Hello everyone! In this episode of the Unicorn Company Podcast we will take a look at some meme lists and heme lists, and how they might perform in competitive Alpha Strike.You can find information about the tournaments I mentioned in the news segment here:Trash Panda open - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOCTsIRmaXimmJ5EbgcdE9JdXpeQvRvjD_6zwMQI39E/edit?usp=sharingEastern Assault Alpha Strike Tournament - https://tabletop.events/conventions/richmond-open-2026/schedule/43Battle for the Bay 2026 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQVh8Rd0FsmoZEhqPi630FX-4e_FN12A/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111973776979459206874&rtpof=true&sd=trueGoonhammer metal minis articles - https://www.goonhammer.com/battletech-metals-for-the-mechcommander-who-has-everything-part-1/https://www.goonhammer.com/battletech-metals-for-the-mechcommander-who-has-everything-part-1/Visit our sponsor - https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/Support the podcast - https://www.patreon.com/UnicornCompany

Today we take a look at the problem with the premium miniatures from Catalyst, talk about some solutions, and have our MekTek with the Black KnightSupport us on Patreon athttps://www.patreon.com/UnicornCompanyMetal newseen style alternatives to the "Premium" Minis:Wolverine 6R, 6D - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-medium/products/wolverine-6r-6d-20-5197Wolverine 7M, 7M2, 7K - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-medium/products/wolverine-wvr-7m-7m2-7k-bt-472BattleMaster 1G, 1Gb - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-assault/products/battlemaster-blr-1g-1gb-20-5205-release-around-august-15Vulture C - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-heavy/products/vulture-c-20-5229Rifeman 3N, 3C - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-heavy/products/rifleman-rfl-3n-3c-20-5219Mad Cat A - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-heavy/products/mad-cat-timber-wolf-a-20-5228Phoenix Hawk PXH-1/3K - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-medium/products/phoenix-hawk-pxh-1-3k-20-5221Black Knight "Clanbuster" - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-heavy/products/black-knight-bl-9-knt-20-5207-release-around-august-15Ryoken TC, B - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-medium/products/ryoken-stormcrow-tc-b-20-5203Nova Cat B - https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com/collections/battlemech-heavy/products/nova-cat-b-20-5224

The Inner Sphere, ravaged by the clan invasion was looking for a way to fight back. In the midst of this effort, the Draconis Combine would do everything they could to reverse engineer the Clans' biggest technological edge, the OmniMech! Join me as we take a look at these history changing machines.Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/UnicornCompanyVisit our Sponsor - https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/Check out the Mech Painter's Union - https://mechpainters.org/

Today we take a look at the Rakshasa, a Mech that was designed and build as a response to the clans, which has been seen as an abject failure by many.

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Today we take a look at the cost of BattleTech when compared to other game lines.

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In this episode we take a look at what some people are trying to claim hobby tourism is, and compare it to what it actually is, and in the process find out how some people find themselves trying to gatekeep a game by ultimately excluding themselves from it.

This episode's MekTek is the Marauder

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In this episode we take a look at the Land Air Mech, and why it really isnt the amazing machine that it's made out to be.

In this episode we take a look at some of the stranger things that have happened in the Inner Sphere ad Periphery. Lost worlds, Unique Periphery societies, and Disappearing Jumpships.

This Episode's MecTech segment is the Bombardier, The Archer's awkward cousin.