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In Episode 41 of Sparks & Rec, jigmelingpa, scrapforce, dbldubz, filtrophobe, and DaKatSesMeow join forces to answer mailbag questions, discuss the current state of the meta, and take a dive deep into Monk strategy and builds before finishing things up with Tap n' Scrap. See below for a link to a Monk beta card gallery!
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 7:56
Mailbag - 18:29
Monthly Meta Mashup - 30:50
Monk E Madness- 77:56
Tap it or Scrap it - 118:36
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, and Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers
Producer: Matthew Rooks
Digital Legend Account Sale on WWG Online Store: https://shop.wisewizardgames.com/collections/exclusives/products/hero-realms-digital-app-legend-account
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-41-even-more-monk-madness-w-filtrophobe-dakatsesmeow
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 40 of Sparks & Rec, jigmelingpa, agentc13, DblDubz, and Nudeltulpe join forces to bring you a JUMBO-SIZED helping of your favorite Hero Realms podcast! First, the cast announce the Digital Legend Contest Winners before heading into WWYD37. Then Nudel takes us on a journey that spans from the inception of Tavern Brawl to its current iteration in Season 5, along with the climactic results of the finals, before finally offering a glimpse of what is to come in future seasons. Next, the cast hold a special session of Card WarZ and rank ALL of the 2 and 3 cost champions that have been released for the digital game thus far. In Ancestry Almanac, the crew react to the release of the Monk class, as well as the slew of balance changes that were introduced hours before this podcast was recorded on Oct. 3, 2023. This episode rounds out with a Lua Spotlight on Aarkennel's Cryomancer class, and Taps n' Scraps.
Intro - 0:34
Digital Contest Winners: - 6:18
WWYD - 10:19
Tavern Brawlin’ with Nudeltulpe - 30:30
Card WarZ - 70:39
Ancestry Almanac - 98:15
Lua Spotlight - 130:123
Tap it or Scrap it - 144:28
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Mike "Nudeltulpe" Schimanksi
Producer: Matthew Rooks
King of the Shire Challenge Signup: https://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/JZWogwMWgi
Digital Legend Account Sale on WWG Online Store: https://shop.wisewizardgames.com/collections/exclusives/products/hero-realms-digital-app-legend-account
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-40-monk-madness-with-nudeltulpe
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 39, Matt, Chris, Larry, and Barry join forces for a special "emergency" episode! After introducing the latest S&R Giveaway Contest (scroll down for details) and the customary stroll through WWYD Lane, the cast listen and react to Larry "Horgle" Bogucki's recent interview with Rob Dougherty, where the Wise Wizard Games CEO and Hero Realms mastermind outlines a fairly specific roadmap for the development of the digital app. Players of the digital app have a lot of fun things in store! The cast also covers the recently released Beta Bard, and also discuss ranger and cleric ancestries before covering the latest event results in Community Roundup. Finally, the crew give their Taps & Scraps for the week.
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 7:17
Rob Dougherty Interview - 16:44
Bard Build Lab - 62:12
Ancestry Almanac - 75:55
CR - 88:14
Tap it or Scrap it - 97:21
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki, Barry "Zembu" Kunz
Producer: Matthew Rooks
DIGITAL LEGEND ACCOUNT GIVEAWAY: https://forms.gle/ujggi28hUDisYhzC7
Digital Legend Account Sale on WWG Online Store: https://shop.wisewizardgames.com/collections/exclusives/products/hero-realms-digital-app-legend-account
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-39-rob-doughertys-digital-app-road-map
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 38 of Sparks & Rec, Matt, Tim, and Chris reflect upon another WWYD before answering some listener mailbag questions. Next, the crew takes a first look at the recently announced development road map for the digital app, and the newly released Bard character class, looking at the starting cards, skills, and abilities. In this episode's Lua Spotlight, we have Aarkenell's Pyromancer class! This episode finishes off with Community Roundup and Tap It or Scrap It.
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 5:01
WWJD - 18:45
Mailbag - 15:22
NostraDblDamus (Digital App Road Map & Bard)- 29:58
Lua Spotlight - 56:32
Ancestry Almanac - 75:54
CR - 82:33
Tap it or Scrap it - 90:35
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "acentc13" McKenzie, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg
Producer: Matthew Rooks
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Lua overview: https://www.herorealms.com/luascripting/
Lua documentation: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Lua-Effect-Documentation-v1.1--BszyF6~kAjGQMxHxK4D61p8tAQ-7viaXIhVVEIltZD7W6v6Y
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-38-breaking-bard
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 37 of Sparks & Rec, Matt, Sam, and Chris wade into another WWYD before answering a heavy hitting mailbag question. Then, it's off to the races as the crew take a first look at the Necromancer character class, discussing some early builds and strategy for the new character. We have a special visit from NostraDblDamus as he spoils some of the upcoming level 16 upgrade cards. In this episode's Lua Spotlight, we have Aarkenell's Apothecary class! Episode 37 rounds out with Community Roundup and Tap It or Scrap It.
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 9:09
WWJD - 18:45
Mailbag - 21:17
Necromancer - 30:06
NostraDblDamus - 46:35
Lua Spotlight - 74:46
CR - 89:26
Tap it or Scrap it - 97:08
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg
Producer: Matthew Rooks
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Lua overview: https://www.herorealms.com/luascripting/
Lua documentation: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Lua-Effect-Documentation-v1.1--BszyF6~kAjGQMxHxK4D61p8tAQ-7viaXIhVVEIltZD7W6v6Y
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-37-necromantastic
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In episode 36 of Sparks & Recreation Matt & Chris break a 3 week drought of new content with a mega dose of S&R. What Would You Do? What Would Jig Do? and Looking for Lethal are all up on deck before the main course, a large helping of ancestry discussion, including an overview and quick tutorial of how it all works, some initial strategy discussions and impressions, and an expose from Filtrophobe on the current beta iteration of Elf Wizard, which he has piloted to ridiculous win percentages. The episode rounds out with some Lua highlights on new community character creations from Aarkenell and WardenSlayer, before capping this extra helping of Sparks & Rec with Community Roundup, and the inaugural Taps & Scraps.
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 8:15
WWJigDo - 19:33
LFL - 22:02
Age of Ancestries - 26:36
Filtrophobe & the Elf Wizard - 63:42
Acenstries continued - 71:20
Lua Spotlight - 87:34
Card Duels - 110:57
Outro 127:11
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg
Producer: Matthew Rooks
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Lua overview: https://www.herorealms.com/luascripting/
Lua documentation: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Lua-Effect-Documentation-v1.1--BszyF6~kAjGQMxHxK4D61p8tAQ-7viaXIhVVEIltZD7W6v6Y
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-rec-36-age-of-ancestries
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 35 of Sparks & Recreation, Matt, Tim, Sam, and Chris announce the Hero Realms Digital Legend Account Giveaway! Listen to the podcast for details, and enter here. The Sparks & Rec crew wade through another WWYD scenario and listener mailbag before discussing Lua, Arena Assault, Card Talk, and Community Roundup.
Intro - 0:34
WWYD - 17:43
Mailbag - 26:46
Lua - 40:42
Arena Assault - 53:39
Card Talk - 68:07
Community Roundup - 73:05
Outro 83:23
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, and Christ "DblDubz" Walberg
Producer: Matthew Rooks
HERO REALMS DIGITAL LEGEND ACCOUNT GIVEAWAY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfa1yyOBmi0lz-bn3NBlp7c-2W7jZn-OzniseRPvZ1s6KtFtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Lua overview: https://www.herorealms.com/luascripting/
Lua documentation: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Lua-Effect-Documentation-v1.1--BszyF6~kAjGQMxHxK4D61p8tAQ-7viaXIhVVEIltZD7W6v6Y
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-35-free-digital-legend-account-giveaway
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Part 2 of Episode 33 of Sparks & Recreation, UK correspondent Aarkenell delivers some amazing content from the UK Games Expo, where he entered and won the Hero Realms Legends Tournament! Aarkenell walks us through his experience in the Swiss and Final Cut rounds of the tournament, and also gives a comprehensive review of the game Kapow! which he played at the Expo. Finally, Aarkenell gives a Legendary shout out to the Hero Realms community.
Rob Dougherty Interview with News on Arena Mode and Ancestry - 00:15
UKGE Day 1 - Kapow! Gameplay & Review - 25:07
Swiss Round Recap from UKGE Legends Tournament - 31:48
A Legendary Shout Out to the Community - 53:13
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks
Guests: Aaron "Aarkenell" Fennell
Producer: Matthew Rooks
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-33-down-under-with-dailey23-dakatsesmeow
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Warden Slayer & DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 33 of Sparks & Recreation, Matt "Jigmelingpa" Rooks, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, and special guests Dylan "Dailey23" Bailey and Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers join forces to discuss this episode's WWYD scenario and DaKatSes latest Looking For Lethal puzzle before reacting to some big news out of the UKGE: In his interview with Rob Dougherty, UK correspondent Aarkenell learns about the impending (beta then public) release of Ancestry and/or Arena mode, which are both currently under development. If that wasn't enough, the cast members also check in with Aarkenell as he recounts his days at the 2023 UKGE and his anointment as the newest Hero Realms Legend! Part 1 of Episode 33 then moves on to discuss some listener mailbag questions, an opinionated discussion on the State of the Meta, the Soul Channel Wizard ascendency, and finally Community Roundup. Be sure to check out Part 2 for the Rob Dougherty interview and more content from UKGE from Aarkenell!
Intro - 00:32
WWYD - 04:38
LFL - 13:11
UKGE - 26:00
Mail Bag - 58:38
State of the Meta - 84:21
Build Lab - 109:38
Community Roundup - 115:42
Outro - 123:29
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons
Guests: Dylan "Dailey23" Bailey, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers, Aaron “Aarkenell” Fennell
Producer: Matthew Rooks
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-33-down-under-with-dailey23-dakatsesmeow
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: [email protected]
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
Thank you so much to Level 12 Heroes Warden Slayer & DaKatSesMeow, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!
Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the publisher's feed
A competitive community focused podcast about the deckbuilding game Hero Realms. Each episode covers multiple topics that can help improve your gameplay and get you involved with community…
When not bottom-decking Fire Bomb and Domination as an avid Hero Realms player, Jigmelingpa is a weapon of mass instruction otherwise known as Matthew Rooks. A university educator based in Japan, he spends his time enjoying linguistics, games, nature, basketball, movies, music, and eats. He also sometimes plays Hero Realms a little.
Tim McKenzie (IGN agentc13) is a Hero Realms Legend (2021 Origins Game Fair) and an avid player of board/card games. He enjoys streaming, game analysis, and spreadsheets. Be sure to check out the many articles he has written for Realms Rising and sign up for one of the online tournaments he organizes.
Rounding out the podcast team are Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, who does a lot of the development for the Hero Helper app, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, the premier Hero Realms digital streamer and top online player, and Cooper "filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, S&R's data-analysis expert and also highly skilled player.
Join us each episode as Matt, Tim, Sam, Chris, and Cooper discuss Hero Realms, a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.
Learn from these top competitors ways to improve your gameplay as they share the strategies and tactics they use to compete at the highest levels. Hear their thoughts on various builds, cards, strategy articles, and other game related topics. The Sparks & Rec crew will keep you up to date on community news, tournaments, and special events.
Catch Sparks & Recreation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/
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