Ion Control Podcast

It's the road to Star Wars Worlds 2017 I am joined once again by Tyler Parrot (Dav Flamrock) from The Shadow Archive Collective. In this episode we get into the recent announcment for Worlds and Pre Sale for tickets for players who have won at a major recent tournament. We also get into the new Alliance Cycle and how is Scum shaping up, with much much more!   Show Notes: 1:55 Guest Appearance 2:35 Show Outlook 3:25 Regional Talk  5:00 Worlds chat 17:55 Alliance cycle 35:35 What is happening with scum? 47:20 Regional sucesses around the USA 54:20 Podcast/ game Shoutouts Cardboard of the Rings - https://cardboardoftherings.com/ Mythos Busters - https://mythosbusterspodcast.wordpress.com/ Filmcast       www.slashfilm.com/filmcast/ The Long War  https://thelongwar.libsyn.com  Halo: Fleet Battles - https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2077 Halo: Ground Command - https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2107 1:06:40 Show end

Its the last episode for 2016 In this episode I am joined by the esteemed LCG champ...Mick Cipra. It was a great honour to have Mick aboard for an episode and we discuss a little Rogue One; SPOILER ALERT!! new cards that are to be released soon and more so strap in and Dont Get Cocky! This episode was recorded a little while ago and it's finally up for all of you to listen to. Carrie Fisher R.I.P. 

Welcome back for another deck breaking episode of Ion Control Podcast. After the sad departure of Dan from the show, I have moved to a format where I will be having guests on from time to time and this week I have the esteemed Tyler Parrot DavFlamrock) from The Shadow Archive Collective and formerly of Team Sandcrawla fame. My apologies for my audio around the midway point; Tylers is fine. Shownotes Guest Intro (3:02) -The Shadow Archive Collective (35:45) News (37:48) Worlds Discussion (45:00) - my audio is bad here for a few minutes -decks for Tyler; DS (59:50) LS (109:40) Topic of the week (128:00) Interesting Links theshadowarchive.net Ion Control on Facebook Ion Control on instagram

It's been a while, but we're back! In this episode we get caught up on what we have been up to, recap Worlds, Nationals, and a recent regional Daniel played. Then we go over the latest FAQ and share our opions on the latest cycle so far.   Links: -Flip the force Bounty promos from worlds -FFG world's stats   Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we go over some awesome Sith spoilers from the upcoming pack "Press the Attack" we got from FFG, and we discuss strategies that can help the Light Side deal with Navy. This episode was also recorded as a video cast, which can be viewed on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwL0I9z2YA0&feature=youtu.be Relevant Links: Sith Spoilers Images! (coming soon via facebook and cardgamedb) Organized Play Articles Discord chat New pack announcement Paypal link if you would like to donate anything at all Facebook | Twitter | Podbean | Donate

Listen to the episode here! In this episode we go over all the new Organized Play news, and recap Jonathan's and Dan's recent store championships. Relevant links: Regional Prizes Ahsoka! Join the discord chat, a new way to connect with other players New OP structure for 2017 FAQ and Regulations Store Champ deck lists Added info: Canadian Regionals were posted the day after recording this - LINK Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

Welcome to episode SQR(3*(153.6-50)+2*(200-44.54)+PI). In this episode we go over some recent events, have an interview with Scott Armstrong, from the First Planet Podcast, where we talk about mono smugglers, and we talk about the new hotness Brainiac. Relevant links: - Team Covenant's Brainiac Spoiler - Release the Cracken! - 2016 Organized Play Dates - 2016 Spring Kits - 2016 Summer Kits - GA Full Spoilers - First Planet Podcast Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan get caught up on the news, take an in depth look into trooper decks, and delve into the cards spoiled for the upcoming deluxe box, Galactic Ambitions! Relevant Links: - Galactic Ambitions Article - FFG suspension policy - Link to Dan's winter kit deck lists, and the Trooper lists discussed Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

**This Episode does contain minor spoilers to Star Wars episode 7, we don't spoil any major plot points but we do discuss the characters. So if you haven't seen the movie yet you may want to wait to listen to this episode. Happy Holidays! We are back from our little Holiday break with a new episode, this week we go over the new FAQ, talk about our thought on Force Awakens being added to this game, talk about how to get new players into the game, and put out a challenge for the listeners to share us some trooper decks, so next episode we can discuss building around the trooper synergy. Relevant Links: - New FAQ - Skype Group - Dan's Blog Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this special post Worlds Episode we had the pleasure of getting to interview Tom Melucci, this years World Champion of Star Wars LCG. Dan also goes over his world's experience in this episode. This will be our last LCG episode in till after the holiday season so we decided to make it a long one! We packed over 2 hours full of Worlds related content, I hope you enjoy! Episode guide 00:00:00 - Intro and News 00:14:55 - Interview with Tom 01:17:40 - Dan's Worlds overview Relevant Links - Press the Attack announcement - Star Wars Rebellion Board Game - World's Top 16 Decklists Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan go over the news, the new FAQ, and Worlds. Relevant Links - New FAQ - All the Worlds Info - First Planet Podcast Worlds meetup event Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan (chunkygorillas) and Jonathan (AussieJedi) go over the recent LCG news, what they think the worlds meta will be like, FAQ predictions, IE  Smuggler and Spies deck experiments and ideas for LCG pre-release and release events. Relevant Links: -Store Champs Announcement -So Be It -Jonathan's IE Smuggler deck Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

For the very first episode of our new Miniatures game podcast the hosts introduce themselves, do an overview of the games we plan to cover and talk about what Star Wars miniature games they play.

With the Rogue Squadron cycle now at an end Dan and Jonathan discuss what they though of it as a whole, and if it was successful. They also look into the future and talk about what we have seen coming in the Endor cycle. A new segment, The Holocron, is also introduced this episode, where the hosts cover a range of quick topics like what does the new L5R LCG mean for Organized Play, Is Imperial Entanglements even delayed? and talk about some upcoming releases in the Star Wars universe. Relevant Links: -Worlds Prizes -UK Nationals -Australian Nationals -The Council Video Cast Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Jonathan go over and rate all the sets from the upcoming Imperial Entanglements deluxe box. Note: due to using a new recording program the levels are a bit off and Dan is a little quiet, sorry about that. -Link to full Imperial Entanglement Spoilers Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics, lots of them submitted to us through Facebook. We get a little recap of the rest of FFG's gen con news we didn't already discuss, talk about our opinions of prizing and how OP does things, The power level of the Imperial Entanglements deluxe box and do a lightning round of the other questions submitted to us. Thanks everyone who asked a question, if you have anymore you can Tweet us, Facebook us, PM us on the Forums or email us at ioncontrolpodcast@gmail.com *There is a bit of swearing in this episode, so it deserves the NSFW tag* -Link to In Flight Report Video Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

**The audio is choppy on this one, due to long distance and crappy hotel wifi Dan and Jonathan do a quick and dirty episode recapping the first day of the North American Nationals! We talk prizes, go over the swiss rounds and Jonathan gives us an idea of the overall meta there! - Link to National Prizes Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we are finally joined by Jonathan again and we get a chance to discuss his regional event. We also go over the newly release FAQ -Link to the new FAQ and Tournament Rules Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode we go over Smuggler and Spies spoilers out of the upcoming Chain of Command pack! - Link to spoiler images Facebook | Twitter | Podbean

In this episode Dan and Matt go over Dan's recent regional and go over the brand new pack Attack Run.