Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Special Guest Harry, to discuss the armies released by the various podcasts to date. This includes beginning at 27 minutes: Northern Alliance (Nerve Check) Halflings (Nerve Check) Goblins (Direct Misfire) Undead (Direct Misfire) Ogres (Tales from the Warriors Hall) Salamanders (Tales from the Warriors Hall) Harry is the author of the website: https://blood-fire.com/ which has summarized all the armies discussed to date. Check out his site at for all the latest information in particular: https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/07/kow-4e-army-previews-part-1/ https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/19/kow-4e-army-previews-part-2/  

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Halflings in 4th Edition. - Halfling Commands, - What became core, specialist, and support - The high costs of the commanders and warlords and Halflings in general - See if you can create a Halfling Army in 4th with Halflings? Bottom Line: Ray will likely not create a Halfling Army in this edition as he feels the army's core is overvalued.

Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, Ray and Page talk about: 1. Clash Asia 2. Forces of Abyss in 3rd Edition 3. Our planned 4th Edition Armies Halflings 4th Edition Review drops on 10 November

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Northern Alliance in 4th Edition. - How to build an army, - What became core, specialist, and support - The high costs of the commanders and warlords - Test whether Jon's current competitive armies can be ported over from 3rd to 4th. Mantic provided Nerve Check with the Northern Alliance and Halflings to preview... this is the better of the two armies by far...

Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, Ray and Page talk about: 1. Clash UK 2025 2. Travel Planning or lack thereof 3. How we transport our armies across the world 4. Thoughts on Clash UK 2025 and why you should go. Part 2 to follow...

Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, find out about: 1. Ray's chat with Page Neo from Newbie Dice 2. What Army Ray will be using at Spooky Murder Ghost 3. What army Jon will use at Spooky Murder Ghost Ray accepts full responsibility for any consequences that may befall you.

Crossroads 2025 is a team-based Kings of War tournament. Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss the event and their teams' performance. Hint... we didn't perform as well as we had hoped. It was a fun weekend and a great series of games. We highly recommend that you make it out for Crossroads 2026, which will be using 4th Edition!

Crossroads 2025 is a team-based Kings of War tournament. Special guest Adam joins Ben and Jon to discuss the first-round matchups, offering their informed predictions on who will win. In reality, we are likely to be exceptionally wrong. Time will tell. Most importantly, everyone is looking forward to the tournament and a fun weekend.

Ben, Jon, and Ray, discuss: 1. Upcoming Tournaments (first 11 minutes); and 2. Infantry in Kings of War 3rd Edition (minutes 10-35).

Nathan and Ray discuss their plans to visit the UK and participate in Clash UK! We will be bringing two all-mantic armies, Nathan, his Ratkin and Ray, his Forces of Abyss!

Alex joins Ben, Ray, and Jon to discuss King Beyond the Wall 666, which took place on August 9th and 10th in Brantford, Ontario. Ray and Jon recap their game in which Abyssal Berserkers went head-to-head with a shooting Northern Alliance list. Our recommendation to the rules committee is to make the sacrificial imps either worth more (10 points for the regiment/15 for the horde) or remove them altogether as an option for the berserkers. Also, who was right most often on the match-up cast? Listen to find out!

Alex joins Ben, Ray, and Jon to discuss the first-round Matchups at King Beyond the Wall 666, which will take place on August 9th and 10th in Brantford, Ontario. Disclaimer - Please note that this is all for entertainment purposes and is subject to change. Round One match ups: Justin B - Mike L Nathan C - TJ W Ren M - Ben T Ryan K - Ray S Mark R - Paul Y Nicholas S - Eamon L James Alexandre F - Warren G Matt L - Nathaniel W Bryan L - Jon M

Adam Ballard joins Ben, Jon, and Ray to talk about playing Nightstalker's in 2025.  Adam won the US Masters twice with this army so he probably knows what he is talking about.If you are one of our tens of listeners and are not part of Adam's hundreds, check out his channel for tactical insights and game reviews. www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KoWmastersight⁩ 

Adam Ballard joins Ben, Jon, and Ray to talk about the US Masters 2025.  Which Adam was lucky enough to win, and Ray took home the top Canadian at the event!  If you are one of our tens of listeners and are not part of Adam's hundreds, check out his channel for tactical insights and game reviews. www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KoWmastersight⁩ 

Ben and Ray are joined by Greg to review the 2025 US Kings of War Masters first-round opponents and to predict who we think will be the top player in each region. We were right picking the top three armies at the masters, so we will see if we are better than Adam in choosing the best player from each region.

Ben, Jon, and Ray go through the 2025 Kings of War Masters Tournament Pack. What they think the most popular armies will be:Jon - Imperial Dwarfs, Ray - NS, and Ben - Abyss), The scenarios, along with the timeline to submit army lists (30 June), and other event details. 

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Summer Smash 2025, which took place on June 14, 2025, in Oshawa, Ontario. During this tournament, we found out that Bigger is luckier, and luckier is better! Upcoming events: July - King of the Thames 9-10 August - King Beyond the Wall VI: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AaPfVaZf6/ 20-21 September - Crossroads: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FyW9qV7bq/  

Ben, Jon, and Ray talk about the first round match-ups for Summer Smash 2025! Taking place on 14 June 2025 in the Bond St. Event Centre, located at 44 Bond St. E., Oshawa, Ontario. Yes, we are a bit silly in this one, but that is only because of the oversized army list creations we did for this tournament! Army Lists Can Be Found: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZWKdON2Ip6yjAKbNG-85QgF4k6iksv1B?usp=sharing 4 Spots remain if you can make it out to this one-day event! https://www.facebook.com/events/9361721897268081

Ben, Jon, and Ray talk with Paul, James, and Max about their experience at March of Death! Their first two-day event.How was their experience? What did they learn, and what would they recommend to anyone attending their first two-day Kings of War event? Sign up for King Beyond the Wall VI Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/share/15TSkq2iGz/ Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9b-TDYtS8fT3lmuLC0GqTtNujQzI8F3lbvAnuPM52lXx5gg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117726213316268878925Admin pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tGW2MSwmk59yRfi14fv7uXqVUoeTGAAa/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117726213316268878925&rtpof=true&sd=true  

Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Auras in Kings of War, notably Cloak of Death, Rally, Radiance of Life, Rally, Dread, and Ordered March. The first 5 minutes are fluff/intro; Minutes 5-25 are a discussion on Auras; and Minutes 25-30 are about possible giant heavy lists for Summer Smash! Editor's Note: For Summer Smash, I am debating between 3 armies: Forces of Abyss; Trident Realms; or Orcs. Each list will have at least 3 titan/giant models at 2150 points. Which army should I take?