Rebel High Command - Imperial Assault Podcast

Imperial Assault and IACP were at Adepticon for another year for 2024! Once again Brendan played in the Imperial Assault tournament along with his entire family this time, and has joined me to share his experiences at Adepticon 2024. Sorry for audio issues, the main audio recording was corrupted so I had to use my backup recording files. Check out Brendan Born's work over at / born_miniatures Support Imperial Assault content by supporting this channel over at HTTPS://patreon.com/iacommand Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5h0UHt1Tu8&ab_channel=IACommand

Season 9 for IACP is here! Now that we're on a 2 season per year timeline, we're doing less cards but a shorter playtesting period as well, and we've included some bangers in this season, including everyone's favorite fuzzy cuddly murder bear! Krrsantan! And Ewoks are here too!

After a 5 month break, we have a special podcast episode for you all to enjoy. Joey and Wesley join me to talk about our experiences playing with the new Season 8 cards for IACP now that the playtesting period has ended and we're into full on competitive play. We also talk about the new map, Wasskah Hunting Grounds, and we cook up some new list ideas with Kuiil from Season 8. Watch on Youtube with card images: https://youtu.be/_GM-SonnPC8

On this episode, Wesley and I talk about the recently released 8.1 updates for Season 8. The updates went public on 5/28 and we recorded this on 5/27. We go card by card through the 17 card update to discuss the reasoning and the ramifications for the changes. Youtube video with all links: https://youtu.be/99jTAyJtwxs

This is a long one, because we're diving deep into the steps of performing an attack in Imperial Assault! Ever wonder why Brace for Impact has to be played before Assassinate, or why a surge for Stun won't stop Greedo's Parting Shot? We discuss all that and more, plus some more of our experiences with season 8 playtesting so far, and my retro format in-store tournament report from May 6th. Youtube Video with all links: https://youtu.be/aX2kVY8pvvQ

We're now 1 week into playtesting Season 8 cards as of recording this episode on Sunday April 30th. TVboy and Secondflock dig into their experiences playing with the new Season 8 cards in their 8.0 playtesting forms. What cards have stood out, questions have arisen, and where we think things will go from here. Youtube video with all links: TBD

Now that the entire card file for Season 8 has been revealed, I can share this episode with TheSecondFlock where I get his first reaction to all of the cards. This is completely new to him here, he has never seen any of the cards at this point, including 1 card that got changed the day it was spoiled. Follow along with all the spoilers at: https://ia-continuityproject.com/2023/04/11/season-8-preview-gallery/ Check out the video version of the episode at: https://www.youtube.com/@iacommand9185

On the eve of the release of IACP Season 8, TVboy and TheSecondFlock look back at Season 7 and share their lessons learned and take aways from the season, backed up with a little bit of data from TVboy's vassal logs. Season 7 Gameplay Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AFrb8VsPK4SaMKqJVhZtbJfz1L4KgXAxVbT7U6L9qsQ/edit?usp=sharing Youtube Video with all relevant links: https://youtu.be/m6BYAye_g0k

In this special Adepticon recap, I have Imperial Assault power couple Brendan and Stephanie as guests on the show to talk about their experiences playing IACP skirmish at Adepticon this year. Thank you to Brendan and Stephanie for providing the photos that accompany the audio in this video. Youtube Video and links: https://youtu.be/tSnCT-xwye0

In this special Adepticon epsiode, Wesley and I go over the top performing lists from the competitive Season 7 tournaments since September 2022 to get an idea of what's been doing well in the Season 7 meta and what people might expect to be playing and playing against when they go to Adepticon this year and in the final weeks of Season competitive play before we move into the Season 8 playtesting period. Youtube video with all relevant links: https://youtu.be/CdqWhMmVhuc

We're back! In this new episode, Wesley and I go over the new (but old) skirmish map rotating in for IACP, the Tarkin Initiative Labs. We also talk about the current progress of the IACP Season 8 Community Makes the Card event, Wesley's current Edge of Oblivion Campaign playthrough, rules questions about how exactly Assassinate works in IACP, and profound and insightful question about complexity in IACP from a listener. Youtube Link with full description, visual map aids, and Links: https://youtu.be/yBV4V885Kc0

TheSecondFlock is flying solo this week without TVboy, but he's brought a guest along. Brandon aka Irnkman started playing IA back in the day but sold his collection before the game was completed. Now he's back to dip his toe into the IACP version of the game and share his thoughts as someone looking in from the more casual side of things. Check out Brandon's minis 3d printer files for jrpg characters: https://www.patreon.com/irnkman#no_universal_links Youtube Episode Video: https://youtu.be/yfy0msmKxok

Settle in for a long one, because this episode we're going deep on Agenda cards for the campaign! Register for the IACP Vassal Skirmish League starting next week: https://challonge.com/3nnnr6h9 Check out Dylan's awesome IACP listbuilding article: https://ia-continuityproject.com/2023/01/30/guest-article-iacp-skirmish-army-building-beyond-face-value/ Video link: https://youtu.be/QfTebNu8NdU

We go over the recently announced Community Card Design Process for the upcoming Season 8 of IACP coming in April of 2023. Well at least TheSecondFlock does as the 2nd half of my audio recording got corrupted! Thankfully he did most of the talking in our main topic because I'm' still fighting a nasty chest cold that makes it hard for me to talk. But at least I get to talk a little bit about some of my experiences trying out the Imperial Commander 2 app for the first time and replaying the Lothal campaign years later after giving it a low grade in my previous tier ranking video. The vote for the first Week of the design project is coming up on January 27th, so make sure to get your idea submissions in before then! IACP Community-Creates-the-Card Announcment and Info Article: https://ia-continuityproject.com/2023/01/02/iacp-season-8-you-make-the-card-community-card-design-project/ Support the channel over at Patreon.com/iacommand

In our first episode in 2023, we talk about all things relating to Turn Zero in Imperial Assault Skirmish. Deployment, Setup, you name it, if it happens before the first activation of the round, we're talking about it. Full Episode Description and Links on Youtube: https://youtu.be/pjwjJmhi05A

In this episode, TheSecondFlock and I review the year 2022 for Imperial Assault. What happened, the good and the bad. What was your favorite thing that happened for Imperial Assault in 2022? Leave a comment or reach out to us at iacommand01@gmail.com Full Description on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3CxYKbhjrsE

TVboy and TheSecondFlock talk about the results of the 2 mini IACP tournaments that happened on 12/10 and 12/17, and then we do another skirmish map deep dive this time on Devaron Garrison, which is one of the tournament maps in IACP. Devaron Garrison Map Reference: https://ia-continuityproject.com/2022/02/07/map-rotation-3-21-defend-the-garrison-2/ Full Episode Description: Youtube Video coming soon.

A campaign focused episode talking about whether Imperial Assault can be a competitive game or should only be played as a narrative role playing experience. Recorded along with Episode 7 to be released at a later date while I'm on vacation. Full Description and Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jt0NiBN5YE&ab_channel=IACommand

TVboy and TheSecondFlock break down the newly rotated map, Tibanna Gas Facility, analyzing it's missions and strategic gameplay. Map Details and Rotation Article: https://ia-continuityproject.com/2022/11/14/carbo-nation/ Full Info and Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYGrP0pwvM&ab_channel=IACommand

In this 2 part episode, we take a look at the current stats for IACP Season 7 after 2 tournaments and 1 competitive league. This data is based on 35 tournament matches and 57 Vassal game logs that were sent to me by our players, for a total sample size of 92 games. We got a bit into the weeds at the end going into individual card win rates and popularity, so I've split up the episode into part 1 and part 2, with part 2 going into the most popular cards in each faction. Full Description and Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrzeQxP6cig&ab_channel=IACommand