Jordan and Thomas talk about the new sectorial for the Combined Army, the Next Wave. Since there is so much to go over this will be a part 1, with part 2 coming next week (covering HI, REM, and Warbands as well as some lists).

We also launch out new youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WIP12Podcast

Raymon is joined by Paddy too talk about his upcoming Narrative Event on the 17th of November in Ireland. You can find all the info in this event pack. Also a nice read for any inspiring Warcor, so check it out.

Raymon takes a quick look at an old faction returning too N5.

In this episode, Raymon interviews Copper about how to be successful with Ikari!

We go over his favorite Ikari profiles, how he uses them, how he manages to play with so many Cheap profiles in his lists, and why he loves these Mercenaries so much.

Copper favorite lists:g4gFaWthcmkdU2hlZmZpZWxkIHNhdGlsaXRlIExpc3QgMSA4LzWBLAIBAQAJAYCHAQcAAoDgAYLlAAOAgQEEAASAgQEGAAWAgQEDAAaD2wEFAAeD5wEHAAiGAgECAAmAkAENAAIBAAcBgXoBAgACgqgBiSMAA4F7AQcABBABAgAFEQECAAaAngECAAeAoQEBAA%3D%3D

And another one:

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Kristian brings his fellow hosts Thomas and Raymon too discuss the Gencon news and what it will mean for the game.

Our very special guest has started playing in N5 and has 75+ games under his belt, in 6 months. So how they he learn the game so fast?

In this episode, Khepri interviews Sneaky Snake about how to be successful with Military Orders!

Sneaky has been absolutely killing it with Military Orders, playing it intensely and even coming in 13th out of more than 170 contenders in the IGL 2025 Satellite. His schedule was insanely stacked, take a look at his matchups, he got no easy breaks!

We go over his favorite Military Order profiles, how he uses them, how he manages to play with so many Knights in his lists, and why he loves Trinitarian snipers so much.

We also talk about his experience in the IGL, and cover the highlights of his games.

If you have any interest in God's chosen warriors (who are well equipped by the PanOceanian military industrial complex), and are tired of running them full of bots or TAG's instead of Knights, you need to give this episode a listen.

SneakSnake's IGL list

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Sneaky's second favorite list

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In this episode Raymon has some tips and tricks about keeping your focus during games.

Ray and a Pro Goblin tackle JSA, who is now a full fledged Faction!

Lists:

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"Well rounded" list that I talked about. My version in Adepticon cut the Shizoku and made upgrades on the "chaff" to fit in a Keisotsu hacker, Uran GML and a Garon, because I was expecting a need to deter the opponent and defend my Capture and Protect Beacon at the front of my DZ, and also to use the Kurayami as a means to both activate consoles and Spotlight entrenched HVTs for Unmasking

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Specifically good in to TLB, MAF, vCA/Onyx, IA and other factions where you're expecting MSV / GML Alpha Strikes from your opponent. Karakuri are really tough to chew through. Deployable cover engi can be downgraded to fit a Spitfire Hatamoto, but i like the Xvisor Rangebands and Shock Ammo on him more than the PS6

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this is purpose built for Decap+Firefight tournament packs-Lt is super safe. Shizoku, Sohei, Musashi, Shikami and even the Oni can all do the Veteran/Elite troop cards. We only have Shikami, Teishin and Tokusetsu Engi for specialists so the opp really has to work for kill more specops. There is a lack of FO/spotlight, MSV, and Doctor/Paramedic, but we still cover 15/20 cards. You can hit 19/20 by swapping the Keisotsu for Senku FO (+3 cards) and Musashi for a RuiShi (+1 card).TAG list

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In this episode, Ray interviews Logan! We go over his favorite Ariadna profiles, and happy too talk very very very long about Ray's favorite Faction.

In this episode, Khepri inteviews Brooke on his recent victory in the IGL 2025 Satellite tournament! This is one of the most fiercely competitive Infinity events on the planet, with a massive turnout.

Join as a we discuss the lists he made, the plans he made and the games he played. Brooke doesn't play a cookie cutter build, and there is plently of information about how to approach the game that I belive transfers wonderfully to other armies and playstyles.

This is the second time we've interviewed Brooke on the show, if you want to hear the previous episode,⁠ you can do so here⁠.

Brooke's lists:

Sphinx list

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Charontid list

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In this episode, Khepri interviews ITS Season 15 winner, Axel! We go over his favorite White Banner profiles, how he uses them, why his lists are almost always controversial, and how he approaches the game.

List 1:

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List 2:

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In this Episode, we get a pre-review of Warcrow. Raymon debates himself on why he is still undecided about Warcrow.

In this episode, Khepri inteviews OrderMonkey on how he plays Operations Subsection of the SSS.

OrderMonkey just won the Furor Teutonicus 2025 with his unconventional style of OSS, so it's time for a deep dive into how he plays the faction!

This is the second time we've interviewed OrderMonkey on the show, if you want to hear the previous episode, you can do so here. In that episode, he gives us a play by play on how he won Furor Teutonicus 2024 with vanilla O12!

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In this episode, Khepri inteviews Lokie, AKA Daboarder on how he plays the brand new Kestrel Colonial Force.

Daboarder is a great strategist and has been playing, thinking and writing about PanO for three editions now. He also has a scientists obsession with experimenting with different units and combinations, so be prepared, as we're not covering the obvious stuff!

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Check out Daboarder’s short youtube battle reports: https://youtube.com/@deborder4642

In this Episode, Raymon goes over his Top 23 ranking of the current missions in ITS 16. Here the list of custom tweaks too try out:

Acquisition - Alternative Scoring:

At the end of the round activate more Antennas (1 objective point per round)

At the end of the round control more Antennas (1 objective point per round)

At the end of the round control the Tech Coffin (1 objective point per round)

1 classified objective

SUPREMACY - Alternative Scoring:

• At the end of each Game Round, dominate more Quadrants than the adversary (1 Objective Points)

• At the end of the game, have a Hacked Console (1 Objective Point for each Hacked Console, up to a maximum of 4 Objective Points). 

• The player who has 4 hacked Consoles first (1 Objective Point) 

• 2 classified objectives (1 Objective Point each) 

Capture and Protect - 16 inch DZ:

A 16 inch deployment zone and put the Beacon on the 16 inch line.

Panic Room - 12 inch DZ:

A 12 inch deployment zone

Frontline - Alternative Scoring:

At the end of each game round, dominate the central Sector (1 objective point)

At the end of each game round, dominate the Farthest Sector from your DZ (1 objective point)

Each Player has 4 Classified Objectives (1 Objective Point for each one)

Supplies - Alternative Scoring:

At the end of the round, Control a Supply Box (1 objective point to the max of 1 OP per round)

At the end of the round, Control more Supply Boxes (1 objective point) 

At the end of the game, if your adversary does not control any Supply Boxes (1 objective point)

Each player has 3 Classified Objectives (1 objective point for each one) 

Firefight - Alternative Scoring:

To Kill more Lieutenants than the adversary (2 Objective Points).

To Kill more Army Points than the adversary (2 Objective Points).

At the end of the game, acquire more weapons or items from the Panoplies than the adversary (2 Objective Points). 

Each player has 4 Classified Objectives (1 Objective Point for each one).

Decapitation - Alternative Rules:

Allow Designated Targets too be placed outside of the DZ. No 4 inch from DZ rule.

Biotechvore - Alternative Rules:

The Biotechvore zone will be there at the start of round two. Or

do not allow Command Tokens for Strategic Use 

In this episode, Khepri, Raymon and Thomas go over the changes of ITS16 in its now true full form!

In this episode, Khepri interviews Steve AKA KingButt on how he plays Va(runa)nilla PanO in N5.

KingButt had a smashing ITS15 with Varuna, and has pivoted to Vanilla PanO in N5 with great success. Join us as he shares his thoughts on the faction, the units and why the best strategy for PanO is to shoot everything and wait for the dust to clear to push a button.

Example lists:

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In this episode, Khepri interviews Jordan from the Loss of Lieutenant podcast about Vanilla Combined Army in N5!

Jordan had a great run with vCA in N4, with excellent showings in the big Australian 2 day events, and he shares his vision for the faction and how to list build for it.

We cover what units got better, which got worse, how he's building his lists now, and what in the world to do about the new Nourkias profile.

Charontid list

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Cullen Family N5

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Greetings listeners! Hosts Raymon and Khepri are back on the (war)horse to give our first impressions of the N5 rules changes!

Join us in our chat as we each talk about our favorite rule changes, highlight a few of the profiles that caught our eye, and laugh about some of the names on the new skills.