Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What’s it really like to attend your first Grand Tournament? In this episode, I’m joined by Viriel aka @lets_get_warhammered on Instagram who is an LA-based wargamer and miniature painter since 1999, as she shares her first step from casual play into competitive Warhammer Age of Sigmar. We talk nerves, expectations, first contact at the event, games on the table, and the moment it all stopped feeling scary and started feeling right. If tournaments have ever felt “for other people,” this conversation is here to prove they’re not.
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Music: Banger by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
What’s it really like to attend your first Grand Tournament? In this episode, I’m joined by Viriel aka @lets_get_warhammered on Instagram who is an LA-based wargamer and miniature painter since 1999, as she shares her first step from casual play into competitive Warhammer Age of Sigmar. We talk nerves, expectations, first contact at the event, games on the table, and the moment it all stopped feeling scary and started feeling right. If tournaments have ever felt “for other people,” this conversation is here to prove they’re not.
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Support the Channel
Grab your pre-order, hobby products and next purchases while supporting the channel by ordering from my affiliate partners;
🛒USA Affiliate: Warpfire Minis: warpfireminis.com/?aff=aoscoach
🛒UK Affiliate: Element Games: elementgames.co.uk/?d=11029
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Alternatively, join up to Patreon or YouTube Member from as little as $2.
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🎲AoS Coach dice: aoscoach.com/shop
👕AoS Coach merch: store.aoscoach.com
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Special Thanks
🙏Thank you Patreons: Christopher Moore, Tom Kunz, Robert Reimers, The Die Is Cast, David A Blenner, Ian Spayde, Daniel Chilton, Richard Pateman, Gobblurrito, Richard Whitlock, Jeffrey Nijhoff, Steve Ptacek, Carl Woodthorpe, Tanya Scheibe, Trevor Williams, Anhad Narula, Sean Seyer, Pete Brizio, Nolan Larocque, Bulldoghammer, Christian Martin, Ginginlime, Nick Pilgrim, RadiationRiley, William Cleven, Jan Tomecek, Melody Windwright, John Daly, Michiel, Haz1079, Elijah, Donny Rongo, James Kater, Keegan Graves, Kp, Alderaanshotfirst, Adam Haikal, Forkhandles30, Russ Tanner, George Bellwood, Il Maestro, Neil Addleman, Ryan Muskopf, David Mounfield, Crispin Walker-Buckton, John Montoya, Ryan McNally, Madigan Mason, Andy C, Broken Chef, Sage, Damen Deleenheer, Dale Ironwood, Gruuk, Mark Murphy, Edward Attoe, Bomber Mckee, Kevin Radford, Evert V, Skullsbusiness, Gregory Fernandez, Luckyloki, Woehammer, Matteo
, Roland Swingler, Craig Smith, Shawn, Aled Murphy, Kevin Radford, Chase Layman, Ryan Taylor, Leonaedas, Christopher George, Solrwind, Vague Miniatures
🙏Thank you YouTube Members: Bill Castello, Zach Pfeifer, Matt Morris, Grumdy, Lo Anthony, Awijntje14, David Czarnecki, Matt Kowalyk, Nivalen, B Davis, Hanna Leppänen, Madduck Mcryan, Alec Boyle, Darrel Baxter, Broken Chef, Jericho Zamesa, Hammer Of War, Nick Garcia, Celefaze, Taran Birk, Luckyloki
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MUSIC CREDIT
Music: Banger by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
