The Vanguard Tactics Podcast: A Warhammer Podcast
Welcome to the Vanguard Tactics Podcast! This is a podcast dedicated to the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, where we analyse the rules, new releases for the game, the competitive meta and develop strategies to help you become a more confident 40K player. Our founder is Stephen Box, a former professional bodybuilder, model, and fitness coach who has made it is personal mission to raise the standard of the game both on and off the table-top. Stephen's focus both here and in his 40K coaching career, the Vanguard Tactics Academy, he emphasizes sportsmanship and fair play above winning at all costs. Your host is Dave Kolmel, a combat veteran turned lawyer who has had a passion for the game of 40K since 1995. Dave loves every aspect of the hobby, and loves talking about it with Stephen and the show's various guests, encouraging and spreading Stephen's motto of sportsmanship and fair play both on the podcast and at tournaments. Come join us to learn about Warhammer 40,000, how to be a better player and opponent at the tabletop, and how to get the most out of this amazing hobby.
Episodes
In this one, Dave talks with Tau faction specialist James Hobbs about the Grotmas Tau detachment "Experimental Prototype Cadre."
Jord and Dave talk about the highlights of the new World Eaters Codex that Games Workshop has just released.
Hey, all!! We're getting back to a schedule finally! In this one, Dave reviews the brand new Death Guard Codex with the Disgustingly Resilient Podcast's infected hosts, Aiden Smalley and David Turner!!
Another big thank you to Games Workshop for sending us preview copies of this codex so that we could get the review out to you all much sooner!
In this special episode, Stephen and Jordan talk about burnout in Warhammer, how to recognize it and how to deal with it.
Dave and Stephen talk all about the big update to the game that dropped in March.
Dave and Mike Costello review the new detachments and the rules for all of the new Death Korps of Krieg models in the new Codex: Astra Militarum.
NOTE: we apologize if there's any sound issue with Dave's mic. His cat knocked it off the table last week and now it needs to be replaced (the microphone, not the cat). I'll get a new microphone as soon as possible.
Steve and Dave provide an overview of the new army rule for the High Elves of the 41st Millenium, as well as the 8 new detachments and the major unit changes (there's a lot of them) in this new codex from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000.
Dave and Mike review the newest Balance Dataslate, points updates, and the biggest winners and losers of this round of updates to 40K!
Dave is joined by new VT team member TJ Lanigan to talk about the Sons of Prospero and the ways of their forbidden, corrupted magic.
And also Magnus did nothing wrong.
Dave talks with Matt Lorah and Lachlan Rigg from Team VT about what they're doing and going to do to prepare for the upcoming World Championships of Warhammer in Atlanta, GA, USA on November 22-24, 2024.
In this episode, Dave talks with Stephen and Jord about where all of the factions of Warhammer 40,000 currently sit and how the new points changes from October 2024 may likely affect them each.
Special thanks to Stat Check for all the work they do to compile the massive stats from 40K that we referred to in this episode. Please check out their full website at www.stat-check.com.
In this episode, Stephen is back to talk about all of his recent successes and lessons learned from playing the Army of Faith, rather than relying on the Bringers of Flame in order bring his #AdeptaSororitas army to victory at multiple recent events.
It's time to get bloody with Dave and Jord as they review the new Blood Angels codex and some of the changes to this historic model range.
[Note: we had some problems with sound distortion on Dave's mic, but it gets better as the episode goes on. Our apologies for sending you something less than our usual quality, but with everyone's time being limited lately, we decided to give you what we had rather than wait a couple more weeks...
Mike and Dave review the army rule, detachments, and some of the unique units for the new Codex: Imperial Agents for Warhammer 40K.
VT Coach Ben Jones talks with Dave about his recent run with the Space Marines of the Unforgiven chapter at the Sheffield Super Major, as well as his thoughts on how Dark Angels will fare in the Pariah Nexus and 40K 10.5 edition.
This week, Dave chats with Death Guard specialist and host of the Disgustingly Resilient podcast, Aiden Smalley, about the bringers of life and plague, the #DeathGuard in the #PariahNexus missions, and the effects that all of the changes to #Warhammer40K version 10.5 have had on this faction.
In this episode, special guest Tom Lowman from the 6+++ Show and Rock and Stone podcasts joins Dave and the Handsomest Man in 40K, Jake Harding, to talk about the Grimdark Future's stout dwarves inside the #PariahNexus.
Dave and Stephen talk hard realities and reasonable expectations in the new Codex: Adepta Sororitas in light of the new points changes in the latest Munitorum Field Manual.
Rather than rush out a review of the new Codex, we decided to wait until we could discuss the new points as well, since these changes have a deep effect on the efficiacy of the Codex for at least the next 3 months.
The Handsomest Man in 40K is back on the show to talk about the beauty and majesty of muscle beach, and how you, too, should join in Ascension Day!
Mike joins Dave this week to finish reviewing the new Codex Chaos Space Marines!
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