The Control Phase

The Control Phase Episode 12 - Recent Events Recap, Imperatus + Chainbelchers and Warmachine Etiquette

The fellas get back to work and discuss recent events including the Bokur Brawl, le Grand Clash & the Australian Super Series. They then go over the recently released Imperatus2 and Chainbelcher cards, including some ideas about how lists could be built with them. They round this out with some thoughts on etiquette in Warmachine, and how to give their opponents a memorable but enjoyable game. *RE-POSTED DUE TO AGGREGATOR BUG*

The Control Phase Episode 11 - Command Cards, Adepticon Reveals, Meta Snapshot and Kithguard Chat Part 2

In this busy episode, the guys tackle much of the recent news - the Command Card overhaul being chief among them. They also talk about their favourite Adepticon teasers, and review the tourney results of the past few weeks. This is all capped off with with a discussion of how Kithguard is shaping up as an army, including talk about how Trap Doors are playing out on the battlefield. https://bytownbeatdown.ca/

The Control Phase Episode 10 - The Guys Solve The Housing Crisis

In this episode, the fellas go into their tips and tricks for figuring out which list to drop once you've been matched into an opponent, including how to resolve list chicken. They then dive into the salient rules update to come out of the FronTier campaign, with a particular on the extensive Grymkin changes to Arcana, the Bloody Parliament and the Slaughterhouse. Lastly, they tackle some listener questions that they weren't able to get to last time. https://bytownbeatdown.ca/

The Control Phase Episode 9 - Tourney Recap, How to Handle Tilt & THead + Kithguard Chat

The guys are back in their 10th episode and start off with a recap of Belgian Masters and a local steamroller.  They then discuss their experiences with tilt and how they work through it during their games. We go through the recent Thunderhead and Kithguard spoilers, capping it off with 4 listener questions and a roundup of upcoming events! Belgian Masters & WMNC Recaps 1:50 How to Handle Tilt 24:01 Thunderhead & Kithguard Chat 49:37 Listener Questions 1:29:10 Event Announcements 1:51:05 https://bytownbeatdown.ca/

The Control Phase Episode 8 - How to play versus gunlines, recent tournaments & building for SR 2026

Now that they have some games under their belts, the fellas revisit some of their hot takes while also going over the Steamroller 2026 packet to talk about similarities and differences with the previous one. They go over some recent competitive results out of Australia and the USA, and cap it all off with a discussion about how to play into the gunlines that have become very popular as of late.