jt and quickdraw share their thoughts on finding lower rated gems in your collection. This topic was submitted by our the winner of quickdraw's VM decks giveaway! Stay sloppy, Josh T.

Looking to get in our our sweet and sloppy Discover server? Here ya go: https://discord.gg/r8PUhmtruM

jt and quickdraw talk about recursion in KeyForge and specifically how much of it there is in Grim Reminders compared to previous sets!

Warning: this episode contains spoilers and two very handsome hosts.

jt, quickdraw, and BHawk talk through early results from the Lab's recent survey on format preferences for premier level events. We also present findings from experiments we ran to determine whether Traditional Sealed for Sealed Alliance presents a more even playing field.

If you haven't yet taken our survey on format preference please do!

You know what this episode is not about? Universal Airlocks. But it *is* about making empty promises about what'll be in the show notes.

Decks Featured:

BHawk steps into the lab to school jt and quickdraw in the art of setups and payoffs in KeyForge.

With the year coming to a close and Grim Reminders on the horizon the team welcomes xoque into the lab to look back on Winds of Exchange's reign as KF's newest set.

Check out xoque over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/dataforgestream.

quickdraw and jt peel back back the layers of complexity that KeyForge has to offer using some of the lenses held up to other games.

Murph joins as a special guest to talk about making it work in this wonderful game of unique deck with a small collection. Check out Murph over on at https://www.twitch.tv/fudgenator.

jt and quickdraw talk about "bad" cards in KeyForge through the lens of game design. What do bad cards offer a game like ours and what lessons can we learn from them?

Also, check out the recent Weekend KeyWarriors episode talking about how to identify and play with KF's weaker offerings: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cvZYBYOPb3QshBntBOOus

For a bit of extra credit reading, check out this (oldie but goodie) article talking about bad cards in Magic: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/when-cards-go-bad-2002-01-28