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Episode 222 - Yoda Best Liam hosts his first show and is joined by Ben & Rich as well as SPUDGUN’S WORLDS WARM UP 2021 Champion Matt Cook to chat about last weekend's events. Ben, Rich and Matt were at the World's Warm-up so that takes the focus but we also briefly discuss the Kamino Open Top cut and Firestorm Games Store Champs. We also find out how Rich did with his community voted list! https://tabletop.to/spudguns-worlds-warm-up-2021 Cast - Ben, Rich & Liam and special guest Matt Cook Producer - Tim Recorded 29/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - SKRILLEX - Bangarang feat. Sirah [Official Music Video] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 221 - Coin flip time No, we're not talking about how to determine first player... Rich wants your help for what list to fly this weekend at Tim's event! A poll will follow shortly. We cover the recent Tauntaun squadron Team event and build up to 'Spudgun's Worlds' Warm-up 2021'. We'll be back next week with some list discussion and how the cast got on. You can follow the event here: https://tabletop.to/spudguns-worlds-warm-up-2021 Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 22/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Caramella Girls - Caramelldansen (Official English Version) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 220 - Positive Waves Rich returns to chat with Ben and Liam about the recent AMG news and develops but this time looking to put a positive spin on things. We also spend some time to chat about a couple of events that happened over the weekend at Board in Brum and in Ireland! Cast - Ben, Rich & Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 15/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - will.i.am - Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 219 - That's No Moon Ben and Tim are joined by Dale Cromwell & Conor Holmes to firstly discuss the recent AMG news and game developments. Once we hear from Dale & Conor we move on to chat about the recent Battle For Alderaan Invitational where Conor & Tim did quite well! A 255 player online event and the Final for the 2021 Gold Squadron Podcast Galactic Championship! We cover the top 8 lists but all the lists and results can be found here: https://tabletop.to/battle-for-alderaan-invitation-galactic-championship-2021 Cast - Ben, Tim with special guests Dale Cromwell & Conor Holmes Producer - Tim Recorded 09/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Genesis - Land of Confusion (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 218 - ROAD to nowhere A few days after AMG released proposed new rules for determining First player - Ben, Rich and Tim got together with Tom Reed to discuss the changes, and how they were announced! Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and special guest Tom Reed Producer – Tim Recorded 01/11/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 217 - Tins on Top Ben and Liam speak to Tim and special guest 'King of Swiss' Tin Squadron's Chris Burnett to talk about the last GSP Galaxies qualifier - Scarif - that took place online last weekend. How did they get on, what did they fly and what other lists made the cut and did well. How do the new points, releases and importantly game changes affected the meta. https://tabletop.to/scarif-galaxies-2021-qualifier Cast – Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Chris Burnett Producer – Tim Recorded 26/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Dropkick Murphys - "Rose Tattoo" (Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun

Episode 216 - Invisible Proton Torps Rich and Ben are joined by Andreas Tolman to talk about a couple of recent events - Tin Squadron's Kernow Cup and the Worcester Store Champs. We cover the top 8 at each event and see what impact the new points and releases are having on cuts. Rich wraps up the show finding out from Andreas how he goes about 'back to dials'. Kernow Cup https://tabletop.to/kernow-cup-2021/lists WWG Store Champs https://tabletop.to/wwg-x-wing-store-championship Cast – Ben, Rich and special guest Andreas Tolman (calitoolman) Producer – Tim Recorded 18/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Haddaway - What Is Love [Official] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 215 - So, what's good? Rich get's together with Liam and Tim to chat about what they've been flying. Have any of the new releases featured or have old ships with new points found a home? Also how have they found facing against the new releases? Anything caught their eye? Cast – Rich, Tim and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 11/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – BABYLON ZOO ◊ Spaceman (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 214 - Talking to the Toaster It's been a little over a week since we've had the new releases and points. Rich and Ben are joined by Sad Toaster - Matthias - from Hanover, Germany, to chat about the new toys. What's been doing well and what might we see more of! We also touch briefly on last weekend's Hyperspace Hoth event for GSP Galaxies. Cast – Ben, Rich and special guest Matthias/ Sad Toaster Producer – Tim Recorded 05/10/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles Musikvideo] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 213 - Hey hey! It's new points! We have points! Rich is joined by Liam and Tim to review the first set of point changes released by Atomic Mass Games. First we look at some of the old Meta staples that featured in the XTC Finals - which lists have gone up and by how much. Then we go over the pilots, ships and upgrades that have changed +/- three points so we can keep the podcast to under 2 hours! We also cover a little on organised play that's been happening in the UK over the last weekend and if Rich sounds a little mad to start with don't panic... Tim forgot to turn his mic on! Cast – Rich, Liam and Tim Producer – Tim King Recorded 27/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – The Monkees- Hey Hey We're The Monkees. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 212 - Mandostravaganza Warning it's a long one! Ben, Rich, Liam (and occasionally Tim) have a lot to cover! We start off with a couple of in-person events from last weekend. On Saturday Ben, Liam and Tim headed down to Board in Brum for Craig Reed's surprise birthday/x-wing event and then from Sunday we have a little report from Ben who attended the Hyperspace Format Store Champs From JustPlay Games in Liverpool. Then we get on to the #Ministravaganza from Atomic Mass Games. New Mando releases, changes to the game and news about OP. You've probably heard the news... well the guys give their thoughts on it! Do you agree? What are you excited to see? Cast – Ben, Rich and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 13/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Eskimo Callboy - WE GOT THE MOVES (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 211 - A Tauntaun at Tatooine Rich and Ben are joined by Darren and special guest, from the Tauntaun squadron, Conor Holmes to chat about last weekends Gold Squadron podcast Tatooine Galaxies qualifier. How did Darren and Conor (and Tim) get on and what lists did well. Plus we chat about the Europa Cup, also on last weekend, a big in person X-wing event in Milan, Italy, before rounding out the show with some wild speculation on the AMG Ministravaganza and what we may or may not see! TATOOINE - GALAXIES 2021 QUALIFIER https://tabletop.to/tatooine-galaxies-2021-qualifier EUROPA CUP 2021 - X-WING https://tabletop.to/Europa-Cup-2021-xwing Cast – Ben, Rich, Darren and special guest Conor Holmes Producer – Tim Recorded 06/09/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Metallica: Enter Sandman (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 210 - It's gone Rome! It's all over! After a hard fought weekend of X-wing at the 2021 X-wing Team Championship Finals Team Italy have emerged victorious and Ben, Rich and Tim are joined by Italian First Order player (and fellow Sith Taker!) Alessandro Zaramella to talk about the event! A big thankyou to all the players, organisers, judges and streamers for playing in, running and sharing the XTC action around the globe! You can find the results and standings here: https://tabletop.to/xwing-team-championship-2021-final-stage Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and special guest Alessandro Zaramella Producer – Tim Recorded 30/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Michael Giacchino - The Imperial Suite (From "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"/Audio Only) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 209 - War of the Worlds It's the show before the XTC! Rich & Ben and joined by new regular Liam to chat about the Resistance Y-wing teasers from AMG, a public service announcement about how to treat people online, an update on the Sith Taker Open and some general pre-XTC chat plus Rich continues his thought experiment asking Liam and Tim about what they do when it's 'back to dials'! Disclaimer - who is streaming what games has changed to the info given in the podcast. Refer to the document linked below for accurate info! The XTC website For lists, schedule and much more! http://thextc.space/ Streaming schedule https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14nn3It8754lNKvu4FVjxQP-o4Z04sPjbaWDpfUte3xc/edit?fbclid=IwAR2Afwn4_UWA6zWeTT-rEIL_mmUseJe473_FB8Q4jWBML4b9b3NlsqOr66o#gid=1175875523 Cast – Ben, Rich, Liam and Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 23/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – War Of The Worlds (The Eve Of The War) - Jeff Wayne Used without permission

Episode 208 - More Fury Bit of a bumper show once again with more teasers from AMG from the Fury of the First Order Squad Pack, we chat a little about the XTC lists (although if you want to know more you should check out Oli P's youtube episode - link below!). We announce a couple of events including the Sith Taker Open 2022 and round out with a little chat about last weekends event at Board in Brum and Rich puts a deeply philosophical question to Ben & Darren! Sith Taker Open 2022 - 5-6 Feb 2022 https://fb.me/e/1vjRdPAj8 Spudgun’s Worlds Warm Up 2021 - 27th Nov 2021 https://fb.me/e/1NMOp0TCS Oli_186 - XTC HYPE show! - It's the Finals Countdown... https://youtu.be/kTtdKdlG_24 Cast – Ben, Rich, Darren Producer – Tim Recorded 16/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Official music video, HD) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 207 - Back Once Again for the Sith Taker Open It's good to be back running in person events! Ben and Rich are joined by TO Tim and Champ Tom Reed to talk about the 2021 Sith Taker Open including a review if the Top 16 lists. We also chat to Tom about his list and games. We'd like to thank all the players again for being awesome! Head Judge Darrell McDowell and Phil Pond from Firestorm Squadron Firecast for helping run and stream the event. And of course the amazing Enigma Wargaming, Cog'o'Two and Element Games for their event support!! TTO page https://tabletop.to/sith-taker-open-2021 We round out the show with chat about the Final at Jedah GSP that happened at the weekend and the latest Tie Whisper spoilers from AMG! Cast – Ben, Rich, Tim and Sith Taker Open Champ Tom Reed! Producer – Tim Recorded 09/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Ghostbusters 2 (1989) We're Back Montage with a little Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith & Richard Polley Outro – Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mi

Episode 206 - The worst kind of news We start off the episode with some bad news for those heading to Stockport for the Sith Taker Open. But things do get better! We also re-cap the top cut lists from the recent Lone Star Open and some more of the teased cards from the upcoming First Order squad pack and Resistance Y-Wings. If you're coming to the Sith Taker Open 2021 make sure you've joined the Event's Facebook page for new and sign up to the event on TTO and submit your list! Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/435227064372291 TTO page https://tabletop.to/sith-taker-open-2021 Cast – Ben, Darren and Tim Producer – Tim Recorded 03/08/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Blossoms - Charlemagne Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 205 - New Whispers Colm returns for a brief bout of hosting with Ben, Rich and Liam to chat about the upcoming Sith Taker Open, last weekends Lone Star Open and the recently teased information on the Resistance Y-wings and First Order Squad pack including the jammy Tie Whisper! Cast – Colm, Rich, Ben and Liam Producer – Tim Recorded 26/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Steam Powered Giraffe - Automatonic Electronic Harmonics Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 204 - Irish spice! Rich and Ben are joined by XTC All-Ireland Captain Gary McDowell and XTC England Captain (and part-time hot sauce enthusiast) Oliver Pocknell for a final wrap of the XTC Group stages. One Captain led his team to 1st place in Group C, the other only managed 2nd place... but both teams have qualified for the Finals at the end of August! Plus we chat briefly about GSP's latest event - Dagobah! Won by a brit flying the Italian XTC Scum list. Cast – Rich, Ben with special guests Gary McDowell and Oli Pocknell Producer – Tim Recorded 19/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – ATC - Around The World (HQ) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 203 - Not so bored in Brum Rich and Ben chat Tim and Darren (and eventually Liam) about last weekends rearranged 2020 Store Champs held at Board in Brum in Birmingham. How their first in-person went and who was flying what. You can find the event here: https://tabletop.to/board-in-brum-store-championship After that we catch up on the XTC and the Final of the Ready Room Roulette event that Liam was playing in as we started recording. Cast – Rich, Ben, Darren and Liam (Ian Barker) Baker Producer – Tim King Recorded 12/07/2021 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro – Peaky Blinders Theme Song Used without permission - it's just for fun!