Loss of Lieutenant - An Infinity The Game Podcast

Episode 74 - My Other List Is An Avatar

Kev and Val sit down to chat to the winner of Novacore 2022, Lachlan Summer and discuss how he navigated his way to victory and his thoughts on running an Avatar.

To participate in the LIVE recording join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant this quarter our active Patreon members go into the draw to win a small box from Toy Soldier Imports - Join for only $3 per month

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/mqmy69CAD5

 

Timestamps:

00.00.00 - 00.35.00: Introduction and get to know Lachlan

00.35.00 - 01.07.00: Lachlan's lists

01.07.00 - 02.30.00: Rounds 1 to 5

02.30.00 - 03.07.00: Thoughts and feedback

 

Events

Burn City Brawl is back this September 17th and 18th! For those who may be unfamiliar with us, BCB is a two-day, five round Infinity ITS tournament held in Melbourne. Our goal is to host an event that caters to all players, no matter their play style or skill level. All are welcome!

VENUE: Collingwood Masonic Centre, 141 Gipps St, Abbotsford VIC 3067

MISSION LINE UP

Day One: - Unmasking - Acquisition - Firefight

Day Two: - Mindwipe - Frontline

You can register now here: https://forms.gle/FiRE2PQ4A7EC9C7g6

Earlybird tickets are $60 until the end of June, after that tickets go up to $65.

Please pay with the description "BCB 2022" and your name, to the following PayPal address:

burncitybrawl@gmail.com

If an alternative payment option is required, please contact Peter Henry.

Sign up on OTM here: https://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/infinity/its/tournament/aa43df365-aa43df365-burn-city-brawl-2022?fbclid=IwAR114myXY2bvCN2H7jCFF5sDNl5Yh6JMMUuU7qqlII6A0jMatJcXp68uNhw

 

Players Pack is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTsIGG_KlUk7q8vBdV-h-N0XE4iqiqKVFItrniZl7zW6Yi9UMtt3Ze2tq0_jws7eL2dKrwJ9hIfny9y/pub?fbclid=IwAR1LnE-J5QAkHd80OCw8_DezExnfYu9XEb0nj0tyWD59BMEFC5sSM9dWsck 

 

June Challenge - TAG YOU’RE IT!! Use TAGs! Spoiler alert, many of the top players at Novacore ran TAGs Write a report and send it into us at lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

A random winner will be chosen at the end of the month to win a blister of their choice!

 

Q3 challenge - Sign up on Patreon Sign up to our Patreon before the end of June to enter into a draw for a box set of your choice from TSI!

 

Thanks for listening!

Episode 73 - Third Best

Nick and Kevin and Val recap their time at Novacore 2022.

 

To participate in the LIVE recording join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant this quarter our active Patreon members go into the draw to win a small box from Toy Soldier Imports - Join for only $3 per month

 

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/mqmy69CAD5

 

Full episode available on YouTube, please like and subscribe https://youtu.be/yb0LvN5KEfE 

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

30:18 - Lists

52:00 - Round 1

1:16:30 - Round 2

1:41:02 - Round 3

2:10:42 - Round 4

2:32:54 - Round 5

2:56:30 - Reflections

Episode 72 - Going Nova

Nick and Kevin take a look at the 5 missions for the upcoming Novacore tournament. This episode was recorded May 23 2022 (1 week prior to upload)

To participate in the LIVE recording join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant this quarter our active Patreon members go into the draw to win a small box from Toy Soldier Imports - Join for only $3 per month

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/mqmy69CAD5

Full episode also available on YouTube, please like and subscribe: https://youtu.be/uuBl5b6yRVg

Time Stamps:

0:08:00 - Recent games 

0:31:24 - News

0:47:31 - Nova Missiona

0:52:30 - Countermeasures

1:06:00 - Supplies

1:16:35 - Suppremacy

1:28:50 - Rescue

1:59:55 - Comms Centre

2:13:30 - List Splits, Overall Strategy, Conclusion 

LoL Special - The First Definitive Infinity Tier List with Rob Cantrell

Following a thread on the FB IGC page of someone looking for a tier list, Nick called Rob's bluff and the two ended up making one.

 

As we both believe tier lists do not apply to Infinity in the same way as they do in other arenas, They thought that made them the best suited to produce such a list. This has been produced for entertainment purposes and should be considered more of an opinion piece than stone cold facts! We had fun, so I hope you do too.

 

This is the audio of the full video which can be found on Rob's YouTube channel, please make sure you like and subscribe - https://youtu.be/fzjgSh0c4jA 

 

We recorded in front of a live audience via the LoL Discord - you can join here: https://discord.gg/mqmy69CAD5 

 

The final image can be found on our socials and discord

 

 

Episode 71 - Into the Salt Mines

Nick and Jacob take a deep dive into the Yu Jing Sectorials and how they have been impacted by the link team changes. 

To participate in the LIVE recording join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant this quarter our active Patreon members go into the draw to win a small box from Toy Soldier Imports - Join for only $3 per month

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/mqmy69CAD5

This will also be our first video uploaded to YouTube - make sure to like and subscribe https://youtu.be/8ASytX-8cj0 

Episode 70 - R0GU3 H0st

On tonight's episode, Kev and Val are joined by special guest Hector (R0GU3F0X on ITS) as we recap our recent trip to Brisbane for Briscon 2022 and ask Hector how he navigated his way to victory!

 

If you'd like to hear more about the event, jump on our friendly discord! We're on there all the time and more than happy to discuss games, lists, hobby, painting and how to improve!

https://discord.gg/FHvvt4yc9h

 

Reminder, our monthly challenge - SQUAD GOALS, is running for an extra month, so you have until the END OF MAY to get your submissions in telling us how you're going with the new fireteam changes. What's more, since we're running this challenge for an extra month, we will be giving away double the prizes!

Send you report into us at lossoflieutenant@gmail.com to go into the draw to win a blister of your choice from Toy Soldier Imports

 

No Quarterly Challenge this month, but if you sign up on Patreon to become one of our beloved CoCs (Chain of Command pledge) you will also go into the draw to win a boxed set of your choice from Toy Soldier Imports!

https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant

 

Upcoming events

 

Road to Novacore

Melbourne, it's time to put your game face on!
Road to Novacore is running on Sunday 22nd at the House of War, Ringwood, Melbourne!
Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFw7vEd9UHRnT8RR6SdOI-YFhaEIHiC-x2e_2hsbmNbPsoA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR27zMGkcXI7rtMjuMCi1M2LzznInrp4p0ZAfFedFpukzCe02CettEgLBCM

Cost is $20 payable via PayPal to peterhenry108@gmail.com
Infinity N4, 300pt, ITS 13 tournament.

Missions are:
- Countermeasures
- Rescue
- Comms Center (ITS X mission, see link below)
https://assets.infinitythegame.net/.../en/v1.0/season10.pdf

Timetable:
Setup the night before.
9:00am - Arrive
9:30am - Round 1 begins
11:45pm - Lunch
12:45pm - Round 2 begins
3:00pm - Break
3:15pm - Round 3 begins
5:30pm - Pack up
6:00pm - Prizes

 

Thanks for listening!

Episode 69 - Getting fEIsty

In this episode, Jacob, Kev and Nick are joined by new host, Val in a new series of shows, breaking down the fireteam changes in every faction.

This episode, we cover the mighty Combined Army.

 

Time stamps

00.00.00 - 00.54.21: Introduction and news

00.54.22 - 02.46.38: Combined Army fireteams

 

In this episode, we are also joined on Discord by our lovely Patreons, who keep us in line and heckle us from the peanut gallery.

If YOU would like to listen LIVE as we record, support us on PATREON and you too can become a CoC for as little as $3AUD a month!

https://www.patreon.com/lossoflieutenant

If you become one of our Patreons between now and the end of June, you will go into a draw to win a small box set of your choice from the lovely folks over at Toy Soldier Imports!

 

***APRIL MONTHLY CHALLENGE - SQUAD GOALS***

That's right folks, the new fireteams rules are out, and while we're all frantically rebuilding our lists again to find out what's hot and what's not, we figured it would be a perfect time to get the wider communities thoughts on the changes.

So, for the month of April, we want you to play with the new fireteam changes, build some lists and have some games!

Let us know how the changes have impacted your favourite sectoral or VANILLA faction (yes Rob, you can participate in this one) and ask yourself some questions:

Are you taking different units or profiles now?

What do you think about multiple haris teams?

Will duos make it into your vanilla lists?

Thoughts on defensive fireteams?

Have these changes fixed any issues you had with the game?

As always, write a report with your thoughts and analysis on some games you've had with the new changes and send it to us as a Google Doc or video report (we love those) to:

lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

We always appreciate pictures and post game analysis to compliment your writing, so please add those if you can

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Episode 68 - Monke Together: Strong

Kev and Nick are joined by resident Morat expert Val, to breakdown all the news and previews out of Adepticon and give their first impressions of the changes to fireteam rules.

 

MARCH CHALLENGE - NO RISK ENCOUNTERS

 

Often in our games of Infinity, we deal with problems fairly head on: with bullets. But with the face to face nature of the game and the ever present risk of your opponent rolling a crit, there is always a chance your well laid plan ends in the death of your own trooper.

In addition, there are times when you are presented with a problem that you are either not equipped to deal with, or the risk is too great to tackle head on. This is where these "no risk encounter" tools and skills come in handy.

Therefore, for this month we want you to think about ways you can deal damage to your oppoent, while keeping your own trooper safe

Examples of these "no risk encounters" include:

 

Speculative Fire

Guided Attacks

Putting your opponent at -12 to hit

Silent ammo

Shooting outside of LoF

 

So for the month of March, we want you to think about the above examples and try to leverage them in your games of Infinity.

TR bot locking down a lane? Can you put it at -12?

Linked Bolt Sniper giving you problems? Have you considered spec fire?

Worried about how to deal with your opponents TAG? Is there a way to spotlight and guided missile it?

Annoying mimetic model in suppressive fire in the midfield? Do you have camo that can walk behind it and shoot them out of LoF?

As always, send in your analysis and report to us at lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

A random winner will be selected at the end of the month to win a blister of their choice from Toy Soldier Imports

 

QUARTERLY HOBBY CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT Q1 2022 - NEW YEAR, NEW TECHNIQUE

After the overwhelming success of our first quarterly hobby challenge we figured let's do another.

We all get stuck in our ways when it comes to painting, we get comfortable with the range of paints or style we like to paint our minis. Maybe you batch paint, or do them one at a time? Perhaps you dry brush or wash all of your minis the same way? Or you've always wanted to try your hand at airbrushing but didn't know where to start?

So, for the first quarter of 2022, which will run from now until aproximately the first week of April 2022, we want you to try a new painting or hobbying technique.

Some examples of painting techniques/styles below:

 

Non Metallica Metal (NMM)

Wet blending

Stippling

Layering

Glazing

Airbrushing

Speed Painting

GW Contrast

Inks

etc etc

 

Whatever it is you decide, just give something new a go and let us know how it went.

For this challenge you can do a single mini or multiple to show your progression over the quarter, or if you chose speed painting, to show how much you got done! It doesn't even have to be a miniature, you can paint up terrain, long as the technique is something you haven't tried before!

All you have to do to enter is send us a single before picture and up to four completed pictures ATTACHED to an email to

lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

A random winner will be chosen at the end of the quarter to win a small box set of their choice from Toy Soldier Imports with our favourite entries winning a limited edition LoL patch!

 

Upcoming Events

 

Novacore II - Electic Boogaloo

Good Games, Maitland, NSW

11-12 June

$60 entry

https://fb.me/e/2fY8EKXBJ

 

Infinity @ Briscon 2022

Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Brisbane

23-24 April

$50 Entry

https://fb.me/e/2TpDEJbdm

 

As always, join our friendly Discord for the latest event announcements and friendly banter!

https://discord.gg/FHvvt4yc9h

 

Thanks for listening!

Episode 67 - Pimp My List 3 - Tokyo Drift

Join Kevin and Jacob as they gather once again to Pimp Your Lists!

 

Thanks to everyone who has submitted a list so far, we really enjoy this segment and do our best to pimp them all, so if you didn't hear yours tonight, fear not, we will get to yours soon!

 

Lists pimped

 

Hendrik - CJC

Unpimped

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Pimped

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Jason Timbrook - CA

Unpimped

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Pimped

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Jacob Wahl - Shas

Unpimped

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Pimped

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Tristan Kemp - Aleph

Unpimped

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Pimped

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Aidan - Nomads

Pimped (Crimson Stone)

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Events

Eastfinity March 2022

House of War, Ringwood, VIC

26 March

$20 entry

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTeU_gGFgfG9vgAwvgssryD-aTheOgcHdSWzPV-rsEgMfUwA/viewform?usp=sf_link&fbclid=IwAR18dqpKS-FATHpRJJ4hMMHBmum6o7lK-CqGcwVJc6sQ7UfSPxeThpHQEac

 

Codename: Entrenchment

Throw the Dice, Geelong

27 March

$20 entry

https://fb.me/e/1jnOJdYYj

(Or hassle Val Sinitsyn on fbk)

 

Infinity @ Briscon 2022

Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Brisbane

23-24 April

$50 Entry

https://fb.me/e/2TpDEJbdm

 

Novacore II - Electic Boogaloo

Good Games, Maitland, NSW

11-12 June

$60 entry

https://fb.me/e/2fY8EKXBJ

 

MARCH CHALLENGE!

NO RISK ENCOUNTERS

Often in our games of Infinity, we deal with problems fairly head on: with bullets. But with the face to face nature of the game and the ever present risk of your opponent rolling a crit, there is always a chance your well laid plan ends in the death of your own trooper.

 

In addition, there are times when you are presented with a problem that you are either not equipped to deal with, or the risk is too great to tackle head on. This is where these "no risk encounter" tools and skills come in handy.

Therefore, for this month we want you to think about ways you can deal damage to your oppoent, while keeping your own trooper safe

 

Examples of these "no risk encounters" include:

Speculative Fire

Guided Attacks

Putting your opponent at -12 to hit

Silent ammo

Shooting outside of LoF

 

So for the month of March, we want you to think about the above examples and try to leverage them in your games of Infinity.

TR bot locking down a lane? Can you put it at -12?

Linked Bolt Sniper giving you problems? Have you considered spec fire?

Worried about how to deal with your opponents TAG? Is there a way to spotlight and guided missile it?

Annoying mimetic model in suppressive fire in the midfield? Do you have camo that can walk behind it and shoot them out of LoF?

 

As always, send in your analysis and report to us at lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

A random winner will be selected at the end of the month to win a blister of their choice from Toy Soldier Imports

 

***QUARTERLY HOBBY CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT Q1 2022 - NEW YEAR, NEW TECHNIQUE***

 

After the overwhelming success of our first quarterly hobby challenge we figured let's do another.

We all get stuck in our ways when it comes to painting, we get comfortable with the range of paints or style we like to paint our minis. Maybe you batch paint, or do them one at a time? Perhaps you dry brush or wash all of your minis the same way? Or you've always wanted to try your hand at airbrushing but didn't know where to start?

So, for the first quarter of 2022, which will run from now until aproximately the first week of April 2022, we want you to try a new painting or hobbying technique.

 

Some examples of painting techniques/styles below:

Non Metallica Metal (NMM)

Wet blending

Stippling

Layering

Glazing

Airbrushing

Speed Painting

GW Contrast

Inks

etc etc

 

Whatever it is you decide, just give something new a go and let us know how it went.

For this challenge you can do a single mini or multiple to show your progression over the quarter, or if you chose speed painting, to show how much you got done! It doesn't even have to be a miniature, you can paint up terrain, long as the technique is something you haven't tried before!

 

All you have to do to enter is send us a single before picture and up to four completed pictures ATTACHED to an email to

lossoflieutentant@gmail.com

 

A random winner will be chosen at the end of the quarter to win a small box set of their choice from Toy Soldier Imports with our favourite entries winning a limited edition LoL patch!

 

As always, join our friendly Discord!

https://discord.gg/FHvvt4yc9h

 

Thanks for listening!

 

 

Episode 66 - BCB Recap

This episode, Kev and Nick are joined by special guest Callum Sinclair, as they recap Burn City Brawl, Melbourne's largest two day Infinity event!

Link to the full list of results can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTH2bPqHyUT4LZLzpZXM3UlAHstcZpX5froMHmnV7GxS90q6ZKUI0tI1eN7twmDHvaWPfX7tp88Ogje/pubhtml?gid=976373434&single=true&fbclid=IwAR0gEraS7Cs-ak5nZk7Y8N0WMUQfTl03vneLQL7nTyBJZYXJ4k7X__T8zZ4

 

If you'd like copies of lists from players, hit us up on fbk or our discord channel

https://discord.gg/XmUDEky5Pg

 

Time Stamps:

00.00.00 - 12.13.00: Introduction

12.13.00 - 1.59.45: Rounds 1-3

159.45 - End: Rounds 4-5

 

February Challenge

CLOSE COMBAT!!

For the month of February we want you to think about close combat in your games of Infinity and all the various ways to leverage it more to accomplish objectives and achieve victory! (And no, CC baiting doesn’t count)

 

Some questions you can ask yourself when thinking about this challenge are:

Does my list have any cc?

Does it need any cc?

Is my opponent prepared to deal with any cc I bring?

Am I prepared to deal with any cc they bring?

What are the best targets for cc?

What missions value use of cc?

How do I get my cc specialists into position? (Consider last months challenge and link teams in general as well as smoke, deployment skills and dodging)

 

Write up a report with your thoughts and send them into us at:

Lossoflieutenant@gmail.com

 

A random winner will be selected at the end of the month, with our favourite entries receiving a limited edition LoL patch!

 

***QUARTERLY HOBBY CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT Q1 2022 - NEW YEAR, NEW TECHNIQUE***

 

After the overwhelming success of our first quarterly hobby challenge we figured let's do another.

We all get stuck in our ways when it comes to painting, we get comfortable with the range of paints or style we like to paint our minis. Maybe you batch paint, or do them one at a time? Perhaps you dry brush or wash all of your minis the same way? Or you've always wanted to try your hand at airbrushing but didn't know where to start?

So, for the first quarter of 2022, which will run from now until aproximately the first week of April 2022, we want you to try a new painting or hobbying technique.

 

Some examples of painting techniques/styles below:

Non Metallica Metal (NMM)

Wet blending

Stippling

Layering

Glazing

Airbrushing

Speed Painting

GW Contrast

Inks

etc etc

 

Whatever it is you decide, just give something new a go and let us know how it went.

For this challenge you can do a single mini or multiple to show your progression over the quarter, or if you chose speed painting, to show how much you got done! It doesn't even have to be a miniature, you can paint up terrain, long as the technique is something you haven't tried before!

 

All you have to do to enter is send us a single before picture and up to four completed pictures ATTACHED to an email to

lossoflieutentant@gmail.com

 

A random winner will be chosen at the end of the quarter to win a small box set of their choice from Toy Soldier Imports with our favourite entries winning a limited edition LoL patch!

 

Thanks for listening!