Episode 383 - Summer Solo's
We're back after a few weeks off for Summer holidays, moving home and travelling for events with the first of two episodes catching up on all the X-wing that's been going on! We'll be back next year with coverage of the X-wing team event from the WTC.
This week we focus on a few single player events that have taken place:
TNX - XWA Store champs 06/09/25
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2330/players
NOVA Open XWA System Open
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2359
European System Open - Mechelen, Belgium
https://www.longshanks.org/event/27788/
Cast - Ben, Liam, Tim and Rich
Producer - Tim
Recorded 08/09/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - VINCENT GROSS & OLAF DER FLIPPER - DRINKING WINE FEELING FINE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Lone Star Open 2025
Episode 382 - Lone Star Open 2025
Rich is back from his holiday's to take the helm again, and this week we cover a couple of events - Polish System Open (online event) and the XWA System Open - The Lone Star Open!
PSO 2025 online
https://www.longshanks.org/event/27080/
LSO 2025
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2190
Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich
Producer - Tim
Recorded 11/08/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Confidence Man & JADE - gossip (official video)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Board in Brum Squad Champs 25
Episode 381 - Board in Brum Squad Champs 25
This week Tim & Liam are joined by Steel City's greatest Tom to chat about the recent XWA Squad Championship from Board in Brum! We also chat about how we're finding the new scoring and Ancient Knowledge!
Standings, results and lists can be found here:
https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26688/
Streamed games can be found here:
www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos
www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams
If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/tip
Cast - Liam, Tim and special guest Tom Veale
Producer - Tim
Recorded 04/08/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Episode 380 - Ancient Knowledge
A mini podcast for this week as Tim is moving house and Rich & Ben are on holiday!
But with the news from XWA about the changes to scenario scoring and a brand new scenario we couldn't just skip this week! Big thanks to Chris Burnett from Tin Squadron for jumping in and helping us with his playtest insights!
check out https://www.xwing.life/ for more info!
Cast - Tim, Liam, and special guest Chris Burnett
Producer - Tim
Recorded 27/07/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!
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Prince of Wales
Episode 379 - Prince of Wales
Tim and Liam return after a successful weekend at the Welsh Open 2025 - the first ever XWA System Open - and chat about how they got on at the event, on and off the table top! We also chat generally about the event and how much we enjoyed the trip to Cardiff!
Before we chat over Liam's games and route to the final we have a quick chat about the GFA Open from Hungary.
Games from the Welsh Open can be watched back on Twitch AND YouTube - if you haven't done already please follow us on Twitch and subscribe on YouTube - both are free and you'll get notified when new videos go live! Be sure to check you're watching back in 1080p!
https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim/streams
If you want to support Tim's live streaming efforts please consider subscribing on Twitch (use your free Prime sub if you have it) or you can support directly via a Streamlabs donation here: https://streamlabs.com/sith_taker_tim/
Event links:
X-Wing Welsh Open 2025
https://www.longshanks.org/event/26648/
Pattern Analyzer
https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/8846
GFA Open 2025 July
https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/26807/
Cast - Rich, Liam, Ben and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 21/07/2025 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
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.