Board in Brum Squad Champs 25

Episode 382 - Lone Star Open 2025 Rich is back from his holiday's to take the helm again, and this week we cover a couple of events - Polish System Open (online event) and the XWA System Open - The Lone Star Open! PSO 2025 online https://www.longshanks.org/event/27080/ LSO 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2190 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 11/08/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Confidence Man & JADE - gossip (official video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 381 - Board in Brum Squad Champs 25 This week Tim & Liam are joined by Steel City's greatest Tom to chat about the recent XWA Squad Championship from Board in Brum! We also chat about how we're finding the new scoring and Ancient Knowledge! Standings, results and lists can be found here: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26688/ Streamed games can be found here: www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/tip Cast - Liam, Tim and special guest Tom Veale Producer - Tim Recorded 04/08/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 380 - Ancient Knowledge A mini podcast for this week as Tim is moving house and Rich & Ben are on holiday! But with the news from XWA about the changes to scenario scoring and a brand new scenario we couldn't just skip this week! Big thanks to Chris Burnett from Tin Squadron for jumping in and helping us with his playtest insights! check out https://www.xwing.life/ for more info! Cast - Tim, Liam, and special guest Chris Burnett Producer - Tim Recorded 27/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 379 - Prince of Wales Tim and Liam return after a successful weekend at the Welsh Open 2025 - the first ever XWA System Open - and chat about how they got on at the event, on and off the table top! We also chat generally about the event and how much we enjoyed the trip to Cardiff! Before we chat over Liam's games and route to the final we have a quick chat about the GFA Open from Hungary. Games from the Welsh Open can be watched back on Twitch AND YouTube - if you haven't done already please follow us on Twitch and subscribe on YouTube - both are free and you'll get notified when new videos go live! Be sure to check you're watching back in 1080p! https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos https://www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/ Event links: X-Wing Welsh Open 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/26648/ Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/8846 GFA Open 2025 July https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26807/ Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 21/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 378 - Throwing down the Gauntlet 2025 This week Rich and Liam chat about the Gauntlet and how this ship may suddenly be a lot more viable for players following the recent XWA points update! Before that however we have a few events to chat about including the Tin Squadron Squad Championship and the The Windy City Trials 2025! Blue Squadron 2025 - 36 player team event from Brazil https://www.longshanks.org/event/26289/ Tin Squadron Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/26540/ The Windy City Trials 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2174 Which was streamed by 312 Squadron https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 14/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Superman Soundtrack | The Mighty Crabjoys Theme - The Mighty Crabjoys | WaterTower Music Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 377 - It's the Rich-istance! We're back with a bumper episode! Last weekend Rich and Tim headed to Sheffield for the Steel City Squadrons X-wing Team event and both had a great weekend, Rich on the tabletop and Tim behind (or in front!) of the camera! We chat about Rich's list, the event and streaming. We also get time to catch up on a few other events. First another Team event, but this time from Canada, with the Grand River X-wing Team Tournament, then a couple of singles events including one from Stag Squadron! Sith Taker Tim on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim Grand River X-Wing Team Tournament 2025 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2U-170day2J2aGLfkwoHmU8EPIVbMOsOZvmn1KZSkc/edit?usp=sharing TCX Squadron Contest I https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2241 July Stag 2025 https://www.longshanks.org/event/27046/ Steel City Squadrons https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/21272/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 08/07/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Jackson 5 - I want you back Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 376 - June 25 Points update The team get together to chat about the latest points update from the X-wing Alliance, what changes we think will have players excited and what we may be looking at trying! Some old ships coming back in to the light, and some pilots we've never heard of before! But before that we have a couple of events to chat about including the 312 Squadron Conquest Series: Gotham City event and one from Brazil! New point can be found here: https://www.xwing.life/resources/points 312 Conquest Series: Gotham City Conquest https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1958 CBX Qualifier 2025 BH - Brazil https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26014/ Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 23/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Foo Fighters - The Pretender Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 375 - Double Coin Club We're back with another OP packed episode with a slew of events from across Europe and North America plus we have another inductee to the 'double coin club' after Chris Burnett shows Liam how easy it is to pick up another Squad Championship victory! We also chat about the news from XWA about the System Open kit contents! X-Wing Alliance 2025/26 Season System Open Kit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eAc5qP9hipLkL543eLcC_FTVvDBOriqnj7Cp9To6ME/edit?tab=t.0 Mandos summer championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/26357/ I Am Your Father Day - An X-Wing Event https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26506/ Krakow PSO https://www.longshanks.org/event/25747/ BKG X-Wing XWA Store Championship https://longshanks.org/event/25372/ Michiana Marauders Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2187 Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 16/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 374 - COPR and Coins Lot's of Organized Play news to chat about this week, hot off the press Tim is able to chat to us about Version 1.1 of XWA's Competitive Organized Play Regulations or COPR. And we also chat about XWA's updated 1st year road map! But before we get in to that we have a couple of XWA Squad Championships to chat about, one from Scotland and one from USA! Tartan Tusken Trial XIX - CGG Store Championships https://www.longshanks.org/event/24326/ Geek Out's Squadron (Store) Championship 2025 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2186/players XWA Competitive Organized Play Doc https://www.xwing.life/organized-play/op-resources Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim Producer - Tim Recorded 09/06/2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 373 - UK Games Expo 25 This week it's just Tim & Liam chatting about last weekend's X-wing event from the UK Games Expo! They both chat about the convention in general, what lists did well and what they thought of the event overall. Spoilers - they may be a little biased! Rollbetter standings, lists & results https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2037/players Pattern Analyzer https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/8320 Cast - Tim & Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 02//2025 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (2009 Digital Remaster) Used without permission - it's just for fun!