The Normal Blokes 40k Podcast

On Episode 144, Luke is joined by special guest Dan who is a newcomer into the competitive 40k world. Luke has been coaching Dan in his journey, starting from garage games to going undefeated at singles events, to competing at team events. Dan talks about his experiences and lessons learned along the way. This will … Continue reading Episode 144 – Zero to Hero: A newcomer’s experience →

On Episode 143, the guys do something a little bit different – Nathan and Liam discuss their time playing at the recent TNA Age of Sigmar event! Have a listen to these 40k regulars tackling a new system, and how they found it. They did… surprisingly well! As always, let us know what you think, … Continue reading Episode 143 – An AoS Side-Quest! →

On this week’s episode, the guys go over their weekend at Gladiator Gaming’s January teams event. They discuss how their lists performed, and some of the things they’re working on into the future. We ended up coming 4th overall – thanks to all our amazing opponents and to Josh for once again running a great … Continue reading Episode 142 – January 2024 Teams Recap! →

On this episode, Liam and Dineeth go through their team’s not-so-normal lists for the upcoming Gladiator Gaming teams event and run through their approach to pairings. A fun listen for those who are keen to enjoy more teams style events, as well as have a plan going into the pairings process! As always, let us … Continue reading Episode 141 – Team Events and Pairings! →

On Episode 140, the guys discuss their recent performance at the Gladiator Gaming Teams Event. They go through their games, how 10th Edition teams 40k feels, and some of the things they learnt along the way. This is by far one of our funnier episodes, listen out for the hosts absolutely losing it after the … Continue reading Episode 140 – Gladiator Gaming Teams November 2023! →

On Episode 139, Dineeth and Jordan discuss some of the cool combinations they are seeing in the new 10th Edition Space Marines Codex. This book is deep! Have a listen to some of our thoughts, but we’re keen to see what you all do with it too! As always, let us know what you think, … Continue reading Episode 139 – Marine Biology →

On Episode 138, Luke is joined by Jordan and Michael Mientjes to discuss the 100 player, 3 day event in Brisbane, Australia. Michael placed 2nd at this event and Luke placed 3rd, so we discuss our lists and our event experience. Jordan, recently returning to the game, gives us his perspective coming into 10th. We … Continue reading Episode 138 – TNAO Major Recap →

On Episode 137, Liam comes on to talk about his role as captain for Team Australia at WTC 2023. We discuss the process of team selection, navigating being the voice for the team leading up to the event and leading from the front during the rounds. We also go over the rounds that Team Australia … Continue reading Episode 137 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 3 – Liam Hackett →

On the second part of our WTC 2023 coverage, Dineeth interviews Team Australia super-coach Ben Way! We discuss what being part of the support team entails, and some of the things that can be unlocked with a solid and well-constructed group of coaches. As always, let us know what you think, leave a message or … Continue reading Episode 136 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 2 – Ben Way →

To kick off our coverage of WTC 2023 on Episode 135, we’re joined by Team Australia’s Imperial Knights player, Will Milton! Have a listen to Will’s journey, starting competitive 40k in early 9th and making his way onto the national team. We break down his stellar Warmaster singles performance, as well as his role in … Continue reading Episode 135 – WTC 2023 Recap Part 1 – Will Milton →