Rank and Flank - A Warhammer: The Old World podcast

A podcast about Warhammer: The Old World, with a healthy mix of the wargaming hobby and Warhammer Fantasy Battles thrown in.

Ep 15: Dark Elves Deep Dive

In this episode, we take a look at the Legacy army our Discord community voted for: Dark Elves! Break out your black eyeliner and come with us on a deep dive of all their different units, magic items and (mostly useless) special rules, rounded off with our thoughts on some army builds that should work well on the battlefield.

11-13
04:30:43

Ep 14: Rise of the Big Duck

In this episode, we see the return of The Pit as reigning heavyweight champion Settra takes on challenger Galrauch. We talk about the next four Arcane Journals, covering what's been rumoured, alongside what we'd like to see both in the journals and beyond. We review our community poll results, where we asked "What's the strongest army in Old World?" and discuss a bit about the overall TOW meta game. Finally, we wrap up with some discussion of upcoming events in Ireland, our new army lists, and Fintan's Warhammer-inspired Dwarf Fortress mod, Forthammer.

10-12
02:38:25

Ep 13: It’s Chaos All the Way Down (Warriors of Chaos Arcane Journal Review)

In this episode, we take a look at how AJ's Wood Elves and Fintan's new Tomb Kings did at the Exploding Dice event in Bangor on September 1st, followed by a deep dive into the Warriors of Chaos Arcane Journal.

09-14
02:48:30

Ep 12: Post-hiatus Chaos

Welcome back! Vactions, work and Nurgle's Blessings have kept the podcast team apart for the month of August, but we're back with our thoughts on the new Chaos pre-release and roadmap announcements, plus a round up of the team's experiences at the Rank and Flank GT.

08-31
02:40:39

Ep 11: Deep Mining the Dwarf Arcane Journal

In this episode, we shoulder our picks and groom our beards as we take you on a deep dive mine of the upcoming Dwarf Arcane Journal. Musical interludes are excerpts of songs by Wind Rose, the dwarfiest of bands--their next album: Trollslayer!

07-28
02:44:11

Ep 10: The Long & Short of It All

After a brief interlude caused by various travel plans, we are back with our longest episode yet! First up, we discuss the latest spoilers for the Dwarf Arcane Journal, along with some other tasty rumours. We talk about our experience at the recent Exploding Dice tournament, dive into quick recipes for making your own terrain, and wrap up with final rankings of the magic lores and some Q&A from our Discord. Phew!

07-13
02:34:58

Ep 9: Are We High or Are We Waaagh!? (Grading Magic Lores Part III)

In this episode, we discuss our experiences at the recent 1,500 point event in Dublin "Onslaught in the Old World", and we wrap up our opinions on the Lores of Magic, ending with High and Waaagh! Silly voices abound ...

06-16
02:19:00

Ep 8: Welcome to the Dark Side (Grading Magic Lores Part II)

In this episode, we look at our lists for the upcoming 3-game tournament, Onslaught! It's a 1,500 point Open Battle event. We also continue our deep dive into the Lores of Magic from The Old World rulebook, covering the spells in Dark Magic, Daemonology and Necromancy.

06-02
02:16:34

Ep 7: Elementalism, my dear Watson! (Grading Magic Lores, Part I)

In this episode, we review our (poor) performance at a local narrative event. We also give our spell-by-spell thoughts on the different lores of magic, starting with the most widely available lores: Elementalism, Illusion and Battle Magic.

05-19
02:17:40

Ep 6: FAQ, FAQ and FAQ too!

In this episode, we welcome two new co-hosts, Ben and Marc! We say goodbye and thank you to Tim, and encourage you all to check out Tim's game store, Mountain Gremlin Games. We discuss the recent(ish) FAQ, and our lists for a narrative event in Wicklow, run by Matt from The Last Chancers.

04-28
01:41:26

Ep 5: Tomb Kings (Can’t) March to War

In this episode, we talk about the news from GW about the Orcs & Goblins, and then dive into the Tomb Kings army book and discuss our ideas on strategy, tactics and our favourite units, rules and magic items from the roster and Arcane Journal.

03-19
02:19:39

Ep 4: Cruise on the River Mortis (Tomb Kings – Part 1)

In this episode, we have our first "Faction Focus" and take an in-depth look at the Tomb Kings range, starting with a history of the models and how we got to the range that exists today. We also dip into some ideas for painting and basing a Tomb Kings army, and generally meander off-topic quite a bit. So join us on a leisurely cruise, down the River Mortis 💀

03-05
01:38:35

Ep 3: Campaigns & Characters

In this episode, we discuss our first tournament for Warhammer: The Old World, we go into our campaign world and games, and we discuss characters from both a hobby and tactical perspective.

02-20
01:22:02

Ep 2: Here Comes the Cavalry!

In Episode 2, we talk about cavalry and their uses on the battlefield, particularly in using the Hammer and Anvil tactic. Then we get into some details on how to paint cavalry models, and start a new segment called Campaign Corner!

02-06
01:42:43

Ep 1: Old World, New Podcast

In which we introduce the new podcast crew, discuss some rules changes between Warhammer 8th edition and The Old World, pit the Green Knight against Settra, and discuss how to collect a new army for the game.

01-23
01:41:48

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Tournament Zone Special – Wet Coast GT 2014

The crew headed to Wet Coast GT 2014 in Vancouver, and here's how we fared!

01-11
01:02:18

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 17 – In the Master’s Shadow

In this episode, we discuss how to paint things freehand, and we go in depth on some of the main rulebook lores of magic.

01-11
01:48:56

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 20 – Fall of the Hammer

The last episode of Dimensional Cascade, as Age of Sigmar is announced and rank and flank Warhammer disappears.

01-11
02:44:51

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 19 – Get the Funk Out

In this episode, we discuss being in a hobby funk, and dive into scenery and terrain - building it, and using it to your advantage on the battlefield.

01-11
02:26:13

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 18 – Pants of the Black Sheep

In this episode, we have a couple of guests on the show to discuss their armies, and maybe a little bit about Swedish Comp for End Times.

01-11
02:54:36

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