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In this episode of the “Grown Men Playing With Toys” podcast, Erik emerges from his mad science cave with an idea to help Steve with the end-of-edition doldrums. The result is the most creative thing they’ve attempted yet…..the GMPWT 10th Edition All-Star Game.

The rules are simple. 

1. Pull from up to three factions within the larger groupings of Imperium, Chaos, and Xenos
2. Faction 1 units get access to their army rule but no detachments rules, stratagems, or enhancements
3. Faction 2 units get access to a single detachment’s rules, stratagems, and enhancements
4. Faction 3 units get access to a single wild-card stratagem from any of their detachments. 
5. Build your team not around what’s strongest, but around what has a story. that reminds you of 10th edition. 
6. Put it all on the table and see what happens.

Along the way they cover:

• Hold Our Dice, One Last Time — why the end-of-edition doldrums are real, and why the best cure is the silliest possible idea executed with full commitment
• The All-Star Game Format — how Erik built a three-faction list structure that keeps things competitive, legal, and just chaotic enough to be fun
• Team Chaos — Fulgrim, Fabius Bile, Cultists with a grudge, and a Knight Rampager with a stratagem that makes him everyone’s problem even after he dies
• Team Imperium — Whoopsie Daisy the Grand Master who cannot make a five-inch charge, Crowe and his Purifiers, and enough tanks to give Steve Ironstorm flashbacks
• Team Xenos — Necron warriors that refuse to stay dead, dwarves coming out of their box of shame for one last shot at redemption, and Tyranids that all blow up
• The Dating Show — Steve picks his team live, on mic, and pretends it was a difficult decision

Whether you’re in the end-of-edition doldrums, a die-hard fan of models that have Deadly Demise, or just someone who wants to hear two grown men get genuinely enjoy a silly but strangely nostalgic idea…..this one’s for you.