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Avoid Making These List Mistakes

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Avoid Making These List Mistakes

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Jack Downing, Joe Coles and Myself (Stephen Box) talk about some of the top list writing mistakes, that people make when creating their warhammer 40k competitive armies.

With the free live Masterclass that I will be running tomorrow (Saturday 31st at 4pm GMT) about list writing, we want to give you an idea of the topics we will be discussing.

I also talk to Paul Murphy from the Forge the Narrative Podcast about all things Blood Angels, with the recent release of the new 9th edition Space Marine Codex and the new Blood Angels FAQ index.

We also discuss some of the events and charities Paul supports throughThe Nova Open Charitable Foundation

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If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

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New Space Marine Codex. Top Combinations & Meta Predictions

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New Space Marine Codex. Top Combinations & Meta Predictions

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Joe Coles, Jack Downing and Myself (Stephen Box) talk about all thing Space Marines with the release of their new Warhammer 9th edition codex. We talk new units, new rules, combos, whats good, bad and needs fixing.

We also talk about World Mental Health Day and how much it means to us and the hobby as a whole. We also Support the charity Movember who supports and helps with mens mental health.

You can donate here at the Team Vanguard Tactics Page - https://movember.com/t/vanguard-tactics?mc=1

If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

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Why Tilting Will Lose You Games

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Why Tilting Will Lose You Games.

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Joe Coles, Jack Downing and Myself (Stephen Box) Talk about Tilting, What it is, how it affects you, how it affects your game, how it makes you act to other players and why it will make you lose games.

We talk about how tilting has effectively lost us games at competitive Warhammer events. Most importantly we talk about how to overcome tilt and achieve that important win or adjust your mindset after a bad loss, to go on and win the rest of your games at an event.

This is all about having the right mindset to play and win at a competitive level.

If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

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How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army Part 2

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How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army Part 2

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Joe Coles, Jack Downing and Myself (Stephen Box) continue our talk about all things secondaries in Warhammer 40k. Which ones to pick for your army, which mission secondaries work best for your army, which ones to keep in your back pocket and which ones to just flat out avoid.

We add more levels of consideration to picking secondary objectives at the table, but which ones to consider in the list building step of the game.

We look at each secondary on an individual basis, from the perspective of Tau, Death Guard, Genestealer Cult, Eldar, Drukhari and Marine player's in 9th Edition.

If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

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How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army In Warhammer 40k

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How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army In Warhammer 40k

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Joe Coles, Jack Downing and Myself (Stephen Box) talk all things secondaries in Warhammer 40k. Which ones to pick for your army, which ones to keep in your back pocket and which ones to just flat out avoid.

This is not just about picking secondary objectives at the table, but which ones to consider in the list building step of the game.

We look at each secondary on an individual basis, from the perspective of a Tau, Eldar, Drukhari and Marine player. We then break it down in broad terms for all aspects of the Warhammer 9th Edition.

If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

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How to Play and Beat Death Guard

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How to Play and Beat Death Guard

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Don Hooson & myself (Stephen Box) talk you through all things Death Guard tactics and their new Death Guard rules in Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider.

If you want to know top Death Guard tactics and stay up-to-date with Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

Better The Meta:

In better the meta we talk about the new rules for Death Guard and how they function as an army in the new Warhammer 9th Edition meta, what combinations can be used to take you to victory.

We take you through what tactics to use to beat Death Guard and exposing their weaknesses.

Army Analysis:

In this weeks army analysis we cover Don Hooson's tried and tested competitive Death Guard list

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10 Tips for Playing Warhammer 40K 9th Edition

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Jack & myself (Stephen Box) take you through the top 10 things we learnt about Warhammer 40k 9th Edition at our recent Vanguard Tactics Grand Series Tournament in our main segment 40K in focus.

If you want to know top tactics and stay up-to-date with Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.

Better The Meta:

In better the meta we cover the rise of Adeptus Custodes. How they function as an army, how to fight them and how to score points against them.

Army Analysis:

In this weeks army analysis we cover the Ultramarine's list Stephen took to the event.

If you would like a copy of the list, please see the link's below.

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EP 17 | Engine War: Adeptus Mechanicus Tactics

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Brian Anderson & myself (Stephen Box) take you through the new Adeptus Mechanicus Rules from Psychic Awakening Engine War in our main segment 40K in focus.

If you want to know the new rules for Warhammer 40K Adeptus Mechanicus and top tactics then check out this podcast.

We cover:

The new Adeptus Mechanicus rules Including:

- New Units

- New Cohorts

- New Strats

- New Canticles

- New Holy Orders

- New Forgeworld Dogmas

Brians army list now Engine War has been Released.

If you want Brian's Admech list then check out the below.

Better The Meta:

No better the meta on this episode

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EP 16 | 9th Edition Predictions

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

Jack Downing, Joe Coles & myself (Stephen Box) take you through our predictions for 9th Edition based on what information we have been given.

If you want to know what you could potentially be seeing in the new edition and what to look out for then check out this podcast.

We cover:

Terrain
Monsters and Vehicles
Blast Weapons
CP’s and Detachments
Reserves
Overwatch and Modifiers

If you want see the full list of predictions check out the show notes link below.

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EP 14 | How To Win With Orks With Rich Kilton

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

I (Stephen Box) interview top Ork play Rich Kilton and we take you through the new Ork Rules from Psychic Awakening, Saga of the beast in our main segment 40K in focus.

If you want to know the new rules for Warhammer 40K Orks and top tactics then check out this podcast.

We cover:

The new Ork rules

The main ways to play Orks

Some crazy powerful combos

Top Ork units

How Rich has changed this Ork list since PA

If you want Rich's Ork list check out the show notes on our website blog page.

Better The Meta:

No better the meta on this episode

Your Questions Answered: Quick fire round Q&A

We answer the top questions that you have sent through to our Instagram @thevanguardtactics.

If you have a question for the show, shoot us a direct message.

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Avoid Making These List Mistakes

New Space Marine Codex. Top Combinations & Meta Predictions

Why Tilting Will Lose You Games

How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army Part 2

How To Pick Secondary Objectives For Your Army In Warhammer 40k

How to Play and Beat Death Guard

10 Tips for Playing Warhammer 40K 9th Edition

EP 17 | Engine War: Adeptus Mechanicus Tactics

EP 16 | 9th Edition Predictions

EP 14 | How To Win With Orks With Rich Kilton

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