WiseKensai Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 So, I started this initiative called the Bromad Academy. It's intended to encourage players to try new tools on the table and spend time afterwards thinking about it, specifically to improve and broaden their play. You can read the full Mission Statement if you'd like. In any case, after talking with folks at Best of the PNW, I decided to start posting the missions here. It's really important to note that this initiative is NOT Nomads-only! If you play another faction, please consider writing in, and you will get an equal chance at winning the free blister that I raffle off at the end of the month. I didn't want to talk about something I didn't have experience in, and it's good to limit the context of discussion at the start, so that's why it's Nomad themed. All you have to do to participate is just play a game following that month's mission parameters, and write in to report@bromadacademy.com with your thoughts on how the game went. Pictures, battle reports, etc. are all optional (but encouraged). Really what we're looking for is a discussion of what happened, for context, and then they why and the how of the decision making in the moment as well as what you learned afterwards. In any case, here's this month's mission, which is basically play with TAGs: Bromad Academy Mission 008 - One Man's Trash Bromad Academy Mission 008 Update - Where did I put that... Sorry for the late posting, but you've got two weeks left in the month to participate, then it'll be on to the next mission! Thanks for reading. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 A little late thanks to the flight home from Adepticon, but here's the final report from March's Bromad Academy Mission to use (and abuse) TAGs. Actually seeing some Lizards on the table, doing spec-fire shenanigans! Mission 008: Report: Nomad Treasure Thanks to everyone who wrote in, and as if to reiterate that Bromad Academy is open to _all_ players, random.org chose @Zelaponeepus (a non-Nomad respondent), as this month's blister winner! April Showers bring May Flowers. You'll be watering those flowers with the blood of your enemies, because this month's Bromad Academy is all about close combat! Remember, _all_ factions are eligible to enter--lookin' at you, JSA players. Mission 009: Training Montage Just write in to report@bromadacademy.com. Battle reports not required, but there's a template for you in the linked article if you want. Pictures preferred! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 A bit of a random treat! We've been discussing a how to improve our play speed locally, and apparently the folks over in Poland have been thinking about it too, because they reached out to me to collaborate on an article about play speed! Here it is, courtesy of Bromad Propaganda and Bromad Academy: Bromad Academy Tactica: Maximum Effort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 April's half over, so here's the mid-month update with some tactica on using Nomad close combat units. Definitely translatable to other factions, though: Mission 009 Update: The Master's Smile We've got two battle reports already, and we're trying to encourage discussion, so if you've got any questions or comments on the battle reports below, fire away! Shootout in the Grey City Death from Above Looking forward to hearing from folks. Send mail to report@bromadacademy.com! All factions welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 April's over! Here's the mission report for our mission on Close Combat! We've collected 5 battle reports, as well as the community discussion around them. Mission 009 Report: Boss Fight May's mission to follow soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 First of may, first of may! Let's think about spending some time out of doors and get our terrain game on! This month's Bromad Academy mission is all about playing with terrain rules. Mission 010: On Death Ground We're looking for you to answer the questions of how terrain affected your decision making in the game and in the army builder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Time for our mid-mission update! @nehemiah has been prepping his Tunguksa for the Rose City Raid so he's here to share his thought process with us about how to list build Tunguska for terrain heavy tables. Mission 010 Update: Lines of Supply 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 That is a solid article. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Thanks to our respondents for writing in about terrain in May! We've got a tournament report and a few battle reports involving terrain, so please enjoy! Mission 010 Report: Safe Ground 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Happy June! We'll be taking a look at 3-man cores in this month's Bromad Academy mission. Don't fill out your core to the full 5-man maximum and increase the flexibility of your list building and your positioning on the table. All factions are welcome, please write in to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister of your choice! Mission 011: Less is More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted June 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 We've got a guest mid-month update from Luke Weston, talking about his experiences with Tunguska and Corregidor 3-man fireteams! Mission 011 Update: Fireteam Lite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Thanks to all of our respondents for being patient with me during the month of Rose City Raid! We've got some interesting reports on 3-member core fireteams this month, and I try to tie it all up in a bow in June's Bromad Academy Mission Report! Mission 011 Report: Third Time's the Charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Happy July! We're now a full year of Bromad Academy missions in. Thank you to all of our respondents thus far. I hope we see more folks contributing from outside of the Nomad Nation as we continue to do these missions! Mission 012: From Thin Air This month is all about TO camouflage. Use it in a game and write in with your thoughts, tips, and strategies to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister of your choice! All factions welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted July 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 We've got another guest article this time, from @xammy, one of our local PanO players. I read it, it's not a mistake (trolololol). Thanks to @xammy for writing in with his thoughts on TO camo and how to leverage it! Mission 012 Update: Ain’t Nobody Got Points for That! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted July 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 A whole year of Bromad Academy has gone by! Thank you to everyone who has written in. Here's the report and feedback we got for our TO camo mission! Mission 012 Report: The Patient Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted July 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Kicking off the near year of Bromad Academy mission with a focus on the why of things. We'll be looking at Suppressive Fire and why or why NOT you might want to use it. Is it always a good idea? Write in to report@bromadacademy.com with your thoughts on why or why NOT you should use it, and when! Mission 013: Going Loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted August 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Time for our mid-month update on the Suppressive Fire mission! Don't forget to write in with why (or why not) you use Suppressive Fire in your games for a chance to win a blister of your choice! MIssion 013 Update: Spray and Pray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted August 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Get hyped! Asteroid Blues is almost here, and Bromad Academy's next mission is being released early so you can prep! The mission is all about sharing our love of this game through the campaign! Check it out!Mission 014: Asteroid Blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted September 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 You can thank the Humboldt, California crew for putting on a great tournament (batreps to come soon) and for making me late on my Bromad Academy suppression fire mission report! Congratulations to Chriss for taking home the blister this month! Thanks to everyone for writing in. Mission 013 Report: Sufficient Intensity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Don't forget, we've got a call for reports open and a meme contest running till the end of October! See you on Novyy Bangkok!Mission 014: Asteroid BluesMission 014 Update: Novyy Bangkok is Gorges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 November's mission: Deploy, play the first turn, take notes, and do it all again! Pair up with a newer player (or a pro if you're new) to help each other work through tough deployment decisions and see how they play out on the table! As always, write in to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win blisters and patches!Mission 015: Location Location Location 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 @Mack @Blustorm @OtterProper @Dark Trainer You should read the theory behind WiseKensai's latest mission. It will help you develop as a player! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 November's a busy month! Here are three deployment examples to tie up our month on deployment exercises.Mission 015 Report: Mise en Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 December has rolled around, and it's time to balance work, family, and the holiday rush! Why not balance your combat groups as well!? Play a 13-15 order list, split the combat groups evenly (7-6, 7-7, 8-7), and write in to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister or a Bromad Academy patch!Mission 016 - Balancing Act 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseKensai Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 2019, like Bromad Academy Mission 016, is over! Thanks to all our respondents who wrote in about balancing their combat groups and trying something new!Mission 016 Report - Unstable Equilibrium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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