Idiot’s Guide to Warmachine on TTS

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Nick

Some listeners have requested a guide to playing Warmachine and Hordes on Tabletop Simulator so here it is!!

We are in the midst of a global pandemic so most Warmachine and Hordes players across the globe have nowhere to play since games store and clubs are closed in order to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Luckily, there are online resources for players to get together and play through the internet without having to risk public meetings in the midst of this crisis. Tabletop Simulator is my choice for remote gaming of all types, including Warmachine. Here is my step-by-step beginners guide:

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Podcast 225 – Themes Everywhere!

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Marx

You know, you’d think after doing this over 200 times, I would have it down pat.

But sometimes you misplace an intro you’ve used for the last two years, sometimes you forget about nice Bokur Brawls for a few weeks… sometimes you just wanna talk with a good friend about a game you love.

Wait, that last part hasn’t changed. That’s still the same! Hopefully you folks find the discussion about the new Themes useful and interesting! The new Laelese Resistance one was just spoiled today (Sniper for days!), so we don’t talk it, but we DO discuss the rest of them! Enjoy!

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Podcast 224 – New Steamroller!

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Marx

New Steamroller package with mostly new scenarios! Woo! Some of them look great, some of them look significantly less-great, but at least they mostly look different!

Give it a listen, let us know which scenarios you are most or least excited about!

(Also, happy Canada Day to our Canadian listeners!)

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Podcast 223 – Pirates Be Updated, Yarr!

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Marx

Okay, not my best title. But hey, at least it’s something, right?

Hope everyone enjoys! Had a lot of fun recording this episode, and Nick seems pretty excited about the changes.

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Podcast 222 – State of the Game, 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Marx

Once again we sat around the mics with the luminaries of the podcasting world (at least the ones able to make it to the Southern Ontario Open!) and discussed the state of WarMachine.

This year the talk was moderated by the one and only Tim Banky (who did a deft job at the helm) rather than the usual Will Richardson, but otherwise it was business as usual: doom and gloom for kilometers around and nary a positive thing to be said from anyone.

Or, you know. The opposite. One or the other.

Enjoy!

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Podcast 221 – Post-SOO Stuff!

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Marx

Well! Another Southern Ontario Open has come and gone, and just like last year, I was barely able to attend… but thankfully the rest of the Combo Smite crew were able to be there for the majority of the event and REPRESENT!

… if by that I mean lose lots of games. But they had a great time, and truth be told, so did I! Hopefully next year I can actually spend more than a frantic 5-hours at the tournament!

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Podcast 220 – Morrowans! Infernals! Stuff!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Marx

Lots of news and announcements this week, although not a tonne of deep content… hopes, yes. Dreams? We got those. But actual factual playtesting? Nah, none of those this week. Maybe next!

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Podcast 219 – Adepticon!

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Marx

This week’s episode we focus on how things went at Adepticon!

(Spoilers: We had fun! Lots of fun!)

How did we do competitively… SO MUCH FUN was had! My, all that fun certainly wouldn’t be a distraction to avoid talking about how we performed. Nope. Definitely not!

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Podcast 218 – Infernals and “Gotcha” Players

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Marx

I suppose the title of this podcast could’ve been “Infernal Gotcha Players”, but that’s not quite what we talk about. Basically, Darrell, Kassem, Nick, and I spend thirty minutes discussing the current THEORY of the Infernals (but not their rules, because everything is in flux and nothing means anything yet), and then almost an hour screaming at each other about whether “gotcha”-style play is a problem or not.

Spoilers: Darrell and I disagree, sorta. But loudly.

Hope everyone enjoys!

Podcast 217 – OTC Tournament Wrap-Up!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Marx

Sorry for missing the last couple weeks, folks. Life has been pretty hectic around here, but we are again moving towards predictability and normalcy, so hopefully things will get back to our weekly (or NEARLY weekly!) schedule!

Who knows, we’re trying. Anyway, this week we discuss how Team Combo Smite did at the OTC! Great tournament talk with Nick, Kassem, and Jeremy! Hope you folks all enjoy!