexer's Lasers to discuss their Balance Dataslate wishlist, were one to come out soon. They also discuss the Leagues of Votann Points changes and FAQ, and whether they feel it was needed or not!
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This week Chad is joined by Brian & David to discuss our experiences at the Warzone Houston Major event this past weekend! Also don't miss the end of the episode, where Chad gives a very special announcement about the future of Tabled Talk!
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Chad is joined by the rest of the kitchen sink that is Team Ettin, to discuss what we'll be taking to the upcoming Warzone Houston Major event. We talk list, strategy and overall gameplan of Death Guard, Space Wolves, Black Legion & Adeptus Custodes this week!
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Reupload of our previous episode. While it is important to recognize the what tournament's can do better and what players are looking for out of events, one interview was cut from this episode because the views held during that interview do not properly reflect the views of the Tabled Talk crew and Team Ettin. We like to keep a more positive attitude towards everything that we do and what we put out into the community.
For those who have not already listened, this week and next week we will be covering our lists going into the Warzone Houston Major event and what our thoughts are on how we should do!
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Chad is joined by Colin McDade, Kevin McCormick, Ryan Young, Connor Myers & John Fortune in seperate interviews to discuss the upcoming local major, Warzone Houston!
They'll walk through their lists, secondaries & how they feel about the terrain and how it influenced their list design!
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Chad is joined by, well, pretty much everyone for the next 2 weeks! We'll discuss what we are taking to the upcoming Warzone Houston Major September 17th! We'll cover our lists, what our feelings are on terrain, and how we think we will finish at the event!
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A quick episode this week before we dive into upcoming events and preparation! Chad solo's this week to tackle a few listener submitted questions, (both serious and not).
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Chad is joined by Deathwatch Veteran, Brian Rowe, and Blood Angels fury bringer, Brandon Smith, to talk Nephilim stats for the Space Marine factions that have received a 9th edition supplement.
They'll cover winrate, best and worst matchups, and how these Space Marine factions want to play on the tabletop!
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This episode Chad is joined by Hivemind Worshiper Ryan Young to talk all things Xenos since the Nephilim mission pack release. They dive into winrate, matchups and secondaries for every alien race, and give their two cents on each of the armies/ how they should be fixed!
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Chad is joined by Team Ettin member, Brandon Smith, to discuss where all of the non-space marine Imperium armies fall in the broader metagame since the Nephilim updates. We discuss Winrates, the top performing subfactions, and the best and worst match ups for each army!
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Chad is joined by Team Ettin member, Brian Rowe, and 2021's best Chaos Space Marine player, Russell Tassin, to break down Russell's recent success with Black Legion at the Lone Star Open!
As an aspiring Black Legion player, Brian questions Russell on list decisions, secondary choices, and what little shooting the Chaos Marine Codex has!
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This week Chad is joined by Kevin McCormick to discuss our Lone Star Open experience including the controversial judge call that occured for Kevin in Round 4 of the event!
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Chad is joined by Ryan Young this week to cover the upcoming Lone Star Open FLG event!
They'll cover player placed terrain advice, faction representation, tactics when looking at player count vs. #of rounds and go over Ryans Genestealer Cults List!
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This week Chad is joined by Marine expert, Brian Rowe, to discuss the new Chaos Space Marine Codex. This episode is purely discussion on the strengths within the book, what players may commonly see CSM players take, etc.
Brian will walk you through his favorite 3 Legions as well as the most juiced up datasheets the book has to offer!
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Chad goes solo this week to review some listener submitted list's using the new Nephilim updates and the Dataslate! He'll cover Craftworlds, Tau Empire and Imperial Knights in this episode!
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Chad is joined by Kevin this week to unpack the whirlwind of changes brought down upon Warhammer 40K recently. They'll discuss the Grand Tournament Nephilim changes, the points changes & talk about the Balance Dataslate!
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Chad's joined by Brandon as he paints up Custodes to discuss the state of the game before Nephilim comes out, predictions of Nephilim's effect on the metagame, and a pblic service announcement about being positive in the community!
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Chad is joined by winner of the WarGamesCon Major this past weekend, Colin McDade, to talk about the Kraken Tyranid list that he recently won with. Colin deep-dives into his matchups at the event, what the list wants to do and how you can beat it / what needs to be fixed for Tyranids going forward!
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Hey everyone! This week Chad & Brandon discuss the rising Blood Angels winrate and examine 3 lists that have placed well at recent events. We'll break down how the lists are looking to play, what a good core for the army construction looks like, and give our hot takes about the factions rising success!
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Chad is joined this week by winner of the Alamo GT: Bryce Chapman! Chad and Bryce discuss the list that Bryce took to the event, secondaries and play patterns of the army, what his matchups were like and even talk about the already infamous finals game against Tyranids!
Keep an open mind as you listen along, and make sure to always respect another community member and put yourselves in their shoes.
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Chad is joined by Imperial Knight teammate Connor Myers & top Chaos Knights player in the ITC, Kevin McCormick, to compare the two new 9th edition books for the armies. They'll cover their favorite offensive combo, favorite defensive combos, compare secondaries and discuss stratagems to keep an eye on when playing for, or against, these armies!
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Chad is joined by amazing 40K personality and Competitive 40K Player Quinton Johnson this week to discuss how the Meta since LVO has been, how the Dataslate had an effect on the Meta, and where 40K goes from here!
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Chad is joined by Brandon, Logan & David to discuss the results of the Dallas Open & to answer listener submitted questions from newer players looking to branch into the competitive scene!
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Chad is joined by Joey from RexersLasers & Brian Rowe to discuss the upcoming Dallas Open event, what lists they'll be bringing, and how they expect the event to go!
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Chad is joined by the team xenos purger himself, Brian Rowe, to dive into the new 9th Edition Tyranid Codex. They'll talk about the best of the abilities, talk tactics about taking on Tyranids, & will discuss even the craziest of datasheets!
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Chad is joined this week to discuss the rise and fall of Adeptus Mechanicus in 9th Edition, what may be the cause behind low player turnout, and what AdMech players can do to thrive in todays metagame!
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Chad reviews and covers the April Balance Dataslate changes, break down what some of them may mean to the armies they effect, and gives his two cents on what's overboard and what's balanced!
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Chad & Kevin are back and this week are looking at 8 lists submitted for the Tabled Talk Team Tournament taking place this Sunday! Follow along as they break down each list, what they're looking for in a team, and who they're drafting for their team's!
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Chad is joined by Team Ettin member Kevin McCormick to discuss what you can do to make sure that a game doesn't go south, and what to look out for in those situations where a game may go sour!
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Chad is joined this week by teammates David Soko & Brian Rowe to discuss some of the harder matchups for Space Marines in todays metagame, and all fish for ideas for shooting marines and melee marines to stay relevant!
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Chad sits down with teammate Connor to discuss the rise & fall of Grey Knights in the metagame, what tools they have to still compete, and a couple example lists Connor could see being feasible in todays metagame!
Chad is joined by Team Ettin member Brandon to unpack all the new goodies found for the Harlequins in the new Codex Aeldari! Follow a long as they talk Pivotal Roles, Saedaths, Stratagems and Datasheets for the elusive clowns, and break down the impact these new rules may have on the metagame at large.
Chad sits down with Joe from Wargames Live to discuss all things Warhammer Streaming! Joe talks about getting into the stream, how much support hes gotten and more!
You can find Joe and his stream Wargames Live at youtube.com/wargameslive ! Make sure you show him some love and support!
Chad is joined by Logan as they talk all things Death Guard. Follow along as they unpack all the changes to Death Guard, as well as what Logan will be bringing to Clutch City GT.
Kevin joins host Chad as they dive into all the new goodness and jank in the 9th edition Tau codex! Follow along and uncover what Stratagems, Septs, and abilities you should be looking to work into your Tau list, or should look out for when playing against Tau.
Chad, Kevin & Ryan cover their potential Clutch City GT lists, and ask eachother the hard-hitting questions about matchups, secondaries, and how they hope they perform!
Chad & co-host Kevin McCormick unpack all the new changes going into the next competitive season as well as the new mission styles introduced in the War Zone Nachmund GT Pack.
Chad sits down with Hive Mind experts Ryan Young & Matt Michaliszyn to cover and unpack the new Genestealer Codex rules, stratagems & Cults. Tabled Talk is a Team Ettin production & is sponsored by Ettin Games!
Chad along side special golden guests Brandon Smith & Matthew Sullivan cover the Adeptus Custodes 9th edition codex review. Listen along as they cover new Shieldhost rules, Detachment abilities, Stratagems and much more! Tabled Talk is a Team Ettin production, sponsored fully by Ettin Games. Go to Ettingames.com for all your tabletop gaming needs!