Art of War Down Under

04/09/2023

If you were signed up on my patreon, you just got the full 2 hour Tyranid Codex Review a full day early!
Can't wait to see what the Hive Minded out there make of it, with at least 3 of the detachments having legit competitive play out of the gates!
Stay tuned for the public release in about 24hours!
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28/08/2023

An amazing thing happened this year. I was able to honour one of the most amazing people in our community. My great friend Joshua Diffey.
He has done more to elevate and create a positive community of gaming than anyone I know and works his arse off every day.
Fast forward to 10:07 to see me getting to pay him back for lining me up for the same honour last year.
Love you mate!

Although we have streamed the ceremony there was a lot to be wished for the quality of both the video and the sound (you can see that video on our channel). ...

03/06/2023

Big day everyone! 10th Edition core rules just dropped and our mates at Art of War are hitting the ground running with a swathe of videos getting you hyped and informed about how to play the thing!

Want to know more about our awesome community the War Room? Check out our 3-day free trial here: https://thewarroom.vhx.tv/Thank you to Games Workshop for a...

21/04/2023

The Thursday show is no more! Long live the Warhammer Meta Chasers!
Going live with our first episode now!

Powered by Restream https://restream.ioThis week is one of the keystone team events from the United States and a near one-hundred player Aussie gold mine!

23/03/2023

How about those previews right? Some sleepy boi coming back to kick arse and take control of Westeros.
Also i am streaming Adepticon with Joe from Wargames Live! Join us and talk some crap and also check out the bestest live stream in the game!

Streaming the ~260 player Adepticon singles championships from Chicago, Illinois!BCP Link: https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/fIClKXDKxAPlayer Pack: htt...

11/02/2023

21/01/2023

If anyone is interested, there is an uprising stream this weekend. Very basic however.

Flesh and Blood - Dragons Lair Saint Marys Pro Quest

05/01/2023

Some spice being added to the Aussie Tournament Scene in 2023.

2023 is going to be an amazing year, welcome to the Oceanic Champions Circuit.

Over the coming weeks we will be dropping some exciting announcements, but in the mean time feel free to take a look at our new website https://occ.events and click follow to make sure you are kept up to date.

- dif

24/12/2022

Happy holidays and a most merry Christmas to one and all. Hope it's a lovely time for you however you choose to spend them.
Nothing but love xoxo
- Adam

13/12/2022

Bit of a wild start to the show this week with a comedian calling me out. *Disclaimer Adam and AOWdu do not endorse or agree with the opinions and comments put forward by the so called Yabby Hunters, we do find them funny as hell though.

If you make it past that then enjoy a new series on the show, where we interview the top players in the ITC in the lead up to the LVO and end of the season.

This week we chat with world No1 Vik Vijay who i just have to say, is a world class gentleman and a joy to chat with. Hope you will enjoy it to.
Catch more from Vik over at 40k Fireside!

This week we start the show a little differently, with a much censored little clip from a comedian calling me out to give them and the Uprising Major a shout...

06/12/2022

This week sees the rise of the four armed emperor with the genestealer cults getting their codex retrospective.
Adam is joined by an awesome pair of experts in Innes Wilson and Dusty Dustin Henshaw.
We go deep into this actually awesome book and unpack what has worked, what hasn't and what we really really wish should.
Tune in and enjoy!

This week I am joined by two amazing faction specialists and all round legends, Innes Wilson and Dustin Henshaw.We perform the medical on the GSC codex, near...

02/12/2022

In just under an hour you lucky ducks will be able to watch me fumble my way through my first game with the new guard codex!
Check out the stream below when it goes live on the risky rollers channel and come say g'day.

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01/12/2022

If you wanted to hear about my wacky list or better yet, support these awesome NZ lads. Have a listen

We are back and joined by a very special guest who, like a thief in the night flew over, won the Kraken GT and flew out before anyone noticed, Mr Adam Camilleri. We cover the results of the GT, just how Adam's Dark Angel's list actually works and some of o...

15/11/2022

Ohh it finally happened, 5 years and 1 month in the making!
Guard finally have their 9th edition book!

Adam is joined by the lovely John Lennon for the first half of the review. We cover everything up to the Tank Ace abilities, so Detachment abilities, Regiments and Stratagems!
It's going to be a contender in the meta for sure but we will need to see the dust settled on what, if anything stays or goes in the Dataslate, because honestly with their cranked secondaries and all the buffs in there, they could very well be too much!
But hey who could besmirch the lowly guard being on top for a while hey?
The amazing Patreons and Subscribers of the show have sent in a slew of awesome questions, John and Adam do their best to answer as many as they can in an hour! The rest will be added to next weeks show!
Get that goodness here:
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Finally! Been a long 5+ year slog, but the good old 'Guard' finally has a freaking 9th edition codex!Adam is joined by John Lennon for this breakdown, coveri...

08/11/2022

Did a spicy no1 heretic vs no1 heretic (before we both lost our ITC rankings :D) batrep a few weeks ago with my good mate Dean. Go check it out!

If you would like to show your support for the channel you can do so by joining us on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/BlogForTheBloodGodYou can purchase our u...

23/10/2022

About to go live on FLGN Commentating R3 of SoCal 2022!
Orks vs Tau. Undefeated goodness.
Catch it over at:
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Welcome to the home of the FLGN. This is where you'll find all of our edited content as well as live streams of our regular shows: Grim After Dark, Signals f...

04/10/2022

It's Faction Ladder time! Seems to be all the rage at the moment with a Balance Slate looming and Votann pending. But fear not, Adam and Peter the Falcon are here to update the AOWdu living Ladder with the last 3 months of amazing data!
This includes essentially ALL of the nephilim changes made to the game and highlights how thing are great and not so great.
So tune in, enjoy Peter's perpetual spice and hopefully be entertained as you learn all you need to know to stay current in 40k!
Part 2 as always is available over at:
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With Votann droping a week earlier than we expected the spicy Faction Ladder episode with Le Falcone was postponed until now!Here we are with the full Ladder...

03/10/2022

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27/09/2022

You know what day it is, if you tuned in last week then you know what's coming today.
Part 2 of the Leagues of Votann Codex Review just dropped and my oh my, if last week wasn't OTT enough, this week is even crazier if you can believe.
Adam is once again joined by the Two Time ITC Champ Richard Siegler for the review, we start at the Votannic Council and do it all from there, including the datasheets. Things get a little salty around the datasheet abilities and Adam isn't shying away from calling it busted.
But tune in, wet a brush and get some sweet hobby action going while you tune in, learn a bit and are hopefully entertained!

Part 2 this week is Adam and Richard going through EVERY faction in the game and giving our first ideas and concepts about how they can get closer to answering the LoV question.

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Hello and welcome back for the second half of possibly the craziest codex ruleset of 9th edition. If you thought last week was the pinnacle of what this code...

20/09/2022

The day of the Dwarf is upon us! Like that age of the orc that Gothmog said was coming but actually.

Leagues of Votann are here! And this week we are joined by none other than the 2 time ITC champ Richard Siegler for the first half of the codex review!
This codex might very well go down in history as being one of the best internally balanced books in the history of the game, it's that good people and everything in it is useable. Which is..... frustrating.

But sit down, tune in and enjoy everything from the detachment abilities to the stratagems getting their comprehensive treatment! Stay tunes next week for the second half!

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It's here, they finally did it, they bought back Squats!! And in what fashion, may god have mercy on us all, because the stunties won’t. This book is CRANKED...

13/09/2022

It's a dusty week over at AOWdu with the Thousand sons getting a codex retrospective!
Adam is joined by Liam Hackett, WTC/WSC winner and one of the amazing The Normal Blokes 40k Podcast members.

We run through the book from the top down like usual, discuss the hits, misses and spicy tech that might sway even the most ardent tzeenchian into possibly not playing 20 ScarabO's.

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This week we return to some good old retrospective reviews with the Thousand Sons getting their turn.Adam is once again joined by Liam Hackett who was on for...

12/09/2022

Check out these awesome gentlemen from the mighty land of Oz putting out quality battle reports!
Might even see a familiar face referring to everyone as beatiful vegetation or some crap.

Had an awesome time recording with the Legends and Lore lads and you should totally give them a like and sub!

Legends & Lore present a Warhammer 40k battle report featuring the Iron Warriors of the Chaos Space Marines vs Adam Camilleri's Dark Angels Space Marines fro...

03/09/2022

Having a blast at Ratcon 2022 this weekend. Follow along on BCP and check out all the gorgeous armies. Including yours truly......

30/08/2022

The day of the daemon is upon us! Woe and stuff.
This week we get the first half of the Chaos Daemon review done with all the special rules, warp Storm, Khorne and Tzeench covered. It's a real cool book guys. Not sure how powerful it will be yet, but it's hard to quantify, which means it's thematic to daemons at the least.

For the show I was joined by Mark Aescht. Two time No1 daemon player in the ITC! Hope you enjoy.
In Part 2 Mark tells us all about his first press competitive lists and we discuss how they fare into the meta. Get it here:

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This week we begin the review of the Brand New Chaos Daemons Codex! This thing is pretty wild in the way it opperates, it's got that 'we are literally not of...

24/08/2022

Was a pleasure to be on the show! Contact Lost are an awesome group of lads from Poland who have helped me out on numerous occasions. Give them a listen!

In this WTC-tale continued I talk to the one and only Adam Camilleri, who, when not jousting with his microphone, has actually teamed up with some interestin...

23/08/2022

This week we bring you one of the most EPIC episodes we have done to date, the entire World Team Championship (WTC) Podium joins us across three segments to discuss the story of their team, their run in the event and does their best to describe their national identity at the international level! So we have segments with Team Germany, Poland and the Champions Team Australia!
It's a great episode and we are truly proud and honored to bring it to you.

But it doesn't stop there! Part 2 we have the same incredible teams on for a breakdown of their 8 pack of factions and lists, what performed well, what went wrong and what, if anything, would they change in hindsight!
So don't delay, get that awesome Second Half over at:
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Well this might just be my most favorite episode i have ever made, because I got to tell the story of the first EVER World Teams Championship!I was so gratef...

17/08/2022

Hello everyone, I'm safe and jet lagged as hell back in Australia. I need to take a moment to thank our incredible Australian WTC team for their efforts at the World Championships.

If you were unaware the first ever WTC happened last weekend and the aussies FREAKING WON IT! First ever World Champs event and these amazing lads are the first ever WORLD CHAMPIONS. I can't tell you how amazing it was to be there and watch them just smash it out of the park at every level.

I know many members of the team and count them all as friends, so when I say they 100% earned this, it's because I know how many hours, days, weeks, months and in this case years went into this achievement.

Back in 2019 Team Australia almost went all the way at the last ETC, we played off vs Team England for the win, we came up short and ended the event in 4th place, it sucked. It sucked because we were that close and not only didn't win but didn't land on the podium. Team Australia then went through a 2 year process of picking a team, getting the passion and energy up to make another epic run for that 1st place only to have it taken away due to the state of the global pandemic. I tell you this just to set the stage for how much of a struggle it must have been to maintain the focus, passion and hunger to do what they did.

Next I need to let you know that on top of their history making run as the first ever World Champions they also did us all proud and won Best Sports also, something that has never been done by a winning team before. And just as a cherry on top, Liam one of the team members won the singles event and was the top scoring player of the teams event. In short, it was an Australian Lock Out.

So thank you Team Australia - Warhammer 40k for cementing yourselves in the history books of our great game and doing your nation proud at every level (except hobby :P).

You are all national hero's to me and hopefully many others and I am proud and grateful for what you have done for our community.

-Adam

08/08/2022

07/08/2022

Down Under in the house

02/08/2022

Laying waste to this week's episode, the Forces of the Hive Mind get a 'state of the superfaction' episode!

Adam is joined by a double dragon of Canadian Talent in Dustin Henshaw and Alex MacDougall, two stone cold Hive Mind faction specialists. We break down the tale of this superfaction so far in 9th edition, where it's at currently in the new Nephilim meta and what we expect to see in the near future!

In part 2 we do a bit of QnA from our Patrons and Subscribers, then pontificate on the state of some of the big matchups facting the Forces in the meta currently!
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This week Adam is joined by a intrepid due of Zoanthropes from the great white north, Dustin (Dusty-1) Henshaw and Alex (Maccy D) MacDougall for a State of t...

26/07/2022

Well we finally did it, after all the meta changes, balance dataslate changes, suppliments, chapter approved and the rest, we have landed on a stable patch of the game in which to look back upon the sisters codex.

This may very well be the most adjusted, tweaked, nerfed, rebalanced codex we have seen this edition or ever if the trend continues. And joining me as we look back on it nearly a year after it's release is the wonderful Mitch Beard (Mitchy B.) from Sister Act 40k! Who once again brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the show.

So sit on down, wet a brush or keep driving straight as we regail you with the the tale so far, for this amazingly well put together book!

If you are keen on that spicy part 2 where we answer subscriber questions and deep dive some of the bigger sisters matchups join us over at:
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Well we finally did it, after all the meta changes, balance dataslate changes, suppliments, chapter approved and the rest, we have landed on a stable patch o...

19/07/2022

What's this?! 2 doses of AOWdu for your saucy ear holes this week? Yes that's right, the Part 2 that is usually behind the paywall is coming out free for you to enjoy!
This week we are joined by 4 CSM luminaries from across this globe to give us their takes on this new eightfold lexicon of goodness.
We are joined by Mark Perry, Dean Sinnbeck, Connor Benenetai and Polish legend Vladdi!
4 Amazing perspectives from 4 diehard Chaos lads. It was a great episode and a pleasure to put together.
Apologies if the audio quality isn't the usual high standards but hopefully the content will shine through nonetheless!

If you liked what you heard and want to get more of these awesome Part 2's in the future head on over to:
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AOWdu is giving you DOUBLE the content this week! With our usual 'Patron and Subscriber Only' Part 2 available for everyone!Adam goes back to the well for a ...

19/07/2022

It's Review Day everyone and we are wrapping up our 3 weeks of content reviewing the new Chaos Space Marines Codex!
For the last of these episodes I got on a great friend of mine and the current No1 Ranked CSM player in the world, Dean Sinnbeck. This guy is steeped in CSM goodness, being a World eaters Primary player he is well versed in the 'long war' of waiting for decent rules and making due with what you have. But he is also a wealth of knowledge and provides heaps of amazing insights and combo's as we make our way through this last third of the book.
So sit on down and enjoy everything from the second psychic tree through to the datasheets we think you need to know about the most!
As an added bonus this week the part 2 of the show, which is usually for subscribers and Patrons only is out for everyone to enjoy! So if you like what you hear there, come on over and support us in all we do over at:
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This week Adam is joined by Dean Sinnbeck, current No1 Ranked Chaos Space Marines Player in the world! We complete the review of the CSM codex and discuss an...

12/07/2022

It's that day of the week folks! This episode we continue the review of the new Chaos Space Marines Codex and are rejoined by AOWdu Allum Anthony 'don't call me Tony' Vanella!
We review everything from the generic stratagems to the first of the psychic tree's. We muse on the very very interestingly worded mark of Nurgle and ponder where that all went wrong.

Join us over on Part 2 to learn all Anthony has to teach us after having a donzen very competitive games with this new codex! We talk tricks and traps, list tech and thinktank some of the spicier matchups out there at the moment.
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Mr Anthony 'violence' Vanella rejoins Adam to do the middle 1/3rd of the new Chaos Space Marines Codex Review. In this episode we plumb the depths of the gen...

05/07/2022

In episode 101 Chuck Arnett joins Adam to give you the 101 on the new Chaos Space Marine Codex (been waiting 100 episodes for that joke, it was worth it).
This is a mamoth episode, mostly due to this book being amazingly girthy, literally the legion section is just a bunch of suppliments you would find in any of the campaign books. This is a very very good thing, it ensues there will be builds and spicy builds coming from this codex for years hopefully.

So sit down, drive along, jog, paint and or swim (probably don't swim) while Chuck and Adam regail you with part one (of probably 3) of the CSM dex review!
Join us over on Part 2 for a bit of a Q and A from our subscribers and Patrons in addition to getting Chucks hot takes on the traps and wins for building the first press compeititve CSM lists!
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This week we start the review of the New Chaos Space Marines Codex! For the first part of the adventure Adam was joined by Chuck Arnett of Best In Tabletop a...

28/06/2022

This week we celebrate the 100th Epidosde of the Podcast!
As per the votes cast my our amazing patrons and subscribers this week we are covering all the points and dataslate changes from the past week!
For this episode I needed to have on the man who helped me start it all and was my very first guest, Nick Nanavati!

Apologies for any changes we missed (Harlequins) but there was a lot to cover and we tried to hit the high points. As you will notice we forgot the Harlequins changes at the time and only remembered them after we had finished, I'd hoped to have time to go back in and record something for them but it didn't pan out.

Just wanted to take a moment to thank anyone and everyone who has supported me over these 100 Episodes, you are all incredible and it's been an honour to have you listen to my show

The votes came in and it was overwhelming that you all wanted the latest dataslate and points changes on the menu!With that in mind i contacted the man who h...