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With JJ “out of action” in this episode, Luke is joined by local hobby veteran Mike Basc to discuss the art of theming armies and how to go about creating a unique force for your games. We cover the topic of Generalship scoring at tournaments in Competitor’s Edge, and we also take an “Ender’s Eye” view at the recently released “Titanicus” novel from the Black Library.

Intro & Show News (00:52)

Hobby Update (24:45)

• - New Warhammer Lizardmen preview model pics. <Link>
• - Deathstorm Drop Pods & Ork Warboss on bike from Forgeworld. <Link>
• - New “Project Distant Darkness” fan supplement for Battlefleet Gothic. <Link>
• - Warseer launches Issue #8 of the online fanzine “Firebase”. <Link>
• - 2 new character classes incoming to Warhammer Online. <Link>

The Art Of Army Themes (48:36)

• - A discussion on creating a unique and characterful force through the employment of different “theme” techniques.

Ender’s Eye (Review) (1:20:43)

• - We review the recently released Warhammer 40,000 novel “Titanicus” from the Black Library.

Competitor’s Edge (Tournament Scoring, Part 1) (01:24:36)

• - We give an overview of the common scoring categories at events and delve into “Generalship” in more detail.

Final Words & Mailbag (01:56:34)

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A full show of Blood Bowl goodness! In this episode we’re joined by Drew Lovell & Dave Capon from the West Australian BRAWL league who chat to us about Blood Bowl in general, leagues & tournaments, and a healthy dose of “trash talk”!

Intro & Show News (00:55)

Hobby Update (09:27)

• - New 40K Rulebook FAQ released. <Link>
• - New 40K Dark Angels Codex FAQ released. <Link>
• - Warhammer Warriors of Chaos Spearhead launch. <Link>

Blood Bowl: Game Overview (17:47)

• - What is Blood Bowl and how does it fit into the GW game pantheon? <BRAWL Link>

Blood Bowl: Leagues & Competitive Play (52:15)

• - Blood Bowl leagues, tournaments, bribery & corruption: How does it all work? <Ausbowl Link> <Talk Blood Bowl Link> <NAF Link>

Final Words & Mailbag (01:32:00)

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Another meaty 2 hour episode for you once again, with this week’s discussion revolving around the release of the new Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Space Marines. In addition we kick off the new “Competitor’s Edge” segment where we chat about how to become a tournament organiser and design your own event!

Intro & Show News (00:51)

Hobby Update (26:30)

• - Global price rise now in effect.
• - Space Marine Launch this weekend!. <Link>
• - Warhammer: Age of Reckoning release and new game guides from PRIMA. <Link>
• - Warhammer Warriors of Chaos on advance order. <Link>
• - New Hobby accessories for X-mas. <Link>

New Codex: Space Marines Review (43:08)

• - We bust out the hefty new Marine Codex and give you a thorough run-down on all the new stuff and important changes.

Competitor’s Edge (Tournament Conception) (01:21:15)

• - We begin a new series focusing on tournaments in general, with this episode’s discussion relating to how to become a Tournament Organiser and design your own event.
  

Final Words & Mailbag (01:54:54)

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of World’s End Radio! We attended the WA “Gauntlet” Warhammer tournament last weekend, so we have a full event report as well as interviews and general banter with a couple of the personalities involved. This episode will fall outside of our usual sequence, so look out for Episode #3 of the show in a few days time as usual.

In this episode:

Intro & Luke’s Tourney Prep (00:30)

Interview: Mike Ward (14:49)

• - We chat to Mike, the Gauntlet Tournament Organiser about his experiences running the event, differences between west coast & east coast tournaments in Australia, as well as how to deal with tournament catastrophies.

Interview: Stan Veneros (33:42)

• - We chat to Stan, the winner of the event who shares his thoughts on the High Elves, attending Tournaments in general & the origins of the WargamerAU Australian gaming web forum. <WargamerAU Link>

Event Retrospective & Final Words (47:45)

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And we’re live!

In our debut episode:

Introductions (00:36)

• - The hosts introduce themselves and talk a little about their hobbies.
• - Why “World’s End?”
• - Favourite game systems and what we’re currently working on.

Hobby Update (26:23)

• - New Warhammer Chaos Warriors preview images released. <Link>
• - GW releases Warhammer Daemons of Chaos FAQ. <Link>
• - LOTR “The 3 hunters”. <Link>
• - Warhammer 40K Space Marines incoming rumours & releases. <Link>
• - Forgeworld “Seige of Vraks 2″ Imperial Armour book. <Link>

5th Edition Impacts (48:35)

• - A discussion on how the launch of Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition has altered the playing field and what changes we have made to our armies.

Finding The Time (01:16:40)

• - A look at some of the best ways to find more time for your hobby and how best to use it!

Final Words (01:31:42)

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