What’s Happening in 40k

Episode 19 - Stephen Box talks the ideal opponent, 10th ed launch and the LGT / Vanguard Tactics workshop

Podcast Episode 19 is now out (links below) - In  today's episodes we speak to Steven Box of Vanguard Tactics about is work in the coaching space, the future of 40k and what 10th edition means for VT as well as announce the LGT / VT workshop. Tickets to which launch next week!
DID YOU KNOW ? Yesterday we launched The King of 9th, a ranking circuit which compiles all the results from our events throughout 9th edition, bot in total and at the faction level. Check out the episode to find out more and see where you rank here: https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/bcptruncated/2U4RUJ798R?embed=true
It's not too late to get your name up the the rankings with tickets to our Bristol Super-Major, LDN Open and Birmingham Teams all being added to the rankings until 10th gets here.
TICKETS to the LEEDS Super-Major launch TODAY (Friday) at 2pm from www.Warhammer-Tournaments.com/shop - If past trends are anything to go by, this will likely be the FIRST SUPER MAJOR of 10th EDITON (in the world!) so if you missed out on the sold out Manchester, Southampton and ITT tickets, do not delay get your ticket to our BIGGEST event in the north, we space for over 500 player.Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3R3aTQway9mZWVkLnhtbASpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Rt86IrxZxLtaMkYHbLelZApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-happening-in-40k/id1673110837

Episode 16 - Ben Jones talks elves and how to adapt to the Desoltion meta in advance of Manchester this weekend.

In today's episode we speak with Ben Jones of Vanguard Tactics about the coming Manchester Super-Major and how he feels he chances are for going 5-0 like he has done so many times before. If you're an elf or play against them regularly, here's one for you.
 
 

Episode 18 - 10th Edition and what it means for the UKTC, Introducing the King of 9th!

Podcast Episode 18 is now out (links below) - In the second of today's episodes we speak about the launch of 10th Edition and discuss how these changes are going to impact the UKTC events scene.In particular we launch: The King of 9th, a ranking circuit which compiles all the results from our events throughout 9th edition, bot in total and at the faction level. Check out the episode to find out more and find the rankings here: https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/bcptruncated/2U4RUJ798R?embed=trueTICKETS to the LEEDS Super-Major launch this Friday at 2pm from www.Warhammer-Tournaments.com/shop so if you missed out on the sold out Manchester, Southampton and ITT tickets, do not delay get your ticket to our BIGGEST event in the north, this Friday at 2pm.Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3R3aTQway9mZWVkLnhtbASpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Rt86IrxZxLtaMkYHbLelZApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-happening-in-40k/id1673110837

Episode 17 - 10th EDITION it’s here and here’s a 10min summary of what we know

Podcast Episode 17 is now out (links below) - In the first of today's episodes we speak about the launch of 10th Edition and provide a quick an concise summary of all the announced rules and discuss what can be inferred from these.TICKETS to the LEEDS Super-Major launch this Friday at 2pm from www.Warhammer-Tournaments.com/shop so if you missed out on the sold out Manchester, Southampton and ITT tickets, do not delay get your ticket to our BIGGEST event in the north, this Friday at 2pm.Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3R3aTQway9mZWVkLnhtbASpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Rt86IrxZxLtaMkYHbLelZApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-happening-in-40k/id1673110837

Episode - 15 Alex talks his pet hellblasters and how he became an acolyte of the desolation

In today's episode we talk to Alex Petford from Dice Down. He speaks on the types of thought processes he goes through when building on a core list idea.
 
How you can experiment on off meta ideas, learn from outside your regular gaming circle and what does GPT-4 think of Mike Porter's jump to Dark Angels?

Episode 14 - Bet’s On is Back for the Manchester Super-Major

In today's episode we bring our most popular segment of the show so far back for the Manchester Super Major.
 
Professional book maker big G is back to give us the betting odds for the top 12 favourites at the Manchester Super Major this weekend. 
 
TICKETS to the LEEDS Super-Major launch this Friday at 2pm from www.Warhammer-Tournaments.com/shop so if you missed out on the sold out Manchester, Southampton and ITT tickets, do not delay get your ticket to our BIGGEST event in the north, this Friday at 2pm.

Episode 13 - Nathan talks the highs and lows of meta chasing in 40k

In today's episode we speak with Nathan Whitbread. Nathan had a fantastic 2021/2022 UKTC season when finally stopped meta chasing and made it through to the final cut at 4 of our super-majors.
We talk about how to come back from a nerf or hard loss with grace and Nathan's hopes and dreams for the next season.

Episode 12 - Jay talks innovations in the painting meta and how to beat John Lennon (at wet blending)

In today's episode we talk with Jay Middlecote of Mohawk Miniatures. Jay is a full time painter and content creator and former champion of the inaugural Beyond Battle Ready invitational. Our invitational event for the best painters on the UKTC scene.
We discuss innovations in painting technologies, methodologies and other-ologies. As well what it's like to try and get the Art of War house to start painting(well).
If you want to be in with a chance to qualify for the Beyond Battle Ready invitation in 2023, all you need is to place highly in one of the painting competitions at one of our events. To do so you'll need to attend and for that you'll need a ticket, which you can get here: https://www.warhammer-tournaments.com/shop

Episode 11 - Mani Chema talks how to think about adapting any list to optimize for success and how to stay positive coming off a defeat.

In today's episode we talk with returning guest Mani Chema off the back of his loss in the in finals this weekend at the Southampton Super Major.
 
We cover how to think more generally about list optimization. What to do when you adjust a list but perform worse, and how to think about a big loss when you've got another event to go get ready for.

Episode 10 - Kalvin talks differences in the meta and stats, USA vs UK

In today's episode we speak with Kalvin Kirchbaumer about the differences in the meta and statistics between the USA and UK using the recent results from the biggest event of the weekend, our Southampton Super-Major and the second biggest event, the Rocky Mountain Open.
 
We also discuss where we thing Arks of Omen is heading by taking a broader view of the stats across the season so far.