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Banner Bearers

Elliot Coulbeck and Ben Redmond

33 episodes

4 months ago

Ben and Elliot discuss the new champion, Durthrax, and Ben gives his masterclass on Luella. Ben also tells us about his summer following his daughter playing underwater hockey for Great Britain. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: News of our next tournament The Banner Bearers' Big Bash 2025, and some Durthrax hot takes (and for some reason, Ell keeps calling them Durex - I'm nervous to ask why!). Clash Phase: Masterclass on Luella End Phase: Ben discusses underwater hockey and his trip to Malaysia ...

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Ben and Elliot discuss the new champion, Durthrax, and Ben gives his masterclass on Luella. Ben also tells us about his summer following his daughter playing underwater hockey for Great Britain. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: News of our next tournament The Banner Bearers' Big Bash 2025, and some Durthrax hot takes (and for some reason, Ell keeps calling them Durex - I'm nervous to ask why!). Clash Phase: Masterclass on Luella End Phase: Ben discusses underwater hockey and his trip to Malaysia ...

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Episodes (20/33)

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Episode 025 - Durthrax Hot Takes and Luella Masterclass

Ben and Elliot discuss the new champion, Durthrax, and Ben gives his masterclass on Luella. Ben also tells us about his summer following his daughter playing underwater hockey for Great Britain. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: News of our next tournament The Banner Bearers' Big Bash 2025, and some Durthrax hot takes (and for some reason, Ell keeps calling them Durex - I'm nervous to ask why!). Clash Phase: Masterclass on Luella End Phase: Ben discusses underwater hockey and his trip to Malaysia ...

1 year ago

1 hour 43 minutes

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Episode 024 Nia Masterclass and the Big Bash

Ben and Elliot are joined by Banner Bearers Big Bash MVP, Andrew Thompson to discuss the event and to give us a masterclass on Nia and discuss the event itself. Ben also tells us about a new game he was introduced to during the casual play on the Saturday evening, Kapow!. There's also Ben's report of an unexpected chat with Steamforged CEO, Rich Loxam. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: The Banner Bearers Big Bash, a Ben's surprise chat wth steamfored CEO, our plans for our next tournament Th...

1 year ago

2 hours 3 minutes

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Episode 023: Morrigan Masterclass

Ben and Elliot are discuss some playtesting of the work from the Battlefield Brewers project and Elliot gives us a masterclass on how to (competitively!) play Morrigan. They also discuss the multiple-nerd-media phenomenon that s Fallout. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: Playtesting the Battlefield Brewers' Hill Giant rules and reminders about our tournament The Banner Bearers' Big Bash (22nd and 23rd June) and a Morrigan-themed rules clarification. Clash Phase: Masterclass on Morrigan End P...

1 year ago

1 hour 54 minutes

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Episode 022: Raith Marid Masterclass

Ben and Elliot are joined by Melee in the Midlands Champion, Neil "Gonks Games" Sharp to discuss the event and to give us a masterclass on how to play (and defeat) Raith Marid. Neil also introduces us to The Drowned Earth, along with a special scoop on upcoming releases! Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: Melee in the Midlands, details about our tournament The Banner Bearers' Big Bash (22nd and 23rd June) and some Raith Marid themed rules clarifications. Clash Phase: Masterclass on Raith Mar...

1 year ago

1 hour 54 minutes

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Battlefield Brewers Episode 01 - Beginnings

Welcome to a new mini-series of episodes: the Battlefield Brewers. Ben is joined by community members The Olde Crow and Ekun to discuss a champion design project based on the Local Legends packs made by Steamforged Games. The discussion takes an unexpected turn as they discuss whether to add a fifth class to the game. Links: Local Legends: https://steamforged.com/en-gb/pages/epic-encounters-local-legends Music: purple-planet.com

1 year ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Episode 020c Scenario Competition Winners

Another shorter episode this time, as Ben and Elliot reveal the winners of their scenario design competition. Ben also discusses the champion design team he is looking to set up on the Godtear Discord Homebrew channel. Winners: Overall: Plenty (Diced Ham) and Trade (Ben) Scenario Rules: Betrayal (Mark Lloyd) Theme: Light (Little Ghost) Map: Pincer (Reamus) Links: Scenario Competition Entries Document: Download here Godtear Discord: https://discord.gg/ZhS3VxaV9C Drumroll SFX: Spanac Musi...

1 year ago

33 minutes

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Episode 021 - Team Dynamics

Ben and Elliot discuss how to make a team of champions that synergise and work well together, and cover each others weaknesses. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: A game against an old friend, bitty news (including a shout out for more votes on the scenario comp!) and an interesting rules query Clash Phase: Picking a team that works End Phase: Ell introduces Ben to Battletech Links: Competition voting: https://forms.gle/1L9eZGst3WaC7nZEA Music: purple-planet.com

1 year ago

1 hour 43 minutes

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Episode 020b - Scenario Competition Voting

A shorter than usual episode this time, as Ben and Elliot discuss the next stage of their scenario design competition. Please vote and give us feedback on whether you want to see more competitions like this. Links: Scenario Competition Entries Document: Download here Voting form: Vote here Music: purple-planet.com

1 year ago

17 minutes

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Episode 020 - Competition Entries

A shorter than usual episode this time, as Ben and Elliot discuss the entries to their scenario design competition. Links: Scenario Competition Entries Document: Download here Music: purple-planet.com

1 year ago

1 hour 16 minutes

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Episode 019: The BBBBB and Scenario Competition

Ben and Elliot are joined by the organiser of the Banner Bearer's Big Battle Bash, Dan Kenyon, and the champion form the event, Mark Lloyd, to discuss the event and launch a scenario design competition. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: The Banner Bearer's Big Battle Bash Clash Phase: Scenario design competition End Phase: Ben talks about his new kickstarter deliver, Earthborne Rangers Links: Email us your scenario: bannerbearerspodcast@gmail.com Innocence Scenario Rules: objectivehex.com/...

1 year ago

1 hour 55 minutes

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Episode 018 - Games Expo UK and the UK Open

Ben and Elliot are joined by newly-crowned UK Open Champion, Mike Marchal, to discuss their weekends at the UK Games Expo, and their relative successes in the UK Open Championship. There's also a fantastic interview with Steamforged Games' Creative Director, Mat Hart, and lore guru Sherwin Matthews. Show Breakdown: Plot Phase: The Games Expo and the UK Open Championship Clash Phase: Interview with SFG End Phase: Mike introduces us to Moonstone Links: Moonstone: https://www.moonstonethegame....

2 years ago

1 hour 54 minutes

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Episode 017 - Our Godtear Wishlists

In this episode, Ben and Elliot are on the road to the Who Let the Dogs Out tournament in Sunderland and take the opportunity to record an episode. In this one they discuss what the future might hold for Godtear and develop their wishlist of what they would like to see going forward. Episode Breakdown Plot Phase: Elliot reflects on his Construction experiences, followed by a quick news section and looking at what happens to Skullbreaker when he gets KO'd. Clash Phase: Main topic discussion ...

2 years ago

1 hour 58 minutes

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Episode 016 - New Player Champion Selection

In this Episode Ell and Ben are joined by local newbie, Mark Lloyd to discuss which champions make for the best starting experience, and which to avoid. Aimed at players just starting out at Godtear, this episode gives you some hints and tips to help you put together a teach of champions that will ease you into the game and help you learn. Episode Breakdown Plot Phase: New Construction scenario first play thoughts, a ton of news, and multi-action effects in the game Clash Phase: Main topic ...

2 years ago

2 hours 3 minutes

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Episode 015 - a Drunken Ramble

Having had to cancel recording earlier in the week, Elliot and Ben got together on a Friday evening with Martin "Martyboy" Walters with the plan to discuss our favourite champions and our experiences with Star Wars gaming. However, beer and Jagermeister were in flow and things get somewhat derailed, especially later on. If you're the sort of person who normally switches off for the End Phase you might want to stick around for this one as we wander back onto Godtear in our inability to...

2 years ago

2 hours 25 minutes

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Episode 014 - The 5-1-3 Draft

In this episode, Ben and Elliot discuss Lily, get lots of things wrong about the first Fenra teaser, review teh Dark Souls board game and discuss the 5-1-3 drafting format for tournament play. Music: purple-planet.com

2 years ago

1 hour 23 minutes

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Episode 013 - Tournament Lists

In this episode, Ben and Elliot are joined by several prominent community members and players highly ranked on Longshanks to discuss their favourite tournament lists and their strengths and weaknesses. Featuring Dave (Dave M), John (Reamus), Charlie (The OldeCrow), Jeff (Jeff "Gearbox" Mitchell) and Sam (Grumpysarn). Music: purple-planet.com Sam's blog: objectivehex.com Charlie's Twitch channel: twitch.tv/theoldecrow

3 years ago

1 hour 56 minutes

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I'll Kill You All 005 - Godtears for Godfears 4

Elliot and Ben and joined in the car by local Godtear convert and tournament newbie, Mark, as they head back to Sheffield for another of Marty's Godtears for Godfears events. This time we weren't able to record as easily between games, so it's only before tournament chat and then a round up from the three of us on our way home. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/

3 years ago

59 minutes

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Episode 012 - An Introduction to Tactics in Godtear

In this Episode Ell and Ben are joined by world no.1 Dave Martin to discuss tactics. Aimed at players just starting to explore the depths of Godtear, this episode looks at some of the different decision points in the game and the tactical choices you can make during a game. Episode Breakdown Plot Phase: Club night games with new players, tournament news and who goes first? Clash Phase: Main topic discussion has Ben, Elliot and Dave talking tactics, from deployment, though whether to lose tu...

3 years ago

2 hours 45 minutes

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Episode 011 - New Player Guide

During this episode of the Banner Bearers podcast, Elliot and Ben put together their guide for new players, including what to buy, what scenarios to play first, where to find the online communities and resources, and how to get your self some more games. Note: to make the episode new-player-friendly we also mess around with the normal episode order. Episode Breakdown Clash Phase: Main topic discussion has Ben and Elliot discuss where to go next in Godtear if you've just got started - from ...

3 years ago

2 hours 25 minutes

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Episode 010 - Lead Developer Interview

During this episode of the Banner Bearers podcast, Elliot and Ben are joined by Godtear lead developer, Steve Margetson and they discuss Lily, Ben's bottom-tier list, the tournament reroll and have an extended chat with Steve about the design process for champions. Episode Breakdown Plot Phase: Rapid Fire for Steve, Ben's bottom-tier list, Lily discussion, tournament reroll. Clash Phase: Main topic discussion is Steve telling us all about champion design. End Phase: Steve sells us on Summo...

3 years ago

2 hours 12 minutes