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Nerve Check, is the best Kings of War podcast listened to by tens of people.
Join Ben, Jon, and Ray as they talk Kings of War from the frozen wastes of Ontario, Canada. The meta, tournaments, lists, and players who make the scene.
Join Ben, Jon, and Ray as they talk Kings of War from the frozen wastes of Ontario, Canada. The meta, tournaments, lists, and players who make the scene.
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We didn't make it to Dead of Winter (snow). In this episode, we focus on the upcoming Mood for Love and March of Death.
As a bonus to anyone who listens to this podcast and comments. Ben will play whichever army the viewers choose for him (reply in the comments) at the two-day March of Death event.
Ben, Ray, and Jon are joined by Mike to go through the matchup casts for Dead of Winter 2026. The first 4th Edition Tournament in the North East, taking place January 24-25 in Albany, New York.
First 9 mins 40 Seconds - 4th Ed Upcoming Tournaments
Starting 9 mins 41 Seconds - Match-ups :
1 Chris M vs Jordan B
2 Allen B vs Keith C
3 Harry G vs Jon M
4 Tim O vs Jeff H
5 Andrew C vs Kyler R
6 Chet D vs Nick S
7 Ken H vs Noah H
8 Corey R vs Jon V
9 Cyle P vs Josh R
10 Sam M vs Chris P
11 Owen S vs Jason W
12 Ren M vs Christo M
13 Eric S vs Cory W
14 Erik R vs Ben T
15 Ray S vs Adriel C
16 Eamon L vs Bart K
17 Marcelo R vs Brian R
18 Matt C vs Joe B
19 Stephen K vs Sam K
Sorry for the technical issues with this one; we had issues. Will fix going ahead.
Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss their practice games in advance of Dead of Winter 2026 and the lists they will be taking to the first 4th Edition Tournament in the North East, taking place January 24-25 in Albany, New York.
First 11 mins 45 seconds - 4th Ed practice games
Last 11 mins - our lists for Dead of Winter!
The match-up cast of this event will be published on Tuesday, 20 January 2026!
Armies can be found: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZKysKYG_p8b1g6LpdEaHGCSB-bS223Lj?usp=sharing
A quick episode, Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss the upcoming Northeast Kings of War tournaments, including:
A. Dead of Winter 24/25 January in Albany NY
B. Mood For Love 31 January in Hamilton, Ontario
C. March of Death 28 Feb/1 March in Brantford, Ontario
March of Death Lists construction: 2500 on the first day, 2000 on the second. The 2000-point army must be represented in the 2500-point list. In the 2000 point list, units can be decreased in size, removed, artifacts changed, and battalions reduced. The idea is that the army has fought a campaign and has been reduced in size.
For those wanting to skip right to the tournaments, skip the first minute and 55 seconds.
Links:
Dead of Winter
https://zombieplanetstore.square.site/product/event-kings-of-war-dead-of-winter-grand-tournament-2026/18546?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=102&fbclid=IwY2xjawPOE99leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZdGJBQUJ1VmxVSjFPcWZLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsi1BMY5q6YQfWppiE-vhKYVdE-7uh3yuXOkUJSIwyzzukZ-IJ-7JIY755Gr_aem_1Dg3M6rU7-LNoJ0v2sULtA
March of Death
https://www.facebook.com/share/1C1yovqH2o/
Ben, Ray, and Jon discuss their thoughts on Kings of War 4th Edition, having now had a chance to read the rules and play their first games.
Ben, Ray, and Jon are joined by Mike S. and Ray C. to discuss Clash of Claus 2025. This tournament was held in Washington on 13 December and was the 1st 4th Edition Kings of War Tournament.
Watch Mike highlight some interesting quirks of the rules that emerged during the tournament, and Ray reflect on the armies amassed to date.
Congratulations to Ed, who won the first tournament of the 4th Edition!
Ben, Ray, and Jon, are joined by Mike to discuss Dead of Winter 2026. The first 4th Edition Tournament in the North East. This will take place January 24-25 in Albany, New York. Link to sign up below:
https://zombieplanetstore.square.site/product/event-kings-of-war-dead-of-winter-grand-tournament-2026/18546?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=102&fbclid=IwY2xjawOumcZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeUa2FTN0sLpekA_YYFJPSBjVk3iQGjiQ_ENSLr5Ptvo2zb4TgoXp0rf55-z0_aem_TUS-d62UN0zYhaI1yN3FDQ
We are looking forward to testing the armies and seeing what 4th has to offer.
Part 2 of Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Special Guest Harry, to discuss the armies released by the various podcasts to date. This includes:
Nightstalkers (Goonhammer)
Orcs (Goonhammer)
Trident Realm (Mantic Universe Podcast)
Forces of Abyss (Counter Charge)
Twighlight Kin (Counter Charge)
Harry is the author of the website https://blood-fire.com/, which summarizes all the armies discussed to date. Check out his site for all the latest information, in particular:
https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/07/kow-4e-army-previews-part-1/
https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/19/kow-4e-army-previews-part-2/
Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Special Guest Harry, to discuss the armies released by the various podcasts to date.
This includes beginning at 27 minutes:
Northern Alliance (Nerve Check)
Halflings (Nerve Check)
Goblins (Direct Misfire)
Undead (Direct Misfire)
Ogres (Tales from the Warriors Hall)
Salamanders (Tales from the Warriors Hall)
Harry is the author of the website: https://blood-fire.com/ which has summarized all the armies discussed to date. Check out his site at for all the latest information in particular:
https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/07/kow-4e-army-previews-part-1/
https://blood-fire.com/2025/11/19/kow-4e-army-previews-part-2/
Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Halflings in 4th Edition.
- Halfling Commands,
- What became core, specialist, and support
- The high costs of the commanders and warlords and Halflings in general
- See if you can create a Halfling Army in 4th with Halflings?
Bottom Line: Ray will likely not create a Halfling Army in this edition as he feels the army's core is overvalued.
Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, Ray and Page talk about:
1. Clash Asia
2. Forces of Abyss in 3rd Edition
3. Our planned 4th Edition Armies
Halflings 4th Edition Review drops on 10 November
Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Northern Alliance in 4th Edition.
- How to build an army,
- What became core, specialist, and support
- The high costs of the commanders and warlords
- Test whether Jon's current competitive armies can be ported over from 3rd to 4th.
Mantic provided Nerve Check with the Northern Alliance and Halflings to preview... this is the better of the two armies by far...
Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, Ray and Page talk about:
1. Clash UK 2025
2. Travel Planning or lack thereof
3. How we transport our armies across the world
4. Thoughts on Clash UK 2025 and why you should go.
Part 2 to follow...
Dear tens of listeners, in this episode, find out about:
1. Ray's chat with Page Neo from Newbie Dice
2. What Army Ray will be using at Spooky Murder Ghost
3. What army Jon will use at Spooky Murder Ghost
Ray accepts full responsibility for any consequences that may befall you.
Crossroads 2025 is a team-based Kings of War tournament. Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss the event and their teams' performance. Hint... we didn't perform as well as we had hoped. It was a fun weekend and a great series of games.
We highly recommend that you make it out for Crossroads 2026, which will be using 4th Edition!
Crossroads 2025 is a team-based Kings of War tournament. Special guest Adam joins Ben and Jon to discuss the first-round matchups, offering their informed predictions on who will win.
In reality, we are likely to be exceptionally wrong. Time will tell. Most importantly, everyone is looking forward to the tournament and a fun weekend.
Ben, Jon, and Ray, discuss:
1. Upcoming Tournaments (first 11 minutes); and
2. Infantry in Kings of War 3rd Edition (minutes 10-35).
Nathan and Ray discuss their plans to visit the UK and participate in Clash UK!
We will be bringing two all-mantic armies, Nathan, his Ratkin and Ray, his Forces of Abyss!
Alex joins Ben, Ray, and Jon to discuss King Beyond the Wall 666, which took place on August 9th and 10th in Brantford, Ontario.
Ray and Jon recap their game in which Abyssal Berserkers went head-to-head with a shooting Northern Alliance list. Our recommendation to the rules committee is to make the sacrificial imps either worth more (10 points for the regiment/15 for the horde) or remove them altogether as an option for the berserkers.
Also, who was right most often on the match-up cast? Listen to find out!
Alex joins Ben, Ray, and Jon to discuss the first-round Matchups at King Beyond the Wall 666, which will take place on August 9th and 10th in Brantford, Ontario.
Disclaimer - Please note that this is all for entertainment purposes and is subject to change.
Round One match ups:
Justin B - Mike L
Nathan C - TJ W
Ren M - Ben T
Ryan K - Ray S
Mark R - Paul Y
Nicholas S - Eamon L
James Alexandre F - Warren G
Matt L - Nathaniel W
Bryan L - Jon M
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