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Ben and Jon show off their 1200-point Halfling lists. Then, under the careful gaze of Tim, they roll for and create Ray’s next tournament-winning Halfling List for use at Mood for Love. The tournament isn’t until February, but Ray needs every bit of that time to overcome his disgust of the shorter race, build, and paint this army — which is currently sitting on his desk... Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros 4:45 – Jon’s Mid Shooting Spam List 6:20 – Ben’s Combined Arms Force 11:50 – Tim Oversees Ray’s Random Halfling Army 31:15 – What Has Tim Been Up To?

Ben, Ray, and Jon dive into tentacle lists — the Trident Realms. Starting with Ray’s experience at the Ohio GT, followed by Ben and Jon’s own takes on Trident Realms in 4th Edition. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros 1:30 – Ohio GT Speed Tournament 4:15 – Ohio GT Review 12:10 – Game 1 vs. Rob's Kingdoms of Men  14:20 – Game 2 vs. Jeff Abyssal Dwarfs 18:05 – Game 3 vs. Andy's Trident Realm 24:24 – Game 4 vs. Nate's Forces of Abyss 28:05 – Game 5 vs. Erich's Goblins 34:30 – Ray Reviews His Army 38:15 – Ben’s Sucker List 41:30 – Jon’s Tentacle List (No Flyers... Crazy, I Know)

Ben, Ray, and Jon do their best to polish a turd and create a usable Empire of Dust list. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros 2:34 – Let's Get Into This Army 3:45 – Ray's Godzilla-Themed EoD List 9:35 – Ben's "Let's Never Die" EoD List 15:10 – Jon's Flying Circus EoD List 19:40 – Unit Review 35:10 – Alex's EoD List (Because We Should Look at Someone Who Actually Uses the Army) 43:15 – Summary and Conclusion

Ben discusses his tournament run at Crossroads 2026, where he got to play the who's who in North American Kings of War with four epic matches. We then break down some of the top armies and discuss the one-battalion limitation used at the event. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros, upcoming tournaments, and Forces of Abyss builds • October 3-4, 2026 – Ohio GT, Columbus, OH • October 25, 2026 – Spooky Murder Ghost, Hamilton, ON 6:00 – Ben's Crossroads Experience 23:00 – Results and list reviews 47:00 - Summary and look ahead.

Ben, Jon, and Ray break down the top armies at Clash of Kings UK, run through the upcoming tournament calendar, and spend the back half of the episode refining Ben's Twilight Kin list ahead of Crossroads GT. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros and the Top Armies at Clash of Kings UK (and how closely they match the tier list) 9:30 – Upcoming Tournaments      • September 18-20, 2026 – Crossroads GT, Elmira, NY      • October 3-4, 2026 – Ohio GT, Columbus, OH      • October 25, 2026 – Spooky Murder Ghost, Hamilton, ON 11:45 – Refining Ben's Twilight Kin List for Crossroads GT P.S. We've got a bet going on the over/under for Komodons at Clash of Kings UK — what's your line? P.P.S. If anyone finishes top 5 with Empire of Dust or Halflings at Clash of Kings UK, we'll ship them a beer anywhere in the world.

Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by the Dino Lord himself, Cyle Pool, to talk about the upcoming Ohio GT! This 2300-point tournament takes place October 3rd and 4th in Columbus, Ohio, at a casino, and will be the biggest MW event of the year (well, other than the Masters... but does that count?). Ray's already signed up and paid for this one — seats are still remaining, so get in while you can! Timestamps: 0:00 – Intros and Hotel/Casino Awesomeness 5:35 – Honest 4's Scoring System 18:30 – Side Quest Creation and Map Testing (with Future Sharing) 21:10 – The Ohio GT Scene 32:10 – Cyle's Birthday GT and the Ohio Players Players Pack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhFxcQxtDR4bp_5OcKPXMb4Nfy_Ef9X-/view?usp=sharing Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/djeESBzy7

Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Adam from Master Sight to rank all 20 Armies in Kings of War 4th Edition from a competitive perspective, taking into account the changes in Fracture, which was released in July 2026. We also use this opportunity to correct previous errors in rankings based upon newfound experience. We don't always agree, but this is our reasonably informed opinion from a tournament perspective and takes into account our new experiences and tournaments played. 0:00 to 4:05 - Intros and shooting the shit. 4:05 to end - Ranking the 20 armies Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/djeESBzy7

Ben, Jon, and Ray break down King Beyond the Wall 2026: Ragnarok, the latest Kings of War tournament, hosted in Alexandria Ontario. Huge shoutout to TJ for putting on a great event which will be hard to top. We dig into the armies each of us brought, providing a tournament recap, list breakdowns, and honest thoughts on what worked (and what didn't) under the new rules. Timestamps: 0:00 – General Tournament Recap 6:15 – Ben's Order of the Basilean Knights 29:15 – Jon's Horde of Orcs 33:30 – Ray's Forces of the Abyss

Ben, Jon, and Ray interview Jason, the individual leading the organization and running the 2026 US Kings of War Masters. We discuss: How the MW volunteered as tribute Organization of the event (venue, location, etc) Week before issues Running the Event

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss King Beyond the Wall 7 and the armies we will be taking to this event. The event is moving to Alexandria Ontario (138 Main St N, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0) and being hosted by Les Champions! 0:00 to 2:05 - intros and shooting the shit 2:05 to 11:55 - What armies are we taking 11:55 to 16:35 - Rules of rolling an army, new commands in Forces of the Abyss 16:35 to 33:30 - Ray's army is rolled 33:30 to the end - Take Fire Oil & Ben's Rolls for his Army

Ben, Jon, and Ray review the 2026 US Kings of War Masters. We discuss: a. Armies Present b. Average Number of units c. Average Unit Strength d. Highlight 14 different armies from the 8 different regions. Link to all armies: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U3SMDDfWCVN6eQk5--_1lGG_JyfzPo2L?usp=drive_link 0:00 - 4:50 Introduction and shooting the shit 4:50 - 15:05 Stats discussion 15:06 - 37:30 Army Highlights 37:30 - end: Ray's first match

Ben and Ray go through the Kingdoms of Men list they have used in recent tournaments and explain why they believe Kingdoms of Men are "A" tier in 4th Edition. We then go through the entire list and explain what works and what doesn't - so a Kingdoms of Men list review as well! Please enjoy responsibly! 0:00 to 1:50 - Intros 1:50 to 20:50 - Ben and Ray's tournament lists reviewed 20:50 to end - Kingdoms of Men review Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/gzpQdDB2

Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Adam from Master Sight to rank all 20 Armies in Kings of War 4th Edition from a competitive perspective. We don't always agree, but this is our reasonably informed opinion from a tournament perspective. 0:00 to 5:45 - Intros and discussing upcoming tournaments: 6/7 June - Bugeater in Omaha (unfortunately, no Canadians this year) 13 June - Summer Smash Oshawa, Ontario 8/9 August - KBTW 7 in Alexandria Ontario! 5:45 to end - Ranking the 20 armies Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SFnwV7yP Editors Note: When fortunate enough to play Eric I feel good to go 50/50 against him - but always a great game! Final note: Accepting donations to buy Jon a Void Talon... enough said.

Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Tim, James and Paul to discuss King Beyond the Wall 7. The event is moving to Alexandria Ontario (138 Main St N, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0) and being hosted by Les Champions! 0:00 to 3:00 - intros and shooting the shit 3:00 to end - Talking the tournament EventFacebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/events/1604247863953071/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D Player Pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lCNRX7lH9DpkzsaVjIX53x52B4i50B5Gg0DLqbFi1Ac/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.gdkbo12owpjb Register using this link: https://forms.gle/SCVQQNYHN8HbuuW6A

Nerve Check is joined by Matthew to go through the first round of Carolina Cryptid 2026. Matches are as follows (link to the lists below): Ed- Jake Nic - Nathan Jason - Lamarr Alex - Noah Larry - Tony Tristan - Thomas S Thomas K - Connor Brandon - George Russ - Joey Trent - Jim https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wfEO_HguDALJ1W594cPFK3GnEGX320y_?usp=sharing