Crit2Block Podcast

Eric and Richard are joined by a pillar of the Carolinas, Shawn Sibert, to talk about the latest previews released by AMG. We've imperial troopers of various moisture levels to discuss, as well as another fine addition to the Rebel collection of special forces units, the Guerilla Troopers. Join us to find out what we think they will excel at, how to kit them out, and what kind of oppressive list R...

Eric and Richard are joined by one of North Carolina's most beloved Legion players to workshop some lists. Join us to get a peek into our minds as we try to enhance Joel's unique brand of Legion-ing!

Eric and Richard dive into deployment keywords! Did we gain a dodge for preparing our positions on the subject? Absolutely not. Do we agree on how to rank them? Of course we don't. Do we have plenty of thoughts on the subject anyways? You bet we do! 1:00 - Overview and rankings 2:39 - Prepared Positions 9:59 - Transport 20:00 - Scout 27:49 - Infiltrate 35:47 - Prevalence of deployment keywords 42:...

Richard adds to his Mando victory lap around the internet by sitting down with Eric to interview AMG's very own Will Shick and Will Pagani about Mandalorians. Tune in to hear about the development of this not-quite-a-faction, when to expect a restock, and exciting news about flyer units! 1:14 - How the Mando release has gone 6:28 - Updating old Mandos 9:10 - choosing which factions get Mandos 15:0...

Eric takes advantage of Richard being away winning tournaments to talk about the non-math side of Legion: Socializing! Chris is, without a doubt, the most fun member of Crit2Block to play Legion with and he shares some of his insight into how to keep the game fun while still trying hard.

Richard and Eric share their Star Wars Legion dreams, as well as their deepest fears. Tune in to find out what Richard really thinks of vehicles, whether Eric is playing the wrong faction, and much more as we fire off some hard hitting questions about the game at each other.

Richard and Eric decide to go on an unguided visionquest through a variety of Legion topics including what we are currently excited about, the upcoming Jedi Council pack, early impressions of upgrade pack 2, whether the game is ready for standby changes, and much much more! #AMGip #SWLegion #Legion

Eric, Richard, and Travis sit down and talk about upgrade pack 2! Will these upgrades change the game? Are they too good? Are there any duds? Tune in to find out what we think!

Eric and Richard are joined by Isaiah Wallace to talk about list synergies! What makes a list really pop, what gives it that moxy to help propel you to victory? Tune in to hear the 2025 world champ and some guys with a podcast talk about it!

Eric and Richard take a break from list building strategies to talk about how to build quality Legion tables. How much terrain do you need? Where does that giant focal piece go? What exactly is impassable terrain? Join us to find out that and much, much more!

We have learned post-publishing that units with Incognito cannot interact with the secondaries as we describe, so feel free to laugh at us for our ignorance. Eric and Richard discuss the Secondary Objectives from Objective Pack 2! Join us to hear about strategies for each of these objectives, lists that excel at them, and maybe find out if Eric is, in fact, a human or something much, much worse.

Indy's Brian Baer joins Richard and Eric to talk about building threat saturation into your lists. Is there a minimum number of threats you should have? Is it possible to have all threat pieces?

Eric and Richard round out the Primary Objective discussion by talking about Contact, Contact! and Payload. Tune in for strategies and list building tips for these objectives, as well as at least one opinion from Richard's cat Talia!

Richard and Eric reignite the Primary Objective mini-series to talk about things in objective pack #2 now that we've had some time to get reps with them! Does Richard believe in outflanking his opponents or smashing their teeth in? Does Eric believe in a strong simmer or stealing the coals out from under his opponent's cauldron? Listen and find out!

We welcome back Will Pagani and Will Schick to talk about Tuesday's Legion Updates! We got a ton of new things announced this week and we wanted to hear more about the thought process behind the changes and how they came about. Make sure to check out our friends over at X and 1 for more interview content!

Eric and Richard talk about the most interesting things they saw in lists at Adepticon and how that has made them re-evaluate certain units. Do you want to hear us eat a slice of humble pie? Grab a fork and get cozy!

Eric sits down with Will Shick and Will Pagani at Adepticon to talk about their latest announcements, the state of the game, upcoming points changes, and more! Check out our friends on the X and 1 channel and see their interview with the Wills here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwmL42cseKc

Kentucky Dan joins Richard and Eric to discuss how to choose between versions of characters! Now that Legion has gotten to the point of having multiple versions of characters, it can be hard to figure out which one to use. Join us to learn more about which one to use to fit your list!

Eric and Richard break down the importance of order control and how to use it to your advantage, as well as how to potentially disrupt your opponent! Topped off with a quick discussion on turn 1 command cards and the famous "Stuff We're Into" segment.

Richard and Eric call in NC local Rory to talk about building CIS lists! Join us and learn about what units are particularly strong, list building strategies for CIS specifically, and some examples of starting points to build off of.

Eric and Richard are joined by Bushfacts to discuss building Republic lists! Opinions vary in this episode as we cover strategies for building lists, what units should be included in armies versus left at home, and which battleforces are worth taking. If you enjoyed hearing Bushfacts talk about Legion, you can find more of him here: https://www.youtube.com/@WinterMoonWargaming

Richard and Eric are joined by Adam Slaber of Garrison Talks! this is part 2 of our mini series diving into list building strategies by faction. Join us to hear their tips and strategies for building Empire lists. Find more of Adam on Garrison Talks: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xwMl8hb5XAUMQ4xfpvxmX?si=222d3613f71240d7

Eric and Richard are joined by STABcast's very own, Ryan Sliwoski! We are starting a mini-series diving into list building strategies for each faction, and this episode Eric and Ryan discuss their approach to building Rebel lists. Disclaimer: We had some minor technical difficulties so we lost a bit of audio from Ryan. We know rebel support and heavies exist, but that small section of our show is...

We are joined by Cockles, the host of That's No Moon, to talk about how to prepare for a meta. Should you cave and play the meta lists? Should you alter your list to give yourself an advantage against certain meta lists? Give us a listen and find out!

Eric and Richard welcome back Will Shick from AMG to talk about points changes, development strategy, and competitive balance within the game.