Lanny and Mike try and fail to stay on topic as they recap the chaotic final week of the PSS. Along the way, discussions of various lopsided conflicts in history due to technological advantages, Lanny wrestling with how to learn and grow from his mistakes, and figuring out what could be hot in this new premodern metagame. Don't message me saying this episode was too long, I already know that it was. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Mike and Lanny recap their weeks in Premodern discussing new innovations at the NYC meetup and the PSS playoff picture. We follow with a little dive into different aggro-control archetypes and where a deck like Gro-a-Tog fits in Premodern.

Tune into the PSS Thursdays pm on Twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger. The standings are in a dead-heat and everyone is still live for the top cut. Also by the time this podcast is published, the South American Premodern Champs will have concluded, so we'll be excited to dive into those decklists next week.

Mike and Lanny run a quick recap of Lanny's epic match vs. Tom Metelsky in the PSS and then dive into some junk lists: Kyle Monson's monthly runner-up and Francisco's new brew.

Another episode of chaos as we hope you're used to now. We have some banter over the Pro Tour, recap of the last couple weeks of PSS, arguments over whether or not Flores is a strategist or tactician, and the shocking revelation that Lanny does not understand the concept of control.

Mike and Lanny finish their review of everyone's PSS lineups and predict the winners. Also lots of yelling about Sleight of Hand. Honestly, I can't believe we found a way to talk about this for another hour and a half, but I hope if you're here, you're into it. LOVE, SPIKE COLONY

Sam Black joins the Spike Colony to discuss his Midwest Champs win, deckbuilding, strategy vs. tactics, A LOT of All Will Be One Standard and what's next for him in the post-land tax Premodern era. It's an extremely engaging?, meandering!, somewhat on-topic? 2 hours. Enjoy!

Mike and Lanny discuss the three decks eight competitors selected for the premodern showdown series. Also land tax gets banned mid-record. Also Sam Black joins us to do an episode mid-record. It's gonna be a fun week - this will be part 1 covering the PSS, we'll air our interview with Sam, and follow up with part 2 covering the PSS!

You can tune into the Premodern Showdown Series every Thursday 7pm EST at twitch.tv/cloudgoatranger

On this week's episode, David Tao joins us to discuss his side event win with Hermit Feb, but really we just ended up going deep on the NYC premodern community and how much love we have for one another.

Hope you enjoy a little bit more of personal episode from Spike Colony. We'll be back next week with a look at the Midwestern Premodern Champs with an exciting special guest!

Mike and Lanny run down their thoughts on The Rock following its victory at the Finnish National Championships in addition to Mike's run with the deck at the Lobstercon side event. We also reflect on UR Dreadnought and our testing and observations in the weeks since Lobstercon. Tried to keep it under an hour, but once you get us going we just can't stop! LOVE, SPIKE COLONY.

Prince of Premodern, Flint Espil, joins the Spike Colony to talk about his laid back and beer lubricated run to the top 4 of Lobstercon. On the way, we discuss table game, Flint's favorite decks, and the road ahead.