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 Wes...
Episode 357 - Changing of the Guard
This last weekend we've started to see a real shift towards XWA Organised Play supported events with 3 in-person events to report on! 2 in the UK plus one from the Netherlands! And of course we cover the final UK GT before Worlds!
AMG GT Nottingham
23 player AMG event
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1857
NWA Jan event 2025 TTBromley
11 Player XWA event from TTBromley
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1954
So long.. and thanks for all the ships!
16 Player XWA Event from the Netherlands
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1867
And for the 22 player XWA event from Weston-super-mare Games Bunker... you'll just have to listen because Richard G fellout with Longshanks! :D
Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 06/01/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Official Audio)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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New Year New Events
Episode 356 - New Year New Events
We're back for 2025! Rich is joined by Ben & Tim for a new years catch up!
We also have a few events to chat about, some coming soon like the Sith Taker Open and 312 Conquest Series but we dive in to Tim's recent one day XWA event Revenge of Father Sithmas! And finally the NCX Draft League Finals!
Revenge of Father Sithmas '24
https://www.longshanks.org/event/22092/
312 Conquest Series
https://tinyurl.com/h8bbkd6f
Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 06/01/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Flying like a Potato
Episode 355 - Flying like a Potato
We're back with a quick wrap up of the recent events. A couple of in person AMG points GTs and an online XWA points event from 312 Squadron.
Apologies for me audio, it's a little ropey and only realise now in editing! Plus I know Liam swore... but can I find it to censor it! Oh well I'm fairly sure we can have one! Have fun finding it! :D
Official AMG Grand Tournament - North Phoenix
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1893
Pax Unplugged 2024 X-Wing GT
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1862
312 Holiday Blues Brothers Bonanza
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1877
Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 16/12/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (Official Audio)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Exceedingly Good Points Update
Episode 354 - Exceedingly Good Points Update
Rich, Tim and Liam get together to discuss the latest points update from the XWA. It's not a particularly big update but it does come with a patch notes doc giving us some insight in to the decision process of the update.
Find all the useful information here:
https://www.xwing.life/resources/points
Cast - Rich, Tim and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 02/12/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Official Video)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Sins & The Herts GT
Episode 353 - Sins & The Herts GT
Rich is joined by Ben and Tim to chat about a couple of recent events. First up from a couple of weekends back we have the AMG GT from Hemel Hempstead running new AMG points then from last weekend we're off to Newport, Wales for a local XWA points event!
Sin city Newport November
https://www.longshanks.org/event/20454/
Star Wars: X-Wing at the Herts GT 2024
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1856
Cast - Rich, Tim and Den
Producer - Tim
Recorded 25/11/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Imagine Dragons & JID - Enemy (from the series Arcane: League of Legends) | Official Music Video
Bonus outro - Greg Crash!
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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.
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