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

Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
A long weekend has been had by all, but now that we are through Pre-Release weekend for Set 4, Jump to Lightspeed, we can now breathe a little and focus on building decks. Whether or not you got a full play set, I am sure you are itching to try out new decks. We also are going to cover some of the different errata’s and some unique rules interactions that came up this weekend.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://starwarsunlimited.com/how-to-play?chapter=rules

Monday Mar 03, 2025
New Resistance Spoilers from XWA | PPS | Star Wars X-Wing
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
We are back with new reveals from the XWA for the Resistance! We will also take a look at the announcement for the OP kits for the next season of play, post Adepticon worlds. .
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements

Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
With one week till Pre-Release, we decided to dedicate a full episode to reviewing what you should know going into the weekend. We cover whether or not you are the Beatdown and when you should control the game. Also we cover what cards we feel will be the most impactful during the Pre Release event.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://www.reddit.com/r/LegendsOfRuneterra/comments/16s84ic/the_most_important_concept_in_any_tccg_whos_the/
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/17F2YoGAeaN4vm0t_RHM26lP-c_AB8bNa/view?usp=sharing

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Jump to Lightspeed Leader Tier Ranking | PPS | Star Wars Unlimited
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
With all the leaders spoiled for the next set, the team sits down and hashes out who they think are the up and coming top meta contenders. While Tanner speculates about a few leaders he thinks might be S Tier, the rest of the team try to talk him out of it. Check out their document to see their joint tier list, as well as each persons individual tier lists.
Lists Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YQXxCKpuEl2vaLqmL6xM-zKwh1F3I9CvDnIScpZm1hQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PlanningPhaseSyndicate
Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate

Monday Feb 24, 2025
New XWA First Order Spoilers | PPS | Star Wars X-Wing
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Two X-Wing Episodes in one week? Well we did the unthinkable and recorded our thoughts on the new SL spoilers for First Order that the XWA spoiled last week. JJ and Tanner sit down and review what they would pay for the new pilots and which ones they think will stand out.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PlanningPhaseSyndicate
Discord: https://discord.gg/eqxnTxDFAr
Podcast: https://planningphasesyndicate.podbean.com
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ppsyndicate

Saturday Feb 22, 2025
XWA Epic Reveals and Philosophy with Paul Heaver | PPS | Star Wars X-Wing
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
We are back with new reveals from the XWA and we have our guest host Paul Heaver with us to go over the spoilers for the new Epic Standard Loadout cards for all the factions. We discuss their philosophy on what they did to bring us the points changes as well as some of the behind the scenes reasons for card names and characters.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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Epic Points
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iBayzauwt0EB_GysQXMc5o1Wg-C13Daa/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a0tUi1RvXapG6CZb9iXZRWzHZxkYO4X6/view
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https://www.xwing.life/resources/points
https://www.xwing.life/news/announcements

Monday Feb 17, 2025
I Smell Fear and It Smells Good / More Spoilers / Set Rotation
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
As we are getting closer to Jump to LightSpeed, the spoilers are becoming more wild and the set is filling out nicely. This week the crew covers all the remaining spoilers they missed as well as reviewing what leaders are left. We wrap up our Set 3 Coverage of PQ Season this week with some interesting decks and our thoughts on the status of the leaders. If that was not enough the team talks about set rotations and their thoughts on the state of the game.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/updates-and-rotations

Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
We Got the Decks - Jump to Lightspeed Deckbuilding | PQ Analysis | New Spoilers
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Excitement is building as we are now officially over half way through set 4 spoilers. This episode we will see some of the new reveals that are allowing some creative juices to flow. With that being said we will reveal 5 new decks that we think are fun and ready to start playing once Set 4 drops. As always we will have a quick review of the last weekend PQs and what is on top of the meta.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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JJ Thrawn2 Blue - https://swudb.com/deck/edit/GScPXhCNSP
Alex - Boba3 Yellow https://swudb.com/deck/rxgabBCBndGE
Chris - Vader2 Yellow https://swudb.com/deck/HzuKYwxJBN
Luke2 Green - https://www.swudb.com/deck/yafBGmqN
Phasma Green - https://www.swudb.com/deck/cVdyvhqljvaPz
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https://www.swu-competitivehub.com/planetary-qualifier-set-3-week-end-6-8-9-february-2025/
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https://linktr.ee/toomanyhans
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https://www.youtube.com/@phillian2037

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Planning Phase Top’s a Michigan PQ
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
This week is going to be a discussion on the Lansing Michigan PQ. Tanner went 6-1 in Swiss while Alex went 5-2 in Swiss and both made the Top Cut. They will recount their day reviewing their rounds and the lists they played. In the end, Alex came in 4th and Tanner came in 5th for the day. Also there was some spoilers and the guys hash out what spoilers they like from the previous week.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQzfOL7PgzWrEFChpyQW0HJlwatUQ9eKePYrXv_fubmieM1oIj_bgZ5JciPn8zMjwfsKC_XnjiWTiBl/pubhtml?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2w_5pGoCc9otgu3UpFTsEsPsADmq1_roJMvAFlS5ltdJGGbQ_AoVnG6gk_aem_KEuzeNxM8LWfvCJvZ9MGcg
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https://www.swu-competitivehub.com/planetary-qualifier-set-3-week-end-5-1-2-february-2025/

Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Jump to Lightspeed Thrawn Leader Reveal | Week 4 PQ Results | Meta Analysis
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
This week there was some big excitement happening with new leader reveals and more capital ships. We cover the numerous reveals and talk about our new favorite leaders. We also cover the Week 4 results from the PQs that happened last weekend. Reviewing the current meta and if it has shifted away from Han or if we need to buckle up for more Han then we could imagine.
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX-7c7R0_FlTZZ2Vtdi_9Q
Willow Links: https://wlo.link/@planningphasesyndicate
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Planning-Phase-Syndicate-102792741982012
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/planningphasesyndicate
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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https://www.swu-competitivehub.com/planetary-qualifier-set-3-week-end-4-25-26-january-2025/