Alec and Paul share their experience with a recent Rivalry of the Warlords format tournament, Paul recaps his experiences on the Master Duel Duelist Cup, we discuss the new Magic the Gathering banlist, and Paul shares some terrifying new AI developments. Fun!

Let's talk YCS Anaheim and the new Yu-Gi-Oh banlist, recap our experiences at the Gundam TCG Launch Event, discuss the announcement of the new Legend of Legends Card Game called Project K, and talk Marvel Spiderman and Kraven the Hunter!

In Episode 83 of the Pod of Greed, Alec and Paul discuss the wild and unexpected cards that will be unbanned in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel like Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Master Peace, and Knightmare Goblin. Then we reminisce about our favorite memories of PlayStation for its 30th anniversary. Paul also shares a handful of infamous historical lawsuits in trading card game history. And we inspect a new form of AI that creates playable worlds from just an image prompt.

Alec and Paul discuss the Yu-Gi-Oh news around YCS Bologna's results, Crossover Breakers box openings, and the reveal of Master Duel's latest Shadow Duelist: Xavier Woods! Plus we investigate another trading card game theft by UPS workers, another Pokemon Happy Meal, the crazy idea of an AI game studio, and two weird Pizza Hut products.

Alec and Paul discuss a famous Japanese card shop owner who rated every Trading Card Game from best to worst! We also discuss the controversial nominees for The Game Awards 2024. And finally, some terrifying new AI mishaps by Google and Coca-Cola. Lots to discuss this week!

Paul and Alec cover the news about Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic and Pokemon before jumping into a few different trading card games than you might be used to...

Paul and Alec are reading and responding to a myriad of viewer questions from the Pot of Greed! Should Yu-Gi-Oh copy Pokemon's Elite Trainer Box model? Where did the Extra Deck go wrong? And why are so many people disillusioned with modern Yu-Gi-Oh? Oh yeah, and what are our favorite anime to recommend?

We cover the news around the Yu-Gi-Oh Quarter Century Bonanza, the new Master Duelist celebrity Shadow Duelist, new tournament prizing, and loads of controversy around Magic the Gathering and Universes Beyond. Plus the release of Pokemon TCG Pocket!

Alec and Paul recap their experience at New York Comic Con and talk about the newest Yu-Gi-Oh reveals from Supreme Darkness, plus the new hints at a real Yu-Gi-Oh VR game! We also talk about the Magic the Gathering Commander panel. We chat about some video game news and then end on a tragic AI disaster...

Somehow this week's news is only barely about Yu-Gi-Oh! We recap YCS Niagara and how it forecasts the new Yu-Gi-Oh metagame, we talk about the Game Freak Pokemon leak, share our thoughts on the latest Tesla Robotaxi event, and talk Bandai game drama!