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!
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Episodes
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
With pre-release weekend wrapping up and the ramp up to store showdowns and PQ season, Tanner looks at some of the leaders that will be played at these events. He covers the recent PQ and Sector announcements and talks through what he will be prepping for. He also covers his pre-release weekend runs and what cards he thinks made the day better.
Timestamps!
00:00 Intro!
03:00 Pre-Release Weekend Recap
12:00 Pre-Release Impactful Cards
24:00 Set 6 PQ Announcements
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https://starwarsunlimited.com/planetary-qualifiers
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
With Secrets of Power set to release next weekend, we decided to look at a few new lists that we think are hot. We also talk about our top 4 favorite cards from Set 6. And if that was not enough we also decided to do a prerelease guide for the cards we believe you should play this weekend.
Timestamps!
00:00 Intro!
06:00 Our Favorite Set 6 Cards
39:00 New Lists Part 1
01:08:00 Set 6 Pre Release Guide
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
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Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
With all the cards released for set 6, we dive into which leaders from set 1 to 5 we think will get enhancements. We also provide our Tier Rankings for how powerful the Leaders will be this set. The team hash it out to decide which leaders they should start building with first.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
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Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Spain Regional Qualifier is over and we have the results and some thoughts on the decks that made the Top 8. We also cover last week's SEC spoilers with a new leader that Sam is excited for and has been building decks for all week. We also will cover a new casual format that you can to locals which is fun and has made a splash recently.
Timestamps!
00:00 - 06:00 Intro!
09:00 - 38:00 Spain Regional Analysis
39:00 - 01:02_00 New Casual Format The Garbage Will Do
01:03:00 - 2:16:00 SEC Spoilers
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
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Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
This week's episode is a little less diverse than normal but still jam packed with statistics and spoilers. We decided to cover the Portland Top 8 and look at the decks that made it, plus our thoughts on how the meta shaped up. We also cover a bunch of spoilers that have come out including a new Leader that has Tanner’s interest peaked.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
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Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
What a weekend it has been with 3 of the 4 Planning Phase Hosts making a Top 8 appearance at the Michigan PQ. We talk about our runs, what got us to the Top 8 and Alex’s Championship win. We also cover where the meta is at, and what has shown up for the first weekend after the force throw ban. Lastly we cover the new leader spoilers from the week before.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PlanningPhaseSyndicate
Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
With Force Throw Banned, we decided to deep dive into Han Solo SOR to talk about which color best suits him and if we can make force decks viable in this new meta. We also cover a few of the spoilers that came out this week talking about a new leader Tanner predicted last set. Lastly we kick off our Designer Interview series with Kevin Wison as we talk about cards games, board games, and designing the best game possible.
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Han1 Red: https://swudb.com/deck/eFYnHGcGYNEDp
Han1 DV: https://swudb.com/deck/zTgTyMsgjvo
Han1 Yellow: https://swudb.com/deck/yXlcPtnJr
Han1 Blue: https://swudb.com/deck/TQytEEhYxJcwo
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Secrets of Power has started to provide some reveals and we are here to talk about which ones are our favorites. We cover all the current leader reveals as well as the cards that we feel could be meta changing. We also cover this the force throw ban that FFG stated in their last live stream and talk about what decks could be coming back.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
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Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/throwing-the-meta-for-a-loop
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
This week we dive into the new Trilogy Format and talk about what decks to bring, how to plan for an event, and what strategies will help get you closest to victory. We also cover a few more off meta decks we had not seen before.
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Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/three-decks-one-duel
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yKX5pHHSOCZf9AmymVz3lv3oOhQCVPTgwG-wvPd44Ec/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Set 6, Secrets of Power, is around the corner and we decided to do early predictions for the leaders of the set. We are excited to guess what FFG has cooked up for us. We also cover Sam’s Top 8 run in IN PQ as well the meta he faced. Lastly we look at some off meta decks that sparked our interest for a third week in a row.
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Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
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Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate
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