Sith Takers Snap Shots

Episode 322 - Sith Taker Open 2024 The Sith Taker Open may be done for another year but Rich is joined by Ben, Liam and Tim to talk about how it all went! We have a players and TO perspective from the group, chatting about the weekend, games, lists and results! A big thanks to Cog'o'Two, Onyx Squadron, Atomic Mass Games, Vector Squadron Creative, Iksentrik, Enigma Wargaming and Element Games for all their help & support with the event! Results & lists https://www.longshanks.org/event/12943/ Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4343 Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 19/02/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 321 - STO 24 Hype show! It's almost time! The largest independent X-wing tournament in the World is fast approaching and Rich & Ben are going to tell us more about it! ow will it run, what prizes do we have and how can you watch it! A big thanks to Enigma Wargaming, Cog'o'Two, Vextor Squadron Creative, Onyx Squadron, Iksentrik and Atomic Mass Games for their help with prize support! And we also have some early news about the Welsh Open 2024! Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus Welsh Open 2024 https://www.facebook.com/events/793804722457597 Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 19/02/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 320 - That's no Rebel Moon! Liam returns to talk Battle Over Endor Rebels with Rich and Ben thanks to the latest preview article from Atomic Mass Games! What's hot and what's not and what might we see coming to a Rebel meta very soon! STAR WARS: X-WING – BATTLE OVER ENDOR REBEL PREVIEW https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/star-wars-x-wing-battle-over-endor-rebel-preview/ New Ship Points https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-docs/ Beachhead 2024 https://www.longshanks.org/event/10973/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 12/02/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Rebel In The F.D.G. · W.A.S.P. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 319 - AMG Ambush Adjustment Last weekend Tim's Clones marched to victory at Liam's Worlds Fundraiser held at Board in Brum but this isn't the biggest news this week - we have (some) new points! We were waiting on the points for Battle over Endor but Atomic Mass Games decided a little pre-Worlds points adjustment was need so Rich, Ben and Tim discuss these along with hot takes on the Imperial ships that have been previewed in a recent article - what do you think will be dominating the tabletop soon? And still no love for Scum! :( Liam's World's fundraiser https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12531/ Battle of Endor Preview article https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/star-wars-x-wing-battle-over-endor-imperial-preview/ New Ship Points https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-docs/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 05/02/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Offspring - Hit That (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's j

Episode 318 - Last flight to Worlds 24 Another round up of Organised Play from around the globe (sorry Flat Earthers!) including the FINAL Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from down under and Tim Worlds fund raiser the Wampa Warm-up! Rich also talks to us about side events coming to the Sith Taker Open in a few weeks! World Open Qualifier @ CANCON 2024 Australia https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/964 The Wampa Warm-up 2024 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/13248/ X-Wing Store Championship Jan 2024 Abyss Game Store https://www.longshanks.org/event/12494/ Pandemonium X-Wing Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/976 Huzzah Hobbies Store Championship #2 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/999 Absolutely Last Minute World Qualifier at Freedom Hobby and Gaming https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1099 Tea & Tee Store Championship, Part III https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1105 Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 29/01/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from R

Episode 317 - Bangor or Bust! This week due to some stormy weather Rich & Tim are joined by UK Store Champ 1st place collector Dom Flannigan of the Firecast Focus to talk about last weekends events! We talk about the Northern Irish Store Champs from Replay Games in Bangor, Firestorm Cards at the Gaming Den in Basingstoke and of course cover the final Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from the Las Vegas Open! Replay Games Store Champs https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12722/ Firestorm Cards Store Champs @ The Gaming Den https://www.longshanks.org/event/12987/ LVO Day 1 swiss https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/978 LVO Day 2 swiss https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/979 LVO Top 16 Cut https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/874 Cast - Rich, Tim and special guest Dom Flannigan Producer - Tim Recorded 22/01/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Official Audio) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 316 - New Year, New OP? We kick off our show with early news on official organised play coming to the UK which hopefully could be replicated in other countries. Community run but with full support from Asmodee and Atomic Mass Games - Regionals! Plus 'a special International Event' coming to the London Grand Tournament in September. We round out the show with coverage of recent events including the Worlds Open Qualifier from Chile! New OP news https://www.facebook.com/UKTCevents X-Wing World Open Qualifier 2023 Chile https://www.longshanks.org/event/12486/ Scattered Deck Store Championship #2 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1028 Red Dragon Store Champs https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1159 Cast - Liam, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 15/01/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - RUSSKAJA - Energia | Napalm Records Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 315 - Careless Whispers We're back for 2024! We have news, leaks and resulting changes to playtesting at Atomic Mass Games. Battle over Endor is coming end of February and we have a few reveals to chat about! We also start to get hyped for Worlds and the Sith Taker Open with a quick run down of recent Store Champs. Battle over Endor news https://twitter.com/atomicmassgames/status/1744422840059744638 Apollo Squadron Winter Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/922 Mythic Games X-Wing Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1109 Game Nite X Wing Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/993 Curio Cavern X-Wing Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/944 Cast - Liam, Ben and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 08/01/2024 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - George Michael - Careless Whisper (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 314 - Fairytale Of XTC23 In our final episode of the year Liam & Tim are joined by the new XTC Champions -Team USA! We chat about the XTC format - group stage vs finals, list choices, faction choices. We get a bit of insight in to the pairings process and possible improvements for the XTC in future years. As it's the last show of the year we thought we'd also chat to our guests about their highlights for 2023 and what they are looking forward to from 2024! To all our listeners - however you spend your festive period we hope you and your chosen people have a great time and best of luck for the year ahead! We are now on holiday and will return in the second week of January for more Sith Takers Snap Shots! XTC 2023 - Final Stage www.longshanks.org/event/11066/ Cast - Liam, Tim and special guests William Haigwood, Kenneth Lyon, Levi Schadt, Stephen Weiland, Doug Howe & Chrispy Producer - Tim Recorded 18/12/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Pogues

Episode 313 - Isoplane II: The Sequel This week the cast are joined by Daniel 'Isophane' Lim to chat about the return of The Isoplane Initiative! A fund raising initiative started by Isophane and a few other pillars of the community to help those who need it get to Worlds! Tim (and Liam to a lesser extent) benefited from the 2023 Initiative - can you help the next group fly to Worlds?! After we chat to Daniel we cover the Atomic Mass Games Singapore Worlds Open Qualifier and Tim's first fund raiser for Worlds 2024 'Hondo's Big Score' which Adam and Liam played in. We then also briefly touch on the XTC to congratulate Team USA but will cover the XTC Finals in more detail next week when we'll be joined by a couple of guests! The Isoplane Initiative https://www.xwing.life/ Singapore World Open Qualifier 2023 https://www.longshanks.org/event/11901/ Hondo's Big Score https://www.longshanks.org/event/12303/ XTC 2023 - Final Stage https://www.longshanks.org/event/11066/ Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim, Adam, Ben and

Episode 312 - Crazy for X-wing This week, once we've tackled the recent Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifiers from Germany and PAX Unplugged and a couple of Store Champs, Rich and Liam are joined by fellow X-wing enthusiast and actual Clinical Psychologist Niels Detert to talk about Mental Health and Psychology in the game! Why don't we sleep well before a big event? Why do we stress about a game of spaceships? What could we do to improve this and some possible coping strategies. Of course if you feel you are struggling with your Mental Health please do reach out to professionals and support networks, especially at this time of year! Store Championship Miniature Market Manchester https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1036 Austin 2023 Store Championships https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1032 2023 PAX Unplugged WOQ https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/921/players PAX Unplugged Extended Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1068 German World Open Qualifier 2023 http://tournaments.txm-app.com/WOQ23

Episode 311 - The French Republic Tim returns from France to chat about his run at the Atomic Mass French Worlds Open Qualifier but he's also brought the Event Champion Niels Vos along to chat about the event and their Final match! Find out how they both got on, what they thought about the event and venue and most importantly - Intentional Draws! Swiss standings, lists and results https://www.longshanks.org/event/10759/ Top Cut bracket https://challonge.com/5dvhh8yy?fbclid=IwAR0ZI8_5z9-wiqxGzlY6XaQobzmKVqE1F81n6-Yfwk4nJ5S8bFudz_my0nU Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Niels Voss Producer - Tim Recorded 27/11/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - SABATON - Midway (Official Lyric Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 310 - Polish WoQ This week we cover the results from last weekends Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from Poland. 57 players, won by something expected but a blast from the past finished 2nd! We then wrap up the XTC Group stage with a run down of the 10 teams that have (likely) qualified! Polish WoQ https://www.longshanks.org/event/11193 Groups for XTC 2023 Group A https://longshanks.org/event/11044/ Group B https://longshanks.org/event/11045/ Group C https://longshanks.org/event/11046/ Group D https://longshanks.org/event/11047/ Group E https://longshanks.org/event/11048/ Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 20/11/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Rolling Stones - Mess It Up (Purple Disco Machine Remix) | Official Lyric Video Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 309 - Ben is Back! After a number of weeks Ben has finally remembered the password for his laptop and re-joins Rich and Liam to talk X-wing! This week we cover the Atomic Mass Games Western Canada Worlds Open Qualifier, the day two 32 player Store Champ side event won by Scum, and we cover the Cornish Nationals from our friends down south! Tin Squadron! We rap up with some XTC chat and Rich falls down another rabbit hole... :D Western Canada WoQ https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/725/players Day 2 Store Champs https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1045/players Cornish Nationals https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/684/players Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 13/11/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Take That - Back for Good (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 308 - Just the two of us A slightly shorter episode as we're down to just Rich and Liam. They do a quick re-cap of recent Atomic Mass Games Store Champs and the XTC including the Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships won by Pond from Firecast Focus! Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/938 Lost Star Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/683 Red Claw Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/787 TTS Liga Pokal & Store Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/9778/ Cast - Rich and Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 06/11/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - alt-J - Deadcrush (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 307 - Accentuate the Positive This week we chat about our recent trip to Sanctuary Gaming Centre for their Atomic Mass Games Store Championship! Although the results may not have been quite what we wanted we had a good day and chat about some of the more unusual lists. We round up with a few more events from across the globe and chat about week 2 at the XTC. Sanctuary Gaming Centre Store Champs 18 players - win by Tom Veale with CIS https://www.longshanks.org/event/8552/ Derby Comics and Games 1st Tournament https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/918 TGG X-Wing Store Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/804 XTC Lists https://docs.google.com/document/d/19EGNaOZO_0KXkKwqvzcIKo6TbNthUuxtO6ek2BpgcEI Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 30/10/2023 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE ~ Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers (1945) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 306 - Negative Nancy After we fall down a little rabbit hole we move on to better things! Organised Play! We chat about the Team event we ran last weekend at Board in Brum - Sith Taker Squadrons 2023! We then cover the World Open Qualifiers from Saint-Laurent and New Zealand before covering a few choice Store Champs! Finally we get round to chatting about the XTC group stage including some Round 1 results and how our games have gone. Sith Taker Squadrons 2023 https://www.longshanks.org/event/11444/ Saint-Laurent Open X-Wing World Open Qualifier https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/854 Star Wars: X-Wing 2023 World Open Qualifier -- Armageddon New Zealand https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/903 Groups for XTC 2023 Group A https://longshanks.org/event/11044/ Group B https://longshanks.org/event/11045/ Group C https://longshanks.org/event/11046/ Group D https://longshanks.org/event/11047/ Group E https://longshanks.org/event/11048/ Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 23/10/2023 via Disc

Episode 305 - Down Under with Onyx This week Liam and Rich are joined by Rob Crumlish from Onyx Squadron to chat about his awesome alt-art cards, Organised play support and of course another load of Atomic Mass Games Store Championships! You can find out more about the Onyx Squadron alt-arts here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1223725924392410 And events we discussed this episode: Galleon Games Store Championship 19 players - one by Phil GC running scum https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/959 Dark Side Open. Store Championship 16 players - Florida https://www.longshanks.org/event/10918/ EH Gaming X-Wing Store Championship 16 players - won byt Tom Veale running FO https://www.longshanks.org/event/11119/ Leipzig Open SC 16 players won by Jannis Fritsch running Rebels https://www.longshanks.org/event/9340/ The Sentry Box Store Championships 2023 Part 2 19 players - lists hidden? https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/957/players Return Of The Kit: A C4 X-Wing Qualifier (aus event) 16 players - won by thelog

Episode 304 - The French Resistance This week Rich and Liam are joined by Milan WoQ Champion Aurélien Coudray to catch up on the Italian & Nordic Atomic Mass Games World Open Qualifiers plus another load of Store Championships! To round out the show Liam and Rich quiz Aurélien, Rich's question is at least X-wing related! AMG Star Wars: X-Wing 2023 Milan World Open Qualifier Won by Aurélien Coudray with Resistance - 26 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/9232/ AMG Star Wars: X-Wing 2023 Nordic World Open Qualifier Stockholm, Sweden Won by Faan running FO - 53 players https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/667 Games Bunker Store Champs Autum 2023 Won by Joshua hall running Republic - 19 players https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/11162 X-wing Store Championship Strasbourg Won by Andrew Prevot with Republic - 18 players https://longshanks.org/event/10925/ The Game Wizard and Blue Sky Hobbies X-Wing Store Champion kit - 18 players https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/374 Curio Cavern X-Wing Store Champions

Episode 303 - London Calling This week the cast are joined by Robin Farndon, 2023 London World Open Qualifier Champion! We chat to Robin and Tim about their experiences at the event before moving on to briefly cover the Milan WoQ (we'll be back to cover this in more detail next week where we hope to be joined by Champ Aurélien) and Golden State Games WoQ plus a few Store Champs from across the globe! London GT Worlds Open Qualifier https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/914/players Milan Worlds Open Qualifier https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/9232/ Kirton Games Store Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/9570/ Golden State Games Worlds Open Qualifier https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/543/players GGTRC X-Wing Store Championship - Australia https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/797 Epikos X-Wing Store Championship - Chattanooga, US https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/737 TANTIVE VII - BARCELONA 2023 https://www.longshanks.org/event/9401/ Cast - Rich, Tim, Liam and special guest Robin Farndon Recorded 0