Crit2Block Podcast

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.

Eric, Richard, Joe, and Dan react to the content reveals and points drops from Ministravaganza! Join us to hear what we think of the latest news, which faction came out on top, and remind Joe how some of the rules work.

Eric and Richard discuss force users! Tips for how to play these iconic characters and the different roles they can fill.

Richard and Eric are joined by Drew from Ninetale Hobbies to talk about the hobby side of Legion, in particular kitbashing and customizing your minis! Ninetale Hobbies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninetalehobbies/

Eric and Richard are once again joined by Will Shick and Michael Plummer! This time, we talk about Tours of Duty, AMGs recently released campaign system for Star Wars Legion. We cover what makes it different from other campaigns, how it will fit into organized events, and how it meshes with standard play.

Richard and Eric are joined by AMG's Will Shick and Michael Plummer! We cover a variety of topics ranging from how they decided what to include in the starter boxes, future battleforce boxes, the current state of the meta, their design process, and more!

Eric Maylott and Richard "Crucible Champion" Lavery talk about Secondary Objectives! We've put them into three different categories and discuss strategies for the categories and the objectives themselves. And as always, stick around to the end for "Stuff We're Into!"

Join Eric and Richard for a tactical discussion on determining who to attack in Star Wars Legion! Trigger warning, there is some math involved in this episode. Blame Richard.

Eric and Richard are joined by Dr. Joe to discuss bounty hunters! We cover general strategies, the different roles they fill in an army, our recommended builds for each one, and give them a rating. We had a lot to talk about but it will help players better understand this impactful subset of Legion characters!

Eric and Richard close out our the mini series on Primary Objectives! Join us as we talk about strategies for Bunker Assault and Breakthrough, units that excel at it, and some example lists for each.