Zion's Finest

Boba Fett?!? Where?!? In this Episode, join Isaac as he brings on guest host Kyle Bossom, recent IACP Vassal Regional 2020 Champion! Kyle stormed his way to the top of the March Vassal Regional, replacing the Adepticon Tournament as the convention was cancelled. Without faltering, he piloted an Imperial Vehicles list comprising of Boba Fett and Jet Troopers to the top of the leaderboard, and joins us today to explain how he runs the flying monstrosity known as the Fett! With a ton of unique abilities, Fett is a very promising, powerful, and interesting figure, and as usual, Kyle's brain is an absolute goldmine to pick for information. Hope you enjoy!   Notes from news: IACP Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/IACP/ Results for Season 3 Celebration Tournament https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/16/season-3-celebration-tournament-results/ Change to the IACP season structure https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/29/let-the-past-die-a-new-structure-for-iacp-release-dates-and-the-approved-playtesting-

In this episode Jessica and David are joined by double Canadians, Derek Martens and Alistair Scott, for an in depth discussion of the past, present, and future meta for Imperial Assault!  Links discussed in the news segment: Table Top Simulator mod updated with many improvements. Now you can paste the TabletopAdmiral link into a tool on the table to spawn your army in 1 click! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108 Our last episode has started a discussion about organised play formats, and how IACP approved will work going forward.  https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/01/collect-intel-online-play-questionnaire/ Season 3 Celebration Tournament Recaps https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/16/season-3-celebration-tournament-results/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-Eab4g9zRXwdZjVdzS-DQ  

David and Tom walk us through an in depth discussion about what is a meta? This is going to be a two part series. In this first segment we discuss what the term meta means and how it relates to Imperial Assault.  Links to news: IACP event signups: Season 3 Playtest League #3 (starting May 4th) https://tabletop.to/iacp-season-3-playtest-league-3/signups Season 3 Celebration Tournament (Saturday May 16th starting at 9AM EDT) https://tabletop.to/iacp-end-of-season-3-celebration IACP Playtest Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj44hiqtvA-oCz4ZRBAG8g3K2mWLr4eAKVMml19Ak-jujbZw/viewform?usp=sf_link IACP version 3.2 is now on Vassal. You can download the new version of the mod here: http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_Imperial_Assault Table Top Simulator mod updated with IACP v3.2 and on screen activation/hp tracker! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108 IABuilder v1.0.18 updated with IACP v3.2 and bug fixes related to new cards! https://drive.google

Hello again dear listeners! We are in some tumultuous times but rest assured all of us here on the Built on Hope team are doing well and no, Jessica is not annoyed by having to work at home with David singing all the time, no, not at all... Just kidding! We are doing well and enjoying the time together.  Isaac was unfortunately too busy with schoolwork to be on this episode but instead we have on extra special guest Chris Emmick to talk to us about how IACP is going so far, what the process is like developing each wave and the future of IACP. Enjoy! links: https://ia-continuityproject.com/ https://iacp.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/CH2rEyisqP#/ https://tabletop.to/imperial-assaullt-stay-home-vassal-worlds/signups emails: iacontinuityproject@gmail.com builtonhopeia@gmail.com  

Congratulations to newest UK regional champ Alistair! Join Jessica and David on this episode with EXTRA special guests Alistair Scott and Tom Parish to discuss their battle to the final at the Harlow Regional. Link to the new IA Builder! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vq7h0-rLu1Z7jcZTVRADhkZNUtTyGB9p/view  

Ever wanted to try playing a list with the iconic Darth Vader yourself? The look no further! Join us for this episode for an in depth analysis on the different variants of Vader lists, map tactics, matchups, and imperial shenanigans with your hosts Isaac and Jess and special guest and long time Vader player of Zion's Finest fame, Scott Nielsen!

Someone got lucky in Vegas. That someone is the one who I thought never got lucky. No I'm not speaking in euphemisms. I have seen Matthew Scott Richards roll dice. He is very bad at rolling things that are not garbage. Fortunately, not only did Matt get lucky, but he leveraged his brain power in order to secure the final Nationals win for IA at the recent Las Vegas Open.  In this episode, Matt and I break down why the double Pirates list is so good, how we think it fares against everything else, and what we think we would do to change it for Worlds. ENJOY!

There is a Droid deployment card for Scum that is capable of winning tournaments. No, it's not IG. That fellow had his time in the sun but all he's left to do is be a nurse to Baby Yoda and wish that Thrawn and Cats weren't around to ruin his day. No, it's not BT. That fellow ... well, he was never very good (sorry Joey).  Back in the day, oh so many years ago, there was a list that had this unit which was the terror of the meta. The unit could reliably hit a figure from 7-10 spaces away, they could be focused, and they could force white die to reroll dodges. The naysayers among you might say, "Aren't you just describing Weequay Pirates?" Well, no, I'm not, because this unit can't play the best card in the game, which is On the Lam. And yet, he persisted. David from the Michigan Mandalorians took down BRIAN MARKS' Jamal Heroes list TWICE to win a recent regional. I know. I literally could not believe it. But David knows his stuff, so beware the ... oh boy ... HKs. Make sure to pay attention to my review of

The much anticipated IACP Season 3 has arrived! We hope you are as excited about it as we are! In this episode we discuss the brand new cards and changes in Season 3 and our first impressions of the wave. Just as a note; although Isaac is a member of the IACP committee, all of the opinions expressed in this episode are completely our own and do not represent the official views of the IACP committee as a whole.  Join us for some spicy opinions on Season 3!  

After the news that Adepticon will be the last FFG OP event for Imperial Assault, many of us are wondering what the future holds.  Well it's not all bad news! IACP in the UK scene is thriving and shows a lot of promise for keeping the community going. Join us for a recap of the IACP Regional in Milton Keynes from the players themselves!  In this episode we don't have just one guest but many! We conducted a myriad of interviews before, during, and after to hear from a variety of players what their experience was like. Congratulations to Sam Whitaker (spoiler alert) for his IACP regional win!

FRIENDS! The final Utah Regional has come and gone, and someone sold his soul to the god of the mercenaries in order to pull home the win. Yes, I know what you're thinking, but I just couldn't run the Box into what was going to be a murderer's row. Scott and Matt were running Vader and the Jets, Joey was running eRiots, AND THE CATS WERE EVERYWHERE. So I sold out. I ran my Worlds list, and was able to go undefeated on the day, beating Joey in the final. AND IT WAS JOEY'S LIST THAT WAS THE STORY OF THE DAY. The man's list is nuts, and I cannot wait for you to hear about it. Joey was able to get through his own murderer's row on the way to the top of the charts, including beating Scott's Vader and the Jets in the Top Four. Yes, it was a nuts kind of day. Enjoy this one!

Friends. If you are running Hunters or Rebel Heroes, and you run into Cats, may God have mercy on your soul. They are so dynamic, they exert so much pressure, and they are able to remove figures that you cannot protect from an insane distance away. Jason Brege and JK came on the podcast to talk about them cats, and whew boy am I afraid of what they can do with them. GOOD LUCK!

Join us with guest star Kenny Brown for another Knowledge and Defense segment! David hosts an in depth discussion on determining whether or not in a particular matchup you should play aggressively (be the "Beatdown") or play the long game by leveraging control elements ("Inevitability").

What an incredible joy it was to get my brothers back around the horn in order to discuss regional prep. The four of us--Matt, JK, Scott, and I--are running three different lists. We gathered to get reps in in preparation for our regional tournament in three weeks and boy did we have fun. We break down our lists, with particular emphasis on JK's theft of David Gao's kitties and Matt and Scott's running of Vader and the Jeeeettts. You are going to love listening in on this one.

Hello there listeners and welcome back to Built on Hope Radio. I hope you're enjoying the academy episode this week, here is a little bonus episode from when I was having a chat with my wookie friend about list building. -D

Welcome to the Academy! Ever had an idea for a crazy new list that you just had to try out? Or are you a newer player that wants to hear some discussions about list building showcasing some lesser known units? Register for the Academy today! In this episode Jess takes her Tatooine themed list through rigorous training and evaluation. We discuss the Bantha and Tusken raiders and evaluate their performance. Will Jundland Terror graduate from the Academy or flunk out?

Ever wondered how you can get that walking carpet to strike fear into your opponent? Or have you ever wanted to maneuver Rangers around in a way to snipe without being seen? Then this is your Segment! In this episode, Isaac brings on long-time Chewbacca player Olly from Manchester. Together they discuss how to build, play, position, control, and ultimately win with either Han Rangers, or Chewbacca lists. Hope you all enjoy it!

Hi everyone! Here is my contribution to Built on Hope Radio to tide you over while David and I are away! 

Ryan Janway: the terror of the Carolinas, the Real Ryan (or is he the other one), the man who is due all good things that come his way. Janway comes onto the podcast to report his raucous win with his reckless Rebels in an intensely competitive Nova field. This is an excellent conversation that will be really awesome for those of you prepping for primes. You will enjoy!

In this very first Knowledge and Defense Segment, David has prepared an in-depth analysis of Psychographic profiles. These are categories to help players determine and understand what kind of player they are, and why they run the lists that they do. The Built on Hope cast also analyse what cards and lists fit into these different profiles, and explore what we consider ourselves to be, and what we think each other are. Hope you enjoy!