Rank and Flank - A Warhammer: The Old World podcast

Ep 16: The Old World – End Times

The Rank and Flank team — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:04:42 +0000

In this episode, we take a look back at the first year of Warhammer: The Old World, and discuss our thoughts and feelings on all the good and bad that the game has brought, and we'll highlight why the podcast will be on hiatus for the foreseeable future.

Ep 15: Dark Elves Deep Dive

The Rank and Flank team — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:54:05 +0000

In this episode, we take a look at the Legacy army our Discord community voted for: Dark Elves! Break out your black eyeliner and come with us on a deep dive of all their different units, magic items and (mostly useless) special rules, rounded off with our thoughts on some army builds that should work well on the battlefield.

Ep 14: Rise of the Big Duck

The Rank and Flank team — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 12:07:08 +0000

In this episode, we see the return of The Pit as reigning heavyweight champion Settra takes on challenger Galrauch. We talk about the next four Arcane Journals, covering what's been rumoured, alongside what we'd like to see both in the journals and beyond. We review our community poll results, where we asked "What's the strongest army in Old World?" and discuss a bit about the overall TOW meta game. Finally, we wrap up with some discussion of upcoming events in Ireland, our new army lists, and Fintan's Warhammer-inspired Dwarf Fortress mod, Forthammer.

Ep 13: It’s Chaos All the Way Down (Warriors of Chaos Arcane Journal Review)

The Rank and Flank team — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:41:08 +0000

In this episode, we take a look at how AJ's Wood Elves and Fintan's new Tomb Kings did at the Exploding Dice event in Bangor on September 1st, followed by a deep dive into the Warriors of Chaos Arcane Journal.

Ep 12: Post-hiatus Chaos

The Rank and Flank team — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 09:24:48 +0000

Welcome back! Vactions, work and Nurgle's Blessings have kept the podcast team apart for the month of August, but we're back with our thoughts on the new Chaos pre-release and roadmap announcements, plus a round up of the team's experiences at the Rank and Flank GT.

Ep 11: Deep Mining the Dwarf Arcane Journal

The Rank and Flank team — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:43:27 +0000

In this episode, we shoulder our picks and groom our beards as we take you on a deep dive mine of the upcoming Dwarf Arcane Journal. Musical interludes are excerpts of songs by Wind Rose, the dwarfiest of bands--their next album: Trollslayer!

Ep 10: The Long & Short of It All

The Rank and Flank team — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:45:13 +0000

After a brief interlude caused by various travel plans, we are back with our longest episode yet! First up, we discuss the latest spoilers for the Dwarf Arcane Journal, along with some other tasty rumours. We talk about our experience at the recent Exploding Dice tournament, dive into quick recipes for making your own terrain, and wrap up with final rankings of the magic lores and some Q&A from our Discord. Phew!

Ep 9: Are We High or Are We Waaagh!? (Grading Magic Lores Part III)

The Rank and Flank team — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:01:11 +0000

In this episode, we discuss our experiences at the recent 1,500 point event in Dublin "Onslaught in the Old World", and we wrap up our opinions on the Lores of Magic, ending with High and Waaagh! Silly voices abound ...

Ep 8: Welcome to the Dark Side (Grading Magic Lores Part II)

The Rank and Flank team — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:33:08 +0000

In this episode, we look at our lists for the upcoming 3-game tournament, Onslaught! It's a 1,500 point Open Battle event. We also continue our deep dive into the Lores of Magic from The Old World rulebook, covering the spells in Dark Magic, Daemonology and Necromancy.

Ep 7: Elementalism, my dear Watson! (Grading Magic Lores, Part I)

The Rank and Flank team — Sun, 19 May 2024 22:37:23 +0000

In this episode, we review our (poor) performance at a local narrative event. We also give our spell-by-spell thoughts on the different lores of magic, starting with the most widely available lores: Elementalism, Illusion and Battle Magic.

Ep 6: FAQ, FAQ and FAQ too!

The Rank and Flank team — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:55:47 +0000

In this episode, we welcome two new co-hosts, Ben and Marc! We say goodbye and thank you to Tim, and encourage you all to check out Tim's game store, Mountain Gremlin Games. We discuss the recent(ish) FAQ, and our lists for a narrative event in Wicklow, run by Matt from The Last Chancers.

Ep 5: Tomb Kings (Can’t) March to War

The Rank and Flank team — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:44:03 +0000

In this episode, we talk about the news from GW about the Orcs & Goblins, and then dive into the Tomb Kings army book and discuss our ideas on strategy, tactics and our favourite units, rules and magic items from the roster and Arcane Journal.

Ep 4: Cruise on the River Mortis (Tomb Kings – Part 1)

The Rank and Flank team — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:39:52 +0000

In this episode, we have our first "Faction Focus" and take an in-depth look at the Tomb Kings range, starting with a history of the models and how we got to the range that exists today. We also dip into some ideas for painting and basing a Tomb Kings army, and generally meander off-topic quite a bit. So join us on a leisurely cruise, down the River Mortis 💀

Ep 3: Campaigns & Characters

The Rank and Flank team — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:27:06 +0000

In this episode, we discuss our first tournament for Warhammer: The Old World, we go into our campaign world and games, and we discuss characters from both a hobby and tactical perspective.

Ep 2: Here Comes the Cavalry!

The Rank and Flank team — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:57:06 +0000

In Episode 2, we talk about cavalry and their uses on the battlefield, particularly in using the Hammer and Anvil tactic. Then we get into some details on how to paint cavalry models, and start a new segment called Campaign Corner!

Ep 1: Old World, New Podcast

The Rank and Flank team — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:26:48 +0000

In which we introduce the new podcast crew, discuss some rules changes between Warhammer 8th edition and The Old World, pit the Green Knight against Settra, and discuss how to collect a new army for the game.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Tournament Zone Special – Wet Coast GT 2014

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:35:11 +0000

The crew headed to Wet Coast GT 2014 in Vancouver, and here's how we fared!

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 17 – In the Master’s Shadow

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:19:53 +0000

In this episode, we discuss how to paint things freehand, and we go in depth on some of the main rulebook lores of magic.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 20 – Fall of the Hammer

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:57:57 +0000

The last episode of Dimensional Cascade, as Age of Sigmar is announced and rank and flank Warhammer disappears.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 19 – Get the Funk Out

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:54:38 +0000

In this episode, we discuss being in a hobby funk, and dive into scenery and terrain - building it, and using it to your advantage on the battlefield.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 18 – Pants of the Black Sheep

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:48:34 +0000

In this episode, we have a couple of guests on the show to discuss their armies, and maybe a little bit about Swedish Comp for End Times.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 15 – Whole Glott of Shakin’

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:33:44 +0000

In this episode, we discuss Glottkin from the End Times.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 14 – It’s the End of the World As We Know It

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:31:28 +0000

In this episode we discuss the Nagash book from the End Times, and the changes it brought to the game.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 13 – Curse of the Horned Rat

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:28:40 +0000

The End Times begin! We discuss how to put together and paint big kits, and we also go 'beyond the dispel scroll' - less used on magic items from the main rulebook.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 12 – North by Northwest

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:24:10 +0000

In this episode, we introduce Campaign Corner to discuss our local campaign and we go into how to make maps for campaigns.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 11 – You’ve Got Wood (Elves)

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:22:09 +0000

Part 2 of our Wood Elf army book review

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 10 – We’ve Got Wood (Elves)

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:19:54 +0000

Part 1 of our Wood Elf 8th edition army book review

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 9 – All Your Base Are Belong to MSU

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:08:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss customizing your models' bases and the Multiple Small Units (MSU) strategy.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 8 – The Green Stuff Cavalry

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:03:22 +0000

In this episode we talk about using fast cavalry, and how to use green stuff.

Oldhammer – Dimensional Cascade Episode 7 – The Anvil (Dwarf Review Part 2)

The Rank and Flank team — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:58:12 +0000

In this episode, we conclude our review of Dwarf army book for Warhammer 8th edition.