This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by yet another Chris! Chris Knight, former New York local has taken the west coast by storm and joins us fresh off a 3-2 showing at the Golden State Games Worlds Qualifier. We chat about lists, results and life itself. Plus the most important question of all, how many seasons will Andor have on Disney+? Listen and find out! SPOILER WARNING - We have spoilers for Andor up through episode 8 that end around 13:50, so skip ahead if you want to skip. Com...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam celebrate Halloween by discussing their scariest X-Wing moments. Then they chat about Petes experience with the new Standard Loadout cards and the potential future that more SL cards can bring. Lastly they wrap up by discussing the small but potentially impactful points update. Enjoy! PAX Unplugged Event info: https://fb.me/e/2U3VI8U1m PAX Unplugged Event signup: https://forms.gle/bs2VH9ZyWBFGYwNJ7
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Pointmas is upon us! When this was recorded hosts Pete, Brett and Kent had no idea what to expect! Join them as they chat Exegol results, desired points changes, and of course, Star Wars Galaxies Edge in Walt Disney World! Enjoy!
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week hosts Pete and Chris are taken to school by Cam Murray! Cam recently placed 2nd at the St Lawrence Open and joins us to discuss his list and matchups. Then we touch on much belated XTC discussion. Lastly we deep dive on scenario specific turn 0 strategies and what it might take to save scum. Enjoy!
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This week hosts Pete and Chris review each faction and discuss our hopes, dreams and expectations for the upcoming points adjustment! Enjoy! Links to events discussed: East Coast Gamers, Toms River NJ: https://www.facebook.com/events/652309336228251/ Red Seal Gaming, Matawan NJ: https://tabletop.to/obiwan-october-halloween-extravaganza/signups Carcosa, Brooklyn NY: https://www.carcosaclub.com/events/2022/10/30/x-wing-is-back-casual-tournament Nickle City X-Wing, Buffalo NY: https://www.facebook....
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by special guest Joaquin! Joaquin is a longtime TO and staple of the NYC X-Wing community. Together they go over all the revealed pilots from both the leak and official reveal of Hotshots and Aces 2. Enjoy!
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by guest hosts Zach Hood (Red Seal Gaming, KFC) and Andrew Lewinski (Liberty Squadron) to talk X-Wing! Its bat-rep city over here because we review the most recent local tournament held at East Coast Gamers where Zach came third and friend of the podcast Brett came first! HOWEVER, the hosts debate if Brett is a bad person for flying Vader Defender. Stay tuned for the verdict. Stick around until the end for the exclusive details on X-Wing at PAX Unplugged...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 27 min
On this episode hosts Pete, Chris and Sam take a slight detour from X-Wing to argue Star Wars rankings, lightsaber battles, and then move on to other sci-fi movies like Star Trek! Enjoy!
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This week we are joined by Kristoff "KTOFF" to talk about his fantastic run at NOVA where he earned 2nd place overall! We chat about his top cut matches, what he felt went right, how close he came to getting knocked out earlier and lessons learned from the final. Enjoy!
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week hosts Pete and Chris break down the very exciting lists and results from the NOVA Worlds Open Qualifier. So many friends of the podcast attended and we just had to share our excitement over their lists. About halfway through a wild Chrispy appears and joins then to chat about matchups and his turn zero strategy. Enjoy! Read Pauls Blog here: https://ramblingsofawargamer.wordpress.com/2022/09/05/vive-la-resistance/
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week hosts Pete and Chris are back to chat about lists and results from the GSP Oricon Galactic Qualifier and they're joined by none other than area local and tournament runner up, Bill Hayes. Bill walks us through his list, including his decisions to not include Darth Vader or an ISB Jingoist! Then we talk about some of the competition faced and cool lists we liked seeing. Enjoy!
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week hosts Pete, Chris, and Sam discuss Sams time at Gencon. Then thanks to a suggestion from the community they discuss favorite 1 and 2 point upgrades. Finally Chris cheats and brings up a 3 point upgrade. Enjoy! Check out the isoplane initiative to get folks to worlds! https://www.hexiledgaming.com/isoplaneinitiative
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week hosts Pete and Chris deep dive into the GenCon tournament results, as well as cover the general vibes and Petes awful tournament results. Then they bring things closer to home and chat about the latest tournament at Red Seal Gaming in NJ. Enjoy!
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by Liberty Squadrons Brett Freeman. They discuss results and lists from the Hanover Worlds Qualifier, Bretts recent win at a local tournament and final prep for GenCon! They dig in deep on some specific trends and archetypes while Pete and Chris try to learn from a pro like Brett. Enjoy!
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam staff their own Federation Starship with Star Wars characters, discuss trends seen in the GSP Malachor lists, debate GenCon lists and discuss some of the new reveals. Enjoy!
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are joined by Chris "ChrisPy" Patrick, recent winner of Kyber Cup and GSPs Sullust tournaments. This younger and more exciting Chris chats with us about the First Order, Electro Chaff Missiles, playing with family and more! Many thanks to him for the great conversation, enjoy! Follow ChrisPys endeavors by following Viper Squadron: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KRkO43Jo1DvHCqXqZ9Po9 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vipersquadron...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam discuss results from the Kyber Cup (more FO?!), talk about lists that excite Sam, and Chris begins a misinformation campaign. But first we kick it all off with a very patriotic Star Wars Question of the Week™. Enjoy! Come join us locally with the Brooklyn Strategist Tournament: Facebook info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycxwing/permalink/5146960548706969 Tabletop.to: https://www.tabletop.to/palpatines-champion10...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week hosts Pete and Chris discuss the age old X-Wing question - how does one “get good”? More specifically how do we go about picking a tournament list and how much practice do we get in before the event? How do we go about identifying a good list and bad list? Enjoy!
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 24
During this weeks supersized episode hosts Pete and Chris break down the top 16 lists from GSP's Sullust Galactic Qualifier. Turns out Chris is excited by all the First Order lists! Then after an ample spoiler warning they discuss episode 5 of Kenobi and take bets on the finale. Enjoy!
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week hosts Pete and Chris chat about the very exciting new Battle of Yavin pack reveals, what we think of standardized loadouts and what it might mean for the future of the game. Then we review some local tournament results from our friends down at Red Seal Gaming and Brooklyn Strategist. Enjoy! *the initial version of this audio had an error that has now been fixed!
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam are reunited once again to discuss the results from the UK Games Expo X-Wing Worlds Qualifier (say that 10 times fast). They break down the top cut lists, discuss what excites them and absolutely butcher some names. Sorry Bartosz! The boys brought the right amount of chaos this week and I know you'll enjoy! - Pete
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week Pete is ABANDONED by Sam and Chris. So instead we have friend of the podcast Matthew on as guest host to talk lists that excite us, local tournament chat, cinematic moments in games and spoiler filled chat about Kenobi episodes 1 & 2. For those who haven't yet watched there is an ample spoiler warning before the talk begins. Enjoy!
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week hosts Pete, Chris and Sam dive deep into the new rules regarding scenarios, ionization, range 0 attacks and more. They briefly discuss points and the state of the game. Enjoy!
May 25, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week hosts Pete and Chris are INVADED by PA natives Brett and Andrew! Brett and Andrew host the Liberty Squadron Podcast and we were so happy to have them on to hear their takes on the latest card reveals from AMG as well as the state of the game. Enjoy! Join the PA Facebook Group for Event information and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sjxwingalliance Join the Tri State X-Wing Discord: https://discord.gg/KkfjGgwnBb...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week hosts Pete and Sam take is slow and easy discussing the latest reveals from AMG, as well as plenty of broader Star Wars talk and discussions on the changes we would like to see to the listbuilding system. Enjoy! Join the Tri State X-Wing Discord: https://discord.gg/KkfjGgwnBb
May 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by the ever elusive Tom Trazz! Tom is fresh off a big tournament win at East Coast Gamers charity tournament benefitting the JF Party Dragon charity. They discuss the tournament, list building strategies, and should trajectory simulator B-Wings be banned? Big shout out to Chris for getting some in the moment comments from other tournament participants, enjoy the show!
May 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week hosts Pete, Chris, and Sam review their favorite combos across various factions. Then they take some time and help Pete get his tournament prep life organized so he stops forgetting his essential components. Enjoy!
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week hosts Pete and Chris are joined by guest host Keith Wong! Keith is the server owner and moderator of the X-Wing: Second Edition (2.5) community discord server. We chat about his experience building that server and community. Then we get into chatting with Keith about his current favorite faction, the Galactic Republic. Finally we chat about the new Clone Z95 preview from AMG. Enjoy! NYC X-Wing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycxwing NYC X-Wing Discord: https://discord.gg/Wge...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Join hosts Pete, Chris and Sam as they descend into chaos while the Mets blow a lead in the 9th. This week we chat about flying the Gauntlet, Chris' inability to multitask, the newly unveiled Cad Bane Mobile. Finally Pete risks getting cancelled by discussing his honest opinion of scum ships. Enjoy! Join us online and for in person events NYC X-Wing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycxwing NYC X-Wing Discord: https://discord.gg/WgeZtCu...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Join hosts Pete, Chris and Sam as they discuss the latest news and events for Wizkids' hit licensed wargame, Star Trek: Attack Wing . Later they pivot to a lesser known property, Star Wars X-Wing where they discuss the hotly released Razorcrest and Gauntlet Fighter expansions, can 3 ship lists succeed and how does one pronounce Gar Saxon. Enjoy! *for those who dislike fun and star trek, skip to ~7 minutes in. NYC X-Wing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycxwing NYC X-Wing Discord: https...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 12
