The Control Phase

The Control Phase Episode 13.5 - 2026 Mid-Year Update!

Courtesy of SFG, the fellas go through all of the changes in the 2026 Mid-Year Update and give their thoughts. Was the Slaughterhouse nerfed enough? What of Old Umbrey's top performers? Will Storm Legion finally get a competitive pair? These topics and more in our first bonus episode!

The Control Phase Episode 13 - LnL Spoilers, Listener Questions and Iron Gauntlet Bat Reps

In this extra-long episode, the fellas go through the recent LnL EU spoilers including Scuttlebutt, the Shadow Seraph, General Gunnbjorn and the first couple of Fane of Nyrro Boxes. They then take a long-overdue crack at listener questions, including one that was delivered in person. Marc-André then finishes things off with a recap of his Iron Gauntlet Finals games. Prelude Recap 1:40 Assorted LnL Spoiler Talk 14:41 Fane Talk 1:07:38 Listener Questions 1:22:11 Iron Gauntlet Bat Reps 1:44:40

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/