Who wants to play an oppressively strong list that just chokes the life out of the opposition? Who wants to play a list that has the best offense, solid durability, incredible control, and awesome mobility? Well, here's the list: Vader / Obi-2 / Magnas Grievous / Jango / Flex (5th Brother/Super Commandos, but lots of options) Scott and I discuss why we think this list is doing so strong right now, if it has any weak points, and discuss how it fared into other archetypes at a recent event at a lo...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Hello and welcome to Episode 10 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, JK and I give our hot takes on Momma Talzin and Mace after sparring with those boxes, as well as discussing the power level of active abilities on combat trees for all the extant figures. Spoiler alert: Momma is good. Mace is also good--but in a very straightforward way (at least on first play). Join the Slack and get our promo when it releases! Help us list-build! We love you all!...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Shatterpoint takes the traditional maxim that you should never bring a knife to a gun fight and turns it on its head. You best not bring a gun to this knife fight, as the current meta and spread of objectives heavily favors units that are able to scrum, get on objectives, push people off of objectives, and swing at those poor suckers dumb enough to get close. Sam and I discuss why it is that the current meta favors melee figures, if we expect that to change, and how competitive players should be...
Aug 14, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Why is Maul an incredible primary unit despite being the only figure I have really seen get removed in a game? Because he does what he does for free! (Kind of, not really, but kind of.) In this episode, Sam leads a discussion as to the strategy of economy, and we all discuss how to leverage the resources you have in the game (force points, health and durability, actions, etc.) to gain the kind of incremental advantages that will help you to win games. Economy in Shatterpoint, really, asks the pl...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
Hello and welcome to Episode 7 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, Matt and JK discuss Jango Fett and how he highlights important issues to think about with terrain. They discuss terrain and its importance to a dynamic and challenging game as well as the importance of building a list that can be flexible when facing different arrangements of terrain. They also inaugurate the first POINT / SHATTER-POINT by discussing how many ladders are appropriate for a competitive game. JK says NONE (just kiddi...
Jul 31, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 6! With the game out for almost two months, the TTS league long underway, and the store tournament season kicking off, Sam and I discuss the shape of the meta, whether Grievous is too good, whether the Seps are too good, and whether Anakin is too bad (he's not, but we don't think he's found his place). It's a fun, less strategic episode (though Sam has many strategic thoughts) and more general survey as to how everything seems to be doing. I love this kind o...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
I enjoy random walks as much as any econ PhD out of the University of Chicago, but how am I supposed to handle the inability to control my Shatterpoint deck and dice variance?!?!?! (Like many of you, I am also still reeling from Fama sharing the Nobel Prize with Hansen and Shiller. What a wild world we live in.) In this episode, Matt leads a discussion as to how to think about randomness in Shatterpoint, how luck and skill are not mutually exclusive (thanks Richard Garfield), and how to leverage...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to Episode 4 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, Samuel Sweeten leads a discussion as to how you should be thinking about combat trees and what the units in your list are trying to do. He discusses raw damage, control, consistency, and tempo with incredible insight and I hope it helps you reassess how you are piloting your lists. Kenny Brown, Matthew Richards, and JK Moore try to keep up with varying degrees of success. Join the Slack! It is awesome and you will make it better! https://jo...
Jul 10, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Hello and welcome to Episode 3 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, Kenny Brown, Sam Sweeten, and Scott Nielsen provide some general breakdowns and analysis of three figures with whom they have been getting the most reps. Kenny discusses Ahsoka (Jedi No More), Sam discusses Kalani, and Scott discusses Anakin. They also discuss the economy of Shatterpoint compared to MCP and provide some general commentary on games that they have played recently. You will enjoy their banter and hopefully gain some ...
Jul 03, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Hello and welcome Episode 2 of the Zions Finest podcast! We are thrilled to have you join us! In this episode, Sam Sweeten and Matthew Richards discuss positioning and how to leverage movement and repositioning for maximum advantage in your Shatterpoint games. They also discuss the strategy and tempo of movement in offense and defense generally, and provide context concerning the tradeoffs you will face in dealing damage as opposed to moving units on the board--and how that can be used to maximu...
Jun 26, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hello and welcome to the Zions Finest podcast! We are a group of best friends dedicated to Star Wars: Shatterpoint and are hoping to grow our local community as well as the general community in support of this game. We were previously heavily involved in the Star Wars: Imperial Assault community and are thrilled to be back to rolling dice in a Star Wars skirmish game. In this episode, Kenny Brown, Sam Sweeten, and Matthew Richards give a quick introduction followed by brief thoughts on the curre...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
