The Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast
Hosted by Dave and Jord and Stephen and Steve · Vanguard Tactics
4.8from 601 ratings
- 150
- Episodes
- 40
- Transcribed
- 601
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 11M
- YouTube views
About The Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast
Welcome to the Vanguard Tactics Podcast! This is a podcast dedicated to the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, where we analyse the rules, new releases for the game, the competitive meta and develop strategies to help you become a more confident 40K player. Our founder is Stephen Box, a former professional bodybuilder, model, and fitness coach who has made it is personal mission to raise the standard of the game both on and off the table-top. Stephen's focus both here and in his 40K coaching career, the Vanguard Tactics Academy, he emphasizes sportsmanship and fair play above winning at all costs. Your host is Dave Kolmel, a combat veteran turned lawyer who has had a passion for the game of 40K since 1995. Dave loves every aspect of the hobby, and loves talking about it with Stephen and the show's various guests, encouraging and spreading Stephen's motto of sportsmanship and fair play both on the podcast and at tournaments. Come join us to learn about Warhammer 40,000, how to be a better player and opponent at the tabletop, and how to get the most out of this amazing hobby.
- Publisher
- Vanguard Tactics
- Category
- leisure · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 25 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
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Road To The UK's Biggest Warhammer Tournament- Part 4 of 5
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Road To The UK's Biggest Warhammer Tournament- Part 3 of 5
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Road To The UK's Biggest Warhammer Tournament- Part 2 of 5
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Road To The UK's Biggest Warhammer Tournament- Part 4 of 5
Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I actually gave Ben his first loss with his, with his orcs. Um, it was a similar sort of game to how I was when is I managed to make, um, I managed to pin Ben in with my durability, um, of my list. And it was just a case of, I pinned those up, the, the, the killer cans in, I tagged everything where I could. And one of the big drawbacks to an orc army is if they're tagged, um, especially the shooting assets, the effectiveness of the army drops massively. So if you can start to tag some of these units and actually start to put some minuses to here, or it really starts to put them on the back foot. […]
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- 150 ratings
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- 4.8 / 5
- 451 ratings
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- 97
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