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The Normal Blokes is a Brisbane-based podcast, dedicated to improving the competitive 40k experience. We talk local events, meta, list building, tactics and hobby.
Hosts Luke, Dineeth, Jordan and Liam will be discussing current happenings, and also interviewing guests from around Australia and overseas to talk 40k. Our aim is to improve the 40k competitive experience and to grow the Brisbane 40k scene into a thriving positive community.
Our Team:
Luke “Mr Soulburst” Pearce: Resident Eldar/Grey Knight player, mastermind tactician and all round good bloke. Some say he hasn’t lost a game this year, others simply say no one survives to say otherwise. If his dice don’t turn on him that is.
Dineeth “Submarine” Liyanagama: Playing anything and everything Imperium, Dineeth tries to make unconventional garbage competitive and 9 times out of 10 fails miserably, however still has a good laugh doing so.
Jordan “Captain Smash” Bennett: Our local friendly Blood Angels player, with the biggest jawline in South East Queensland. Enjoys a good gym session, choking out his enemies and spending all his CP turn 1.
Liam “Damocles” Hackett: If you ever wanted to see poetry in motion, watch a 40k game played by our very own Doc Hackett. Australian WTC player and with a skill level as high as his hairline, he offers some great input for our team.
We also regularly ask special guests onto our show – look out for these appearances!
Any questions can be sent to thenormalblokes@gmail.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenormalblokes
Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thenormalblokes
Intro and Outro Music Credited to: YouTube Audio Library
Hosts Luke, Dineeth, Jordan and Liam will be discussing current happenings, and also interviewing guests from around Australia and overseas to talk 40k. Our aim is to improve the 40k competitive experience and to grow the Brisbane 40k scene into a thriving positive community.
Our Team:
Luke “Mr Soulburst” Pearce: Resident Eldar/Grey Knight player, mastermind tactician and all round good bloke. Some say he hasn’t lost a game this year, others simply say no one survives to say otherwise. If his dice don’t turn on him that is.
Dineeth “Submarine” Liyanagama: Playing anything and everything Imperium, Dineeth tries to make unconventional garbage competitive and 9 times out of 10 fails miserably, however still has a good laugh doing so.
Jordan “Captain Smash” Bennett: Our local friendly Blood Angels player, with the biggest jawline in South East Queensland. Enjoys a good gym session, choking out his enemies and spending all his CP turn 1.
Liam “Damocles” Hackett: If you ever wanted to see poetry in motion, watch a 40k game played by our very own Doc Hackett. Australian WTC player and with a skill level as high as his hairline, he offers some great input for our team.
We also regularly ask special guests onto our show – look out for these appearances!
Any questions can be sent to thenormalblokes@gmail.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenormalblokes
Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thenormalblokes
Intro and Outro Music Credited to: YouTube Audio Library
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On Episode 144, Luke is joined by special guest Dan who is a newcomer into the competitive 40k world. Luke has been coaching Dan in his journey, starting from garage games to going undefeated at singles events, to competing at team events. Dan talks about his experiences and lessons learned along the way. This will … Continue reading Episode 144 – Zero to Hero: A newcomer’s experience →
On Episode 143, the guys do something a little bit different – Nathan and Liam discuss their time playing at the recent TNA Age of Sigmar event! Have a listen to these 40k regulars tackling a new system, and how they found it. They did… surprisingly well! As always, let us know what you think, … Continue reading Episode 143 – An AoS Side-Quest! →
On this week’s episode, the guys go over their weekend at Gladiator Gaming’s January teams event. They discuss how their lists performed, and some of the things they’re working on into the future. We ended up coming 4th overall – thanks to all our amazing opponents and to Josh for once again running a great … Continue reading Episode 142 – January 2024 Teams Recap! →
On this episode, Liam and Dineeth go through their team’s not-so-normal lists for the upcoming Gladiator Gaming teams event and run through their approach to pairings. A fun listen for those who are keen to enjoy more teams style events, as well as have a plan going into the pairings process! As always, let us … Continue reading Episode 141 – Team Events and Pairings! →
On Episode 140, the guys discuss their recent performance at the Gladiator Gaming Teams Event. They go through their games, how 10th Edition teams 40k feels, and some of the things they learnt along the way. This is by far one of our funnier episodes, listen out for the hosts absolutely losing it after the … Continue reading Episode 140 – Gladiator Gaming Teams November 2023! →
On Episode 139, Dineeth and Jordan discuss some of the cool combinations they are seeing in the new 10th Edition Space Marines Codex. This book is deep! Have a listen to some of our thoughts, but we’re keen to see what you all do with it too! As always, let us know what you think, … Continue reading Episode 139 – Marine Biology →
On Episode 138, Luke is joined by Jordan and Michael Mientjes to discuss the 100 player, 3 day event in Brisbane, Australia. Michael placed 2nd at this event and Luke placed 3rd, so we discuss our lists and our event experience. Jordan, recently returning to the game, gives us his perspective coming into 10th. We … Continue reading Episode 138 – TNAO Major Recap →
On Episode 137, Liam comes on to talk about his role as captain for Team Australia at WTC 2023. We discuss the process of team selection, navigating being the voice for the team leading up to the event and leading from the front during the rounds. We also go over the rounds that Team Australia … Continue reading Episode 137 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 3 – Liam Hackett →
On the second part of our WTC 2023 coverage, Dineeth interviews Team Australia super-coach Ben Way! We discuss what being part of the support team entails, and some of the things that can be unlocked with a solid and well-constructed group of coaches. As always, let us know what you think, leave a message or … Continue reading Episode 136 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 2 – Ben Way →
To kick off our coverage of WTC 2023 on Episode 135, we’re joined by Team Australia’s Imperial Knights player, Will Milton! Have a listen to Will’s journey, starting competitive 40k in early 9th and making his way onto the national team. We break down his stellar Warmaster singles performance, as well as his role in … Continue reading Episode 135 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 1 – Will Milton →
In this episode Luke and Nathan are joined by Oliver Johnson and Jacob Warn to discuss the Gladiator Gaming Teams Event in Brisbane Australia. The Normal Blokes team won the event, with Oliver and Jacobs team coming in second! We discuss our team designs and some of our key lists. We also talk about our … Continue reading Episode 134 – Gladiator Teams event winners recap →
Episode 133 has Nathan and Dineeth discuss some of the new missions we’re seeing in 10th Edition 40k. The guys go through some of the big changes from 9th, as well as how terrain has impacted the way we play and build lists. We also briefly discuss teams 40k in 10th, following a great event … Continue reading Episode 133 – 10th Edition Missions, Terrain and Team Events! →
In this episode, Luke is joined by Simon Gojkovic to discuss the state of the meta post update. We talk about how the top tier armies, Eldar, Tsons, GSC and knights all function and potential strategies to combat them in the meta. Simon is extremely knowledgeable and is a previous team Australia and team Queensland … Continue reading Episode 132 – State of the Meta and how to play into it →
On this episode, Luke is joined by Oliver Johnson and Wayne Russell to discuss their team’s win at the Gladiator Gaming Team Tournament! This 90 player tournament consisted of 19 teams who battled it out for the first glory of 10th in Brisbane, Australia. We discuss Captain Oliver and Wayne’s team lists and how they … Continue reading Episode 131 – Winners interview: first team tournament of 10th →
On this episode, the guys dive into the 10th Edition Core Rules which were recently released by GW. We go through some of the major changes that players will have to adapt to, as well as what we think may be some of the early winners in terms of unit and army strength. Look out … Continue reading Episode 130 – The 10th Commandment →
On our ANZTC recap episode, we’re joined by Will Milton from Team Queensland and Dean Sinnbeck, Victorian captain, to throw some friendly banter and discusss their rounds at the event! Victoria had an amazing run coming 2nd, and Queensland once again had a convincing win! As always, let us know what you think, leave a … Continue reading Episode 129 – ANZTC 2023 Recap! →
On this week’s episode, the guys go through the ANZTC Lists for the upcoming team event and go through what some of the cool tools some states/territories are bringing. Listen in if you want to hear what’s being done all around Australia and New Zealand on the cutting edge of teams 40k! As always, let … Continue reading Episode 128 – ANZTC 2023 List Review! →
On Episode 127, Dineeth and Liam are joined by hobby legend Nic Wright to talk about how he plans and executes both personal hobby projects and large army commissions. As a palate cleanser from our usual competitive content, this one’s for those of you who are keen to enter 10th Edition with a new faction … Continue reading Episode 127 – Planning your 10th Edition Hobby Projects! →
On Episode 126, we’re joined by Skari to discuss how Aeldari have gone through 9th edition, as well as talking about ways to manage the edition change. It’s great to have Skari back on the show and hear his insights! Catch him on YouTube to listen to more of his amazing content! As always, let … Continue reading Episode 126 – Skari comes on to talk 9th Edition Aeldari and 10th! →
On this episode, Liam and Luke talk about their teams run at the Gladiator Gaming Teams event. Their team was able to go through undefeated and win the tournament. They talk about their lists and how they function, and talk through the strategy behind each of their games. This tournament featured 28 teams of 5 … Continue reading Episode 125 – Gladiator Gaming Teams, Part 2 →
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