Sith Takers Snap Shots
Sith Takers Snap Shots is a podcast dedicated to the X-Wing Miniatures Game created by Fantasy Flight Games run by the Sith Takers based in Stockport, North West UK. The goal of the podcast is to release three podcasts a week of a short duration (approx 10-15 mins) discussing a single topic in detail with different members of the Sith Takers team. We will discuss news on upcoming releases and their impact on the game, our experiences attending and preparing for tournaments around the world, list creation and tweaking, meta breakdowns, and much more.
Episodes
July 16, 2025 • 69 mins
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/
T...
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July 9, 2025 • 79 mins
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 ...
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June 23, 2025 • 112 mins
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 Br...
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June 18, 2025 • 76 mins
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/docume...
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June 9, 2025 • 73 mins
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
...
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June 3, 2025 • 56 mins
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/list...
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May 27, 2025 • 88 mins
Episode 372 - He doesn't always fly like a Potato
After a successful day's playing & streaming at the Element Games XWA Squad Championships Rich, Liam and Tim get together to chat about the event.
We also have some time to chat about the prize support for this weekend's X-wing at UK Games expo plus X-wing events from Wales, Canada and Poland!
You can watch the action back from the Element Games Squad Champs here:
https://www.twi...
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May 21, 2025 • 66 mins
Episode 371 - Rise of the Squad Champs
We're well in to May and starting to see a load more events around the globe! This week the cast chats over lists doing well at 5 events from the UK, Europe and Brazil! Plus we chat about the upcoming Squad Championship at Element Games that we'll be streaming at (twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim) plus UK Games Expo!
TNX May 3rd 2025
England - 8 players
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2166/player...
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May 7, 2025 • 52 mins
Episode 370 - May OP Madness
Audio warning - apologies, my mic has had an off night so my audio is very ropey!
May is upon us and not only is it the start of the OP season for XWA it's also May 4th/Revenge of the 5th so several events happening to chat about!
Richmond Open 2025 (AMG points)
USA 23 players
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2139
312 Squadron Conquest Series: Crumpet Conquest
Online 38 players
https://rollbetter....
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April 30, 2025 • 73 mins
Episode 369 - Loving the new loadouts
On this weeks show the cast chat about some of their experiences of the new XWA standard loadouts and how they are featuring at events.
Event coverage we have a 52 player in-person XWA event from Poland, 18 player in-person AMG event from Canada and the first of 312 Squadron's Conquest online events using XWA points - the 61 player Windy City Conquest!
Mistrzostwa Polski 2025
https://longs...
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April 16, 2025 • 62 mins
Episode 368 - Wisdom of the Ancients
We got a little bit swamped with X-wing content with all the new releases coming out of the X-wing Alliance we completely missed a fantastic article friend of the show (and occasional target of our jokes) Steve Boulton wrote!
Steve got several regular 'top' tournament players together and asked them a serious of questions to determine what makes a good player top tier. We were really impresse...
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April 6, 2025 • 81 mins
Episode 367 - A new hope is here!
XWA release their first official content, we've seen the spoilers but we haven't seen everything - and we have points for all the new ships! The cast chat about new & spoiled ships and now we have points what we think will feature and what we're excited to fly.
We also give some shout outs to the Polish Championship happening 26/27 April and congratulations to Tom Veal & Team for emerging victori...
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March 31, 2025 • 58 mins
Episode 366 - The Wolds are not enough
Another bumper Organised Play episode - and we're not here just talking about Calen Wong's triumphant rise to becoming the 2025 X-wing World Champion! A massive congratulations to Calen from all at the Sith Takers!
After we've covered the action from Milwaukee, USA we turn our sights to Yorkshire for the Wolds Championships where 28 players who couldn't make the trip to the States battled i...
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March 24, 2025 • 89 mins
Episode 365 - Scum & Swag
Warning - there are some audio issues this week! Sorry!
This week the team is joined by XWA Prize Lead Dylan to chat about the final XWA Scum & Villainy spoilers and to dish the dirt on the first Squad Championship kit from the XWA - what will we be playing for, what will the alt arts be and of course what will the winner get!
Hopefully by the time this episode comes out you can find the article on Dyl...
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March 17, 2025 • 92 mins
Episode 364 - Here come the Resistance, again!
We're back with chat about Resistance standard loadouts from XWA, more OP news from XWA and a couple of events one of which was run by Liam!
GT X WING de Normadie By AMG - except it's XWA!
https://www.longshanks.org/event/19461/
Board in Brum - X-wing March
https://www.longshanks.org/event/23323
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 17/03/2025 via Discord
Intro -...
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March 3, 2025 • 112 mins
Episode 363 - XWA OP on the way!
It's a bumper episode today with First Order and Resistance spoilers from the XWA, a slew of events from across the globe and then Tim chats about the recent Organised Play news from XWA!
Find out what a Squad Championship is, what the OP pyramid is and what you could win if you emerge victorious at one of these events! Plus we chat about the first XWA System Open - The Welsh Open! Which tickets ...
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February 19, 2025 • 96 mins
Episode 362 - We love new points!
Dropping just in time for Valentines we have version 4 of the Beta points from XWA and the cast chat through their thoughts on the changes! Plus a little chat about Kylo & Mando Standard Loadouts and a bit of Organised Play News!
https://www.xwing.life/resources/pointshttps://www.xwing.life/resources/points
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 17/02/2025 via Discord
Intro - Ob...
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February 12, 2025 • 85 mins
Episode 361 - Chatting with the Champ STO 2025
This week the cast catch up with the 2025 Sith Taker Open Champion Dom Flannigan and chat about his take on CIS that saw him take the top spot and the big event of the year!
We round out the show with some chat about the recent Polish System Open X-Wing Championship final from Gdansk and a couple of Standard loadouts coming from the XWA.
Sith Taker Open 2025
https://www.longshanks....
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February 3, 2025 • 94 mins
Episode 360 - STO 2025 Round-up
We're just getting over an amazing weekend of X-wing! Next week we'll be joined by the Event Champion Dom Flannigan so this week Rich & Ben chat about the event from a Tournament Organisers point of view and Tim & Liam chat about it from a players perspective.
We cover the lists in cut and chat about the social & side events surrounding the main event! And of course the people who made the event s...
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January 29, 2025 • 73 mins
Episode 359 - Getting ready for The Big Show!
Here we go! It's almost here! THE big X-wing show of the year - Sith Taker Open 2025!
Rich is joined by a rather congested Tim (sorry) and Ben (also sorry ;) ) to chat about our big annual x-wing event happening in Stockport, UK! 130-140 pilots using XWA points will be joining us for casual games & pre-event social on the Friday, Swiss with potential play-in round on Saturday and then...
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