Tales from the Warriors Hall

The Trolls quickly dive through the runners and riders for this weekends Farm Wars XII :)

Join Jan, Bob, and Barry in a lively Sunday-morning episode as they explore the new Forces of Nature content from the Fracture book. They discuss lore, unit changes, command orders, spells like Life Awakening, new and updated models, and tactical implications for lists and playstyles. Expect detailed unit breakdowns, reactions to balance shifts (Stampede, Strider, Barkskin), and plenty of banter w...

The Trolls are joined by Barry (Baz) the UK's current (and previous) top Forces of the Abyss Player. He joins the Trolls on a wander through the new Forces of the Abyss List from the Fracture Expansion released today.     Join our KoW Community in the Warriors Hall If you enjoy the podcast please become a Patreon and help us to keep producing content  

Jan and Bob take you through the Steel Kings GT line-up, breaking down 20 player lists, key matchups and the first scenario (Loot). Highlights include five Trident Realm armies, Pete’s themed Halflings (“Piggy Blinders”) versus Raddick’s swarm-heavy list, and a host of goblin, ogre and Northern Alliance showdowns. This episode blends tactical analysis, player predictions and tournament atmosphere...

The Trolls Poke Mark to give us more info on the up and coming Steel Kings GT , there is still time to enter via the link below and the Warriors hall will throw in a Free Trollie of you choice (Bob or Jan) if you book a place in the next 6 days and turn up !     Book for you Free Trollie at the Steel Kings - info is Here If you want to help us continue with the Podcast please consider joining our...

The Trolls discuss the recent announcement of the next Supplement for Kings of War, Fracture, and give their thoughts on what it means for the UK KoW scene.   Info on the Steel Kings GT is HERE Info on the Shroud of St Helens is HERE If you are enjoying the Podcast and want to help keep us going, please consider joining our Patreon

The Trolls are joined by our friend and TO Dan, Dan runs the successful Battles in the Undercroft events in Carlisle. The Trolls help Dan to produce the Draw for the 5th BitU event to be held on the 23/24th May. The discussion then turns to the Army Lists that are being used at the event before devolving into general waffle as befits a visit to the Troll Cave !   You can find the Draw and Lists He...

The Trolls once again engage their Thinking Sacs to try to fathom out why the Tournament scene shifted from Soft to Hard between WFB and KoW, please bear with them as they are old and  see things in a slightly different light to other KoWistas :)   if you enjoy listening and want to help us continue, please join our PATREON

Another very cerebral Podcast episode, Trolls do MathHammer for 4th edition using cutting edge technology and their inherent data analysis skills* Listen in to discover the secrets of using numbers to win at Kings of War !       *Most Troll Analysis consists of "Club+Swing= Lunch"   If you like to listen to the Podcast and want to help please subscribe to our PATREON

Are You a Timmy, a Johnny or a Spike ? want to know more / Mark explains in Trollish terms how the Archtypes for Magic the Gathering players can be applied to us KoWers ! Also some meandering and several mistakes take place so nothing out of the ordinary there.   Details for the STEEL KINGS GT can be found HERE we hope you will Join us at this new event ! Please consider Joining us as a Patreon to...

The Trolls gently chat their way through a podcast, rambling about Painting, playing games, domestic bliss and Tournaments. join the Trolls to find out more !   If you enjoy listening to the Trolls then please help them to continue by becoming a Patreon Here  

The Trolls meander through several Topics now that the Masters Tournament has been and gone, Looking forwards to the future and reminiscing about the past the Trolls gently produce another episode for Your delectation    Youtube Livestream Coverage of the Masters starts HERE If you like listening to the Podcast and are able to help us out, please consider becoming a Patreon Here

The Trolls are joined by one of the Masters TO's, Andy, to discuss the upcoming UK Masters Tournament. They waffle through the lists highlighting items of special interest, clever ploys and fine List crafting*.   But seriously, some of these lists mean the Trolls may have to take a few days of Swamp Therapy to recover!    *Please note all the opinions expressed on this podcast are our own and not...

The Trolls Waffle their way back into the New Year with Tales of Narrative Wargaming, Squirrels, Brain Fog and Keilbasa Sausages! Listen to find out which order they are in !     The Narrative Stories and Games can be found in our Blog HERE If you are able, please join our Patreon HERE to help us continue to TrollCast :)

Listen to the Trolls Waffling all things Kings of War at Christmas   If you enjoy listening to this Podcast, please consider helping us to pay our running costs by becoming a Patreon Here

The Trolls Host one of our favourite guests, Andy of TT Tournament fame. He discusses the Runners and Riders for the Upcoming TT Tournament 7: Feliz Navi Dead! and we chat about all things Tournamenty in Sheffield, He also has some exciting news to share for 2026.   Info about Andy's TT 7 Tournament can be found HERE If you enjoy the Podcasts and are able to help, Please consider becoming a Patreo...

Join us in the Troll Cave at the Back of the Warriors Hall for a stumble through the Movement Phase of the upcoming 4th Edition KoW Rules, be entertained as the Trolls guide you through the new rules, marvel at the comparisons between the old and the new and revel in the revelations this reveals, listen as the Trolls expound their opinions in direct disobedience of the Internet and offer their ins...

The Trolls are joined by celebrity Podcaster Danny "Flash" Graves while we meander through the highs and lows of the 4th Edition manifestation of the Mighty Ogre Army ! Join us on a trip through the most Popular Army in the UK and see if that will continue to be the case going forwards.   If you enjoy listening to the Podcast and are able to help, please consider joining our Patreon Here

The Trolls invite Ronnie Renton into the Cave to share Tales of all things 4th Edition , listen in wonder as new words are invented* and secrets revealed**   *Fact checked via Google by a Troll ** Fact checked by Ronnie Telling us they were secret  Mantic Games 4th Edition Release Hub, you can find all the blog posts and info on the New edition HERE If you enjoy the content the Trolls put out and...

The Trolls take a break in the frenzied output of 4th Edition Content to return to our normal (?) service of reporting on the UK scene, the Trolls are joined by Fellow Ribble Warrior Rob, who is the Tournament Organiser of the highly successful and well regarded series of Tournaments in Stockport, the War up North, which is in its 5th incarnation ! We meander through the Runners and Riders for the...

Join the Trolls in this special episode for all you Lizard Lovers ! Our resident Salamanders player, Trollette, has been looking forwards to this List with a degree of eager anticipation and is not disappointed ! So if you are a Reptile Raver or just eager for Knowledge about the new Salamander list then this is the podcast for you !   If you enjoy the content the Trolls share and would like to he...

The Trolls welcome to the Cave studio one Kyle Przelenski from Mantic ! They badger him mercilessly* for information on the new Kings of War Faction, the Xirkaali Empire, so if you want to know how to pronounce Hemicyon, Xirkaali and Shaoquan correctly in advance of the new models coming out , then you can do no better than to listen to this episode. Kyle also tells us more about 4th edition and w...

No, not a Trollish history Lesson of the foul deeds of Richard of York and his murderous Kin, but a meander through our upcoming trundle to Darkest Oxfordshire in pursuit of Kings of War ! The Trolls discuss their Armylists for the Wars of the Roses Tournament and those of their first round opponents, they also discuss some of the other lists they found interesting and share them for your delectat...

The Trolls are joined by our friend Steve and engage in a waffle about 4th Edition KoW Playtesting, The upcoming year for Masters, the future of the UK Tournament scene, Clash of Kings 2026 and World Peace*, listen as we try and chart a path through untested waters in this period of change for our favourite Hobby   *World Peace was not really discussed     The Mantic Release Hub for 4th Edition is...

The Trolls run through the 4th Edition rules that have been released to Date, correlating them from separate Blogs into one coherent Podcast, or as coherent as Two Trolls can be ! Using special TrollIntelligence* techniques to analyse and discuss the various changes and their impact so far. Taking on the roles of PosiTroll and MehTroll we try and look at both sides of the spectrum of KoW Fans resp...