Allies Of Convenience 40k Podcast

Episode 20: Ravenwing Angels (Codex Dark Angels review)

This week we start a more regular output schedule with easier to digest sized episodes. Alex is joined by Mike Collins, Andy Oakham, James Ramsay and a Jesse Newton that keeps failing his instability rolls. This episode the guys sink their teeth into the new Dark Angels codex. A great book for competitive Dark Angels players to show off the super mobile and agile playstyle of the Ravenwing.

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Episode 19: SPESS MEHREENZ (Codex Adeptus Astartes: Space Marines review)

Episode 18: Cult Mechanicus (GW freebies which cost us more money)

This week on the podcast we continue to tackle the deluge of releases with the second part of the AdMech faction: Cult Mechanicus!

Following the awesome Skitarii book which introduced the foot troops of the AdMech, Cult Mechanicus introduces even more weird and wonderful units to the game such as the Kataphron battle servitors, Electro priests and Kastelan robots as well as the Ad Mech's first and only HQ choice; the Priest Dominus. We talk through the power level of these units and how they can be implemented into a competitive force. We also attempt (and fail) to look at the controversial War Convocation formation and briefly discuss what the idea of 'more free shit' can mean for competitive play.

Matt Robertson spoke to Adam Ryland about his experience at the Birmingham Gaming Expo where he finally succumbed to the dark side and took Eldar (Ironic saying that given his storied history as a Daemon player!) Hear all about Adam's experiences at the event as also his impressions as a fresh new player to the faction using Eldar in a competitive setting for the first time.

I also want to remind you guys about all the stuff we are working on, most notably the Allies Of Convenience Grand Tournament that will be taking playing in Warrington on November the 7th and 8th. Tickets are yet to go on sale for this but we want you to pencil it in to your diaries as they will be made available shortly.

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Featuring Alex Rae, Matt Robertson, Mike Collins, Jesse Newton & Adam Ryland 

TIME STAMPS:

00.00:00 Start

00.03:58 Cult Mechanicus 

02.13:22 Birmingham Gaming Expo report

Episode 17: Stomping For Freedom (Imperial Knights review)

This week the guys are back and so are the Imperial Knights! Alongside our own resident IK specialist, Jesse Newton the cast look at the brand new 2015 codex and the 3 new Knight variants released. 

Mike Collins also hosts a tournament report on a recent event using the fastly growing 'Highlander' format. Adam and Gaz attended 'Warzone Wednesbury' and report back on the experience. I know a lot of you are interested in this format so you should find this exciting!

We also spoke about the re-opening of Warhammer World in Lenton and the in store exclusive units and rules they have released and the implications of that.

And finally there is a pretty big AoC announcement contained in here too... So I hope you are excited when you hear it!

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Episode 16: ScatterLaserMan John (Eldar Codex Review)

Another bumper episode this week from the guys as Codex Eldar Craftworlds drops like a burning meteor from the skies come to wipe all life from the surface of the 40k world....

Discussing this extinction level event this week are Alex Rae, Matt Robertson, Mike Collins, Adam Ryland, Jesse Newton, James Ramsay, Andy Oakham, Justin Cook and Gaz Jones. The guys go through the many many many excellent units in the book, the new formations and go into depth about why this book is so damned good!

Also this week Mike Collins talks to the man responsible for the biggest Space Wolves resource on the internet, Adam Smith of the Space Wolves Grey blog. They have a 'Space Wolf Players Handbook' coming very soon and they speak about that as well as their experiences as Space Wolf players. Check out his site here: http://space-wolves-grey.blogspot.co.uk/

And finally Matt Robertson, Adam Ryland and Andy Oakham discuss their experience at this weekend's 'Ruinstorm' event in Leicester which was a one day Highlander tournament.

Lot's to enjoy this week! Don't forget to check us out on Facebook at http://facebook.com/AOCPodcast

TIME STAMPS:

0.00:00 Intro

0.04:53 Codex Eldar Craftworlds review

2.02:46 Adam Smith Space Wolves Grey blog interview

2.34:33 RuinStorm Highlander tournament recap

3.10:09 Outro

Episode 15: Skitarii - Taste The Rainbow (plus Eldar scaremongering)

This week the guys continue their tireless assault on all the new releases and developments with the Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii codex and address the bountiful Eldar rumours that are all over the internet.

Alex Rae, Matt Robertson, Mike Collins, James Ramsay, Jesse Newton talk about the Skitarii codex in all its glory going through the new units and many many new special rules this new faction has.

And of course there is plenty of discussion on the looming Gargantuan shadow of the Eldar revamp coming out next week from the above also joined by Adam Ryland.

We hope you enjoy the light tone and serious competitive discussion on the show and we always strive to improve! We welcome any feedback via facebook on our page: http://facebook.com/AOCPodcast and you can get in touch with any questions you may have too!

Episode 14: Khorne Daemonkin

As the guys get back on track with their post-Easter recording schedule, next on the list is the newly released Codex Khorne Daemonkin. A peculiar book in that it is not a supplement and as such has it's own faction and allies matrix and lacks many of the special rules of the Chaos Daemons book.

Alex Rae, Matt Robertson, Adam Ryland, James Ramsey and Andy Oakham convene to attempt to wring the last drops of blood from this stone, so to speak.

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Bonus Episode: Adepticon 2015 with Nick Nanavati

In collaboration with Torrent Of Fire, Matt Robertson interviewed the newly crowned, threepeat champion of Adepticon; Nick 'Brown' Nanavati!

If you have read the excerpts of this interview already on ToF then you will know there is some really insightful stuff here for you aspiring tournament players as Nick goes through his tournament round by round as well as looking at the mission packet and tournament meta.

You can read these articles on http://torrentoffire.com and look out for more content from the Allies of Convenience team appearing on there in future!

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Look out for our next episode including Khorne Daemonkin, Ad Mech Skitarii and a run down of the 6 Nations European Team event!

Episode 12: UK GT Final Review (Everybody)

This week Alex speaks to Matt Robertson, James Ramsey and Adam Ryland alongside guest Simon Weakley about their experience at the recent UK GT Final.

Matt Robertson speaks to friend of the podcast Justin Cook about his new TauAnids allegiance and the strength of the Leviathan detachment as a support for a main force.

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Time stamps:

0.0:00 - Intro

0.3:05 - GT Review

3.01:32 - Justin Cook interview.

3.32:40 Outro

Episode 11: Peaky Blinders

With Alex otherwise engaged jetsetting round the world, Mike Collins once again takes over the reigns and guides the guys through this week's episode.

We open up with a general catch up which sees the team looking at the Harlequins Codex released recently. Then Mike, Gaz Donnelly and Adam Ryland go through their experiences at the recent Battlefield Birmingham event.

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