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In this episode we discuss small events - why we should all show them more love, how they're just as great as their more major cousins, and pose some questions to YOU about your thoughts on the topic. We also dissect the new Forge World Vorgaroth model's stats and talk about how we might build lists with him!

In this episode we discuss the top 10 lists from the Games Workshop GT Finals last weekend, and Ian talks to Ritchie and guest James Tinsdale about their solid finishes!

We are now halfway through the General's Handbook 2018 "season" so we thought it'd be a good time to step back and categorise the best and best performing lists in the meta. Presenting the Justsaying Mid-Season Competitive Tier List!

In this week's episode we revisit the realms' spells and command abilities three months on, and with the benefits of some experience talk about how playing in the realms should sculpt your army and modify your list choices - especially relevant with the UK major events out to the end of the year all using realm rules! We also discuss the newly released secondary objectives for matched play and how they'll affect tournament scoring going forward.

Freshly back from the 2018 Facehammer GT, Ian and Ritchie analyze the top 10 lists from the event, chat about what the meta landscape looked like, and walk through their games!

In this special BONUS episode, Ian talks to Facehammer GT 2018 winner Colin Cochrane about the event and his Daughters of Khaine list, with plenty of deep crunchy discussion on competitive play, list choices and more!

Ian and Ritchie review the new Beasts of Chaos book, talk about some of the competitive options, and discuss a sample list. Furry Daughters of Khaine? Maybe!

In this week's episode, Ian and Ritchie talk about the new Beasts of Chaos book, the current trend of using undercosted High Elf models to great effect, and discuss the work on the community rules pack so far!

In this special DOUBLE episode, Ian and Ritchie discuss the NOVA top 10 lists, the NOVA scoring controversy, announce our initiative to champion a community rules pack, discuss the state of the meta and finally talk about our own games at EGGS. Phew! If you want to listen in two parts, the episode "break" is at 1:03:15. Enjoy!

In this episode we look at the results from the Element Games Grand Slam this past weekend, and talk about the top 10 lists from the event! Link to the Facebook event with standings and lists etc: https://www.facebook.com/events/1150433168420960/

In this episode Ian and Ritchie break down and analyse the lists for the EGGS event that they're attending this weekend, and give a name to the brand new metagame that is evolving - tune in to see what we're calling these exciting new developments! EGGS event, list document and meta breakdown is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1150433168420960/

In this episode, we talk about the current state of the meta after recent events, and about Tournament Packs, soft scores at events, how way we think tiebreakers need to change, and the unfortunate business of the AoS scene being confused over realm rules.

Fresh back from the fantastic BLACKOUT 2018, Ian, Ritchie, and special guest James talk about the event, their lists and games, the realm rules in competitive play, terrain controversy, and wandering too far into Shyish! A bumper 2-hour episode! You can see all of our army lists here: https://justplaygames.uk/blogs/news/team-justplay-blackout-2018-lists

In this episode we introduce our new, weekly, "state of the meta" segment, and there's lots to talk about since BoBo was last weekend! We also discuss Nighthaunt and an oft-asked listener question of "why are Nighthaunt not as good as I expected them to be", and finally discuss the things that competitive players do in the days leading up to an event to tweak their lists and prepare appropriately!

In this episode, we talk about how to deploy your army to best effect. We talk about objectives, screening, the turn roll, everything you need to know and consider to get better at winning the game before it's even started! We also touch briefly on the new FAQ and the winning lists from the recent Midwest Meltdown event.

In this episode, Ritchie and Ian discuss the event we attended this week and Ian's winning Nagash list; we talk more about our impressions of v2 as a whole and the new battleplans in particular; and finally we talk about our prep for the upcoming BLACKOUT event in Cardiff. (Also, sorry for the awful cut at 41.07!)

In this week's episode, Ian and Ritchie discuss their impression of the game so far. We talk specifically about 8 armies that we've been testing and testing against, and then we discuss the new Battleplans and the huge effect they have on your listbuilding and strategy.

In this episode, Ian and Ritchie give you an insight into the process of choosing an army in order to be successful in competitive play. Since Ritchie is currently choosing a new army for AoS v2, we discuss his choices as an example of the thought process behind this decision.

The General's Handbook 2018 is here! Ritchie and Ian talk about which armies gained and lost the most from the changes to matched play, and also evaluate the new summoning rules that some armies gained!

Ian and UK tournament regular Nathan Foster discuss Endless Spells - which are good, which are bad, and which should you take if you're looking for the competitive advantage?