Tyrants on the Field
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About
A miniature’s gaming podcast dedicated to All things heavy metal; featuring Warmachine and Hordes mrk 4 as well what ever other miniatures games strikes my fancy including Warcaster, The Other Side, and Malifaux. If its Wyrd or Privateer Press its liable to be talked about on Tyrants on the Field.
Episodes
- Andy Bev Brines his way to Adepticon Mastery
We got a fun one folks. Looking at the numbers behind adepticon and congratulations to Andy bev on a double Podium weekend. Coming in second in the ATC team tournament with his team and taking down the 80 person IG at Adepticon with his Br…
- Stumptown Showdown PreEvent Breakdown
The Stumptown showdown is throwing down 2/28 and their list lock just occurred so we look at the meta of the event. go over the teams and then deep dive a few of the interesting lists comps for several of the teams.
- WTF is the NAWL World team face off
We go over the Nawl World team face before it starts up in earnest. Going over teams, event composition and review a few full teams list comps with our usual vigor and joy.
- The One where we talk about CaptainCon at 1 in the morning
I couldn't sleep last night so you all get this gem going through the captain con data.
- Warmachine will never be the Same January Update Reaction Cast from Live on Youtube
Hi Yall we did this on our youtube check out my dumb face on it you'll be seeing more of it on their hopefully. But I go over the article that was released today going over the January update preview and give my thoughts. Its a fun one hop…
- Blightbringers
Season 4 Episode 12, USA WTC committee Ryan and Nate with Guest star Zosia VanMeter talk about the USA WTC committee the changes and what is actually going on. Feedback form here!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeVAVQ0S9SX3ymAt…
- Cascading into the Cascadia Championship Series Championship deepdive
We swing up to the NorthWestern Part of Canada and take a look at the conclusion of the Cascadia Championship Series. We congratulate the Professor Alex Kosma on running the table of the event with Brinebloods dropping Shadowtongue every r…
- The Lion Does not concern its self while it Gets Locked and Loaded?
Its the Lock and Load asode. We break down the LCQ and the Main event the 32 person Iron Gauntlet all the qualifiers led to this and all roads lead to a Caster whose been nerfed twice and still keeps on ticking. Congratulations to Dan Rike…
- WTC 2025 a Conversation with 3 USA Condors
I have the absolute pleasure of talking with JVM, Brad Iron Lip Park, and Blake the Snake Hooper 3 members of Team USA silver Medal team at the WTC here in 2025. We go over some questions that I had and a lot more questions that the listen…
- WTC 2025 Deep Data Dive, This One's for the Iron Lip
Friend of the show Brad the Iron Lip had an interesting Idea. He wanted to know if their was any correlation between performance and overall team ratings. Along with wanting to know about the 5-0 rounds. So I started looking at the data bu…
- Paddington Takes it Home WTC 2025 Day 2 Recap and Stats break down
Congratulations to Jamie Perkins and the boys of Team England Paddington for taking it HOME for the first time for England. Amazing competition and day. We go into the numbers of the WTC do our stats breakdown and some fun with it. Congrat…
- WTC Day 1 Recap
In this one I recap the wtc day 1 of action. and go over the upcoming rd 4 which goes tomorrow.
- WTC 2025 Poutine UP or Shut Canada Breakdown
We've reach the point in the dive where we hit the Canadian Shore. And we go deep on Double umbrey, Dark Ops and Why the hell is the milk in plastic bags. As we go into the WTC lists of Canada at 2025.
- WTC 2025 Spaghetti with "Marg"-Balls
We get to the Italians Teams, who seem to have picked up a top level American Merc Travis Marg who is playing some of the best Necorfactorium in the World is it enough to earn the golden Cannoli and breakout at the WTC this year.
- Ind Bien Ein Warmachiner WTC 2025 Germany Breakdown
On todays episode we Go deep into the Bavarian Heartland, Guzzle some delicious Beer and talk all about the Wonder Weapons of Germans Innovation at the WTC 2025.
- WTC 2025 the French Connection
This time we review the French Offerings at the WTC 2025. This is one of my Dark Horse contenders this year bringing a mix of old and New Armies and bringing a lot of list innovation and subtle tech choices. The French Distinguish themselv…
- WTC 2025 Talk Finnish to me
In this episode we go deep into the Northern Waters and discuss the two teams from Finland.
- Jamie Perkins and Rich Loxam are 2 of England's 3 Lions the last one is Voltron
On today's WTC lists breakdown I get it up silly early and knock out the 3 English Teams because I found out Jamie Perkins enjoys my sportscast take here. So we talk all about the 3 English teams and their chances at the WTC list commentar…
- Under the Sea at the WTC 2025 (Coffee and Danish Episode)
In this one just a 2 team sampler as we enjoy a continental breakfast of Danish 2 Danish teams lists. Reviewing Brave Tin Soldiers and Little Mermaids. Enjoy.
- World Team Championship List Lock Episode 1
We've just had list lock for the 2025 Warmachine WTC you know what that means one man goes through 360 lists so you don't have too. Bringing you the insight and hard hitting opinions you've grown to love. Or not i'm not the boss of you. An…
- Behind the Numbers at Nova Open 2025
We are back with a deep dive on the numbers of the Nova IG qualifer as well as the NAWL @ Nova 3v3 Team Tournament. We look at the numbers and provide some reasoning behind the madness as we look at one of the highest concentrations of Top…
- BlightBringers on the Field or Ryan and Joe's Big Adventure into Old Umbrey RULES SPOILER EPISODE
Its the most ambitious cross over since Avengers Endgame. BlightBringers and Tyrants on the Field use our powers combined to bring you 2 hours of official Old Umbrey Auxiliary rules spoilers thanks SFG. Blightbringers and Tyrants on the Fi…
- May in Review
In the latest Episode of Tyrants on the field we breakdown may events in North America, Europe and the Entire world Meta for april 30th- June 2nd looking only at Rated, Singles Events, With 10 or more players. We break down both the North…
- The Bokur Brawl Wrap up Show Going over IG and Team Event by the numbers
This is a big one folks, we talk all about the Numbers of the IGs at Bokur Brawl and the Numbers of the Bokur Brawl Team tournament. A team tournament that yours truly called prior to the event in terms of all the teams I told you to watch…
- Bokur Brawl Preevent Favorite Discussion, along with IG pod preview 2025 part 2
In this episode I talk about who my favorite teams are to win the event in no particular order. I also dive a little deeper into some of the more innovative lists from the event that caught my eye and discuss some general meta bits and bob…
- The Bokur Brawl The Calm before the Brawl Team break down Part 1.
Its the calm before the brawl List lock occurred earlier today. And that means I do what I do best, and I do an initial read of the teams the meta and go through the particulars of the lists present. In this episode we go through all the l…
- ATC Round 3 Behind the Numbers some Meta discussion and Wrap up
I go over the numbers after the final round, congratulate the winners and talk about list decisions, the general meta, team construction theories and a whole lot more.
- ATC 2025 Team Comp and First 2 Rounds stats Part 1 of Atc coverage
In this one I cover the 8 teams of the ATC the Amercia's Team Championship at adepticon. Go over team comp and associated caster pairings. I have 3 lists that I spot lite and we break down the win rates for the event after 2 rounds in this…
- Meta Check in, Scum and Shadows and Polish Masters
We take a quick peak at polish masters by the numbers. Then I talk briefly about the scum and shadow boxset rules releases through sunday evening. and finally we take a peak at the general meta through March 16th.
- Let's Be LVO about Captain Conning the Broken Coast Barrage at CanCon.
This is a big one we breakdown the numbers of LVO, CaptainCon, the broken Coast barrage and CaptainCon as we look at the first baby steps of the meta post January update and Post Sr 2025 update. We go through each event and talk about play…
- SR 2025 Drops Initial Reactions and Statements regarding IG Painting Requirements
In this episode I got to look at the SR 2025 steamroller and I give my takes on the new packet and I talk about the decision by SFG to make IG qualifiers adhere to a painting requirement and why I am against this decision.
- 2024 a Year by the Numbers, a Review
I do a deepish dive on the numbers for the entire world meta for a year. Diving into the data about our favorite Mark 4 factions and their Armies of Legend Counter Parts with Significant win and play rates. Also some ending thoughts on SR…
- Buffalo Beats Everyone at the Susquehanna scuffle Post Event Numbers Review
We go deep on the post event Numbers for the Susquehanna scuffle. we talk about the current meta trends and bits seen at the event by the numbers https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/13806/
- Susquehanna Scuffle Pre Event Breakdown and List Review and Predictions
I'm fighting a head cold but the list were revealed for the upcoming 3 person tournament Run by Tried and True that I happen to be attending next week and I couldn't be resist the urge to run through all the lists and review them as well a…
- Nova Open by the Numbers
I give a breakdown of the events at Nova Open by the numbers. And talk about the wonderful job that The Tried and True and the Ice King did in providing streaming coverage all weekend check it out.
- WTC finals recap and stats breakdown
Congratulations to Australian Team Thorny Devils for taking it all at wtc. Congratulation to Team Sweden Asgard for Taking Second and Congratulations to Team USA Irving for placing Third losing in the Finals to the thorny devils 3-2. This…
- Recap Day 1 WTC 2024 and Highlights
Highlights and some stats breakdown from Day 1 of competition at the WTC show casing Rds 1-3 Follow at longshanks https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/10904/ Watch the Live Steam and Vods here https://www.youtube.com/@andreastonndorf3046
- WTC 2024 Breakdown Part 6 Portugal Prime, Sweden Valhall Netherland Van Gogh, Sweden Utgard
We are cosmopolitan as we explore 4 lists over 3 nations today. starting with Portugal Prime Then Jumping to the Heavens and Sweden Valhall our artistic ramblings then Take us to Netherlands were we observe Van Gogh and finally coming back…
- WTC 2024 Part 5 lists for Australis and South Africa
We go Full Toto in this episode as we explore not only the 2 Australian team lists but also the South African Team list. Team Australia Thorny Devils Team Australia Spangled Drongos Team South Africa Tokoloshe
- Part 4 WTC 2024 Breaking Down Full French and England Lists
Todays Episode we Go to France and England and look at the their Teams Team France Caesar Team France RedBeard Team England Knights Team England Lions Team England Dragons We Explore the wonders of France and England in the 2024 wtc so 50…
- Part 3 WTC list Review Canada Goose, Moose and Sweden Asgard
Today we look deep into the eyes of our friendly neighbors to the north and talk through their lists for Teams Goose and Moose. We than see what last years winners have cooked up to try and keep their thrones. Lots of interesting bits in t…
- WTC 2024 List Review Team Poland Team Brussels with Mussels and Team Muscles with Mussels
In Part 2 of our WTC breakdown we focus on the fanciful lists from Team Poland and the Belgians Take on the Game with their two teams as we review their teams and lists for the upcoming WTC in August in Dusseldorf, Germany.
- Opening Volley WTC list BreakDown Host Nation Discussing Team Fuchs, Rackelhandnad Eichrenchin for the 2024 WTC
It begins again one man breaks down all 320 Lists all 32 Teams why, because those that can't do podcast. Enjoy my suffering as I struggle to pronounce so so many german words. In todays episode we breakdown German Fuchs, German Rackelhand…
- Acquisitions and Adverts
We talk the big news in that we have new Overlords at Privateer Press now Steam Forge Games has acquired the IP and the assets and are continuing the game but with better distribution marketing and larger cash reserves. We do some pretty l…
- Online European team league 1 numbers recap special
I recently captained a team in the European Team Online League 1 event found here https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/14321/ this fantastic event was a miniature WTC and playing in it with a group of hand raisers across 3 different cou…
- Bokur Brawl by the Numbers a Post Mortem analysis
I dive deep into the numbers to get a small snap shot of the 90 person american event and glean some nuggets of wisdom or stats folly. This one is for the baseball numbers nerds lol. Deep dive and remember folks these get better if we actu…
- Bokur Brawl List Review Part 4 Team 17 and 18 and Event Predictions
We come to the end of our long strange trip as I review teams 17 and 18 and talk Predictions and trends from the event. thanks for taking this strange trip with us. special thanks to NEFFEX for the free use of their music at the start of t…
- Bokur Brawl Lists part 3 Teams 13-16
We continue our march through the lists looking at Teams 13-16 For Real this time
- Bokur Brawl List Break Down Part 2 Teams 9-12
We continue our breakdown of lists and team comp for the bokur brawl in part team looking at teams 9-12.
- Tyrants on the Field Bokur Brawl List Drop special Teams 1-8
Its that time of year again Bokur Brawl and that means a team event with lists to go over in mass with a week ahead preview. So I've once again locked myself in the bunker and will review each and every list for this event by team. And the…