Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

The 11th bonus episode has the guys debating many important topics, including - but not limited to - the ethics of playing a busted deck, cards that could be erased from the timeline, the best class design in Year of the Dragon, and some ruminations on the state of the game from right before Uldum released. Come join in the discussion and let us know if you have a question for the next bonus episode!

Discussion Topics

Decks and Cards

Class design

Why play standard

State of the Game

Arena talk

Rise of Shadows retrospective

Quick Hits

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On episode 203, This week Hat, Appa, and Botticus are joined by Stormraige from the Blizzlet podcast! Botticus dives into the news highlighting changes to Zephrys and caps off the section talking about the Valuetown podcast’s hiatus. In the tournament section, Hat breaks down the first week of the brand new Shielded Conquest Grandmasters format as well as the China Gold Team League. To round out the show, Appa goes over different ways you can recognize when you’re making mistakes and specifically how to learn and improve from them.

News Highlights – 30:04

* Card Balance Changes and Zephrys * Onward to Uldum Tavern Brawl* Value town goes on indefinite hiatus

Tournaments – 54:20

* Grandmasters* Qualifiers* Twitch arena rivals

Decksplanations – 1:03:49

* Identifying Mistakes

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On episode 203, This week Hat, Appa, and Botticus are joined by Stormraige from the Blizzlet podcast! Botticus dives into the news highlighting changes to Zephrys and caps off the section talking about the Valuetown podcast's hiatus. In the tournament section, Hat breaks down the first week of the brand new Shielded Conquest Grandmasters format as well as the China Gold Team League. To round out the show, Appa goes over different ways you can recognize when you're making mistakes and specifically how to learn and improve from them.

News Highlights - 30:04

• Card Balance Changes and Zephrys
• Onward to Uldum Tavern Brawl
• Value town goes on indefinite hiatus

Tournaments - 54:20

• Grandmasters
• Qualifiers
• Twitch arena rivals

Decksplanations - 1:03:49

• Identifying Mistakes

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On episode 202, Another CC Listener Series is in the books, and Rebobson won a trophy (and a spot on the show) again! He joins us on a packed episode, with lots of discussion about the still developing Saviors standard meta and the upcoming nerfs. We recap the meta at Masters Tour Seoul in tournaments and try to predict what’s going to win the nerf round in Decksplanations.

News Highlights – 44:16

* Nerfs!* Explorer bundle* Iksar thread on combo priest* Interviews with Alex Charsky and Sam Braithwaite* Zephrys interview with Celestalon* Youtube Videos

Tournaments – 1:24:34

* Masters Tour Seoul* Qualifiers* CC Listener Series

Decksplanations – 1:32:40

* Nerf recap and what it will do to the meta

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On episode 202, Another CC Listener Series is in the books, and Rebobson won a trophy (and a spot on the show) again! He joins us on a packed episode, with lots of discussion about the still developing Saviors standard meta and the upcoming nerfs. We recap the meta at Masters Tour Seoul in tournaments and try to predict what's going to win the nerf round in Decksplanations.

News Highlights - 44:16

• Nerfs!
• Explorer bundle
• Iksar thread on combo priest
• Interviews with Alex Charsky and Sam Braithwaite
• Zephrys interview with Celestalon
• Youtube Videos

Tournaments - 1:24:34

• Masters Tour Seoul
• Qualifiers
• CC Listener Series

Decksplanations - 1:32:40

• Nerf recap and what it will do to the meta

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On episode 201, This week the hosts are joined by HonestZaib to discuss his recent success in qualifying for Master’s Tour Bucharest. He breaks down his approach to improving as a player and his path from casual player to competitor. Everyone gives their thoughts on the recent tournament mode introduced in China by NetEase and Botticus walks us through a fairly packed News segment. In tournaments, Hat gives us a rundown of the Uldum specialist meta and Zaib shares some deep insights on specialist as a whole. To round out the show, the cast plays a game that is new to the show called “Fact or Fiction” where each host has to respond to whether or not they think a statement is true (fact) or false (fiction),, which leads to some spirited discussion

News Highlights – 46:14

* HS China Tournament Mode* Uldum Essentials videos* TwitchRivals Arena Challenge returns* Seoul Viewers guide* TESPA announced* Iksar comment on Reddit

Tournaments – 1:08:40

* Saviors qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:21:28

* Fact or Fiction

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On episode 201, This week the hosts are joined by HonestZaib to discuss his recent success in qualifying for Master's Tour Bucharest. He breaks down his approach to improving as a player and his path from casual player to competitor. Everyone gives their thoughts on the recent tournament mode introduced in China by NetEase and Botticus walks us through a fairly packed News segment. In tournaments, Hat gives us a rundown of the Uldum specialist meta and Zaib shares some deep insights on specialist as a whole. To round out the show, the cast plays a game that is new to the show called "Fact or Fiction" where each host has to respond to whether or not they think a statement is true (fact) or false (fiction),, which leads to some spirited discussion

News Highlights - 46:14

• HS China Tournament Mode
• Uldum Essentials videos
• TwitchRivals Arena Challenge returns
• Seoul Viewers guide
• TESPA announced
• Iksar comment on Reddit

Tournaments - 1:08:40

• Saviors qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:21:28

• Fact or Fiction

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On episode 200, The show hits a big milestone and celebrates 200 episodes! This is a multi-part episode extravaganza with some surprises along the way. Thank you to everyone who’s helped us get this far and here’s to another 200 in the future!

News Highlights – 31:31

* VKLiooons and TG.TrShar to represent China at Master Tour Seoul* Twitch Drops Enabled for Masters Tour Seoul* Developer Interview with Iksar and Alec* Whizbang the Wonderful updated deck recipes* Uldum Inn-vitational* Brawliseum 12 win decks

Tournaments – 47:40

* BAWOH tournament* Inn-vitational* Qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:28:10

* Day 1 Decks

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On episode 200, The show hits a big milestone and celebrates 200 episodes! This is a multi-part episode extravaganza with some surprises along the way. Thank you to everyone who's helped us get this far and here's to another 200 in the future!

News Highlights - 31:31

• VKLiooons and TG.TrShar to represent China at Master Tour Seoul
• Twitch Drops Enabled for Masters Tour Seoul
• Developer Interview with Iksar and Alec
• Whizbang the Wonderful updated deck recipes
• Uldum Inn-vitational
• Brawliseum 12 win decks

Tournaments - 47:40

• BAWOH tournament
• Inn-vitational
• Qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:28:10

• Day 1 Decks

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On episode 199, After going over life and ladder from the past week, the hosts dive into the most recent patch including yet another change to Crystal Core and a new Arena season. Closing out the news section is a breakdown of the Grandmasters changes as well as a discussion of the interview of the Hearthstone Global Esports Lead – Sam Braithwaite. The tournament section is light this week, but that leaves us more time to talk about the new cards! Each host picks five cards they want to talk about from the new set and grades each on their potential playability.

News Highlights – 12:42

* Patch 15.0 is here* Livestreams and theorycrafting streams* Grandmasters changes* Milkfat interview

Tournaments – 1:00:28

* Qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:04:06

* New Cards

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