Episode 41: Strawberries and Theme

The hosts discuss the latest FAQ for Horus Heresy and the implications that it has for their forces, our local gaming group and the game in general. The changes to Reaping Blow will give Jack's Death Guard quite a nice bump, while other fixes solve some long running issues or ambiguities.

The hosts discuss Zone Mortalis and the latest Greetings from the Warp Event. In this short episode, Carl and Kocher discuss their first game of Zone Mortalis in Horus Heresy 3rd edition, seeing Carl's Dark Angels face off against Kocher's Sons of Horus, who like to "do it in the dark".Jack discusses the latest Greetings from the Warp event that he attended at the weekend and his big brain energy that saw him and his Death Guard become a force to be reckoned with.

The hosts discuss Horus Heresy 3.0 one year on, what is hot and what is not. Carl talks about finishing off his Domitar, while Kocher provides an interesting take on Legion origins. Jack discovers that it is a "new" edition and a prediction on when we will see Horus Heresy 4.0 is made.

Part two of our themed Horus Heresy Army lists. Jack sets out his theme and vision for his latest Death Guard army list, while the other co-hosts poke holes and make suggestions. Carl sets out his fire and fury theme and army list, leaving Danny shocked by how many Gal Vorbak are in the list.

In the first of a two part episode, the hosts discuss their thoughts on taking themed Horus Heresy army lists.Kocher and Danny are first up with their take on the units they have always loved. With Danny going full Alpha Legion with his theme. While Kocher goes another route for the theme of his Sons of Horus. In a stunning plot twist Jack decides that his themed list will include terminators and autocannons.

The big 40 - the hosts discuss the state of the Meta for the game and what it means.Nick also joins us as a guest to share his reflections of attending events over the last year. What is the role of an event organiser and how much is down to the player to not exploit loopholes.We also discuss the meta in our local gaming group and how this varies. Danny furiously takes notes, in an attempt to fulfil his quest to achieve meta apotheosis and win a game.

The hosts order up a serving Martian prowess and discuss the mechanicum during the Horus Heresy. Taking a deep dive into the Liber Mechanicum and exploring how to select a force, how they play and what makes some units useful picks for the army.

The hosts discuss the latest supplement Battle for Tallarn and the new Mechanicum detachment: The Cohorts Vagus -Itinerant Cohorts.What does this detachment do and what does it add to games of Horus Heresy.

The hosts discuss their latest games of Horus Heresy and list building. Kocher wants to quit Heresy and Danny manages to pull off the Mucky Morison in a game against Carl.

The hosts discuss the latest releases and reveals for Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40k, hobby progress on their most recent projects, thoughts on army lists.Jack and Kocher most recent games of Horus Heresy against a friend of the podcast and arch nemesis of the gaming group "Neil".