Into the West

The podcast invites Bryan, an attendee of the NOVA Open 2023, to join in breaking down the top 5 army lists in the Grand Tournament. Bryan also shares his thoughts and experiences from this event. 00:00 Introduction 03:09 5th Place 10:14 4th Place 14:53 3rd Place 21:03 2nd Place 27:14 1st Place 31:13 Closing Thoughts Video Link: https://youtu.be/2zorSivJgUg Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

We invite Jacob from Conquest Creations to help us determine which Good hero is the best! 16 champions will go head-to-head in an elimination bracket-style tournament. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Community’s Picks 05:35 Richard’s Picks 07:33 Jacob’s Picks 10:06 Ian’s Picks 13:38 Charles’ Picks 16:08 Honourable Mentions 18:05 Round One Match One 20:08 Round One Match Two 24:12 Round One Match Three 27...

Joined by special guest The Dragon Horde, the cast breaks down the most recent FAQ changes to the game! This video contains the highlights of our discussion, you can check out the full FAQ discussion on Patreon! Check out The Dragon Horde’s work on Instagram at @the.dragon.horde 01:20 Assault on Lothlórien 09:21 Army of Lake-town 17:09 Where’s Host of the Dragon Emperor? Check out the video versio...

A special episode dedicated to our Patrons! We reviewed and rated all the army lists for all the Patrons that wished to participate, no restrictions of any points level or armies! Please note, this episode was recorded before the August 2023 FAQ, before the change to the Master of Lake-town. 00:39 Onni’s List 06:58 Maximilian’s List 12:24 Marco’s List 17:41 Max’s List 26:21 Dragon Hoard’s List Che...

Into the West podcast is back with another tier list, this time ranking all the hero and warrior profiles of Lothlorien! Galadriel 1:26 Celeborn 4:10 Rumil 7:10 Haldir 10:22 Orophin 12:48 Galadhrim Captain 16:03 Wood Elf Captain 18:35 Galadhrim Storm Caller 20:48 Galadhrim Warrior 24:37 Galadhrim Knight 26:59 Guard of the Galadhrim Court 29:25 Wood Elf Warrior 32:07 Wood Elf Sentinel 34:47 Video L...

Jacob from Conquest Creations joins the cast to discuss the Australian MESBG scene! Video link: https://youtu.be/K-cFxoOCyeM Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Credits:  Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attr...

Armies of the Hobbit specialist, Andrew, joins us to review the Army of Lake-town! Secretly (or maybe not so secret) one of strongest factions in the game. He brings two lists, an Army of Lake-town pure and one with an alliance. 00:00 Introduction 02:48 Army Review 25:28 List 1 32:57 List 2 41:06 Conclusion Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWp...

We are joined by Rainer Lee from the DCHL Unexpected Podcast, we rank ALL the Evil Men heroes in MESBG! 0:00 Introduction 02:43 Black Numenorean Marshal 03:35 Mouth of Sauron 05:06 The Dragon Emperor 05:42 The Golden King 07:13 Amdur 08:33 Rutabi 09:32 Brorgir 10:46 Dragon Knight 11:27 Easterling Captain 12:56 Easterling War Priest 13:49 Dalamyr 14:23 Delgamar 15:47 Corsair Captain 17:03 Corsair B...

We just started a Patreon for those of you who want to more content! Details can be found at: www.patreon.com/intothewest If you just want dice, email intothewestpod@gmail.com or message us on socials for details of buying dice directly ($2CAD each or $15CAD for 8 + shipping) Everything we make will be going back into our channel and the hobby! If Patreon isn't your thing, totally cool, we still a...

Our guest from Philadelphia, Alisher, joins the podcast to discuss the nuances and advantages of using armies that are not typically seen on tournament podiums. Following that, we review two underdog armies that have seen competitive success: Alisher’s tournament-winning list, and Ian’s Dol Guldur list. 00:32 Introduction 03:07 Why play underdog armies? 07:24 Alisher’s List 22:54 Ian’s List 35:18...

Welcome to the Metas Around the World segment, where we invite guests from all over the world to break down how MESBG is played in their local scene. In this episode, Alisher from the Philly SBG group talk to us about his community over on the east coast of the US. For more content, like and follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpod...

Out of all the heroes of Middle-earth, who is the worst? We look for the answer through a brand-new segment, the elimination bracket! 00:32 Introduction 02:40 Honourable Mentions 05:00 Round 1 Match 1 07:44 Round 1 Match 2 11:12 Round 1 Match 3 15:45 Round 1 Match 4 19:35 Round 1 Match 5 22:30 Round 1 Match 6 26:40 Round 1 Match 7 28:04 Round 1 Match 8 32:23 Quarterfinals Match 1 33:05 Quarterfina...

Following our Top 8 Beginners Armies video, the cast now discuss the most challenging armies to play. Rainier Lee from An Unexpected Podcast shares some of his picks. Let us know which army in your experience is the hardest to play in MESBG! 00:00 Introduction 03:06 Pick 1 08:26 Pick 2 14:45 Pick 3 20:33 Pick 4 24:15 Pick 5 29:46 Pick 6 36:18 Pick 7 41:48 Pick 8 For more content, like and follow u...

We are joined by the originators of the Tier Lists - the boys from The Last Alliance of Noobs and Men! Sean and Liam bring their Australian hot takes as we rank all the monster hero profiles in MESBG! 0:00 Introduction 02:07 Gwaihir 06:03 Treebeard 09:00 Quickbeam 09:54 Beechbone 15:48 Beorn & Grimbeorn 22:33 Sauron 28:30 Shelob 30:53 Mordor Troll Chieftain 33:16 The Balrog 38:40 Cave Drake 42:18...

New to the game? On this episode we recommend our top 8 beginner armies to jump in with! Andrew from A Hobbyist’s Tale Podcast joins the cast to break down the play styles and advantages of starting out with each. For more content, like and follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Check out all our previous episodes: Spotify:...

Mitchell Hammond from The Durin Show joins the cast for another video, this time it's a tier list of the Legendary Legions from the the latest supplement, Defence of the North. Tune in to see how we tier all 6 Legendary Legions, and let us know what you think of our rankings.  01:26 Army of Dale  07:42 Defenders of Erebor  14:25 The Beornings  25:52 Fell Beings of Mirkwood&nbsp...

Today on the podcast is an in-depth review of the Dragon Emperor of Rhûn. Mitchell Hammond of The Durin Show brings his knowledge and experience to share with the cast, along with two sample lists that show how to get the most out of the profile.  A big thank you to everyone who contributed photos to this episode. Please check out and support all of their work via the credited Instagram accou...

We are back with another tier list, this time we look at ranking the Legendary Legions from the War in Rohan supplement. Tune in to see how we tier all 9 Legendary Legions, and let us know what you think of our rankings.  YouTube Channel: www. YouTube.com/@intothewestpodcast  YouTube video version: https://youtu.be/HhowNkjUujg  Time Stamps: 02:23 Defenders of Helm’s Deep  09:28...

We just released our first battle report, Minas Tirith vs Corsairs of Umbar on our new youtube channel. Please check it out at youtube.com/@intothewestpodcast, if you like our visual content please consider subscribing! Thank you.

On this episode, we break down the incredibly popular and powerful Assault on Lothlorien legendary legion... Is it too good, or does it have counters? In a related open topic, we discuss the recent rise of Evil armies in the North American meta.    Subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out this episode with all-new visuals!  https://youtube.com/@intothewestpodcast &nb...

Into the West is excited to present an all-new podcast segment, tier lists! In our first ever tier list, we go all the way back to the first supplement - Gondor at War, to rank its Legendary Legions. Tune in to see how we tier all 8 Legendary Legions, and let us know what you think of our rankings. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyVC8SPDxxD4MXRmN3bYXA Credits: Music: Tavern Loo...

Into the West Podcast is back! In this new season, we are uploading episodes on YouTube to utilize more visuals, don't worry we will still be posting audio only! Let us know how you like the new format and subscribe to stay tuned for future content!   YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyVC8SPDxxD4MXRmN3bYXA  To kick off season three, the cast invites local competiti...

In episode sixteen, we tackle more new profiles from Defence of the North - this time, our attention turns to Dale. Australia's Sean Rossato returns to the podcast to give his thoughts on the additions to his favourite army, from King Brand to the new Windlance profile! Following our Dale reviews, we discuss the importance of strategic model positioning and army formations.   Time Stamps...

In this episode of Into the West, we talk about an event Charles played in Seattle, The Battle for Smaug. Listen to the break down of what happened in each game and our list-building ideas with Corsairs of Umbar.  Credits:  Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/lice...

Andrew from There and Back Again, A Hobbyist’s Tale podcast returns to cover our first profile from Defence of the North, Dáin Ironfoot! After reviewing the King of Erebor and seeing how he stacks up to his Iron Hills counterpart, we switch gears into a discussion on theme, list-building restrictions, and their impact on the game.    Time Stamps: Dáin Ironfoot, Lord of the Iron Hill...