Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

On episode 195, Saviors of Uldum has been announced! After talking about their 4th of July pizzas and earthquakes, the crew go over the newly revealed expansion and the brand new cards coming with it. Hat gives his weekly rundown of specialist and Grandmaster's, topping it off with a recap of a very interesting Shark Rogue vs Control Warrior game. Decksplanations this week is the final segment of the three-week series on Initiative and each host helps to explain how Control decks use initiative to their advantage and touch on the counterintuitive play-patterns of the archetype.

News Highlights - 12:29

• Saviors of Uldum
• Dalaran Heist nerfs/buffs
• Hearthstone Update July 1st

Tournaments - 1:01:05

• Grandmasters
• Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:07:18

• Initiative Part 3

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On episode 194, Appa, Botticus, and Hat spend some time talking about their successes and struggles on ladder recently. They break down all the new cards coming to replace those rotated to hall of fame and dig deep into the class identity article. Hat recaps the limited tournament news from this week covering recent Master’s Qualifiers and the Grandmasters meta. In Decksplanations, the crew continue the discussion from Episode 193 in Initiative: Part 2.

News Highlights – 28:28

* Developer insights and class identity* Donais Stream

Tournaments – 1:26:56

* Grandmasters* Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:31:14

* Initiative Part 2

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On episode 194, Appa, Botticus, and Hat spend some time talking about their successes and struggles on ladder recently. They break down all the new cards coming to replace those rotated to hall of fame and dig deep into the class identity article. Hat recaps the limited tournament news from this week covering recent Master's Qualifiers and the Grandmasters meta. In Decksplanations, the crew continue the discussion from Episode 193 in Initiative: Part 2.

News Highlights - 28:28

• Developer insights and class identity
• Donais Stream

Tournaments - 1:26:56

• Grandmasters
• Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:31:14

• Initiative Part 2

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If you like hearing our hosts talk about one card game, this episode should be double the fun – it’s time for our crossover bonus episode on Magic and Hearthstone! If you’re familiar with one game but want to get to know the other – or if you know both and you want to hear about the gang’s experiences trying to juggle the two – you’ll enjoy this look back at the history of the card game genre and a discussion on its present state.

Discussion Topics

What did Magic do? Why is it Important

What’s not great about Magic?

How does Hearthstone factor into all of this? Why is/was it such a big deal

HS and Magic comparisons

MTG Arena stuff

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If you like hearing our hosts talk about one card game, this episode should be double the fun - it's time for our crossover bonus episode on Magic and Hearthstone! If you're familiar with one game but want to get to know the other - or if you know both and you want to hear about the gang's experiences trying to juggle the two - you'll enjoy this look back at the history of the card game genre and a discussion on its present state.

Discussion Topics

What did Magic do? Why is it Important

What's not great about Magic?

How does Hearthstone factor into all of this? Why is/was it such a big deal

HS and Magic comparisons

MTG Arena stuff

The Show Notes for this bonus episode are on our Website

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On episode 193, Appa’s back, the first Masters Tour event is in the books, and there’s a ton to talk about! The cast goes deep into the Battlefy decklist scandal (after some Vegas story time) while Hat leads a full breakdown of the metagame for the first big specialist tournament. Decksplanations begins a multi-week dive into the complex topic of initiative.

News Highlights – 26:51

* Donais leak* Wild Bundle* The Vegas/Battlefy situation

Tournaments – 1:00:57

* Masters Vegas* Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:18:18

* Initiative

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On episode 193, Appa's back, the first Masters Tour event is in the books, and there's a ton to talk about! The cast goes deep into the Battlefy decklist scandal (after some Vegas story time) while Hat leads a full breakdown of the metagame for the first big specialist tournament. Decksplanations begins a multi-week dive into the complex topic of initiative.

News Highlights - 26:51

• Donais leak
• Wild Bundle
• The Vegas/Battlefy situation

Tournaments - 1:00:57

• Masters Vegas
• Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:18:18

• Initiative

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On episode 192, Zerotio joins up with Bott and Hat on the eve of the Vegas masters tour, and we get to know him a bit ourselves before some good chatter on life, ladder, and Dalaran Heist. There are some interesting notes in news from a recent Q&A, a review into the pre-masters specialist metagame, and a deep dive into flavors of hunter to deal with the green menace that’s been swarming the ladder.

News Highlights – 37:33

* Masters Tour Bucharest* Russian Q&A* Arena Balancing

Tournaments – 58:02

* GM Week 4* Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations – 1:08:09

* Flavors of Hunter

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On episode 192, Zerotio joins up with Bott and Hat on the eve of the Vegas masters tour, and we get to know him a bit ourselves before some good chatter on life, ladder, and Dalaran Heist. There are some interesting notes in news from a recent Q&A, a review into the pre-masters specialist metagame, and a deep dive into flavors of hunter to deal with the green menace that's been swarming the ladder.

News Highlights - 37:33

• Masters Tour Bucharest
• Russian Q&A
• Arena Balancing

Tournaments - 58:02

• GM Week 4
• Seoul Qualifiers

Decksplanations - 1:08:09

• Flavors of Hunter

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On episode 191, Buffs are live! This week, Botticus and Hat are joined by WickedGood to dig into the new meta, including a lot of questions about bunnies with pogo sticks. There’s the usual discussion of Grandmasters and qualifiers along with a bit of news to discuss regarding the new patch about . Decksplanations leans on WickedGood’s substantial data experience to help us understand what information will really help us win.

News Highlights – 39:38

* New patch!* Mulligan guides and Rafaam* Known Issues

Tournaments – 1:01:21

* GM Week 3* Seoul Qualifiers* Mech-vitational* WCG

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