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To kick off the new year, we break down some of the easiest and best armies for new players getting into MESBG! Friend of the channel, Stephen, joins in on the discussion and shares some of his own picks. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Stephen's Pick 07:54 Richard's Pick 11:15 Charles' Pick 15:57 Honourable Mentions 38:22 What about other Evil armies? 43:40 Outro Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We come to the end of 2025 with some reflection on the first year of the current edition. Our guest Bazuso joins in as we all share some of our hopes and dreams for the coming year. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 07:04 The Next Supplement 10:22 Balance Updates 19:32 Tournament Scene 23:44 Trophies Our Sponsor: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Into the West is joined by friend of the channel, Bazuso, to discuss the most challenging armies to play in the game! We each share a few of our picks, and then go through a list of honourable mentions. Thumbnail: Arwen by @stevelangelo Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 05:18 Ian's Pick 11:18 Charles' Pick 17:28 Richard's Pick 24:00 Baz's Pick 29:11 Ian's 2nd Pick 34:00 Honourable mentions Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode we are joined by the Hobby Hobbits to cover the top winning lists from Canada's largest tournament, Clash on the Coast 2025, one of the premier tournaments in North America hosted by MTM Printworks! Longshanks Event: https://www.longshanks.org/event/25840/ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:13 Master's Winning List 04:17 Doubles 06:19 The Grand Tournament 07:20 10th Place 11:49 9th Place 18:15 8th Place 23:32 7th Place 30:58 6th Place 40:01 5th Place 48:47 4th Place 55:29 3rd Place 01:05:10 2nd Place 01:12:43 1st Place 01:19:51 Conclusion and Shoutouts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We're back with a tier list, and this time the topic is monsters! Join us as we discuss and rank all the monster profiles of the game! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Treebeard 05:24 Beechbone 07:50 Birchseed 11:40 Ent 14:33 Gwaihir 16:40 Great Eagle 19:12 Fledgeling Eagle 21:16 Radagast on Eagle 24:36 Beorn 28:48 Grimbeorn 32:58 Bofur on Troll Brute 37:08 Troll Brute 41:32 Sauron 45:16 Mordor Troll Chieftain 47:55 Shelob 51:39 Mordor Troll 54:26 Mordor War Catapult Troll 55:53 Great Beast of Gorgoroth 58:25 Witch-King on Fellbeast 01:00:15 Ringwraith on Fellbeast 01:02:37 Smaug 01:05:44 Dragon 01:07:16 Isengard Troll 01:10:03 The Balrog 01:14:03 The Watcher in the Water 01:17:49 Cave Drake 01:20:03 Cave Troll 01:21:50 Dweller in the Dark 01:23:07 Buhrdur 01:25:38 Hill Troll 01:27:47 Gulavhar 01:31:35 Mumak War Leader 01:33:31 Mumak 01:34:40 The Spider Queen 01:38:39 The Snow Troll 01:41:52 Catapult Troll 01:45:24 Gundabad Ogre 01:48:14 Gundabad Troll 01:50:41 The Goblin King 01:53:42 The Three Trolls More Ranking Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQH5qcVcOHkfDoCWI5d_oxST Patreon Promotion: We have a new Patreon promotion to announce! After a month of joining, all patrons will receive a set of our new custom Baron Into the West dice (while supplies last)! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

This episode we cover the top winning lists from the NOVA Open 2025, one of the premier tournaments in North America! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:22 15th Place 06:54 14th Place 09:30 13th Place 12:40 12th Place 16:32 11th Place 19:40 10th Place 22:48 9th Place 26:35 8th Place 31:40 7th Place (+Frank's Batreps) 40:30 6th Place 45:21 5th Place 47:45 4th Place 52:32 3rd Place 55:34 2nd Place 58:24 1st Place 01:01:19 Conclusion and Shoutouts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Eliott from Gollum's Gamers joins the podcast this week to break down the top winning lists from the largest MESBG tournament in the world, ArdaCon! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 07:01 ArdaCon Masters 11:30 10th Place 18:06 9th Place 23:33 8th Place 28:13 7th Place 31:59 6th Place 36:56 5th Place 40:57 4th Place 43:31 3rd Place 46:24 2nd Place 50:55 1st Place 55:31 Final Thoughts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Today we review and rate some army lists submitted by our patrons, armies they have yet to try out! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Realms of Men 07:32 Buhrdur's Horde 13:30 Garrison of Ithilien 20:21 Moria 26:11 Lothlorien 35:15 Grand Army of the South Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's FAQ season in MESBG, and as usual we are here to break down all of the rules clarifications and errata this time round. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:08 Matched Play Guide 01:22 Armies of the Hobbit 03:52 Armies of the Lord of the Rings 10:56 Armies of Middle-earth 14:49 Rules Manual Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Following our Good tier list, we now break down all the armies of Evil! Join us as we rank all 47 armies. More Ranking Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQH5qcVcOHkfDoCWI5d_oxST Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Barad-dur 03:10 The Black Riders 09:35 Wraiths on Wings 15:27 Army of Gothmog 18:33 Legions of Mordor 22:01 Minas Morgul 25:07 Cirith Ungol 27:31 The Black Gate 31:27 Army of the White Hand 33:00 Ugluk's Scouts 34:11 Wolves of Isengard 36:15 Lurtz's Scouts 38:23 Assault Upon Helm's Deep 42:11 Muster of Isengard 44:52 Usurpers of Edoras 47:49 Besiegers of the Hornburg 53:56 Depths of Moria 56:07 Harad 01:00:35 Corsair Fleets 01:03:52 Army of Gundabad 01:07:27 Goblin-Town 01:12:08 Pits of Dol Guldur 01:15:57 Rise of the Necromancer 01:18:15 Azog's Hunters 01:21:46 The Three Trolls 01:24:07 Moria 01:26:39 Desolator of the North 01:27:43 Army of the Great Eye 01:30:13 Sharkey's Rogues 01:34:39 Umbar 01:38:11 Host of the Witch-King 01:40:18 Shadows of Angmar 01:43:42 Buhrdur's Horde 01:47:50 Army of Carn Dum 01:49:14 Wolf Pack of Angmar 01:51:52 The Serpent Horde 01:56:13 The Easterlings 01:58:01 Dragons of the North 02:01:10 Host of the Dragon Emperor 02:05:35 Grand Army of the South 02:08:56 Fell Beings of Mirkwood 02:10:29 Far Harad 02:12:36 Variags of Khand 02:13:59 Army of Dunland 02:15:39 Ravagers of the Shire 02:17:37 Assault on Lothlorien 02:19:15 The Spider Queen's Brood 02:23:10 Final Thoughts & Adjustments Patreon Promotion: We have a new Patreon promotion to announce! After a month of joining, all patrons will receive a set of our new custom Baron Into the West dice (while supplies last)! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

With the recent release of Armies of Middle-earth and the Legacy profiles, we break down and rank all the Good armies in the game! More Ranking Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQH5qcVcOHkfDoCWI5d_oxST Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 The Fellowship 03:05 Road to Rivendell 04:19 The Shire 07:23 Breaking of the Fellowship 09:44 Kingdom of Rohan 12:15 Road to Helm's Deep 14:50 Defenders of Helm's Deep 17:00 Ride Out 20:20 Riders of Eomer 22:00 Riders of Theoden 24:53 Army of Edoras 29:03 Defenders of the Hornburg 30:27 Minas Tirith 33:02 Garrison of Ithilien 34:55 Reclaimation of Osgiliath 36:16 Atop the Walls 38:44 Return of the King 41:26 Defenders of the Pelennor 42:39 Men of the West 44:41 Lindon 47:24 Numenor 52:00 Rivendell 54:22 The Last Alliance 57:47 Lothlorien 58:53 Fangorn 01:02:15 The Eagles 01:05:12 Realms of Men 01:07:03 Thorin’s Company 01:08:04 Army of Thror 01:11:33 The Iron Hills 01:14:33 Erebor Reclaimed 01:16:49 Army of Lake-town 01:18:33 Survivors of Lake-town 01:22:26 Garrison of Dale 01:24:29 Erebor & Dale 01:26:20 Halls of Thranduil 01:27:57 Rangers of Mirkwood 01:30:50 Battle of the Five Armies 01:32:16 Assault on Ravenhill 01:33:55 Radagast’s Alliance 01:35:15 The White Council 01:37:22 Battle of Bywater 01:40:38 Arathorn’s Stand 01:44:10 The Grey Company 01:45:49 The Beornings 01:46:58 Fords of Isen 01:49:25 Paths of the Druadan 01:53:39 The Fiefdoms 01:55:46 The Grief of Eomer 01:58:36 Army of Dale 02:00:03 Arnor 02:01:21 Battle of Fornost 02:03:00 Kingdom of Khazad-Dum 02:04:38 Army of Erebor 02:08:41 Defenders of Erebor 02:11:14 Battle of Greenfields 02:13:30 Fields of Celebrant 02:18:23 Reclamation of Moria 02:20:25 Expedition to the East 02:23:14 Final Thoughts & Adjustments Patreon Promotion: We have a new Patreon promotion to announce! After a month of joining, all patrons will receive a set of our new custom Baron Into the West dice (while supplies last)! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We discuss how the Legacy documents released by GW will fit into the MESBG scene and also do a full review of all the profiles and armies! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Discussion on Legacies 07:01 Forces of Good Profiles 27:19 Forces of Good Armies 34:48 Forces of Evil Profiles 1:14:38 Forces of Evil Armies Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

With the release of all the new profiles and armies in Armies of Middle-earth, we look to see which armies are currently the most powerful! More Ranking Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQH5qcVcOHkfDoCWI5d_oxST Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:23 Current Armies Runners Up 05:12 Current Armies 4th Pick 06:28 Current Armies 3rd Pick 07:56 Current Armies 2nd Pick 10:49 Current Armies 1st Pick 12:34 New Armies Runners Up 17:16 New Armies 3rd Pick 19:54 New Armies 2nd Pick 23:31 New Armies 1st Pick Patreon Promotion: We have a new Patreon promotion to announce! After a month of joining, all patrons will receive a set of our new custom Baron Into the West dice (while supplies last)! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

It's finally here! With the announcement of Armies of Middle-earth and the Matched Play Guide on the horizon, we break down the preview articles released this week. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Armies of Middle-earth & Matched Play Guide 04:20 Prince Imrahil 07:35 Khazad Guard 11:23 Tom Bombadil & Goldberry 13:24 Dragon 19:03 Black Dragon Warrior Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We invite Jake onto the show to talk about his recent travels in Europe, and his experience and success in the MESBG tournaments abroad. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:59 NA vs Europe 12:12 City of Kings: Terrain 20:19 City of Kings: Custom Scenarios 21:49 Level of Play 33:30 Final Thoughts Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/