Planning Phase Syndicate
Planning phase syndicate is a collective of X-Wing miniatures game players, sharing their experiences with the game. They will strive to bring you a variety of content from training and how to videos all the way to streamed games and hot meta-takes. The show’s focus Will be both to teaching new players as well as helping to hone those veterans skills. With fun, educational, and creative content, they will endeavor to add value to the listeners X-Wing experience. With some in-depth discussion, laughs, disagreements, and just plain rants they intend to provide content for the entire player spectrum from beginners to top table finishers. Start your planning phase with them and join the syndicate!
Episodes

2 hours ago
2 hours ago
Here we are one week out from Richmond SQ and we are looking to talk about how to prep for a larger tournament. We also look at some lists from Showdowns that caught our eye that you should be on the lookout for.
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Wulf Gaming
https://swudb.com/deck/GgSEqrnF
https://swudb.com/deck/DWSBGluWnLd
Store Showdown Metropolis Center
https://swudb.com/deck/JgjjGClMdmI
https://swudb.com/deck/FDHIfEamBtzhW
For a Cause
https://swudb.com/deck/edit/vNaGjUto
https://swudb.com/deck/qHzAhIjCF
https://swudb.com/deck/WyGVDkMMoMrVI
https://swudb.com/deck/view/TJLYnrQpUm

Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Jango is now suspended and the meta is going wild with decks that have been unlocked and new ones that are now viable. This episode will focus on the first tournament weekend without Jango and cover some of the results. We also talk about a few pet decks we are working on that we are loving into this new meta.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
This week is jam packed with various segments as we try to cover all that happened in SWU this week. The team gets together to talk about the spoilers from Legends of the Force as well as make some way to early leader predictions. We will also cover the results from Denver and Liverpool Sectional Qualifiers and see if Jango wins again.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
X-Wing EP : XWA PointsUpdate and SL Reveals
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
We are back with post World news. XWA has revealed points along with surprise new pilots for Scum, FO and Resistance. We are joined by GSP’s own James “Raptor” Ritter going over the SLs, points and more!
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https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements
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https://www.goldsquadronpodcast.com/

Monday Mar 31, 2025
March 30th Tournament Analysis | Should We Ban Jango | PQ Announcement
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
This week marks the first week we have major tournaments and you guessed it, we are here to break down the meta, the winners of the BIATL 6K and 2K as well as the Sector Qualifier in Milan Italy. We also talk about the PQs that will be firing off in May, what prizes they have and what ones you will see our team at.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
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https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/planetary-qualifiers-of-lightspeed
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Milan SQ: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/270771
ATL 6K P1: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/230259
ATL 6K P2: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/230267
ATL 2K: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/230270
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https://youtube.com/@phillian2037?si=H8ISnPNMWUMPiOiB

Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Wondering if Jango is the new deck to beat to see if your deck is competitive? Well we answer those questions tonight in a new episode discussing Jango and how to beat him. We also cover the new previews for the Galactic Championship. If that was not enough we also have several new decks tonight we cover and review why we think they are fun and competitive.
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https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/galactic-prizes

Monday Mar 24, 2025
Zuckuss SL and Worlds 2025 Prep
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
We are back with the last XWA Scum SL reveals with Zuckuss! Also as Adepticon approaches. We will go over basics for worlds prep for improving your skills for range control and setups.
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https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
XWA Scum Standard Loadout Spoilers | EP 156 PPS | Star Wars X-Wing
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Tanner and JJ team up to review the new Scum SL Cards the XWA released this week. We discuss which ones we think will make a splash and then talk about our thoughts for cost for each of the cards.
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Another week and more games played with the new set. The team talks about some leaders and cards they feel are on the rise. They also hold a discussion on Upgrade Removal cards and talk through if we should be running them or not.
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Finch and Stromboli Appear as New Standard Loadout Cards
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
The XWA have released two more SL cards for Resistance. Tanner and JJ review the new cards, their interactions and rate how good each of the new pilots are.
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