The Jankyard

Happy New Year Ashes!

After a solstice hiatus the boys are back to discuss more important topics, like whether Realm of the Absurd is broken, or people aren't playing enough Ash Spirit. KC is the Axis of evil, Schmen pushes his kids down a mountain, and Treatment stays grumpy like the Grinch!

0:00:00 Intro

0:12:35 Secret Santa

0:18:20 Swing and a Miss

0:38:43 Jank Your Way to Success (RotA)

0:47:20 Play Ash Spirit or Chain GV?

1:05:02 Rebalancing PB Stats

1:11:05 Neverset Adjustments

1:17:05 Is Fred the Problem or Solution?

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Hot off the press! The Blight of Neverset player card previews recently

Why do we compete? Why do we keep going even when it's stressful? How

A little late on publishing, but the Jankyard boys are here to give their thoughts on the cards of The Frostwild Scourge. How much does killer hate the meta? What's Schmenny's favorite card? Who are the winners and losers? Find out with our bulletproof opinions!

0:02:01 The RRN Meta

0:23:00 Stud or Dud

0:23:40 Clashing Tempers

0:25:51 Ember Heart

0:28:10 Glaciate

0:33:36 Jungle Forager

0:39:11 Red Flower

0:43:52 Rejuvenate

0:48:00 Shattering Fist

0:48:26 Stamina Burst

0:51:55 Summon Adaptadon

0:56:01 Summon Frost Frog

1:01:03 Wallop

1:03:59 Will To Survive

1:07:07 Wolfpack Leader

1:07:14 Winners and Losers

1:19:13 Is Mill Still Viable?

1:23:30 Top Winners Outside Frostwild

1:30:07 What Are You Running Next?

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Ashes Discord Server: https://discord.com/channels/356912698451296276/

A spicy topic of discussion leads us down a road of much grumbling and some hard realities. Ultimately that negativity generates a lot of brainstorming solutions to various issues in the game.

The second part in an important series on building an inclusive community for Ashes. We're featuring a new guest, Discord community member shadowfire! This time we cover accessibility, what that means in the context of Ashes and games in general, and how shadow is able to play with his visual impairment.

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:50 Who is shadowfire?

0:06:50 How he plays Ashes?

0:11:50 How does Ashes compare to other games?

0:21:40 Does PB design/decision space make a difference?

0:27:20 Being a playtester

0:31:16 Representation and accessibility in game design

0:45:43 Challenge to PHG for future design

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Ashes Discord Server: https://discord.com/channels/356912698451296276/

The first part in an important (and ambitious?) series on building an inclusive community for Ashes. We're featuring a new guest, Discord community member Flora Snow, and returning guest, designer Nick Conley! Together they help us discuss what it means to make an inclusive game and community through representation.

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:42 Making the community inclusive

0:10:25 Representation through design (Hope)

0:19:20 Does Ashes and its community differ (and why)

0:23:32 The complexity of Brennen

0:29:50 World-building

0:36:20 What are the gaps and the potential?

0:45:41 Navigating a conflict as an ally

0:51:09 Aspirations

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Plaid Hat Games website: www.plaidhatgames.com

Ashes Discord Server: https://discord.com/channels/356912698451296276/

**Super special thanks to my pregnant wife Ali for managing to get this done between everything else!!**

Every game of Ashes has to end, but does your deck have a game plan to end it? This time around the jank boys are covering inevitability. What does it mean, what are some examples, how to build it, and how to counter it. Oh, and we every problematic card with this one simple counter!

0:00:00 Damnit Schmenny!

0:00:19 Intro

0:01:35 What is Inevitability?

0:20:40 How do you build it?

0:26:31 Assessing what you face

0:32:16 How do you deal with it?

0:44:00 Is there a rock, paper, scisssors answer?

0:58:00 Break the seriousness, solve Ashes

1:12:55 The Jank Tank's back baby!

Mono decks haven't been this popular since the OG precons and we're covering all of them. What's each color's strength, where do they fit, and what do they need to make them great? Listen and find out why sometimes you only need one color; we solve them all.

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The boys are back in town! The three of us sat down together and discussed our top tricks and tips for becoming a better Ashes player. Like with all advice, it's easier said than done, but hopefully this will jog some ideas in your mind to help you along your Ashes journey.

0:01:15 - Current events in the Ashes world

0:05:00 - Blitz Tournament

0:18:09 - AIL Swiss Tournament

0:19:45 - "How to get good, newb"

1:23:50 - The recap - the top 14 tips

1:25:40 - Tip 15 (?)

1:27:50 - BONUS Tip

1:32:28 - Our new sign off

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