I love Nick's enthusiasm. He's moving those models around with the "whoosh" and "pew pew pew". I just love how much he loves the game. Brings a smile to my face every time.
Everyone on this channel always seems like they're having so much fun, and I love them for it. So many channels it looks like they're there for Important Business, but these guys remember games are supposed to be fun.
I love the enthusiasm, but I do cringe a little when he does the dramatic death thing and something on the model drops. I hope he's varnished them because I'd hate to see his stuff get chipped or broken when he's done such a cracking job painting them... like the supremacy armour as well as other things in the apocalypse game he played
@@healthandsafetyhobo6117 He payed for them, so I think it doesn’t matter what he does to them lol. But yes I totally agree with you a bit, as a few times I did cringe & say “oh no be careful!” especially when he dropped his drone by mistake lmao
Snotkoptas and Trollgryn, oh my!! edit: Thank you to the PlayOn team for having me and especially to Nick for his enthusiasm! So many tanks, not enough explosions, sorry mate!! A big thank you to the community for all the positive comments regarding my army, it may not make sense if you think about it too much but I certainly enjoy building, painting and playing with the grots! Cheers everyone!
R’varna may absolutely insanely bad, but god it is so much cooler than y’vahra which is much cooler than any other tau miniature except forge world ones
That battle on the rooftop was epic. Hilarious how grot Yarrick just wouldn't go down. I can just picture it in my head, them fighting on the rooftop, explosions, combat and war in the background, the claw and fusion blade clashing against each other and throwing sparks everywhere, lightsaber style. Like a scene from a movie!
I struggle to watch entire battlereports of most personalities, despite how much I love seeing 40K being played because I rarely have 4 hours to spare. I love that you guys bring a condensed format that pretty much shows exactly what I wanna see in a 40K game, so I can easily watch an episode on a lunch break or before I go to bed.
@@clashhoyland9583 I think the idea is that they can't churn out a bunch of different shirts so eventually people would want all of the channel in-jokes to be shirts and they just don't have the resources for that.
Matthew, I was inspired to get into warhammer when I saw your grot guard in a battle report from a few years ago. I always loved warhammer universe, but never bought any models. Once I saw your grot guard, I fell in love. I've always loved orcs and goblins, and your grot guard were so unique and visually appealing. Your kitbash inspired me to sculpt my own large models and build a whole goblin age of sigmar army. Thank you so much you kinda changed my life in a big way.
This means so much to me, thank you for the comments and good luck with your project! Warhammer has carried me through so many life stages and across continents, I don't think I could have done it without that meditative hobby time and enjoyable gaming time. Glad you enjoyed the match!
@@Beavy You're the best and the match was so close and fun!!!! If you're curious about my project you can follow my IG @bigbadbagbug I'll post all my glorious grot creations
@@angrysnailbug I'm not Matthew but I'm definitely interested in seeing what you made. I was hoping you put some sort of link or something when I was reading your first comment!!!! Thank you sir, I'm on my way to your Instagram 😁
The whole internet right now: "NICK DONT SPLIT FIRE!!!" Nick: "and for my patented move, splitting fire!" You're hands down my favorite play on team guy tau FTW!
ive learned that you have to buy your own dice, and charge them with enough energy, the only 2 dice sets i have left happen to be 1 the chaos beastmen dice was someone else's but they gave me the dice and the army cause i was building and painting up sigmar armies at the time, and i got these used deepkin dice on ebay that have strange amazing wound rolls above other rolls
Oooh, that mistake at the end.. such a close, exciting game. And those 1s in turn 4 were just ridiculous. Not to mention all that split fire :D Amazing batrep, as always.
my two favorite players, with the two armies I play, with my favorite army in the entire show being the grot guard. this is peak play on tabletop for me
The first grot guard appearance was the video that earned my subscription and made me love Play On. They are my absolute favorite conversion I have seen, and so excited to have them back!
This was a real treat to watch, two fantastic looking armies, with a great contest between both guys who were clearly having a blast during this game. This is what 40k should always look and feel like. Props for how well edited together it was all too! Can't wait for the next one
As a video producer and avid WH40K player, I gotta say that I just love the production value and editing in your videos. Also, the Grot Guard is basically the coolest thing ever.
The camera set up, quick cuts for dice rolls and shooting effects are fantastic and do so much to streamline and visualise game choices in the video perfectly. Super impressed with the set up and professional way you are advancing the Battlevid media lads, keep up the good work.
Nick is the freaking best! Watching though all these again. Never grow up, you never loose the magic of imagination. What my fiance always tells me when I go play with my Toy Soldiers with my friends. It keeps us all young.
The sportsmanship here is amazing: Nick is literally giving good advice to his opponent. That’s part of the reason I stopped playing Warhammer 40k tabletop; most players in the wild are man babies that throw fits when someone fudges something or didn’t get the rules just right. I get it in tournaments, but I’m just fun games it’s completely unnecessary. I love this channel.
Those ork guard conversions are sick. That it definitely what of my favorite conversions I have ever seen. Congrats ok that amazing job. Jealous as hell. Good job!
This format is awesome. The players are great, the commentary is awesome, and the production value is amazing. And because you keep the length of the video manageable, I can actually find enough time to enjoy it. Keep it up!
17:30 the commander should have hit on 2s, the third Markerlight eliminates the penalty to shoot for units that advanced and the plus 1 from the 5th one counters the smoke
This is the first of your videos I’ve seen, holy emperor, I love all the graphics and overlays. Beautiful armies, fun engaging players, the little interviews and explanations of what’s going on. How have I not seen your channel before! Wish I could subscribe twice haha. Really inspiring stuff.
Lol great episode! Nick may roll all the ones but certainly has luck on his side for objectives! Nick is always fun to watch on the channel and Matthew’s Grit Guard is one of a kind army. Great game played!
Watching Play on Tabletop videos is an emotional rollercoaster! When there is a video out you get hyped as fuck! Even tho it isn't even an army you play, and when it ends, you get depresses as fuck as you know nothing else on the internet, comes even close to the enjoyment and quality that thies guys produce!!
Absolutely hilarious. But I'll take this win for my boy Nick because of the Sky Battle JT mentioned. Nick had done pretty much everything he could to win that match and it came down to a single tactical choice for him to lose. I look forward to another championship with both Steve and Nick in the final match. Their battle will be LEGENDARY because the dice hate them both!
>Splits fire
>"I shouldn't split fire."
>"He shouldn't split fire!"
>Regrets splitting fire.
>Repeat!
Yeah. I loved it!
you'd think he'd learn...then again it's Tau..I'd take Necrons or Impeium any day
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
because juuuuust *sometimes* it pays off, and it pays off GLORIOUSLY.
"And I would do it again!".
I love Nick's enthusiasm. He's moving those models around with the "whoosh" and "pew pew pew". I just love how much he loves the game. Brings a smile to my face every time.
Same here! I love when Nick plays!
Everyone on this channel always seems like they're having so much fun, and I love them for it.
So many channels it looks like they're there for Important Business, but these guys remember games are supposed to be fun.
I love the enthusiasm, but I do cringe a little when he does the dramatic death thing and something on the model drops. I hope he's varnished them because I'd hate to see his stuff get chipped or broken when he's done such a cracking job painting them... like the supremacy armour as well as other things in the apocalypse game he played
@@devonwilson8306 Totally agree with this man
@@healthandsafetyhobo6117 He payed for them, so I think it doesn’t matter what he does to them lol.
But yes I totally agree with you a bit, as a few times I did cringe & say “oh no be careful!” especially when he dropped his drone by mistake lmao
The grots screaming “FOR THE EMPEROR!” is honestly what keeps me coming back to this! I want that for my text message notification!
That is a great idea!
“Commissar, how many Leman Russ’ should we br-“
*”YES”*
Shrieked in a high and nasally goblin voice
"You're a space Marine ... Steve" Haha, great line Matthew!
The Year of STEEEEVE
Not for long.
#YearOfSteve
You're a wizard Harry
i dont get it
Good on Nick for advising his opponent on how best to kill his units. What a bro.
I would also like to win when my opponent has had every opportunity to beat me
Snotkoptas and Trollgryn, oh my!!
edit: Thank you to the PlayOn team for having me and especially to Nick for his enthusiasm! So many tanks, not enough explosions, sorry mate!! A big thank you to the community for all the positive comments regarding my army, it may not make sense if you think about it too much but I certainly enjoy building, painting and playing with the grots! Cheers everyone!
Beautiful Army m8 🍻
@@GuyWithAEpicHat thank you!
That is a fantastic army, gorgeous.
Rebel Grot army actually IS a dream!
I'm considering making some Tau Grots now.
Instead of "Orks! Orks!Orks!" Do these grots shout "Man! Man! Man!"?
Probably "Emperor! Emperor! Emperor!" or "Throne! Throne! Throne!"
"Boyzboyzboyzboyzboyz!"
"Oi! Oi! Oi!"
Nick:”I’m a spacemarine”
Rolls a 4
“I’m a spacemarine Steve”
Love that line
I think he said steam because those warriors just got vaporised.
@@florians9949 I think it’s a joke about Steve’s luck!
@@TredecimMusic I was making a joke to.
“If you don’t have a Y’vahra your a loser”
- Sun Tzu
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahhahahahahaha
*you're
Sun Tzu would know better.
Fax
R’varna may absolutely insanely bad, but god it is so much cooler than y’vahra which is much cooler than any other tau miniature except forge world ones
The yvahra was nerfed. 3 damage flamer down to 1 damage makes the suit not worth it.
Laughing like an absolute madman after I hear a squeaky "FOR THE EMPORER!"
That battle on the rooftop was epic. Hilarious how grot Yarrick just wouldn't go down. I can just picture it in my head, them fighting on the rooftop, explosions, combat and war in the background, the claw and fusion blade clashing against each other and throwing sparks everywhere, lightsaber style. Like a scene from a movie!
The little Grot jumping around like a sad version of Yoda lol.
Narrator : "Nick what do we say to splinting dire?"
Nick : "want to see me do it again?"
I struggle to watch entire battlereports of most personalities, despite how much I love seeing 40K being played because I rarely have 4 hours to spare.
I love that you guys bring a condensed format that pretty much shows exactly what I wanna see in a 40K game, so I can easily watch an episode on a lunch break or before I go to bed.
We need "Never Split Fire" on a t-shirt
"We are not a t-shirt company!" - Tak
@@PlayOnTabletop If you're an enterprising enough person, anything and anyone CAN become a t-shirt company.
@@PlayOnTabletop You do Play On t-shirts. Why not a 'Never Split Fire'?
@@clashhoyland9583 I think the idea is that they can't churn out a bunch of different shirts so eventually people would want all of the channel in-jokes to be shirts and they just don't have the resources for that.
Tau nick is back for his first game of the season i’m so excited
@@tyranitorn8632 That was Genestealer Nick
@@tyranitorn8632 He might have, but I like the idea of Nick having split personalities for each of his armies xD
@@jek_si2251 that would be funny
@@jek_si2251 Tau Nick is the best character in the Play On Tabletop Cinematic Universe
@@myguyguy575 Yeah, he's great
Nick's a cool dude for helping the other guy play against his own army
War Mistress vs Grot Guard! We need this! Heck we need Grot Guard vs Everything!
200% agreed!!
Misters of Battle v. Grot Guard
Yeah!
Matthew, I was inspired to get into warhammer when I saw your grot guard in a battle report from a few years ago. I always loved warhammer universe, but never bought any models. Once I saw your grot guard, I fell in love. I've always loved orcs and goblins, and your grot guard were so unique and visually appealing. Your kitbash inspired me to sculpt my own large models and build a whole goblin age of sigmar army. Thank you so much you kinda changed my life in a big way.
This means so much to me, thank you for the comments and good luck with your project! Warhammer has carried me through so many life stages and across continents, I don't think I could have done it without that meditative hobby time and enjoyable gaming time. Glad you enjoyed the match!
@@Beavy You're the best and the match was so close and fun!!!! If you're curious about my project you can follow my IG @bigbadbagbug I'll post all my glorious grot creations
@@angrysnailbug I'm not Matthew but I'm definitely interested in seeing what you made. I was hoping you put some sort of link or something when I was reading your first comment!!!! Thank you sir, I'm on my way to your Instagram 😁
Tau turn 4 was just...heart breaking
But the Nick wins! Good come back
Oof!
The whole internet right now: "NICK DONT SPLIT FIRE!!!" Nick: "and for my patented move, splitting fire!" You're hands down my favorite play on team guy tau FTW!
Nick: "No...no....why why why WHY! NOOO WHYYY HOW HOW!?"
JT : "So, not a good turn for Nick. Anyhoo..."
Gotta love more Tau Nick
Hoping for some explosions
Statistically Nick should roll all sixes for the entirety of the next game to make up for all those ones
ive learned that you have to buy your own dice, and charge them with enough energy, the only 2 dice sets i have left happen to be 1 the chaos beastmen dice was someone else's but they gave me the dice and the army cause i was building and painting up sigmar armies at the time, and i got these used deepkin dice on ebay that have strange amazing wound rolls above other rolls
There is no balance in this universe. Stats dont mean anything, he could roll ones for the rest of his life.
Oooh, that mistake at the end.. such a close, exciting game.
And those 1s in turn 4 were just ridiculous. Not to mention all that split fire :D
Amazing batrep, as always.
my two favorite players, with the two armies I play, with my favorite army in the entire show being the grot guard.
this is peak play on tabletop for me
Great sportsmanship and banter earned you a new Patreon. Keep up the stellar work.🇨🇦
Thank you! We appreciate it!
people: how many tanks is enough tanks?
guard player: 10
grot guard player: yes
you mean: no (cause there are never enough tanks)
The thumbnail for this channel could honestly just be a shot of Nick with that big cheesy smile and thumbs up.
I really enjoyed seeing Pirahnnas on the board. They were the most glorious 3 seconds of my week!
"Most glorious 3 seconds of your week" was my nickname in college.
Love how the grot in their squeaky voice say, “FOR THE EMPEROR!”
The first grot guard appearance was the video that earned my subscription and made me love Play On. They are my absolute favorite conversion I have seen, and so excited to have them back!
Tiniest oversight leads to a legendary win, holy shit. This is the "capture of the fleet of den helder" all over again. Insane job guys, nice
LESSS GOOOO FINALLY SOMEONES USING A BROADSIDE LESSS GOOOOO
3 broadsides with with a commander for rerolls is incredible and I think it's making the rounds in the tournaments.
I use two one made to be pure missle madness and then the other one has the railgun because why not
I thought every tau list used 3 broadsides??????
@@ForeverAbroad I don't see that many but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places and I only take them for my Dal'yth gunline
I currently run 6 broadsides. 3 manga rail and 3 missile boats. I know riptides are "better" but broadsides are so freaking cool.
Nick is the only Tau player I root for. His excitement is just too much fun
Those grot guard trolls are gonna battle against tau big robots
Wish they did!
@@Muenni thanks dude and i hope they are more good against big orcs and monster
I love how much fun nick has whenever he plays. It’s so much fun to watch
The narrator really makes these videos great. Massive props for the “sports battle dome” type commentating
Those 9 people who disliked were just blinded by how much plasma was being fired
I am so happy that grot guard is in the battle at last and i see tau nick has some new amazing robots
This was a real treat to watch, two fantastic looking armies, with a great contest between both guys who were clearly having a blast during this game. This is what 40k should always look and feel like. Props for how well edited together it was all too! Can't wait for the next one
To quote Neo “guns, lots of guns”
That Grot Guard army just looks straight up awesome
As a video producer and avid WH40K player, I gotta say that I just love the production value and editing in your videos. Also, the Grot Guard is basically the coolest thing ever.
It was a real joy to bring the army in and have such a level of professionalism and vision on display.
FYI Timestamps are incorrect
1:05 - Grot Guard
1:56 - Tau Empire
2:30 - Mission, secondaries, etc
3:40 - Deployment
5:18 - Turn 1
17:50 - Turn 2
31:23 - Turn 3
38:19 - Turn 4
A battlereport with Nickeffects to round off the day. Awesome!
The camera set up, quick cuts for dice rolls and shooting effects are fantastic and do so much to streamline and visualise game choices in the video perfectly. Super impressed with the set up and professional way you are advancing the Battlevid media lads, keep up the good work.
Nick giving tips on how to best attack his Broadside is why i really like him as a player. These two are so great!
Pretty cool you can do the preview now never seen that 👌
It is a cool feature.
this ork and guard mix is astoundingly amazing! i just cant grasp its coolness!
God I love Nick's noise Narrative for all his moves and everything.
He does have a lot of fun at the table
Nick is the freaking best! Watching though all these again. Never grow up, you never loose the magic of imagination. What my fiance always tells me when I go play with my Toy Soldiers with my friends. It keeps us all young.
By far the best battle report channel. Concise and straight to the point.
Oh the amount of dice that are going to be rolled. So hyped. Let’s go Tau Nick!
I love how Tau Nick makes sound effects with his mouth for every move his units do
The sportsmanship here is amazing: Nick is literally giving good advice to his opponent. That’s part of the reason I stopped playing Warhammer 40k tabletop; most players in the wild are man babies that throw fits when someone fudges something or didn’t get the rules just right. I get it in tournaments, but I’m just fun games it’s completely unnecessary. I love this channel.
Bahhahahah that’s probably the most funniest game I have ever watched!!! I do believe Matt and Nick should play again. Next season!!
*Nick standing over the rubble of his army, Tau blood soaking the earth*
"That was a lot of fun!"
What a match ! So much fun and positive energy from both players. I love how Nick is always in such a playful spirit. Thank you guys !
Man that music at around 30:00 is so badass. Love the industrial background music.
Those ork guard conversions are sick. That it definitely what of my favorite conversions I have ever seen. Congrats ok that amazing job. Jealous as hell. Good job!
Fantastic quality for the battles and production! Knocking it out of the park Play On!
The players are excellent and fun to watch as well!
What an awesome battle, I would not have thought it would end up in a win for Nick! Loved to see the two, you can definitly give us more of them : )
Nick’s split fire hurt me in my bones as someone who plays this matchup a lot.
This format is awesome. The players are great, the commentary is awesome, and the production value is amazing. And because you keep the length of the video manageable, I can actually find enough time to enjoy it. Keep it up!
Best video yet love the mix of comedy and high production value also nick, don't split your fire!!!
I know that now! Why didn’t you warn me!
I love how Nick remains so happy even after whiffing like 90% of his shots
37:56 JT has to narrate over Nick saying "oh, fuck me"
How many ones do you want? Dice gods say, YES
I Loved everything about this...except for the loss of the grott guard! Still, good game and good sportsmanship on both sides! That was awesome.
17:30 the commander should have hit on 2s, the third Markerlight eliminates the penalty to shoot for units that advanced and the plus 1 from the 5th one counters the smoke
You are completely right. Forgot about getting rid of the penalties to advance!
Play ons production quality is amazing. It’s so nice to see warhammer showcased like this.
Bro, Tau Nick is the true definition of good sportsmanship and love of the game!
I keep rewatching this episode. Please keep inviting the Matthew and his Grot Guard.
This is the first of your videos I’ve seen, holy emperor, I love all the graphics and overlays. Beautiful armies, fun engaging players, the little interviews and explanations of what’s going on.
How have I not seen your channel before! Wish I could subscribe twice haha.
Really inspiring stuff.
I'll never get over how awesome the Grot Guard Army. Amazing.
RNG gods were feeling temperamental to say the least
Lol great episode! Nick may roll all the ones but certainly has luck on his side for objectives! Nick is always fun to watch on the channel and Matthew’s Grit Guard is one of a kind army. Great game played!
Love the new game style, guys! - The unit name and pic with the deployment is gold.
Keep up the good work guys!
"Resident Rail-gun Enthusiast" is the best title I've heard in a while
Narrator: "Don't split fire, Nick."
Nick: "wanna see me do it again?" XD
The Tau ASMR at the start sent shivers up my spine and I don’t know how to feel about that.
Just fantastic production overall, fellas. The best 40K entertainment out there!
One of the best matches yet! Crazy crazy close!
Shout out to that editing. You guys always edit so nicely
I'm just imagining those fire warriors in cover feeling an earth-shaker round from the basilisk detonate right beside them O.O
HOLY FISH FILLETS THIS GAME WAS GREAT!
So many highs and SO many lows! Greatsportsmanship!
love the charisma and chemistry between these two players. made me drop the like
This is the best batrep I've ever seen!
Brilliantly entertaining!
Those grots were great!
Such inspired conversion work with that Grot Guard army. Mathew should be proud.
Watching Play on Tabletop videos is an emotional rollercoaster! When there is a video out you get hyped as fuck! Even tho it isn't even an army you play, and when it ends, you get depresses as fuck as you know nothing else on the internet, comes even close to the enjoyment and quality that thies guys produce!!
the dice just didn't want units to die. So many clutch 6+ saves, and so many 1s to hit...
The dice was just feeling extra dramatic today.
Nick Tau!!!
Frontline gaming has great terrain. I built some Ork buildings a couple months back and they were a joy to build. It’s nice to see some in use.
Hitting on 2's re-rolling 1's is so quintessentially T'au
That was the most entertaining report I've seen you guys do so far.
Wow guys! Amazing and close batrep, excited and looking forwards to more!
And, there will be more! We are aiming to have the biggest season of 40k in 40m yet this year.
Absolutely hilarious. But I'll take this win for my boy Nick because of the Sky Battle JT mentioned. Nick had done pretty much everything he could to win that match and it came down to a single tactical choice for him to lose. I look forward to another championship with both Steve and Nick in the final match. Their battle will be LEGENDARY because the dice hate them both!
That's a great way to look at it. Also, thanks for watching our videos. Sometimes there are things that tie in from one to another
Not gonna lie, this is probably my favourite battle report you've done, love that Grot Guard army.
In other channel "battle report tau vs imperial guard , Which is worst?" hahahahha XD