Into the West

Joined by friend of the channel Bazuso, we dive into a number of controversial strategies that can currently be used in MESBG; some that are minor and situational, others potentially game-breaking!

#lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgames

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:23 Siege Deployment
04:11 Gale Winds Lockout
07:34 Gail Winds Turn Off Shooting
09:50 Untouchable Objective
13:04 Locking Out Objective with Eggs/Flowers
16:19 (Locking Out Objective With Heavy Objects)
18:23 Blocking Fences
20:25 Blocking Maelstrom Deployment
28:23 Final Thoughts

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Music: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music: Bay Bridge
Musician: mr. hong (from Audiio)
Music: Redline

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The final video of the Adepticon vlog trilogy recapping how Richard won the largest ever Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game (MESBG) tournament in North America!
#lotr #warhammer #mesbg #sbg #tabletopgaming #tabletop #tabletopgames

Time Stamps:

00:00 The Background

01:20 The Preparation

03:52 The Journey

04:31 The Masters

04:52 Masters Game 1

06:19 Masters Game 2

07:21 Masters Game 3

08:24 Masters Game 4

09:56 GT Game 1

11:33 GT Game 2

12:10 GT Game 3

14:13 GT Game 4

15:50 End of GT Day 1

16:30 GT Game 5

17:38 GT Game 6

20:21 The Epilogue

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Music by: Music from Youtube Audio library Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Joining us this week is Alisher of An Unexpected Podcast. We break down and discuss the results of AdeptiCon 2026, including the first North American Masters tournament, as well as the top 20 lists of the Grand Tournament!

North American Masters Tournament: https://www.longshanks.org/event/30934

Grand Tournament: https://www.longshanks.org/event/30935

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:27 Masters Tournament

9:16 20th Place

12:50 19th Place

15:38 18th Place

18:30 17th Place

20:37 16th Place

23:30 15th Place

24:37 14th Place

28:15 13th Place

31:08 12th Place

33:59 11th Place

36:24 10th Place

39:53 9th Place

42:33 8th Place

48:01 7th Place

48:58 6th Place

51:28 5th Place

53:16 4th Place

01:00:27 1st-3rd Place

01:11:08 Men of the West Discussion

01:16:36 Final Thoughts

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Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Andrew of Tabletop Admiral and Now For Wrath YouTube channel returns with all-new tournament stats. Our friend Rob also joins in, as we take a look at the numbers behind the highest performing armies, and the most popular armies.

Follow along to all of the stats here:
https://tournaments.tabletopadmiral.com/podiums/Middle-Earth%20Strategy%20Battle%20Game%20-%202024

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:37 Top Podium Armies

12:01 Bottom Podium Armies

16:50 Most Played Armies

19:17 Least Played Armies

22:10 Open Discussion

26:34 Post-FAQ Predictions

40:44 Stats we would like to see

44:48 Final Thoughts

Credits:

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Another FAQ has been released, and we are here to discuss all the changes, clarifications, and the ways this FAQ may shift the MESBG meta in the coming months.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro

01:35 Armies of LotR

21:40 Armies of the Hobbit

23:59 Armies of Middle-earth

33:38 Matched Play Guide

39:34 Rules Manual

50:15 Final Thoughts

Credits:

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/