Nerve Check

25-012: Mood For Love 3 - Blind Date Edition

Mood for Love is a 3 was a doubles tournament run in Hamilton, Ontario, on 22 March 2025, where participants arrived with their force and were randomly assigned a partner (hence blind date). Ben is joined by Nathan (tournament organizer) along with Jon and Eamon (first place team), who talk about how this unique tournament style went.

25-011: A Halfling Army Review - Peaceful until they miss second breakfast.

Ben and Jon talk with Nathaniel about the other small army in Kings of War... Halflings! They do have new models from Mantic and even a book of fluff. They discuss the models, rules, changes, and how to build a helpful list from a competitive play perspective. Participants range from reasonably informed amateurs to hosts who may have read the rules and are happy to make things up! :-) It is an awesome army with a neat Mantic range and is something I, as an editor, may try in the future.

25-010: Kings of War - Invade, Control, and Hold the Line

Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss Invade, Control, and Hold the Line scenarios. How we play these scenarios with our respective armies, Trident Realms - Fish give up, Kingdoms of Men Flyer Spam - easy mode, and Ratkin - playing on hard. You can also tell Ben doesn't do these write-ups... Listen to this shorter episode and give your thoughts on the next three scenarios we should discuss. Also, if you want to contribute your thoughts and plans please reach out to us... we really could use the help!

25-009: Fully Loaded GT 2025 Round 1 Match Up Cast

Ray, Jordan, and Chet will discuss the first-round Matchups at Fully Loaded, which will take place on March 29 and 30 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. We will not be keeping track of the predictions. If a listener would like to send us a spreadsheet, we can discuss who was right most often – but that would take away from the fun of this activity. Please remember this is all for fun, and while I cannot attend this year, I will coordinate better with Chet to ensure I can play in his tournament next year!

25-008: Looking Back on March of Death 3!

Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss March of Death 3 and how the tournament ran, which was pretty smooth. First and foremost, thanks to Adkins for the use of his software—I wouldn't have run a tournament without it. It was awesome! Also, thanks to Rossi for the tips and support during prep. After discussing the tournament's organization and running, we discuss the games, and well, let's just say Ben had a fun ride to being top Canadian, and Jon may well be traumatized by the chant of "Double Ones." Thank you to everyone who attended and made the event a blast!

25-007: Short, Stalky, and Free - A Dwarf Army Review

Ben talks with Joe and Greg about Ronnie Renton's favourite Kings of War Army - the Dwarfs. The models, rules, changes, and how to actually build a useful list from a competitive play perspective. All participants are reasonably informed amateurs with this army :-) One of them even took dwarfs to Masters in 2024 and won Best Painted! Dwarfs really can do it all! Side note from the editor - Faber Ironheart is overpowered despite anything anyone says.

25-006: Getting Ready For March of Death 3!

Please submit your March of Death list to Ray on the 24th if you haven't already done so, so we can have a match-up cast!
Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss March of Death 3. We discuss the event, location, plans, and list. This event should be a blast. The list review should be on Wednesday night!

25-005: Dead of Winter 2025 - Tournament Recap

Ben, Ray, and Jon, joined by Alex, discuss the first Kings of War Tournament Dead of Winter, which took place Feb 1st and 2nd in Albany New York.
We review our performance which ranged from excellent (Alex with Nightstalkers), to good (Ben with Trident Realms), and well some not so good (Ray with Forces of Abyss - but I would argue I had the best opponents and as I am writing this Ben and Alex can't disagree).
Upcoming Events: 4 spots remain for March of Death - March 1st and 2nd in Brantford if you care to join us. It will be a blast. https://www.facebook.com/share/1B7VxHniqx/ Registration - https://forms.gle/qFHLyqJc9rHmNh3a8

25-004: Clash of Kings 2025 Errata - Initial Thoughts and Reactions

Ben, Ray and Jon talk about the recently released Errata for Clash of Kings 2025 (beginning at minute 4). Minor screw-ups were had - namely by Ray at the beginning. Overall we think this is a positive change to Command dice and the rules as written. A remaining concern over the adjustment to the Loot Scenarios for scoring that we hope will be clarified - specifically for Push.

25-003: Dead of Winter 2025 - Round 1 Match Up Cast

Mike and Cory join Ben and Ray to discuss the first-round Matchups at Dead of Winter, which will take place February 1st and 2nd in Albany, New York. Thanks to Cory and Mike for giving us a broader perspective on the players and armies.
We will not be keeping track of the predictions. If a listener would like to send us a spreadsheet, we can discuss who was right most often – but that would take away from the fun of this activity.
We will follow up with a review after the event on how the games went and more details on March of Death, which will take place from 1 to 2 March 2025.
Please remember this is all for fun, and we are thankful for Mike who runs this event.