Winter Moon Podcasts

Exploring support commanders in depth: token and non token effects, timing, synergies, costs and benefits Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargamingTimestamps0:34 Brian’s Comeback Victory at Windy City7:30 Risks of Playing from Behind11:41 It’s ok to handwave some of deployment to save time13:41 When playing from behind is necessary20:20 A combination of luck and skill to produce a good result21:50 Playing from behind as a premise of your list33:17 VPs are like rings or coins in a video game34:05 Winning by round 4 and tournament time constraints43:47 We are far from perfect competitors48:36 Tournament Plugs and Adepticon Streaming58:39 Droids Are Busted (And Other Future Meta Stuff)1:06:00 Snapping multi-model vehicle unit leaders off POI1:11:44 Optimism for Imperial High Command1:20 14 Keyword scaling and list optimization1:29:54 One last shoutout Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargamingTimestamps0:00 Introduction 2:54 “Catching Strays” aka point cuts for less than obvious reasons 16:09 “It’s better to miss on the low end than it is to miss on the high end” 22:55 “There is no finish line” (when it comes to balance) 36:04 Prepared positions adjustment and illusory nature of a “global meta” 43:04 Players whose fun is optimizing the “fun” out of the game 46:00 The New Battleforce boxes will not be around forever 56:51 Rebel Guerillas and designing new units in conjunction with LFL 1:07:20 Dursum and Shick’s units from Ministrav they are most excited about 1:16:54 What is something players don’t value enough (tactically) or overvalue (tactically) 1:30:39 How do you balance units so they fit both in their battleforce and their standard faction 1:37:47 Metaphors for developing a game being played already Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

Brian, David, and Jon discuss tunnel vision and its dangers, and how to take more frequent big-picture looks at the board, zooming out, and thinking about the position more than unit-to-unit fighting. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction and Exhibition Match Recap 28:24 Tunnel Vision: How to Avoid 36:40 Zooming Out, “butterfly effect”David’s List: https://legionhq2.com/list/mercenary/1000:sc:1rcdydtcwpsrq,4rbrnrl00,2rbrmrldedj,2resd0sf00sa,mw,rr,rs,ni,rt,nj,Aj,Ah,Ai,Af,Ad,Ae,yu,yv,yy Jon’s List: https://legionhq2.com/list/republic/1000:1olpqdtdw0,1fyBnruda00,1xixuxqxrxtxs,3fzoc00000,2xj0xl00xk,1xpjb0xl00xk,jt,pi,pj,nx,pk,ir,Ai,Ak,Ah,Aa,Ad,Af,yu,yv,yy SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: http://www.wintermoonwargaming.com/ JOIN OUR PUBLIC DISCORD: https://discord.gg/nUvX7yAHhr Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

All four hosts (David, Brian, Nathan and Jon) appear in this episode to discuss myriad Legion topics, including the aftermath of the August 28th exhibition between Jon and Brian, and discuss the concept of Threat Saturation. We also finally discuss Brian's GenCon win. Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

Jon, Nathan and David dive deeply into how to choose upgrades for your Star Wars Legion lists. Heavy weapons or no? Should you take that Targeting Scopes upgrade? How do you measure the effectiveness of each choice? Find out in this episode. Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

We welcome Dr Nathan back to the show along with Jon "Bushfacts" and David to discuss Force Users and the various tactics for using them and countering them in Star Wars: Legion.AFFILIATE:http://www.extraturngames.com/use code 'WINTERMOON5'SOCIALS: http://www.instagram.com/wintermoon_wargaminghttp://www.facebook.com/wintermoonwargamingSHOP: http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargaming/shop Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

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Timestamps00:00 Intro01:04 Nathan's Invader League List37:14 Sweep and Clear AFFILIATE:http://www.extraturngames.com/ use code 'WINTERMOON5'SOCIALS: http://www.instagram.com/wintermoon_wargaminghttp://www.facebook.com/wintermoonwargamingSHOP: http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargaming/shop Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

Timestamps0:00 Intro0:26 What This Episode is About1:27 Responding to IRG/Palp/Paths removal7:04 The Partnership between AMG and LFL is Sacrosanct11:06 Addressing Empire and the feeling of "kicked while they were down"25:45 Possibility of updates outside of April and November?33:52 Role of Tournament Data in Balance Decisions40:03 Canary in the Coal Mine43:58 Some Criteria for Emergency Changes47:42 Differences in style between 2.6 and Legacy51:59 Performance of Gunline-style lists and what levers can be pulled56:05 Dev-side assumptions about Gunlines vs Objectives1:04:34 Reactionary effects and Independent1:10:07 Changes to attacks outside of activations1:17:36 Will there be a Star Wars "Path of the Worthy?"1:20:05 More Custom Commander Spoilers, AKA How do you like your brisket?1:24:16 Schick's Cooking, Secret Ingredients and Dual Blade Jedi1:28:04 What do the Playtest tables actually look like?1:34:19 Handcrafted and 3d Printed TerrainAFFILIATE: http://www.extraturngames.com/ use code 'WINTERMOON5'SOCIALS: http://www.instagram.com/wintermoon_wargaminghttp://www.facebook.com/wintermoonwargamingSHOP: http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargaming/shop Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan and David interview and sit in with LJ Pena, a rock of the Star Wars: Legion community, about LVO and the Invitational held there. This is also our Adepticon pre-show, so if you're only interested in that, skip to Part 2 in the timestamps! TIMESTAMPS Part 1: 0:00 Introductions and re-introductions 6:34 Looking back at the first Legion LVO 9:41 Genesis of the LVO Invitational Series 15:49 This season of LVOIS and how to get involved 26:47 Why YOU should go to LVO!30:23 LVOIS is a grassroots Organized Play 31:26 Addressing the perception that "Legion is dying" Part 2: 36:59 Everything Winter Moon is Doing for Adepticon 43:00 What LJ's doing for Adepticon 48:56 Tournament Etiquette and Judge Calls 58:19 Will ARFs being pushed back make a difference in the meta? 1:01:22 Beam ISP dark horse? 1:03:04 Who is going to win it all? 1:06:52 "Practice" or "Reps" 1:10:21 Muscle memorySubmit questions for Will Schick here: wintermoonmailbag@mail.com Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe

Timestamps0:00 Introduction0:21 Winter Moon Mailbag15:55 Shifting Priorities34:13 Interactions with SecondariesIf you want to write into the podcast, email us at wintermoonmailbag@mail.comSupport Winter Moon by leaving a donation at http://www.ko-fi.com/wintermoonwargaming and don’t forget to check out our shop page!Winter Moon Wargaming is streaming the World Open Championships of Legion at AdeptiCon 2025! Click here for details.We are now an affiliate partner of Extra Turn Games! Use discount code ‘WINTERMOON5’ to save 5% off your next order or pre-order. Get full access to Winter Moon Wargaming at wintermoonwargaming.substack.com/subscribe