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Nerve Check
Ray, Ben, Jon
36 episodes
13 hours ago
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25-031: Interview with Page from Newbie Dice - Part 1 Clash UK
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...
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13 hours ago
51 minutes

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25-030: Spooky Murder Ghost - Why its all Ray's fault
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.
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2 weeks ago
20 minutes

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25-029: Crossroads Kings of War GT - 2025 - Reflections on Nerve Checks Outing
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!
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1 month ago
1 hour 2 minutes

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25-028: Crossroads Kings of War GT - 2025 - Round 1 Predictions
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.
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1 month ago
1 hour 15 minutes

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25-027: Does Infantry Have a Place In Kings of War 3rd Edition
Ben, Jon, and Ray, discuss: 1. Upcoming Tournaments (first 11 minutes); and 2. Infantry in Kings of War 3rd Edition (minutes 10-35).
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1 month ago
34 minutes

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25-026: Crossing the Pond - Heading to Clash of Kings 2025
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!
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2 months ago
9 minutes 39 seconds

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25-025: King Beyond the Wall 666 - Post Tournament Discussion
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!
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2 months ago
50 minutes 37 seconds

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25-024: King Beyond the Wall 666 - Match Up Casts for Round 1
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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2 months ago
1 hour 7 minutes 7 seconds

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25-023: Nightstalker Review (2025)
Adam Ballard joins Ben, Jon, and Ray to talk about playing Nightstalker's in 2025.  Adam won the US Masters twice with this army so he probably knows what he is talking about.If you are one of our tens of listeners and are not part of Adam's hundreds, check out his channel for tactical insights and game reviews. www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KoWmastersight⁩ 
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2 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 29 seconds

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25-022: Adam and Ray Masters Recap
Adam Ballard joins Ben, Jon, and Ray to talk about the US Masters 2025.  Which Adam was lucky enough to win, and Ray took home the top Canadian at the event!  If you are one of our tens of listeners and are not part of Adam's hundreds, check out his channel for tactical insights and game reviews. www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KoWmastersight⁩ 
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3 months ago
54 minutes 35 seconds

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25-021: US Masters - Predictions of the Best Player By Region
Ben and Ray are joined by Greg to review the 2025 US Kings of War Masters first-round opponents and to predict who we think will be the top player in each region. We were right picking the top three armies at the masters, so we will see if we are better than Adam in choosing the best player from each region.
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3 months ago
45 minutes 37 seconds

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25-020: Kings of War - US Masters Tournament Pack
Ben, Jon, and Ray go through the 2025 Kings of War Masters Tournament Pack. What they think the most popular armies will be:Jon - Imperial Dwarfs, Ray - NS, and Ben - Abyss), The scenarios, along with the timeline to submit army lists (30 June), and other event details. 
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4 months ago
28 minutes 18 seconds

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25-019: Bigger is Better - Summer Smash 2025 Results!
Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Summer Smash 2025, which took place on June 14, 2025, in Oshawa, Ontario. During this tournament, we found out that Bigger is luckier, and luckier is better! Upcoming events: July - King of the Thames 9-10 August - King Beyond the Wall VI: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AaPfVaZf6/ 20-21 September - Crossroads: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FyW9qV7bq/  
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4 months ago
48 minutes

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25-018: Summer Smash Round 1 Match Ups!
Ben, Jon, and Ray talk about the first round match-ups for Summer Smash 2025! Taking place on 14 June 2025 in the Bond St. Event Centre, located at 44 Bond St. E., Oshawa, Ontario. Yes, we are a bit silly in this one, but that is only because of the oversized army list creations we did for this tournament! Army Lists Can Be Found: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZWKdON2Ip6yjAKbNG-85QgF4k6iksv1B?usp=sharing 4 Spots remain if you can make it out to this one-day event! https://www.facebook.com/events/9361721897268081
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4 months ago
37 minutes 40 seconds

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25-017: Attending Your First Two Day Tournament
Ben, Jon, and Ray talk with Paul, James, and Max about their experience at March of Death! Their first two-day event.How was their experience? What did they learn, and what would they recommend to anyone attending their first two-day Kings of War event? Sign up for King Beyond the Wall VI Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/share/15TSkq2iGz/ Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9b-TDYtS8fT3lmuLC0GqTtNujQzI8F3lbvAnuPM52lXx5gg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117726213316268878925Admin pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tGW2MSwmk59yRfi14fv7uXqVUoeTGAAa/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117726213316268878925&rtpof=true&sd=true  
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5 months ago
47 minutes 3 seconds

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25-016: Kings of War Auras Discussion Video
Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss Auras in Kings of War, notably Cloak of Death, Rally, Radiance of Life, Rally, Dread, and Ordered March. The first 5 minutes are fluff/intro; Minutes 5-25 are a discussion on Auras; and Minutes 25-30 are about possible giant heavy lists for Summer Smash! Editor's Note: For Summer Smash, I am debating between 3 armies: Forces of Abyss; Trident Realms; or Orcs. Each list will have at least 3 titan/giant models at 2150 points. Which army should I take?
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5 months ago
30 minutes 49 seconds

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25-015: With your shield or on it...Forces of Abyss Return from Vanguard GT
Ben and Ray discuss the games played at Vanguard GT, recap the lists, and discuss what they say about the meta at the Mid-Atlantic event. Ray also discusses his Forces of the Abyss list, how it performed, going 3-1-1. Ray's round 3 game is on video here - skip the first 30 mins...we were slow starting: https://www.youtube.com/live/yU4yiO1ctoc?si=ENvMizDBAo3LQvpm
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6 months ago
45 minutes 54 seconds

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25-014: Ray's Forces of Abyss Invade Vanguard GT
Ben and Ray discuss Vanguard GT and recap the lists and Meta at the Mid-Atlantic event. Ray also discusses his Forces of the Abyss list, how he plans to use it, and the record he would like to achieve at the best tournament of the year, Vanguard GT. The post-tournament video will be up tomorrow. Editor's note: This is posted after the fact because I was busy that night painting my gargoyles and figuring out how to pack my army for the airplane—things I should have done before the last minute.
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6 months ago
28 minutes 37 seconds

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25-013: Ogre Army Review - Big and Brutal
Ben and Jon talk with Eamon about an army that fits on the other side of the spectrum when compared with Halflings, Ogres! They have Mantic Models that may have missed legs day, but don't say that in earshot of them - they are excellent sprinters. They discuss the models, rules, changes, and how to build a helpful list from a competitive play perspective. Editor's Note: My first Kings of War army was ogres, and I didn't do well with them.  So they are dead to me. Listen to these gentlemen for actual advice and strategies.
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6 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 32 seconds

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25-012: Mood For Love 3 - Blind Date Edition
Mood for Love is a 3 was a doubles tournament run in Hamilton, Ontario, on 22 March 2025, where participants arrived with their force and were randomly assigned a partner (hence blind date). Ben is joined by Nathan (tournament organizer) along with Jon and Eamon (first place team), who talk about how this unique tournament style went.
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6 months ago
26 minutes 11 seconds

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