The Eye of Terror Podcast: Recent Episodes
George Ruiz & Alec Ruiz
A geeky, jargon filled conversation about Warhammer 40K and other tabletop games from father-son team George and Alec. Nerd out with us! Subscribe on iTunes and send us feedback at theeyeofterrorpodcast@gmail.com.
Music: "Supernatural," "Urban Gauntlet" and "Unrelenting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
9th Edition is here! We take a look at some pretty big changes to army building and the command point economy. Plus, is the official 40K app any good? Remember to subscribe and visit our Facebook page!
Our first social distant episode! Lots of hobby progress, quarantine movie recommendations and video games to chat about. We're now on Spotify so subscribe and rate us!
New Year! New Army! We got the Sisters of Battle Army Box so we talk about painting and playing Adeptus Soroitas for the first time. Mini review of 1917 and we crunch the numbers on the vastly improved Death Company after Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal.
We test the new Iron Hands Codex to see if it live up to the hype! In. This episode the Sons of Ferrus take on the Astra Militarum! Remember to rate, comments and subscribe!
Is Marvel's partnership with Games Workshop good or bad for 40K? We talk about using GW's contrast paints and do a mini review of Ad Astra. In our battle report, the Blood Angels take on an infestation of the Genestealer Cult! Listen and subscribe!
Contrast Paints are coming and we weigh in with some initial impressions. Are Citadel brushes the best available for 40K hobbying? Battle Report: Tau vs Genestealer Cult. Remember to subscribe!
George returns from China. We discuss some recent superhero movies and then talk about our dumbest mistakes in the game. Battle report: Ad Mech vs Astra Militarum
Genestealer-rama! We are joined by Jeremy Leuth from Next Gen Games to discuss Kill Team and Alec finally gets to field a Genestealer Cult Army and faces George's Iron Hands. Does the Cult live up to the hype?
What's your hobbying process? We discuss different approaches to building models and go over our new Genestealer Cult army.
What makes for a good 40K video game? We discuss our recommendations and review the WWI documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old." Our Battle Report pits the resilient Death Guard vs Ad Mech and Blood Angels.
After a quick detour into the movies of Paul Verhoeven, we discuss the upcoming Genestealer Cult release and go over the contents of the new Chapter Approved. Battle Report: Thousand Sons vs Necrons! Remember to subscribe and rate us!
We discuss the viability of a Horus Heresy Series on HBO. Instead of our usual battle report, we play Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus and also discuss the merits of Dune. Listen and remember to subscribe!
We're back! There's some real hobby progress and a fun discussion of Captain Slamgenius and Sly Marbo. Our battle report pits The Blood Angels vs Adep[tus Mechanicus. Subscribe and rate us!
We give Kill Team another try! Will different factions and less terrain make a difference? We also discuss the pros and cons of body horror and the new Ork hot rods. Battle Report: Blood Angles vs Death Guard! Subscribe and Follow George on Instagram (@georgeruiz)
We debate the merits of Adeptus Titanicus and get into our first game of Kill Team! Tau vs Adeptus Mechanicus! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!
Kill Team is almost here and we're really excited! Alec and I editorialize about 2018's 40K releases. Battle Report: Death Guard vs Iron Warriors
Is the Grimdark for kids? We discuss GW's launch of "Warhammer Adventures" and of course there's our hobby progress, new Knight models and meme talk. Battle Report: Adeptus Mechanicus vs Astra Militarum. Subscribe!
We chat about the new Adeptus Titanicus game, review the new Deathwatch Codex and geek out over 2 Fast 2 Furious, Dunkirk, There Will Be Blood and The Maltese Falcon. Battle Report: New Deathwatch vs Necrons!
Alec and George swoon over GW's new models and discuss the merits of "A Quiet Place." We analyze 40K's latest FAQ and bid adieu to first turn deep striking. Battle report: Cult Mech vs Iron Warriors. Email us at theeyeofterrorpodcast@gmail.com
We go over the new Necron Codex and discuss the Dynastic Codes and our favorite units. Battle Report: New Necrons vs Deathwatch. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe!
A 40K losing streak can be one the hobby's most frustrating aspects. We discuss ways to deal with and eventually get out of losing streaks. Also, first impressions of the new Tau and upcoming Necron codices. Battle Report: New Tau vs Blood Angels
We get into the merits of the upcoming Tau Codex and Eisenhorn model and then discuss some recent 40K video games. Battle Report: Belisaurius Cawl and the Adeptus Mechanicus vs The Astra Militarum and their Shadowsword! Rate us on iTunes and subscribe!
Alec and I chat about the Knight Armiger, a possible Custodes list and the benefits of Celestine. We give our first impressions of the new Thousand Sons Codex. Battle Report: Magnus and the Thousand Sons vs The Tau Empire. Subscribe, Share and Rate us!
George finally finishes the Plague Marines! We talk about the Helsreach novel, new Nurgle and Adeptus Custodes models as well as sing the praises of the Citadel Painting Handle. Battle Report: Alpha Legion vs iron Hands!
Happy Holidays! Here's our first impressions of the new Blood Angels Codex. Alec and George discuss what we liked best in the hobby in 2017. We also announce our give-away winner and play a classic matchup of Necrons vs the New Blood Angels!
We celebrate Episode 50 with thanks to our listeners and a drawing for a very cool 40K mini! We talk X-Wing, Chapter Approved and the upcoming Blood Angels releases. Battle Report: 50 Guardsmen vs an Imperial Knight in a 40K version of Tower Defense!
Alec and George talk about what they hope GW releases in 2018. Also, why is Cuphead so freakin' hard? Our Battle Report is a Stronghold Assault mission with the Imperial Guard defending against Imperial Fist dreadnoughts.
Does the hobby stress you out? Our Halloween discussion gets sidetracked into horror movies, scary books and Lovecraftian cosmic horror. We also talk about hobby guilt as our main topic. Our battle report pits the Raven Guard vs Alpha Legion!
We're back! Alec and I try the Open War Mission Deck in an epic battle between Bellisarius Cawl's Ad Mech vs Knight Commander Pask and his mechanized Astra Militarum. Robots vs Tanks!
Hobby tips on re-using plucked foam and we discuss the new Death Guard models. Our main topic is Tactical Flexibility, what it means for your army to be able to adapt to changing battlefield conditions. Battle Report: Space Wolves vs Iron Warriors. Subscribe and share!
How to create snow bases for your minis. First impressions of the new Necromunda models. George gets grossed out by Mortarion. Alec complains about all the toys that the Custodes are getting. Battle Report: Deathwatch vs Astra Militarum!
We discuss the new Marine Reiver and Aggressor models as well as do a deep dive into the new Space Marines Codex. Who knew Salamanders had such large quads? Battle Report: Cult Mech vs Iron Hands! Remember to subscribe!
New Primaris Marines coming including a cool new chaplain and apothecary models. We chat about GW's codex release schedule and why some of us will be left salty for a while. Our battle report has the new Tau facing Kharn, a Bloodthirster and Berzerkers!
We talk about the flood of new Games Workshop releases and do our review of the new Spiderman movie. Our battle report features 8th Edition Necrons vs Astra Militarum! Tanks vs Resilience!
It's here! We celebrate the release of 8th Edition at Next Gen Games, discuss ugly renaissance babies and play our first 8th edition game: Blood Angels vs Heretic Astartes! Special guests: Alex Serros, Veero Derkarabetian and Jeremy Lueth .
8th is almost here! We review an awesome animated series called "Helsreach" and then try out Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Our battle report features 2 games of Shadow Wars where the Astra Militarum take on Necrons and The Inquisition!
We discuss Warhammer Community's latest updates about rules changes to 40K as we near the release of 8th Edition. Alec discovers Bolt Thrower, a UK heavy metal band heavily influenced by Warhammer and we play our first game of Shadow War: Armageddon. Subscribe!
Don't Panic! 8th Edition is right around the corner and GW's FAQ tells us everything's great! We chat about Dungeons and Dragons, Dawn of War 3 and pit the Deathwatch against the Death Guard in a battle to the...uh...death!
George finally finishes the Thousands Sons Tac Squad! We discuss Rise of the Primarch and the results of our recent Reddit poll about 40K superstitions. Battle Report: Alpha Legion vs Belisaurius Cawl
What happens when Stormlord full of of Jokaeros lands on a Chaos Mutilator world? We find out. Plus, we announce our contest winner, get into some hobby progress and we discuss the new Armageddon: Shadow War box set.
Hobby progress includes purchases. right? We talk about the latest Roboute rumors and review the classic board game Cosmic Encounter. Our battle report pits Kharn and the new World Eaters vs the Blood Angels and a Leviathan Dreadnought. Plus we announce a giveaway of our LVO swag! Listen, subscribe and rate us!
George reports on his experiences at the Las Vegas Open. In our battle report, the Iron Warriors take on the Inquisition, Deathwatch and the Astra Militarum...with surprising results.
There's a new Eldar Triumvirate! We discuss the allure of Soylent. George readies his LVO list and learns some hard lessons about fighting a Gladius Strike Force!
George recounts his first ever ITC tournament results. We totally lose it over the new Lord of Change. The Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia is out and we discuss the models, rules and its incredible developments to the 40K storyline.
We present our list of 40K's best models and releases for 2016! We also discuss the Fall of Cadia leaks and review Imperial Agents and Traitor Legions. Battle Report: Alpha Legion vs Iron Hands! Happy Holidays from George and Alec!
We unbox and drool over the new Thousand Sons Rubric Marines. Then play a tense WW1 game called The Grizzled. In The Armory ,we discuss the deadly Tau Pulse Rifle. Battle Report: An Imperial Knight vs a Stormlord!
This marks our first ever video and audio podcast. Look for the Eye of Terror Podcast on YouTube! Reece Robbins from Frontline Gaming talks about prepping for the LVO. Arthur's Space Wolves take on Deathwatch! Battle Report: Khorne Daemonkin vs. AdMech!
We cover the Necron's Gauss Flayer and discuss whether its one of the strongest weapons in 40K. Rumors: Sisters of Battle in plastic? We hope so! Battle report: The Sons of The Gorgon and the Stormlance Battle Demi Co. vs Necrons!
The new Prospero Burning box set arrives! Then a new segment, The Armoury, where we do a deep dive into a 40K weapon. We start off with the humble lasgun. Battle report pits the AdMech War Convocation vs the Tau!
We talk about our favorite washes and inks before we get into a review of the new Angels Blade Codex Supplement. Our battle report features the Angels Blade's Lost Brotherhood Strike Force vs the AdMech War Convocation!
We're back! Alec and George review the new Traitor's Hate and Deathwatch books. We go over all the units and formations, then test them in a Chaos vs Deathwatch battle report! (Hint: Kharn destroys a lot of stuff)
We talk about why painting hazard stripes makes your Space Marines cooler, the upcoming Deathwatch Codex, cast the Horus Heresy HBO series and our battle report is an ITC mission: Necrons vs Iron Hands.
We've been playing so much Overwatch we noticed similarities between it's heroes and various 40K factions. Do you agree? Then we discuss the new Tau FAQ and the easy way to kill a Stormsurge. Finally, we finish our escalation campaign of Cult Mech vs Tau!
Rumors of a new edition of 40K! Is 2017 the year Chaos? We're going to the Las Vegas Open! Finally we get our hands on an old Imperial Guard codex and find a treasure trove of cool stuff, including Guardsmen slang. Listen or be "found wanting!"
The new Space Marine FAQ has some very interesting rule interpretations for drop pods, possibly making them OP! We finally play our 2 year old copy of Space Hulk. Battle report: 1500 points of Tau vs Cult Mechanicus and their stylish Electro Priests!
Our impressions of the new flyer supplement, Death From the Skies! We then review the card game version of Space Hulk - Death Angel. Finally our escalation campaign goes to 1000 points. Can Kastelan Robots withstand the Tau firestorm?
New flyer models and a whole new dogfighting phase for 40K! We discuss the state of the 40K community and results of an entertaining new survey and our own Reddit poll. Alec and I begin an escalation campaign starting with 500 points of Skitarii vs Tau!
We discuss Imperial Knights Renegade and go over the new Angels of Death and Black Legion Supplements. One is fantastic, the other not so much. In our battle report, the Blood Angels take on the Black Legion in one of the new Altar of War missions!
We discuss gaming civility and ways to avoid 40K saltiness. Then Alec, Rayne and I play Dominion for the first time ever and we get into a great battle report between the overwhelming firepower of the Tau vs the awesome resiliency of the Necrons.
Alec returns! We discuss the Leviathan Dreadnought and analyze GW's 40K rules for Deathwatch Overkill! Jeremy tells a joke, we talk about our ghost and Ryan and Arthur join us for a game at Aero Hobbies. Batrep: War Convocation vs Blood Angels!
Deathwatch Overkill announced! Then Rayne joins us to give us her perspective as a non-40K player dating an obsessed hobbyist. We also play her first 40K game of Kill Team where her Skitarii take on my Iron Hands Marines!
Huge episode! We chat about the upcoming Curse of the Wulfen and the Flying Monkey GT, interview master painter Jonathan Hartman and play Inquisimunda!
We're joined by guest host Arthur Shulsky to discuss our list building philosophies, how to prep for for Adepticon 2016 and a we play a very shooty 3000 point slugfest between Astra Militarum and a Necron-Tau alliance!
Happy New Year! George faces the ravenous Tyranids, we get into the gem business with Splendor and the Iron Hands face a Khorne Daemonkin army led by a newly spawned Bloodthirster!
Hark the Heralds of Ruin sing! We end the year busily assembling our Betrayal at Calth set, reviewing GW's best model and codex releases for 2015 and get all tactical with Kill Team: Heralds of Ruin: Chaos Space Marines vs Blood Angels!
Were this week's epic Chaos Space Marine rumors debunked? Alec and I unbox Betrayal at Calth and blame Erebus for everything. Battle report: New Tau vs Khorne Daemonkin. Also, we say "super cool' a lot throughout this episode.
We give our first impressions the new Tau Codex, then get into the lore of the thieving Blood Ravens, discuss some Black Library novels and end with a hilarious battle report between the worst lists we could come up with: Chaos Marines vs Astra Militarum!
We discuss the new Horus Heresy boardgame, introduce our Facebook Page, and get into ways to improve the Chaos Space Marines Codex. This epsiode's Battle Report features a three way fight between Space Wolves, Khorne Daemonkin and Blood Angels!
40K's scariest units, our review of FFG's Mansions of Madness boardgame, our fave 40K horror film and Iron Hands & Skitarii vs Astra Militarum.
Poll results on how often Redditors play 40K, interview with Next-Gen Games' Jeremy Lueth on his Badab Wars Kill Team Campaign and our Necrons vs Skyhammer battle report.
A short episode wherein we discuss our reactions to the new Tau Battlesuit, then get into our 40K "bad beats" and wrap up with a great non-40K game, Star Realms.
We discuss Chaos Space Marine Codex rumors and a plastic Horus Heresy miniatures game. Then Arthur Shulsky drops by for a chat on the current 40K tournament scene and an exciting game of Kill Team. Battlereport: Necrons vs Astra Militarum.
In our second episode we discuss the cinematics of 40K, pick our favorite units and talk about our most epic game when George's Blood Angels took on Alec's Daemonkin army!
Welcome to our first episode! We're Alec and George, a couple of 40K players from Santa Monica, California. We obsess over every aspect of this hobby and hope you'll join us. We'd love to hear from you, so subscribe on iTunes and email us at theeyeofterrorpodcast@gmail.com