Podcasts by Slann Rat Radio - A The Ninth Age Podcast
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SlannRat Radio 94 - Balance Update & Masters' Chances for UD, VC, VS & WDG from 2022-01-14T14:46:31
The last 4 armies and their chances for masters...
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SlannRat Radio 93 - Balance Update & Masters' Chances for OK, OnG, SA & SE from 2022-01-07T17:43:50
4 to go...
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SlannRat Radio 92 - Balance Update & Masters' Chances for EoS, HBE, ID & KoE from 2022-01-07T07:00:12
4 more armies...but what are their chances?!
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SlannRat Radio 91 - Balance Update & Masters' Chances for BH, DL, DE and DH from 2022-01-05T07:00:02
Long title, short description...
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SlannRat Radio 90 - Christmas Special - A year in review from 2021-12-25T00:00:16
Merry Christmas!!!
Link to MidWinter Minis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1NQLWRVZMg
SlannRat Radio 89 - Masters Player Interview with Kev Stonebank from 2021-12-24T09:00:36
Kev is next up to chat about his 2021 and looking ahead to the masters and 2022!
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SlannRat Radio 88 - Masters Player Interview with Ali Parren from 2021-12-23T12:38:54
Ali joins me to talk about his year ahead and his views on masters1
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SlannRat Radio 87 - Are painting requirements fair? from 2021-12-22T16:01:23
Jordan chose the naughty topic...
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SlannRat Radio 86 - How to write a correct magic phase and why magic is important from 2021-12-21T16:22:59
Don't play Dwarfs...
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SlannRat Radio 85 - Which magic lore is easily the best...? from 2021-12-19T19:37:17
Sander's data: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sander.kaa/viz/9thAgeDataAnalysis_16379569647110/KPI
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SlannRat Radio 84 - Is vetoing scenarios the answer to a happier life? from 2021-12-17T15:42:23
Jordan's back! It's all going so well...!
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SlannRat Radio 83 - The solution to the 'stale scenario' based meta from 2021-12-16T16:12:07
Or an attempt at a solution...
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SlannRat Radio 82 - Why we deserve more than the current 6 scenarios from 2021-12-15T14:24:54
I go off on a ramble about why the current 6 scenarios need changing and expanding...
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SlannRat Radio 81 - Does the Old World mean the death of 9th Age? from 2021-07-21T20:24:41
Me and James discuss everything about the latest old world news from GW, our feelings on it and what it means for The Ninth Age!
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SlannRat Radio 80 - Frome List Part 2 - Orcs to Warriors from 2021-07-19T23:49:37
Me and James chat through the rest of the Frome lists, including a 10/10 list for both power and originality...
Paypal to keep the show going: paypal.me/cjo5990?locale.x=en_GB
SlannRat Radio 79 - Frome lists - Beast Herds-Ogre Kingdoms - Power and Originiality ratings from 2021-07-19T08:00:10
Me and James grabbed a hot scoop of some lists and did our gut reaction ratings to them.
ETC lists: docs.google.com/document/d/13wnOS…/edit?usp=sharing
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SlannRat Radio 78 - KoE at the ETC and why they're the most boring book from 2021-07-18T13:25:26
Me and James chat about horse based things and the KoE lists at ETC and what we'd like to see moving forward with the new KoE book...!
ETC lists: docs.google.com/document/d/13wnOS…/edit?us...
SlannRat Radio 77 - VC at the ETC and why they're absolute trash from 2021-07-17T10:56:24
Chris Mince joins us from 'over the pond' to share his expertise on the most underpowered of army books, the Vampire counts in a bumper episode.
ETC lists: docs.google.com/document/d/13wn...
SlannRat Radio 76 - VS Lists at the ETC, why we're not digging it. from 2021-07-16T19:02:53
James joins me to chat about the VS lists at ETC, why certain trends exist and why random things are missing...!
Paypal link: https://paypal.me/cjo5990?locale.x=en_GB
ETC lists: https...
SlannRat Radio 75 - Beast Herds should be deleted from the game from 2021-07-15T15:26:13
James rejoins me after a wee hiatus to discuss BH, briefly touch on VS before introducing our new end of topic game!
PayPal link mentioned at the start: https://paypal.me/cjo5990?locale.x...
SlannRat Radio 74 - Post Masters Player Interviews Part 2 - 9th-1st from 2021-02-18T14:46:08
And the second half of the Post-Masters player interviews are here, and a huge thanks to Mark, Trent, Jeff, Hugh, Colin, Jak and...myself...?
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SlannRat Radio 73 - Post Masters Player Interviews Part 1 - 16th-10th from 2021-02-18T01:29:10
I'm delighted to welcome Rory, Ali, Ed, Jake, Marcus, Kev and Tanka to sum up their masters, see their highlights, list thoughts and most sporting vote!
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SlannRat Radio 72 - Masters Round 6 RoundUp and Results! from 2021-02-16T17:49:06
James joins me for an emotional goodbye as we review the last round of the masters...!
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SlannRat Radio 71 - Masters Round 5 RoundUp and Round 6 Predictions from 2021-02-11T17:52:33
Alllllmost there. James rejoins me to chat round 5 and look ahead to round 6, along with a FIFTH mystery special guest...!!
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SlannRat Radio 70 - Masters Round 4 RoundUp and Round 5 Predictions from 2021-02-06T15:25:19
James rejoins me for yet another roundup of results and predictions from round 4 of the UK Masters. We're joined by another special guest to talk about Round 5...
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SlannRat Radio 69 - Masters Round 3 RoundUp and Round 4 Predictions from 2021-02-03T00:05:24
James and a 'special' guest join me to discuss the round 3 matchups and results as well as look ahead to the army swaps of round 4...!
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SlannRat 68 - Masters Round 2 Round-Up & Round 3 Predictions from 2021-01-27T19:08:49
Irish James (and another special guest...) join me to talk about round 2, the predictions and highlights from the round before launching into some initial predictions for round 3!
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SlannRat 67 - Masters Round 1 Round-Up & Round 2 Predictions from 2021-01-23T22:29:29
James joins me to recap all the action from round 1 of the masters including predictions from every player, their reviews and our own predictions for round 2 of the masters!
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SlannRat 66 - Masters Player Interview with Jak Payne from 2021-01-20T09:38:01
Jak Payne off of Team England and pushing Warriors or Ogres round a table fame joins me to talk about his year in review, a look ahead to his thoughts on Masters and much more!
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SlannRat 65 - Masters Player Interview with Hugh Scarlin from 2021-01-14T20:12:20
Hugh Scarlin joins me to talk about his 2020 in review and answer some tricky questions...!
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SlannRat 64 -Masters Player Interview with Adam 'Tanka' Jones from 2021-01-11T14:37:57
Tanka joins me for his masters interview, as we look back at his year in review and his plans for the year ahead...!
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SlannRat 63 - Masters Player interview with Jeff Keeling (UK number 1) from 2021-01-10T19:41:04
Jeff joins us for his masters player interview, great chat and some really interesting insight! Hoping he'll rejoin me for a BH episode soon...!
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SlannRat 62 - Waaaaaaght a great episode, why Orcs are great from 2021-01-07T15:51:29
Ali joins me to talk all things Orcs. Models, army styles, the balance update and the new magic changes and his love for the army shines through clearly...! Always happy to chat Orcs...
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SlannRat 61 - The introduction and basics of the UK masters 2021... from 2021-01-06T14:12:18
Jack Chapman joins me to start the launch for the 2021 UK masters coverage with more details to come from various other places in the coming days...!
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SlannRat 60 - How the upcoming points changes are decided and who to blame from 2020-12-14T19:25:53
Ryan Capps joins me from the USA to chat about how the points changes are organised, the work that goes in and the different considerations. Genuinely probably one of the more interesting pods...
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SlannRat 48 - How will Dread Elves shake up the meta...? from 2020-12-11T20:56:22
Hugh joins myself and Jordan (and Zoom times us out...) to discuss how the new dread elf book will shake up the meta, what you should consider when modelling the new book, and a thrilling 3rd conte...
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SlannRat 47 - Winter war lists, matchups and predictions from 2020-12-06T18:14:31
Myself and Tanka go through our favourite lists from winter war, the first round matchups and our predictions for who we think will win each...!
Lists: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...
SlannRat 46 - "How do you write a list" - we tell you about more than pen and paper... from 2020-11-27T18:19:02
Jordan wonders "How do you write a list".
We tell him how.
Beginner? Veteran? Hopefully it'll make you ponder how you write your 4500pts...
SlannRat 45 - WE'RE BACK BABY, also, 4500 vanilla events are trash from 2020-11-17T23:52:09
After a mere 5 months off...we're back..and we think 4500 vanilla is awful!
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SlannRat Daily 44 - The Ocho showdown. USA vs England. from 2020-06-06T21:12:01
Ryan rejoins us to discuss our teams lists for the upcoming Ocho event...
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SlannRat Daily 43 - A team pairings masterclass from 2020-06-04T19:34:39
SlannRat Daily 43 - A team pairings masterclass by Slann Rat Radio
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SlannRat Daily 42 - There's neigh way we can pod about cavalry... from 2020-06-04T17:27:19
SlannRat Daily 42 - There's neigh way we can pod about cavalry... by Slann Rat Radio
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SlannRat Daily Special - Episode 41 - Don't play in the UK? Then you're absolutely rubbish. from 2020-06-03T17:19:10
Hristo joins us for a podcast all about meta and why everywhere other than the UK sucks...
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SlannRat Daily Special - Episode 40 - Jordan meets the parents from 2020-05-26T16:54:24
For our 40th episode we're joined by some very special surprise guests, MY PARENTS. Jordan was stunned. We chatted about their view of wargaming. My head got bigger.
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SlannRat Daily 39 - Social Distancing Round 5, USA vs UK two times over from 2020-05-25T17:20:02
Hugh joins us from my SD team to chat about our round 5 matchups against an american team, with Jordan's team also facing off against some yanks!
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SlannRat Daily 38 - Want a cool, individual and unique army? Well you're wrong. from 2020-05-24T21:10:07
Joe joins us from the USA to talk about 'standardised' armies and how off the beaten track you can go...
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SlannRat Daily 37 - Social Distancing Round 4 with a Scottish lad from 2020-05-21T17:16:28
Fras joins us as part of Jordan's team to natter through Round 4 of social distancing and how it went for both our teams...
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SlannRat Daily 36 - Join the cult, a guide to cultists from 2020-05-18T20:57:31
Hristo joins us to talk all things cultists...not much else to say really!
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SlannRat Daily 35 - Randomly lucky or luckily random? from 2020-05-15T13:09:01
Ryan joins us from the USA to talk about how randomness and luck differ, but also how they're incorporated into the design of the ninth age team from the rules team.
Amusingly, I played a...
SlannRat Daily 34 - Why everyone should go to tournaments and be nice from 2020-05-13T20:18:11
Jack A joins us to talk about why tournaments are great, why beginners should go and what we as experienced players can do to help out!
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SlannRat Daily 33 - Our second favourite Irishman joins us to talk Social Distancing Round 3 from 2020-05-12T18:33:57
Colin rejoins myself and Jordan to talk all things round 3 of Social Distancing, and our gloriously successful rounds...!
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SlannRat Daily 32 - The Best and Worst of the new Infernal Dwarf Book! from 2020-05-11T20:38:07
Me and Jordan plod through the new Infernal Dwarf book and pick out our worst and best from it, as well as some hobby tips and what we think the list archetype will be...!
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SlannRat Daily 31 - Makhar-dly a real book! from 2020-05-11T19:07:25
Joe (Tyranno) rejoins us to talk all things Makhar! We run through the book talking about each unit, the lists, the spells, the combos and more and get a wonderful insight into this fascinating book!!
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SlannRat Daily 30 - #JusticeForAsklanders from 2020-05-07T20:12:06
Chay, quite possibly the only person I know to have played REAL LIFE Asklanders, joins us to chat all things about the BEST supplementary army book...
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SlannRat Daily 29 - Social Distancing Round 2 with an Irishman from 2020-05-05T20:28:45
James rejoins us for his 3rd episode to talk about social distancing round 2 and letting Jordan lead his team to victory.
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SlannRat Daily 28 - Sculpting - A How to guide to start and improve from 2020-05-04T16:56:38
Joe (Tyranno) joins us to talk all things sculpting, including tips on how to start, his highlights and lowlights and plenty of tips on this often undiscussed topic!
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SlannRat Daily 27 - Dissecting the VS guidelines with a member of the team from 2020-05-03T21:04:05
Felix joins us to talk all things Rats as we take a brief overlook into the VS design guidelines.
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SlannRat Daily 26 - A new ninth scroll has landed from 2020-05-02T17:07:57
Henry joins us to talk about episode 21 of the ninth scroll that dropped yesterday! Lots of hobby updates and a thriller in the quiz...
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SlannRat Daily 25 - Social Distancing race breakdown, favourite lists and predictions from 2020-04-28T17:37:34
Jordan and I are joined by none other than the TO of social distancing, Alex Schmid to talk about the make up of the social distancing event and weigh in with some predictions
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SlannRat Daily 24 - Social Distancing, how a team works and round 1 from 2020-04-27T18:03:13
Jake joins myself and Jordan to talk round 1 of social distancing and how team events work
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SlannRat Daily 23 - A CoronaCon Round up, are VC OP? from 2020-04-25T16:48:55
Colin joins Jordan and I to wrap up the success that was CoronaCon and look at the top 3 lists in brief detail!
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SlannRat Daily 22 - MOAR RANDOMNESS - A wishlist for Vermin Swarm from 2020-04-24T19:33:05
Ciaran joins myself and Jordan to talk all things vermin swarm as we wishlist what we'd want to see in a new book. And a NEW QUIZ!
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SlannRat Daily 21 - Magic is the best phase in the game, FACT. from 2020-04-22T21:34:48
Firstly, apologies I'm quieter than usual. Zero change in the audio set up...weird.
James the ETC Ireland captain rejoins us to talk all things magic!
SlannRat Daily Special - No idea what wargaming is? This one is for you! from 2020-04-20T13:46:49
A special SlannRat Daily today as me and Jordan welcome my friend Alex onto the show. Alex doesn't do any wargaming and has a host of questions about the mysterious hobby we both love...
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SlannRat Daily 19 - Dwarfs, the impossible book to design from 2020-04-19T17:47:16
Hristo and Jack join me to talk all things dwarf and the impossible design considerations and limitations behind them before a quick quiz at the end...! Can Jack comeback from a 3-0 loss last episo...
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SlannRat Daily 18 - 9th Age Skirmish is ALIVE from 2020-04-17T20:50:07
Probably our most insightful episode to date as Mads joins us once again but this time to talk about T9A Skirmish campaigns. Really, really worth a look...!
Thread: https://www.the-ninth-a...
SlannRat Daily 17 - OP or UP? - The first 4 books (And not just gaming!) from 2020-04-16T16:46:38
SlannRat Daily 17 - OP or UP? - The first 4 books (And not just gaming!) by Slann Rat Radio
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SlannRat Daily 16 - CoronaCon Round 4 chat with the UK's number 2 ranked player from 2020-04-13T23:25:18
Tanka joins us to talk all things CoronaCon as the 3 of us go through our CoronaCon round 4 games
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SlannRat Daily 15 - #CoronaConGate - A cheat is exposed. Oh and some VC wishlisting. from 2020-04-11T23:38:54
First off, I'm aware 14 isn't released, it's had a couple issues...!
We're joined by Jordan and Jack to talk all things VC wishlisting ahead of when they get their book done, as well as ho...
SlannRat Daily 13 - Collecting an army from scratch and the £50 challenge from 2020-04-08T16:19:33
James joins us from Ireland and we chat all things about starting a new army as he embarks on his VS adventure
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SlannRat Daily 12 - "One of the best gamers in the world" - Colin is on the show from 2020-04-07T13:18:10
Colin joins me and Jordan to chat hobby, our 3 CoronaCon Round 3 games and most importantly, the quiz...
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SlannRat Daily 11 - How to make every type of base you'll ever want from 2020-04-06T11:52:53
Henry rejoins myself and Jordan to talk all things basing, how to do loads of types, and general hobby goodness before moving onto the quiz!
As ever, @slannratradio or slannratradio@gmail....
SlannRat Daily 10 - Giants, Giants everywhere! from 2020-04-03T15:30:25
Mads rejoins us to talk all things hobby, giants and see who can be victorious in the quiz!
As ever, @slannratradio or slannratradio@gmail.com
SlannRat Daily 9 - Random movers are now banned from 2020-04-02T16:49:37
On Today's show Jordan and myself are joined by the ever lovely Hristo as we chat a wee bit of hobby, the CoronaCon Round 3 match ups and some predictions ahead of the return of the quiz.
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SlannRat Daily 8 - Infernal Dwarf wishlist from 2020-04-01T21:42:43
Just me and Jordan today and we chat about what we'd like to see from the new upcoming Infernal Dwarf book.
Corona Con Fundraiser: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T7Sfy25tHhekvZTzj...
SlannRat Daily 7 - CORONACON IS AMAZING! from 2020-03-29T20:34:44
Jordan returns along with his round 2 CoronaCon opponent Joe from the USA. The usual hobby, coronacon and quiz chat along with an insight into 9th in the USA!
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SlannRat Daily 6 - CoronaCon ruined from 2020-03-27T13:38:39
Day 6 sees Jordan back with Felix to mainly chat CoronaCon, as usual @slannratradio on twitter or slannratradio@gmail.com
Link for the CoronaCon fundraiser: https://docs.google.com/spreads...
SlannRat Daily 5 - How to ruin a perfectly well made quiz from 2020-03-26T12:06:02
Mad from Sweden joins me and Colin for an extra helping of hobby chat, player styles and the quiz takes an unexpected turn...
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SlannRat Daily 4 - How to make an army in your sleep from 2020-03-25T20:41:59
SlannRat Daily 4 - How to make an army in your sleep by Slann Rat Radio
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SlannRat Daily 3 - Is it a centaur? from 2020-03-24T21:09:36
On episode 3 of SlannRat Daily we have Henry talking all things hobby, CoronaCon and Ninth Scroll! As ever get in touch on Twitter (@SlannRatRadio) or Email (SlannRatRadio@gmail.com).
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SlannRat Daily 2 - At least I avoided the bagel from 2020-03-23T12:19:56
Episode 2 of SlannRat Daily! A few technical issues meant it was a tiny bit late coming out but we're here!! Jack Austin joins me and Jordan as they talk about their UB CoronaCon games, and there's...
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SlannRat Daily Episode 1 from 2020-03-21T23:51:36
Well, we're all stuck in doors so here's episode 1 of our daily podcast. If you want to get involved, be it through questions or even coming on get in touch via @slannratdaily on twitter or slannra...
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SRR Episode 11 - Highborn Noobs (a SRR Special) from 2018-09-16T19:08:44
Slann Rat Radio Presents: Highborn Noobs, a SRR Special
Hristo, Colin and host Raf get into the weeds about their experiences using Highborn Elves at the Breakthrough tournament
SRR Episode 10 - All About The Base from 2018-01-28T14:57:47
Welcome one and all to the show tackling *the* hot debates of the Ninth Age scene. This week we are joined by former England Team player (and current Selector) Amit as we take a look at:
- Cava...
SRR Episode 09 - Hardcore Softscore from 2018-01-25T14:52:13
The boys are back, joined by top painter and all round lovely chap Jordan, as we tackle the hottest debates hitting the Ninth Age scene.
This week:
Building rules - is there an answer?
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SRR E08 - The Listology Fallacy from 2018-01-07T23:05:31
The boys are back, joined by Team England's newest member, tackling the key debates in the world of war gaming, including:
- Do we put too much emphasis on lists?
- Are chess clocks the ans...
SRR Ep 07 - Top Players Are Idiots Too from 2017-02-19T20:32:11
The boys are back again!
Joined by the mighty Longbeard himself, Hristo (Fnarrr), the boys tackle the real issues of the day:
- How can one become a better player?
- Are Infernal Dwarve...
SRR EP 06 - Scaly Old Saurian Ancient Chat from 2017-02-02T23:08:33
The Slann Rat Radio boys are joined by the rising power in the UK Ninth Age scene, Colin "The Power" Power to tackle the burning issues surrounding everyone's favourite opponents - Saurian Ancients
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SRR E05 - Slann Rat Radio (tries to) take on Beast Herds from 2017-01-29T22:37:23
The Slann Rat Radio boys are back!
This time they try to bend their might intellects to consider some key aspects of Beast Herds... but may have got side tracked once or twice.
We are joine...
SRR E04 - Painting Points are like Vegans - and other Masters Talk from 2017-01-22T03:46:21
Fresh from the Masters, we are joined by the UK's Italian Stallion, Francesco. As ever we tackle the burning issues of The Ninth Age with razor sharp insight and a small degree of flair.
C...
SRR Episode 3 - Live UK Masters Draw from 2017-01-12T00:31:33
Slann Rat Radio brings you the live draw for the UK's T9A Masters event hosted by event supremo Will.
The 16 best players in the country are about to battle it out to win the right to be k...
SRR Episode 02 - Balance is an incontinent puppy from 2016-11-07T23:12:37
Episode 2 of Slann Rat Radio is here!
This time we are joined by Captain America, Chris Mince, as we tackle the hard hitting topics of the day - such as, is game balance an incontinent puppy?
SRR E01 - Vermin Daemons are worse than Hitler from 2016-10-26T00:00
A podcast on The Ninth Age by Raf and Craig
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