Episode 378 - Throwing down the Gauntlet 2025

This week Rich and Liam chat about the Gauntlet and how this ship may suddenly be a lot more viable for players following the recent XWA points update! 

Before that however we have a few events to chat about including the Tin Squadron Squad Championship and the The Windy City Trials 2025!

Blue Squadron 2025 - 36 player team event from Brazil
https://www.longshanks.org/event/26289/

Tin Squadron Squad Championship
https://www.longshanks.org/event/26540/

The Windy City Trials 2025
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2174
Which was streamed  by 312 Squadron
https://www.twitch.tv/312_squadron

Cast - Rich, Liam and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 14/07/2025 via Discord

Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Superman Soundtrack | The Mighty Crabjoys Theme - The Mighty Crabjoys | WaterTower Music
Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Throwing down the Gauntlet 2025

Episode 110 - Sky fall

Colm is joined by Bob and Will and the topic is the impact the Nantex is having on the game and the player base - Good, bad or Ugly? Some people hate the ship and it's new play style but is this just a big meta shake up that players need to adapt to? Is the Nantex going to be all conquering or does it have flaws? Find out what the guys think on today's show! 
 
Cast - Bob, Will and Colm
Producer - Tim (spudgun_sniper)
Recorded 30/09/2019 live from Element Games

Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Motorhead - Adele - Skyfall (Lyric Video)
Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Snap Shots

Sky fall

Sith Takers Snap Shots is a podcast dedicated to the X-Wing Miniatures Game created by Fantasy Flight Games run by the Sith Takers based in Stockport, North West UK. The goal of the podcast is to release three podcasts a week of a short duration (approx 10-15 mins) discussing a single topic in detail with different members of the Sith Takers team.

We will discuss news on upcoming releases and their impact on the game, our experiences attending and preparing for tournaments around the world, list creation and tweaking, meta breakdowns, and much more.

Throwing down the Gauntlet 2025

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