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The cast is joined by Max, the TO of Clash on the Coast, to preview Canada's biggest tournament for the fifth year in a row. We take a look at the spread of armies in the GT, a few interesting lists as well as the eight Masters lists. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:32 Livestream Announcement! 04:45 GT Stats 10:47 GT Featured List 1 13:40 GT Featured List 2 17:00 GT Featured List 3 20:29: Masters 20:53 Richard's List 23:49 Ian's List 27:00 Eli's List 29:21 Rob's List 31:00 Ben's List 31:59 Corey's List 34:11 Mitchell's List 35:50 Bazuzo's List 37:46 Additional Thoughts & Conclusion More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

The cast is back reviewing some patron-submitted army lists! This time around, the theme is to utilize a profile that is considered bad or underrated. We take a look at what our patrons came up with in getting the most out of some underused profiles. Time Stamp: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Frodo, Sam & Gollum 04:46 More Hobbits 10:02 Rhunish War Drake 15:58 Frealaf Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Into the West review the results following this year's NOVA Open, one of the largest tournaments in North America. Friend of the channel Andrew returns to help break down the winning lists of this year, and share his experience competing at this tournament. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:06 5th 09:50 4th 15:10 3rd 24:52 2nd 30:47 1st 39:07 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)

Following up our video on the armies with the highest win rate, we are back to talk about armies with the lowest win rate. Using tournament stats from Tabletop Admiral, we break down the current bottom ten armies! 00:00 Introduction 01:32 10th 02:33 9th 04:39 8th 06:24 7th 07:33 6th 09:05 5th 10:12 4th 11:58 3rd 14:13 2nd 16:08 1st 18:47 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

The cast is back to review the winning lists of the largest tournament in the world, ArdaCon! We break down the top 700 point lists from this year's Grand Tournament, the top 10 winning lists on our Patreon, and the top 5 in the YouTube version. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 5th 05:50 4th 09:47 3rd 13:40 2nd 17:22 1st 23:16 Outro Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)

This week, we break down and discuss all the heroic actions of the game, and how rank them in a tier list. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Heroic Move 03:34 Heroic March 06:08 Heroic Channelling 09:50 Heroic Resolve 13:14 Heroic Shoot 15:18 Heroic Accuracy 17:20 Heroic Combat 19:09 Heroic Strike 20:46 Heroic Strength 24:58 Heroic Defense 27:43 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

In this episode, we look at armies with the highest win percentages, based on logged tournament games on Tabletop Admiral. Join us as we review the current top 10 lists winning lists. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:47 10th 02:54 9th 04:19 8th 06:13 7th 07:16 6th 09:19 5th 10:53 4th 12:37 3rd 15:20 2nd 17:56 1st 20:16 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We adive into the latest FAQ update, including rules clarifications, erratas, and all of the buffs and nerfs! Scott AKA The Dunlending War Cry joins the cast to fill in for Ian as we break down all the changes and give our thoughts. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:06 Rules Manual 18:53 Matched Play Guide 26:15 Armies of LotR 44:31 Armies of the Hobbit 47:15 Armies of Middle-earth 57:32 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Today, the topic is a tier list of the most toxic armies of all time! We kick off going through some of the top meta lists of the current edition of MESBG. After that, we compare them with some of the top armies of the past few editions to see how they stack up! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:37 Men of the West 05:12 Depths of Moria 07:40 Army of the White Hand 09:00 The Eagles 10:25 Garrison of Dale 13:12 Ugluk’s Scouts 15:27 Kingdom of Khazad-Dum 17:46 The Shire 18:40 Moria Dragon Build 21:27 Riders of Theoden 25:53 Assault on Lothlorien 28:19 Assault Upon Helm’s Deep 31:16 Host of the Dragon Emperor 34:55 Battle of the Five Armies 37:08 Army of Lake-town 40:49 Goblin-town 44:13 Rangers of Ithilien 47:11 Witch-King + Suladan Alliance 48:41 Nature’s Wrath Spam 50:02 Army of Arnor 53:46 Vanquishers of the Necromancer 55:32 The Black Riders 57:17 Angmar 01:00:59 Galadriel + Gwaihir Alliance 01:04:42 Watcher in the Water Lists 01:09:29 The Iron Hills 01:12:24 All-Fellbeast Build 01:14:48 Alfrid + Legolas Combo 01:16:28 Shade + Reaver Combo 01:20:02 Final Thoughts Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

On this episode, we cover 5 of the most toxic armies that we've seen in this edition so far. This is also a prequel to the next episode where we will go into the most toxic armies of all time! Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:16 The Eagles 03:20 Moria (Dragons) 05:55 Depths of Moria 07:44 The Shire 10:38 Army of the White Hand 15:12 Outro Links: Baron of Dice Affiliate: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

We are joined by Andrew and Bazuso for a discussion on pet peeves that have resulted in some of our most miserable tournament experiences. #lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgames Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:39 Miss-tracking Resources 07:19 Time Mismanagement 15:26 Tilting 22:01 Dice Rolling 30:50 Take Backs 39:11 Handling Opponent’s Models 41:10 Precise Measuring 44:53 Bumping Tokens 48:05 Outro Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Joined by friend of the channel Bazuso, we dive into a number of controversial strategies that can currently be used in MESBG; some that are minor and situational, others potentially game-breaking! #lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgames Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:23 Siege Deployment 04:11 Gale Winds Lockout 07:34 Gail Winds Turn Off Shooting 09:50 Untouchable Objective 13:04 Locking Out Objective with Eggs/Flowers 16:19 (Locking Out Objective With Heavy Objects) 18:23 Blocking Fences 20:25 Blocking Maelstrom Deployment 28:23 Final Thoughts Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits: Music: Music from Youtube Audio library 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: Bay Bridge Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio) Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

The final video of the Adepticon vlog trilogy recapping how Richard won the largest ever Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game (MESBG) tournament in North America! #lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgames Time Stamps: 00:00 The Background 01:20 The Preparation 03:52 The Journey 04:31 The Masters 04:52 Masters Game 1 06:19 Masters Game 2 07:21 Masters Game 3 08:24 Masters Game 4 09:56 GT Game 1 11:33 GT Game 2 12:10 GT Game 3 14:13 GT Game 4 15:50 End of GT Day 1 16:30 GT Game 5 17:38 GT Game 6 20:21 The Epilogue Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Music by: Music from Youtube Audio library 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/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Joining us this week is Alisher of An Unexpected Podcast. We break down and discuss the results of AdeptiCon 2026, including the first North American Masters tournament, as well as the top 20 lists of the Grand Tournament! North American Masters Tournament: https://www.longshanks.org/event/30934 Grand Tournament: https://www.longshanks.org/event/30935 Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:27 Masters Tournament 9:16 20th Place 12:50 19th Place 15:38 18th Place 18:30 17th Place 20:37 16th Place 23:30 15th Place 24:37 14th Place 28:15 13th Place 31:08 12th Place 33:59 11th Place 36:24 10th Place 39:53 9th Place 42:33 8th Place 48:01 7th Place 48:58 6th Place 51:28 5th Place 53:16 4th Place 01:00:27 1st-3rd Place 01:11:08 Men of the West Discussion 01:16:36 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_ 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/

Andrew of Tabletop Admiral and Now For Wrath YouTube channel returns with all-new tournament stats. Our friend Rob also joins in, as we take a look at the numbers behind the highest performing armies, and the most popular armies. Follow along to all of the stats here: https://tournaments.tabletopadmiral.com/podiums/Middle-Earth%20Strategy%20Battle%20Game%20-%202024 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 01:37 Top Podium Armies 12:01 Bottom Podium Armies 16:50 Most Played Armies 19:17 Least Played Armies 22:10 Open Discussion 26:34 Post-FAQ Predictions 40:44 Stats we would like to see 44:48 Final Thoughts 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/