Into the West

Into the West Team
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A Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game podcast, where we discuss and debate our favourite game! Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Email: intothewestpod@gmail.com

  1. JAN 18

    S4E26 - Best Beginner Armies to Play (with Stephen)

    To kick off the new year, we break down some of the easiest and best armies for new players getting into MESBG! Friend of the channel, Stephen, joins in on the discussion and shares some of his own picks. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Stephen's Pick 07:54 Richard's Pick 11:15 Charles' Pick 15:57 Honourable Mentions 38:22 What about other Evil armies? 43:40 Outro Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

    44 min

  2. 12/29/2025

    S4E25 - Our MESBG Wishlist! (with Bazuso)

    We come to the end of 2025 with some reflection on the first year of the current edition. Our guest Bazuso joins in as we all share some of our hopes and dreams for the coming year. Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 07:04 The Next Supplement 10:22 Balance Updates 19:32 Tournament Scene 23:44 Trophies Our Sponsor: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    28 min

  3. 12/16/2025

    S4E24 - Hardest Armies to Play in MESBG (with Bazuso)

    Into the West is joined by friend of the channel, Bazuso, to discuss the most challenging armies to play in the game! We each share a few of our picks, and then go through a list of honourable mentions. Thumbnail: Arwen by @stevelangelo Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 05:18 Ian's Pick 11:18 Charles' Pick 17:28 Richard's Pick 24:00 Baz's Pick 29:11 Ian's 2nd Pick 34:00 Honourable mentions Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    49 min

  4. 11/24/2025

    S4E23 - Top 10 Lists from Clash on the Coast 2025 (with Hobby Hobbits)

    This episode we are joined by the Hobby Hobbits to cover the top winning lists from Canada's largest tournament, Clash on the Coast 2025, one of the premier tournaments in North America hosted by MTM Printworks! Longshanks Event: https://www.longshanks.org/event/25840/ Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:13 Master's Winning List 04:17 Doubles 06:19 The Grand Tournament 07:20 10th Place 11:49 9th Place 18:15 8th Place 23:32 7th Place 30:58 6th Place 40:01 5th Place 48:47 4th Place 55:29 3rd Place 01:05:10 2nd Place 01:12:43 1st Place 01:19:51 Conclusion and Shoutouts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

    1h 28m

  5. 11/02/2025

    S4E22 - Monsters Tier List

    We're back with a tier list, and this time the topic is monsters! Join us as we discuss and rank all the monster profiles of the game! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Treebeard 05:24 Beechbone 07:50 Birchseed 11:40 Ent 14:33 Gwaihir 16:40 Great Eagle 19:12 Fledgeling Eagle 21:16 Radagast on Eagle 24:36 Beorn 28:48 Grimbeorn 32:58 Bofur on Troll Brute 37:08 Troll Brute 41:32 Sauron 45:16 Mordor Troll Chieftain 47:55 Shelob 51:39 Mordor Troll 54:26 Mordor War Catapult Troll 55:53 Great Beast of Gorgoroth 58:25 Witch-King on Fellbeast 01:00:15 Ringwraith on Fellbeast 01:02:37 Smaug 01:05:44 Dragon 01:07:16 Isengard Troll 01:10:03 The Balrog 01:14:03 The Watcher in the Water 01:17:49 Cave Drake 01:20:03 Cave Troll 01:21:50 Dweller in the Dark 01:23:07 Buhrdur 01:25:38 Hill Troll 01:27:47 Gulavhar 01:31:35 Mumak War Leader 01:33:31 Mumak 01:34:40 The Spider Queen 01:38:39 The Snow Troll 01:41:52 Catapult Troll 01:45:24 Gundabad Ogre 01:48:14 Gundabad Troll 01:50:41 The Goblin King 01:53:42 The Three Trolls More Ranking Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQH5qcVcOHkfDoCWI5d_oxST Patreon Promotion: We have a new Patreon promotion to announce! After a month of joining, all patrons will receive a set of our new custom Baron Into the West dice (while supplies last)! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

    2h 3m

  6. 10/05/2025

    S4E21 - Top 15 Lists of NOVA 2025 (with Frank)

    This episode we cover the top winning lists from the NOVA Open 2025, one of the premier tournaments in North America! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:22 15th Place 06:54 14th Place 09:30 13th Place 12:40 12th Place 16:32 11th Place 19:40 10th Place 22:48 9th Place 26:35 8th Place 31:40 7th Place (+Frank's Batreps) 40:30 6th Place 45:21 5th Place 47:45 4th Place 52:32 3rd Place 55:34 2nd Place 58:24 1st Place 01:01:19 Conclusion and Shoutouts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

    1h 4m

  7. 09/15/2025

    S4E20 - Top 10 Lists of ArdaCon 2025 (with Gollum’s Gamers)

    Eliott from Gollum's Gamers joins the podcast this week to break down the top winning lists from the largest MESBG tournament in the world, ArdaCon! Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 07:01 ArdaCon Masters 11:30 10th Place 18:06 9th Place 23:33 8th Place 28:13 7th Place 31:59 6th Place 36:56 5th Place 40:57 4th Place 43:31 3rd Place 46:24 2nd Place 50:55 1st Place 55:31 Final Thoughts Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

    59 min

  8. 09/02/2025

    S4E19 - Army List Reviews August 2025

    Today we review and rate some army lists submitted by our patrons, armies they have yet to try out! Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Realms of Men 07:32 Buhrdur's Horde 13:30 Garrison of Ithilien 20:21 Moria 26:11 Lothlorien 35:15 Grand Army of the South Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush Credits: Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    44 min
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A Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game podcast, where we discuss and debate our favourite game! Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@intothewestpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Email: intothewestpod@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Into the West Team
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    126
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Into the West Team
  • Show Website
    Into the West

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