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Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition: High Elves and the Wood Elves clash over a mysterious swamp. John and I taped a battle we had as a tester to see how difficult filming battle reports actually is. And it turns out it's a lot harder than my "how hard can it be?" attitude previously suggested. I was in two minds on whether to release this, the camerawork is bad, we get rules wrong, the armies aren't fully painted and we make quite a few mistakes. On the other hand, it's taken ages to film and edit it so it seems a waste to just bin it!

Win / Loss / Draw brings a different approach to Warhammer Fantasy. Join me and Scott as we examine our performance in Triple Crown's latest Tournament. Time Stamps 0:00:00 - 0:06:23 - Intro 0:06:24 - 0:17:07 - Derby Deathmatch Intro 0:17:08 - 0:27:00 - VC vs High Elves 0:27:01 - 0:36:16 -High Elves vs Dark Elves 0:36:17 - 0:48:10 - VC vs Wood Elves 0:48:11 - 0:59:39 - High Elves vs Empire 0:59:40 - 1:08:15 - VC vs Dark Elves 1:08:16 - 1:19:04 - High Elves vs Dwarfs 1:19:05 - 1:24:13 - Derby Night Life 1:24:14 - 1:30:40 - VC vs Empire 1:30:41 - 1:42:40 - High Elves vs VC 1:42:41 - 1:56:51 - VC vs Empire 1:56:52 - 2:04:23 - High Elves vs Dark Elves 2:04:24 - 2:17:06 - Final Thoughts & Epilogue Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Derby Deathmatch is upon the Old World! Me and Scott discuss the unique features and skyrocketing temperatures that make up Triple Crown's Derby Deathmatch. Warhammer has never been as hot.... Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Reviewing both Triple Crown GTs with a top three player, top TK player and the top HE player - Warhammer Fantasy podcasts don't get any more exciting than this! (Spoilers) Time Stamps 0:00:00 - 0:02:32 - Intro 0:02:33 - 0:17:02 - Wood Elves 0:17:03 - 0:42: 03 -Tomb Kings 0:42:04 - 1:05:32 - High Elves 1:05:33 - 1:23:41 - Outcomes, Quiz and Meta

One month into the new year, Steve and Scott join me to discuss what lies ahead for Warhammer Fantasy in 2023 and the ever-expanding roster of tournaments we'll be going to. Better late than never! Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Find out what happened at the Warhammer Fantasy Tournament Cardiff Christmas Crusade! Scott is back (again) for a review of our games and what we thought of the tournament as a whole. And what we thought of the meme lists we decided to bring for some reason! Chapters 0:00:00-0:01:25 : Intro 0:01:26 - 0:07:23 : Initial Thoughts 0:07:24 - 0:15:20 : Vampire Counts vs High Elves 0:15:21 - 0:24:15 : High Elves vs The Empire 0:24:16 - 0:32:30 : Vampire Counts vs Wood Elves 0:32:31 - 0:42:23 : High Elves vs Lizardmen 0:42:23 - 0:50:16 : Vampire Counts vs Dwarfs 0:50:17 - 0:59:37 : High Elves vs Goblins (plus Cardiff Nightlife) 0:59:37 - 1:08:46 : Vampire Counts vs Skaven 1:08:47 - 1:17:19 : High Elves vs Ogres 1:17:20 - 1:24:43 : Vampire Counts vs High Elves 1:24:44 - 1:34:54 : High Elves vs High Elves 1:34:55 - 1:38:17 : Results and Placings 1:38:18 - 1:41:20 : List Reflections 1:41:21 - 1:45:51 : Final Thoughts Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Want a tier list full of (eventually) all the Lords from Warhammer Fantasy Battle? No? Well we've done one anyway. Scott and Steve return to undertake the frankly ridiculous task of reviewing and ranking every Lord available in the game. Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Scott and I discuss the final Warhammer Fantasy tournament of the year, the Cardiff Christmas Crusade. And what a way to end! 0:00:00-0:01:31 : Intro 0:01:32 - 0:06:47 : Overview of Cardiff Christmas Crusade 0:06:48 - 0:13:47 : Scott's List 0:13:48 - 0:20:08 : My List 0:20:09 - 0:22:58 : Tournament Special Rules 0:22:59 - 0:53:15 : The Missions 0:53:16 - 0:56:36 : The Prizes 0:56:37 - 1:01:09 : Tournament Speculation 1:01:10 - 1:05:52 : Stan's List 1:05:53 - 1:12:32 : Closing Thoughts Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The follow-up to our Narrative Episode, Scott and I review how we did in the Warhammer Fantasy "Sundering of Athel Loren" Weekend put on by Triple Crown Wargaming. This was an amazing weekend and we both had a great time. We discussed our lists and how the event works in this episode: https://youtu.be/ty4OK35yrNs Triple Crown Guys channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu9tz5ajlhgi5MA9-I1Cxcg Go and look at the Slaanesh Army here. Go now. Now! https://www.instagram.com/hopliteminiaturepainting/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Time Stamps 0:00:00-0:01:48 : Intro 0:01:49-0:05:50 : Overview of the Event 0:05:51-0:14:40 : How the Armies Performed 0:14:41-0:19:09 - Tomb Kings vs Ogres 0:19:10-0:27:29 - High Elves vs Ogres 0:27:30-0:35:45 - Tomb Kings vs Dark Elves 0:35:46-0:44:50 - High Elves vs Ogres (Again) 0:44:51-0:50:10 - Tomb Kings vs Ogres (Again) 0:50:11-1:01:12 - High Elves vs Chaos Dwarfs 1:01:13-1:07:17 - Tomb Kings vs Vampire Counts 1:07:18-1:17:41- High Elves vs Skaven 1:17:42-1:25:46 - Tomb Kings vs Beastmen 1:25:47- 1:36:50 - High Elves vs Daemons of Slaanesh 1:36:51-1:38:36 - The Results 1:38:36 - 1:42:10 - "8th-able? Completed it mate" 1:42:11-1:44:42 - Final Thoughts Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Scott and I discuss the Warhammer Fantasy Narrative Event "The Sundering of Athel Loren" put on by the Triple Crown Guys. We'll have a look at the Narrative event in general and go into all the special rules, characters and Gods that make these events so different. We'll also go over the lists we're bringing and the idea behind them (..if there is one). Timestamps 0:00:00 - 0:03:21 = Introduction 0:03:22 - 0:10:46 = Narrative Event Background 0:10:47 - 0:12:33 = The Gods and Priests 0:12:34 - 0:18:28 = Asuryan 0:18:29 - 0:21:57 = Lileath 0:21:58 - 0:27:34 = Vaul 0:27:35 - 0:29:15 = Kurnous 0:29:16 - 0:32:45 = Hekarti 0:32:46 - 0:36:26 = Khaine 0:36:27 - 0:44:50 = Narrative Special Characters 0:44:51 - 0:54:33 = Narrative Missions 0:54:34 - 1:04:22 = My list 1:04:23 - 1:10:26 = Scott's list 1:10:27 - 1:15:57 = Closing thoughts Twitter - https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/splitfire_gamin1/ Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Everyone agrees even the worst King of Uthuan is better than the greatest ruler of any other nation, but how do the Phoenix Kings compare to each other?

I decided to try out the new Horus Heresy 2.0 game with my Mechanicum from the first time round. Here's a brief summary of what I thought about the game. Sector Wargaming channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SectorWargaming Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In this episode we go over the (arguably) most important phase in Warhammer Fantasy, the Movement Phase. Chapters 0:00:00 – 0:00:43 – Introduction 0:00:44- 0:02:19 – Basic movement concepts 0:02:20 – 0:07:10 – Changing direction 0:07:11 – 0:08:11 – Single Models Charging 0:08:12 – 0:10:01 –Who can charge? 0:10:02 – 0:16:41 – Charges and Charge Reactions 0:16:42 – 0:18:00 – Wheeling on the Charge 0:18:01 – 0:19:08 – Closing the Door 0:19:09 – 0:21:34 – Obstructing units and charges 0:21:35 – 0:22:56 – Charging with more than one unit 0:22:57 – 0:24:43 – Redirecting the Charge 0:24:44 – 0:26:17 – Charges and unit facing 0:26:18 – 0:27:26 – Not Enough Room 0:27:27 – 0:28:21 – Charging fleeing units 0:28:22 – 0:33:32 – Some charging examples 0:33:33 – 0:36:38 – Fleeing example 0:36:39 -0:37:09 – Summary of the Charge Sub Phase Compulsory Movement 0:37:10 – 0:37:42 – Compulsory Movement Sub Phase 0:37:43 – 0:39:55 – Rally Tests 0:39:56- 0:42:25 – Fleeing through Units and Impassable Terrain 0:42:26 – 0:42:50 – Summary of Compulsory Moves Remaining Moves 0:42:51-0:44:19 – Flyers 0:44:20 – 0:46:01 – Marching 0:46:02 – 0:47:32 – Fast Cavalry 0:47:33 – 0:48:10 – March Blocking and flying marches 0:48:11 – 0:48:47 – Movement Phase Summary

In this episode we take a look at units, cause without them there's not much of a game! What makes up a unit in Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition? What can they do? Questions very much like these might be answered in this video We also introduce characters, powerful lords and heroes who can join units or fight your enemies by themselves. 0:00:00 - 0:00:12 - Introduction 0:00:13 - 0:02:06 - What is a unit? 0:02:07 - 0:03:47 - Unit Facings 0:03:48 - 0:08:22 - Command Groups 0:08:23 - 0:09:15 - Characters 0:09:16 - 0:10:27 - Characters joining units 0:10:28 0:11:08 - Combined Units 0:11:09 - 0:11:43 - Look Out Sir! 0:11:44 - 0:12:52 - Different Sized Bases on Characters 0:12:53 - 0:13:44 - The General 0:13:44 - 0:14:48 - The Battle Standard Bearer

`Have you ever wanted to know how to play a game that was discontinued 10 years ago? Well now you can find out! Here's a test video for a series showing how to play 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy Battles. I'll introduce some basic concepts and army lists here and go from there.

Too much time on my hands...

An in-depth look at the catalogue of mistakes and errors I made at the excellent "The North Remembers" Tournament at the start of April. Allan from Toy Soldier Tales joins me (even though he wasn't at the tournament) to have a look at what happened in the war-zone that is the home of "Last of the Summer Wine". Allan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToySoldierTales Chapters 0:00:00 Guest Introduction 0:02:49 The North Remembers Intro 0:05:50 My list and Comp Score 0:14:06 Tournament Special Rules 0:17:25 Game 1 Tomb Kings 0:35:42 Game 2 Lizardmen 0:51:45 Game 3 Warriors of Chaos 1:08:18 Game 4 Empire 1:24:23 Game 5 Lizardmen 1:44:28 Final Rankings 1:45:26 Closing Remarks

Scott and Steve return for another tier list,and this time we're ranking all the Warhammer Fantasy Armies. Which army will reign supreme in S-Tier Hobby Glory? Which force will end up in the trash bin of underpoweredness? Who will make up the armies in the middle? This episode of the Splitfire Gaming Podcast will reveal all.... 0:00:00 - 0:05:10 - Intro and Guests 0:05:11 - 0:06:33 - Topic 0:06:34 - 0:14:03 - Bretonnia 0:14:04 - 0:21:01 - Chaos Dwarfs 0:21:02 - 0:29:06 - Dark Elves 0:29:07 - 0:34:30 - Dwarfs 0:34:31 - 0:40:42 - High Elves 0:40:43 - 0:47:39 - Lizardmen 0:47:40 - 0:57:24 - Ogre Kingdoms 0:57:25 - 1:04:02 - Orcs and Goblins 1:04:02 - 1:09:45 - Skaven 1:09:46 - 1:13:27 - Empire 1:13:28 - 1:17:34 - Tomb Kings 1:17:35 - 1:26:36 - Vampire Counts 1:26:37 - 1:33:07 - Warriors of Chaos 1:33:08 - 1:39:43 - Wood Elves 1:39:44 - 1:45:09 - Beastmen 1:45:10 - 1:55:06 - Daemons of Chaos 1:55:07 - 2:03:36 - Recap and Closing Thoughts Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Finally I have copied tier list episodes from other podcasts. Scott and Steve join me again to rank all the Warhammer Fantasy Battle Lores of Magic into a totally subjective list. Chapters: 0:00:00 - 0:04:35 : Intro 0:04:36 - 0:06:35 : Topic discussion 0:06:36 - 0:10:22 : Fire 0:10:23 - 0:15:21 : Beasts 0:15:22 - 0:21:15 : Metal 0:21:16 - 0:30:41 : Light 0:30:42 - 0:37:31 : Life 0:37:32 - 0:44:13 : Heavens 0:44:14 - 0:50:08 : Shadow 0:50:09 - 0:57:32 : Death 0:57:33 - 01:00:16 : Slaanesh 01:00:17 - 01:02:07 : Nurgle 01:02:08 - 01:04:52 : Tzeentch 01:04:53 - 01:09:45 : Big Waaagh! 01:09:46 - 01:15:08 : Little Waaagh! 01:15:09 - 01:19:04 : Great Maw 01:19:05 - 01:25:36 : Dark Magic 01:25:37 - 01:32:16 : High Magic 01:32:17 - 01:36:51 : Hashut 01:36:52 - 01:40:14 : The Wild 01:40:15 - 01:43:13 : Plague 01:43:14 - 01:48:35 : Ruin 01:48:36 - 01:54:40 : Nehekhara 01:54:41 - 02:00:50 : Vampires 02:00:51 - 02:03:38 : Dwarven Runes 02:03:39 - 02:08:40 : Final Thoughts

Remember Warhammer Fantasy 5th Edition? Me neither, but I've found the Lizardmen book from that edition. Let's go back in time to the almost mythical year of 1997 and see what they could do....

Three wargamers, three armies, one interesting set of comp restrictions and a lot of disasters. Join me, previous megastar guest Scott and new guest Steve for a review of the New Year's Bloodbath Tournament we all went to this month. This was a Warhammer Fantasy Battle Tournament with a 2000 point list limit. Chapters: 0:00:00 - 0:03:47 - Introduction 0:03:48 - 0:09:29 - Tournament Comp 0:09:30 - 0:26:36 - Our lists 0:26:37 - 0:37:26 - Dwarfs vs Ogres 0:37:27 - 0:47:06 - Chaos Dwarfs vs Dwarfs 0:47:07 - 1:01:07 - High Elves vs Dark Elves 1:01:08 - 1:18:21 - Chaos Dwarfs vs Dwarfs 1:18:22 - 1:38:23 - High Elves vs Warriors of Chaos 1:38:24 - 1:49:34 - High Elves vs Warriors of Chaos 1:49:35 - 2:00:58 - Chaos Dwarfs vs Ogres 2:00:59 - 2:09:50 - Dwarfs vs Warriors of Chaos 2:09:51 - 2:23:06 - Final Scores and closing thoughts Twitter: https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Winds of Magic are strong in this episode as Scott joins me to discuss our Top 5 spells in Warhammer Fantasy Battle. No tabletop wargame is complete without a vast array of lethal magic, with the added danger of a huge miscast obliterating your wizard. Time Stamps 0:00:00 - Intro and Guest 0:11:24 - Topic Introduction 0:17:06 - Wyssan's Wildform 0:22:27 - Okkam's Mindrazor 0:30:29 - The Withering 0:38:33 - Enchanted Blades of Aiban 0:44:38 - Harmonic Convergence 0:54:44 - Ice Shard Blizzard 0:59:32 - Drain Magic 1:13:30 - Honorable Mentions 1:25:02 - Cacophonic Choir 1:32:40 - Fiery Convocation 1:40:00 - Epilogue Twitter: https://twitter.com/SplitfireGamin1 Music: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com