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Cherokee Open 2023 After Action Report
Beggar's Canyon

Cherokee Open 2023 After Action Report

Cherokee Open 2023 was my first large Legion tournament and holy hell did I have a good time! I am definitely going next year. It's an easy drive for us, only about 2 hours from Knoxville. The venue was also great, the large convention hall area was excellent and the

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Mar 6, 2023 • 14 min read
Battle Deck Decisions - Conditions (Green)
The Simulations

Battle Deck Decisions - Conditions (Green)

Building a Battledeck for Legion is one of the most brain-melting things to do in the game. Each player must bring 4 Deployment, 4 Objective, and 4 Condition cards with every army. The Blue player is whose battle deck you use during a game. Players take turns voting on which

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Feb 17, 2023 • 5 min read
Battle Deck Decisions - Deployments (Red)
The Simulations

Battle Deck Decisions - Deployments (Red)

Building a Battledeck for Legion is one of the most brain-melting things to do in the game. Each player must bring 4 Deployment, 4 Objective, and 4 Condition cards with every army. The Blue player is whose battle deck you use during a game. Players take turns voting on which

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Feb 8, 2023 • 7 min read
Asajj Ventress - First Thoughts!
Beggar's Canyon

Asajj Ventress - First Thoughts!

Yesterday we got our first look at Asajj Ventress' Unit card and Command Cards and oh boy is she spicy! Her official release date is 3/17/23, only a month after Gideon and the Dark Troopers! I'm not going to go super in-depth here, I'll wait to do a

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Feb 7, 2023 • 6 min read
Battle Deck Decisions - Objectives (Blue)
The Simulations

Battle Deck Decisions - Objectives (Blue)

Building a Battledeck for Legion is one of the most brain-melting things to do. Each player must bring 4 Deployment, 4 Objective, and 4 Condition cards with every army. The Blue player is whose battle deck you use during a game. Players take turns voting on which cards to use

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Feb 2, 2023 • 13 min read
Objective, Deployment, and Condition Keywords Glossary
The Simulations

Objective, Deployment, and Condition Keywords Glossary

This is a list of keywords and other phrases used by the official Objective, Deployment, and Condition cards. You can use this while you read those articles in order to understand exactly what is going on. Unit Leader(s): This refers to all units on the board. A unit has

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Feb 2, 2023 • 2 min read
It's Raining Droids! - The Barracks
The Barracks, Empire

It's Raining Droids! - The Barracks

Dark Troopers have finally been revealed! This has been one of the most anticipated releases in a while. We've known the primary unit card for a long time but now we have the complete picture and boy are these guys frightening. I am looking forward to seeing these guys on

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Jan 11, 2023 • 7 min read
You Have Something I Want - The Barracks
The Barracks, Empire

You Have Something I Want - The Barracks

The first piece of our first release under new rules is Moff Gideon himself! As a Rebel and Republic player I am scared out of my mind to see how Moff and Dark Troopers mix up the legion world, as a good friend of many Empire players and a Star

  • CahoonM
CahoonM Jan 11, 2023 • 7 min read
Mando is Back - The Barracks
The Barracks

Mando is Back - The Barracks

I've been behind in my analysis on the new units coming out this fall, but as AMG starts revealing the remaining cards and units I'm going to hop back into it! So grab your beskar, do the little hand thing, and get your armor back from some Jawas, we're gonna

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Sep 26, 2022 • 13 min read
Programmed Punishment - CIS Heavies - The Barracks
The Barracks

Programmed Punishment - CIS Heavies - The Barracks

With the recent battle force rules and the Persuader tank doing well at GenCon I felt it was necessary to look at the two Separatist heavies in the current meta. Heavies have come a long way since the AT-ST and T-47, and so by the time the AAT and now

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Aug 15, 2022 • 9 min read
BFG (Battle Force Gaming) - The War Room
The War Room

BFG (Battle Force Gaming) - The War Room

So battle forces have been out for a month or so and we're starting to see them pop up in the tournament scene, so I thought I'd take a crack at what we may be seeing in the near future in terms of competitive battle force lists. Some of these

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Aug 8, 2022 • 8 min read
Cassian Said I Had To - The Barracks
The Barracks

Cassian Said I Had To - The Barracks

With the release of a new Andor trailer today I figured there was no better time to revisit one of the Rebellion's greatest assets: Cassian Andor. This is a strong unit card, one of the first ones with native Tactical and one of two instances of Loadout. Let's dive deeper

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Aug 1, 2022 • 10 min read
The Game's Biggest Cheerleaders - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

The Game's Biggest Cheerleaders - Beggar's Canyon

Man the irony of me writing an article about burnout and then disappearing for a month isn't lost on me. It wasn't intentional though! Just a lot going on in life, all good, but I had to put this hobby on the side for a moment. AND BOY DID I

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Jul 25, 2022 • 4 min read
Burnout - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

Burnout - Beggar's Canyon

This post is inspired by a recent Reddit thread that I felt was very insightful into the hobby of miniatures wargaming. Burnout is very real when it comes to a tabletop game. There are very few games that I have never gotten tired of, even if I'm only ever tired

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Jun 27, 2022 • 3 min read
Out of the Shadows - The Barracks
The Barracks

Out of the Shadows - The Barracks

"At last we will reveal ourselves to the players" - Maul, a Rival Shadow Collective is finally here! After weeks and weeks of buildup we have hit the moment where we figured out what the battle force composition is for Shadow Collective, and it is a doozy! The basic trade

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Jun 13, 2022 • 7 min read
Roger Roger, Roger. - The War Room
The War Room

Roger Roger, Roger. - The War Room

So I hadn't played CIS before, but I had played against them so much it seemed so easy! I finally finished painting a CIS squad and brought it to a tournament (only four of us, so closer to a league night, but still) and had a blast. This is what

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Jun 5, 2022 • 6 min read
Kenobi's Custom Cards - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

Kenobi's Custom Cards - Beggar's Canyon

Uh oh, Blaze is on it again. He's back with more custom cards! After my last article on custom cards, and with a wealth of time on my hands, I decided to make some cards related to Obi-Wan! Some are humorous, some serious, and some are just meant to be

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar May 23, 2022 • 7 min read
KENOBIIIIIII - The Barracks
The Barracks

KENOBIIIIIII - The Barracks

It's approaching that time for Kenobi to drop on Disney+, and so in honor of that today we'll be taking a look at the galaxy's sexiest man, Obi-Wan himself! The Fifth Trooper wrote a great article about Obi-Wan [https://thefifthtrooper.com/obi-wan-kenobi-forgotten-hero-of-the-republic/] and then another about lists with him [https:

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar May 16, 2022 • 4 min read
"I was hoping for Kenobi..." - The Barracks
The Barracks

"I was hoping for Kenobi..." - The Barracks

With the new Kenobi series dropping on Disney+ here in a few weeks it feels so timely that AMG dropped the reveal for Shadow Collective Maul! That means the next couple of weeks we'll be diving into Obi-Wan and Maul both, so be prepared! The Unit Pros: * The keywords of

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar May 9, 2022 • 6 min read
Herohammer - The War Room
The War Room

Herohammer - The War Room

Herohammer is such a fun list archetype! I love getting to put iconic characters down on the board and letting them do their thing. If I had to define herohammer, it would be "a list with two or more 'hero' characters that are the crux of your list". Commonly this

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar May 5, 2022 • 5 min read
Black Sun Rising - The Barracks
The Barracks

Black Sun Rising - The Barracks

I'm finally back writing actual Legion articles, and we've got a new preview! Shadow Collective is rapidly approaching and AMG is slowly revealing the new cards. This past week we got the preview for the Black Sun Enforcers, the corps unit for the Black Sun. They are an interesting bunch,

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Apr 25, 2022 • 9 min read
Hey There Little Lady - The Barracks
The Barracks

Hey There Little Lady - The Barracks

It is no surprise that everyone's favorite blue-faced bounty hunter is getting some attention, winning adepticon does that to a man! Congrats to Goreshde for winning and for everyone involved putting on an amazing tournament. If you had told me Imperial Bikes would be facing Cad Bane in the finals

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Apr 4, 2022 • 8 min read
Designing Good Units - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

Designing Good Units - Beggar's Canyon

Maybe you're an aspiring game designer. Maybe you just enjoy the hobby. Maybe you've got time to kill. Regardless, you've decided to take up making custom units. How do you do this, might you ask? Well you don't need a crash course on photoshop to be able to make your

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Mar 28, 2022 • 10 min read
Steady... Steady... - The Barracks
The Barracks

Steady... Steady... - The Barracks

For the longest time the rebels really only had one corps unit. Rebel Troopers at 40 points were just too good for what they wanted to accomplish. Their initial cost has been adjusted though, and they are now tied for cheapest, which feels right. I think that fleet troopers are

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Mar 21, 2022 • 7 min read
Dish or DirecTV? - The Barracks
The Barracks

Dish or DirecTV? - The Barracks

u/NinjahDuk eat your heart out. I ranked the supports a few weeks ago and I put the rebels' 1.4 FD Laser Cannon Team at the very bottom. Then I saw a crazy list that ran three of them (and also had two landspeeders and three fleet troopers) that

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Mar 14, 2022 • 6 min read
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