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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

  • 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

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Aug 8, 2022 • 8 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Apr 25, 2022 • 9 min read
Collecting - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

Collecting - Beggar's Canyon

Welcome back to Dice and Cardboard! I'm your host, Blaze Firestar, and this week we're going to be playing The Price is Right! Let's take a look at the item: Now, you could guess $300, $700, $1500, or $1 and you'd be

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Apr 20, 2022 • 5 min read
A Series of Poems Interspersed with Cool Art - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

A Series of Poems Interspersed with Cool Art - Beggar's Canyon

Due to a busy schedule I was not able to compile a full article for this week, so enjoy some musings about Star Wars Legion and some Star Wars art that I found cool. White Dice I roll with no hope Few successes on each die Oh no, they all

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Apr 11, 2022 • 2 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

  • 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

  • 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
Who's Roger? - The War Room
The War Room

Who's Roger? - The War Room

Everyone and their mother has been playing droids recently. With the release of Dwarf Spider Droids, Super Tactical Droids, Magnaguards, and even the Snail Tank, everyone has been using the new hotness to much prevail. Of the last 3 major tournaments (LVO, Cherokee Open, and Canto Bight Cup) 11 of

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Mar 7, 2022 • 6 min read
Dude, Where's My Clones?
The War Room

Dude, Where's My Clones?

Turns out when you remove a bunch of features of a faction, that faction has to find a way to survive! Thankfully Republic isn't left out to dry without their golden child Rex and his posse of Phase IIs, they have a lot of other strong units that

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Mar 3, 2022 • 6 min read
The Simulations - Listbuilding
The Simulations

The Simulations - Listbuilding

Welcome to the training room! Today we're looking to go through more of the game theory behind a lot of lists and what makes every list good. The nice thing is that Legion is very good at making units and cards viable and shaking up the meta after

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Feb 21, 2022 • 5 min read
Like Shooting Womp Rats - Beggar's Canyon
Beggar's Canyon

Like Shooting Womp Rats - Beggar's Canyon

Sometimes you're tired of just throwing a bunch of good units together in a list and you want something cool. Well this is the place! Here in Beggar's Canyon we're going to be looking at the hobby side of hobby wargaming! Today we'

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Feb 14, 2022 • 5 min read
YHWARGGHHHHHH! - (The Barracks, Wookiee Commanders)
The Barracks

YHWARGGHHHHHH! - (The Barracks, Wookiee Commanders)

The new hotness is Wookiees!

  • Blaze Firestar
Blaze Firestar Feb 7, 2022 • 9 min read
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