Podcasts by Stay On Target | An X-Wing Podcast

Episode 63: All Chicken Littles report in! from 2021-10-31T19:21:22

AMG drops a bombshell of a new rule where even SOT can't just sit idly by without recording an episode. Will this be the final form of Random Player Order? Or will a very vocal minority influenc...

Episode 62: Insert Clever Title Here from 2021-10-02T14:58:30

Gordon just wanted to test a Zoom remote session to see what it was like -- because not getting together in person is new for us -- when Mikhail suddenly says "Just hit the record button...go!" ...

Episode 61: Don't call it a comeback from 2021-03-25T13:00

You might not know this, but it's been just over a year since we last recorded. Lies you say? It's true...all of it (insert Han Solo meme here). Gordon finally felt safe enough to come out of hi...

Episode 60: Franch has the Coronavirus from 2020-03-09T16:00

Fine, he probably doesn't, but we thought we saw him licking his iPad and iPads are made in China, so our logic is infallible. Topics mostly revolved around recent Store Championships and the cu...

Episode 59: POINTS POINTS POINTS from 2020-01-14T17:00

Let's face it -- when the points change in X-Wing every six months, it's just the best. Not much got nerfed this time around, but a LOT of generic ships were lowered in cost. We're excited, and ...

Episode 58: X-Wing New Year's Resolutions from 2020-01-07T17:00

With the new year comes the hope and promise of X-Wing resolutions! Mikhail wants to attend a specific tournament that he's never played in before. Franch vows to be more faction diverse. And Go...

Episode 57: Gordon and Franch, sitting in a tree... from 2019-11-12T17:00

...P-O-D-C-A-S-T(ING). Even though Mikhail was unavailable, Gordon and Franch felt like recording anyway.

Episode 56: Worlds 2019 from 2019-11-01T16:00

The gang spends their Halloween recording a show, which is what happens when you don't have children. Highlights include Mikhail sharing stories from his recent World's experience, Franch leadin...

Episode 55: Practice makes perfect...or not from 2019-10-15T16:00

Franch and Mikhail attempt to host the show on their own without their fearless leader, Gordon. But don’t worry, they are joined by Mark Moriarity from Hangar 19 to discuss the hyperspace trial ...

Episode 54: Use the Force, [insert your name here] from 2019-08-27T16:00

Gordon, Mikhail, and guest Ryan Fleming discuss the typical things you'd expect on a show that's about X-Wing, but we all know why Ryan is there, right? You'll know when it's time to stop listen...

Episode 53: The GenCon Preview Episode from 2019-07-30T16:00

GOOOOOOD MORNING X-WING!!!! Hey, this is....wait, wrong show. Sorry. The whole gang is finally back together again as Mikhail resumes his co-hosting responsibilities once more after being extrad...

Episode 52: Judge Franch - HE IS THE LAW!!! from 2019-06-11T16:00

Louisville Hyperspace Trial winner Joe Konopa and local Louisville player Rebel Mike join a Mikhail-less cast to discuss the recent tourney that was held in the Bluegrass state. The cast then at...

Episode 51: ASMR from 2019-05-21T16:00

The title is an Easter Egg. Go find it.

1:41:30 - STEELERS TALK

Episode 50: Mountain Dew Mouth from 2019-04-16T16:00

You're not alone, Gordon didn't know what that meant either. Tune in to find out! Oh look, it's Episode 50. That's right...Stay On Target, where half the amount of content produced takes twice a...

Episode 49: Blast from the Past from 2019-03-19T16:00

Original Stay On Target host and creator Cory "CooMasterCoo" Cooley joins the gang to discuss his return to X-Wing and reflect on the recent Hyperspace Trial that was held in Murray, KY.

Episode 48: All Hail Mikhail from 2019-03-12T16:00

Gordon and Mikhail are joined this week by special guest Ryan Staniszewski of the OCX podcast to discuss their recent experience at the Hyperspace Trial that was held in Springfield, Ohio. In fa...

Episode 47: Of Dice and Men from 2019-02-19T17:00

Mostly about dice, less about men. "Getting diced" sure has come up as a topic a lot lately, so the Stay on Target crew thought they'd chime in as well by compiling amazing amounts of statistica...

Episode 46: X-Wing 3.0 from 2019-01-29T17:00

As promised, FFG published the points and ship configuration updates on schedule. It certainly made for some easy-to-write show notes: “Discuss points changes.”

12:00 - GENERICS AND REBEL...

Episode 45: The Outryder That Was... from 2019-01-15T17:00

Was there meta-talk? Of course. Speculation about the upcoming point changes? You betcha. A detailed analysis about the Separatist Alliance preview? Eh, not so much. But there was a lot of talk ...

Episode 44: Poe + F.O. means new show! from 2018-12-18T17:00

The release of two new factions makes for a great excuse to get together and record a new episode, right? You would think so, so we decided to do this at the last minute -- apparently Franch doe...

Episode 43: Fleming Unplugged from 2018-12-04T17:00

Eeeew. It had been a month since the last episode and the Steelers just lost another game, so we had no choice but to record a new show and asked Ryan Fleming to once again join us. It's strictl...

Episode 42: It's my birthday and I'll podcast if I want to from 2018-11-06T17:00

This episode was recorded on Gordon's 52nd birthday. As tempting as it might have been to make the entire discussion about just him -- which would have been really great, mind you -- special gue...

Episode 41: Know your win condition (don't suck) from 2018-10-23T16:00

Getting us together to record these days is basically a miracle. Almost didn't happen again! But record we did. There's some brief discussion of a Second Edition tourney Mikhail and Franch atten...

Episode 40: We're Franchless Again from 2018-10-02T16:00

At least Franch wrote up our show notes, so not a complete loss. With our little tricycle of a podcast still missing its third wheel, Gordon and Mikhail try to pedal along by talking about the r...

Episode 39: Embrace Variance! And Gordon is an idiot from 2018-09-18T16:00

We know you already knew that, but he's a super-idiot this episode. He might know what a Luddite is, but he still doesn't know how Iden Versio works. We apologize in advance.

12:30 - SHIR...

Episode 38: Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. from 2018-09-11T16:00

Gordon would have preferred to have had the episode titled "You must unlearn what you have learned", said in his best Yoda voice no less, but Mikhail was inclined to go with the quote by a whiny...

Episode 37: Just What The Doctor Ordered from 2018-07-17T16:00

We mean that sort of literally. We spoke with Andrew Savoie, who happens to be an actual M.D. What does that have to do with X-Wing? Absolutely nothing, but we're still impressed. Turns out Andr...

Episode 36: X-Wing 1.0 hype!!! Wait...what? from 2018-07-10T16:00

That's right, the Stay On Target crew find themselves excited about X-Wing 1.0 again. Thanks Wave 14!

02:00 - WAR STORIES | 30:30 - WAVE 14

Episode 35: The Worlds That Was and X-Wing 2nd Edition from 2018-05-08T16:00

Mikhail and Franch share Worlds stories from their recent trip to Minnesota, but it becomes clear soon enough that the crew wanted to talk more about the recently announced X-Wing 2nd Edition. Listen

Episode 34: SOT means Stay-On-Target ON TOP! from 2018-04-24T16:00

Those who listen to OCX get the reference, and Stay On Target now owns said reference. We won the right to say so and explain why at the end of the show. But don't try to skip ahead, because we'...

Episode 33: So Now They're Naming Tournament Kits After Us from 2018-03-13T16:00

The new Q1 2018 X-wing kit is being described as a "Stay on Target" tournament. Clearly inspired by our podcast, of course. After all, it's not like the phrase "Stay on Target" is used elsewhere...

Episode 32: Gordon is the Best from 2018-02-20T17:00

Dreams do come true! Who cares if it took a different Gordon than the show's host to climb the mountain top? Suffer with Mikhail and Franch in their dismay, having to listen to Gordon and guest ...

Episode 31: The Devil's Apricot from 2018-02-06T17:00

Gordon and Mikhail think they have the show all to themselves, but Franch crashes the party. Then DHaus of all people shows up to brag about being in another Organized Play promo pic. There's al...

Episode 30: The Killer B's from 2018-01-16T17:00

It was almost a perfect weekend: X-wing streams everywhere and the Steelers (Big Ben, Brown, and Bell) advancing to the AFC Championship. Ugh, the Steelers! Fine, at least Jeff Berling joins us ...

Episode 29: We can't beat Duncan Howard from 2017-12-02T17:00

I think we're a collective 0-4 against Duncan. This now forces us to prevent him from attending all future tournaments, it's our only remaining option. Or maybe we play better...not sure about t...

Episode 28: Come back to the dark side, we have cookies! from 2017-10-31T16:00

Literally. Deroche, Franch and Mikhail eat cookies while recording, all very professional. And they discuss the recent FAQ - in between bites.

Episode 27: Missed it by *that* much from 2017-10-10T16:00

Gordon, Mikhail, Franch, and party crasher Jon Bruns (from Hornet Squadron Radio) discuss all manner of X-Wing topics: Recent tournaments and alternate formats, listener feedback, FFG's silence,...

Episode 26: Support you local game store! from 2017-08-29T16:00

Gordon, Mikhail, and Franch are joined by special guest Mark Moriarty to discuss Mark's amazing alt-art cards, Gen-Con, and the local game stores in which they play. Also highlighted are the upc...

Episode 25: November Papa Echo from 2017-08-08T16:00

The Stay On Target crew is back after a slew of Store Championships post-Wave 11. Find out how they did and what their thoughts are on the FAQ 'leak' (not much given how it's been beaten to deat...

Episode 24: Make the Empire Great Again...Again, with Phil Horny from 2017-07-11T16:00

In an attempt to bring about the end of the world, the Stay On Target crew record episodes in back-to-back weeks! Franch, Gordon, and Mikhail speak with special guest Phil Horny about his curren...

Episode 23: Don't Use Marksmanship from 2017-07-03T16:00

Franch, Gordon, and Mikhail are joined by guest Camden Alcorn to discuss the new player experience in X-Wing, advice for newcomers to improve, and how the veterans in the community can lend a ha...

Episode 22: Everything is fine here. How are you? from 2017-06-20T16:00

After a two-month hiatus, Gordon, Franch and Mikhail catch up on Worlds, Store Championships, possible nerfs, and the various preview articles about Wave 11 and the Guns for Hire expansion.

Episode 21: This One's For Gordon's Mom from 2017-04-17T16:00

Join DHaus, Franch, Gordon, and Mikhail for another jam-packed episode right before Worlds! We cover the Hoth Open, Stele Open, Campaign Against Cancer, and Worlds prep. Listen until the end if ...

Episode 20: FAQ Rhymes with Manaroo from 2017-03-12T16:00

Join DHaus, Gordon, and Franch for a doozy of an episode featuring the new lists we're flying, the FAQ madness and its potential effect on the meta game, predictions for the last System Opens, a...

Episode 19: It's Actually Eric's Fault from 2017-01-30T17:00

Our very own Franch took down the Ohio Regional and he's here to tell us about it. We also brought in Eric Berling to talk Wave 10 and its potential impact on the meta.

0:00 - INTRO | 2:0...

Episode 18: The Outryder Cup and Regionals from 2017-01-16T17:00

We're baaaaaack! After far too long, Gordon, DHaus, Franch have returned with guest Mikhail to talk about their 2nd place finish at the Outryder Cup and reflect on the current regional season. Listen

Episode 17: It's All Jeff's Fault - Part Deux from 2016-11-15T17:00

The guys are joined by Jeff Berling to talk about their Worlds experience!

2:00 - WORLDS HIGHLIGHTS | 21:00 - LIST PERFORMANCE | 40:00 - FINAL TABLE | 1:00:00 - STOLEN PLANS

Episode 16: The Worlds Experience with Paul Heaver from 2016-10-24T16:00

The whole squad is back and joined by the great Paul Heaver to talk Worlds and the Upsilon-class Shuttle Expansion preview.

7:20 - THE WORLDS EXPERIENCE | 38:30 - ALL EYES ON DEADEYE | 47...

Episode 15: Two Winners and a Couple Losers from 2016-09-27T16:00

Join DHaus and Gordon as they interview the two winners of the Bluegrass Open and Crossroads Classic. We talk about how Wave 9 is already making a splash and what lists we expect to see at the t...

Episode 14: Book of Wave 9 from 2016-09-14T16:00

The crew is joined by Mikhail Jenkins aka SteelCurtain0118 (Reddit) Jenks0118 (FFG) as they discuss the potential impact wave 9 will have on the meta.

0:20 - INTRO | 11:22 - TRENCH RUN | ...

Episode 13: Gen Con Bothans Survive from 2016-08-17T16:00

DHaus and CooMasterCoo are joined by Tommy Adams aka MegaSilver (Forums) aka TheVenocWarlord (Reddit) and Donald Williams. They discuss their Gen Con experience and some wave 9 hype!

3:30...

Episode 12: Old Terry from 2016-08-05T16:00

The entire crew is together at last! The guys discuss the top five best upgrades in the game for In The Hangar. Trench Run is the Fang Fighter and Shadow Caster along with some GenCon prediction...

Episode 11: It's All Jeff's Fault from 2016-07-20T16:00

Gordon and DHaus have the honor of interviewing the legendary Jeff Berling, creator of Dengaroo and reigning North American Champion. We also hit the preview of the Special Forces Tie during In ...

Episode 10: Your Podcast Has Been Throttled from 2016-07-06T16:00

Our podcast has been throttled due to too many listeners!....NOT. CooMasterCoo and Franch are joined by the one and only Gordon and America's X-Wing hero Ryan Fleming. Ryan drops a 'bomb' on the...

Episode 9: Shenanigans from 2016-06-15T16:00

CooMasterCoo and DHaus are Franchless once again as they sit in the Aqualish Arby's and discuss DHaus' successes. They both talk potential builds for their Origin Nationals trip and Wave 9!

Episode 8: Jabba's Taco Hutt from 2016-05-28T16:00

On this jam-packed episode, we get 'The Gordon Experience' from the one and only Gordon Berg! Franch gives some double Ghost love, CooMasterCoo tells of his failures, and DHaus checks his phone....

Episode 7: Stay on Gordon from 2016-05-11T16:00

The Kentucky pilots are Franchless in this riveting and anticipated episode. CooMasterCoo confesses his X-Wing rut, DHaus discusses recent regional results and the Defender sits in the hangar ba...

Episode 6: A-Winging It from 2016-04-13T16:00

Your favorite pilots talk about CooMasterCoo's trip to the Hoth Open, an A-Wing swarm winning a Regional NEW Mexico, and the controversial International Draw situation.

6:00 - WAR STORIES...

Episode 5: That's No Moon from 2016-04-01T16:00

CooMasterCoo, Franch, and special guest DCott, aka David Cottingham, discuss Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game to the point of pure exhaustion.

Episode 4: Wave 8 Madness from 2016-03-22T16:00

The guys discuss the long-anticipated wave 8 ships and how they have already impacted the meta.

1:20 - WAR STORIES | 1:00:00 - IN THE HANGAR | 1:30:00 - FLIGHT ACADEMY | 1:42:00 - STOLEN ...

Episode 3: The Ghost with the Most from 2016-03-04T17:00

CooMasterCoo, DHaus and Franch discuss their store championship stories and interesting builds for the VCX-100.

1:20 - WAR STORIES | 18:40 - FLIGHT ACADEMY #1 - How to fly against a tie s...

Episode 2: Dengar...Not an Ambi-turner from 2016-02-17T17:00

The guys discuss the newly previewed JumpMaster 5000!

4:10 - WAR STORIES - Store Championship at Louisville Game Stop | 24:50 - FLIGHT ACADEMY #1 | 33:50 - IN THE HANGAR - JumpMaster 5000...

Episode 1: Take Off! from 2016-02-09T17:00

A smooth-ish take-off to a brand new X-Wing podcast with pilots CooMasterCoo, DHaus, and Franch. We're just a couple of guys who want to share our enthusiasm for the game. Hope you enjoy!