Nerve Check

Nerve Check, is the best Kings of War podcast listened to by tens of people. Join Ben, Jon, and Ray as they talk Kings of War from the frozen wastes of Ontario, Canada. The meta, tournaments, lists, and players who make the scene.

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4 days ago

To be honest, I haven't listened to this yet.... all I know is that during March of Death, Ben and Grace sat down for an extended conversation. I will update this tonight after listening to it, but here it is! I should note that Grace has won best painted the last two years in a row at March of Death with two very different and very cool armies. I hope she discusses her paint schemes, army presentation, and inspiration, as I have my slow-growing hobby to work on.

Wednesday Mar 25, 2026

Ben, Ray, and Jon reflect on Fully Loaded 2026, which Ray won using the vile and evil Ratkin. We discuss the hot-button topic of Ratkin and what should be done to that faction to lower their power creep, having come off two tournaments in a row of winning in the North-East and one in the Mid-Atlantic. Ray's Rats: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dJc_LAyMRy_DI-LiViCCUgA4g9Kh6s6a/view?usp=sharing Link to the lists at the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wMGrV2mRSuUslHuthry7P6psLuvEA6y0?usp=sharing
 

Tuesday Mar 10, 2026

Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Chet to go through the 2026 matchups for the first round of Fully Loaded GT! Taking place 13-15 March 2026 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Link to the lists is below... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wMGrV2mRSuUslHuthry7P6psLuvEA6y0?usp=sharing
 

Wednesday Mar 04, 2026

Ben, Ray, and Jon reflect on March of Death 2026. From Ray's experience TO'ing the event, Jon's use of his Ogre army and hunters, concluding with Ben's experience as a random Kingdom of Men faction. We discuss the hot-button topic of Ratkin and what should be done to that faction to lower their power creep, having come off two tournaments in a row of winning in the North-East. March of Death took place February 28 and March 1 in Brantford Ontario. Link to the lists: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WvoJl95Rb4MJK2OlheBBw893oX6HmoOi?usp=sharing

Friday Feb 27, 2026

Ben, Ray, and Jon go through the matchup casts for March of Death 2026. The first two-day 4th Edition Tournament in the North East, taking place February 28 and March 1 in Brantford Ontario. Match ups are: Alex K. Paul Y. Ben T. Nathan C. Christian M. Joel Z. Corey R. Nick S. David R. Justin B. Eamon L. James-A F. Grace Nathaniel W. Harry G. Steve M. Jon M. Mike L. Mark R. Seth C. Matt L. Paul M. Ren M. Tim W. Warren G. Ringer Link to the lists: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WvoJl95Rb4MJK2OlheBBw893oX6HmoOi?usp=sharing

Friday Feb 20, 2026

In this episode, we choose Ben's Army for March of Death 2026, talk about our slow-growth league, which you can join, and the Discord channel we would like you to post your pictures in! 0 to 8 mins 45 Seconds: March of Death events, slow-growth league discussion, and Discord. 8 mins 45 Seconds - We choose Ben's army (dice rolls start at 12 mins 30 Seconds) Now that you know Ben's list, remember lists are due by 22 February 2026 at midnight.Our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/QHaaNxsTS

Wednesday Feb 11, 2026

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss the scenarios available in Kings of War 4th Edition, including the new deployment options available based on their recent Mood for Love Experience.
0:00 to 09:10 Mood for Love which used all three deployment options and Jon used an all Ogre Hunter force.9:10 to 11:04 March of Death 11:05 to end Scenarios- table options- Scenarios (objectives, control, bluff, etc)

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026

We didn't make it to Dead of Winter (snow). In this episode, we focus on the upcoming Mood for Love and March of Death. As a bonus to anyone who listens to this podcast and comments. Ben will play whichever army the viewers choose for him (reply in the comments) at the two-day March of Death event.

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026

Ben, Ray, and Jon are joined by Mike to go through the matchup casts for Dead of Winter 2026. The first 4th Edition Tournament in the North East, taking place January 24-25 in Albany, New York.
First 9 mins 40 Seconds - 4th Ed Upcoming Tournaments
Starting 9 mins 41 Seconds - Match-ups :
1 Chris M vs Jordan B
2 Allen B vs Keith C
3 Harry G vs Jon M
4 Tim O vs Jeff H
5 Andrew C vs Kyler R
6 Chet D vs Nick S
7 Ken H vs Noah H
8 Corey R vs Jon V
9 Cyle P vs Josh R
10 Sam M vs Chris P
11 Owen S vs Jason W
12 Ren M vs Christo M
13 Eric S vs Cory W
14 Erik R vs Ben T
15 Ray S vs Adriel C
16 Eamon L vs Bart K
17 Marcelo R vs Brian R
18 Matt C vs Joe B
19 Stephen K vs Sam K
Sorry for the technical issues with this one; we had issues. Will fix going ahead.

Sunday Jan 18, 2026

Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss their practice games in advance of Dead of Winter 2026 and the lists they will be taking to the first 4th Edition Tournament in the North East, taking place January 24-25 in Albany, New York.
First 11 mins 45 seconds - 4th Ed practice games
Last 11 mins - our lists for Dead of Winter!
The match-up cast of this event will be published on Tuesday, 20 January 2026!
Armies can be found: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZKysKYG_p8b1g6LpdEaHGCSB-bS223Lj?usp=sharing

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