The Misplay: Recent Episodes
The Misplay
The Misplay is an Eternal Card Game podcast that is half NPR "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me" and half a growth mindset professional development opportunity.
Swipe right on us as we return to playtesting the early concept for the dating game, a.k.a. 'Star Crossed Realms'. We highlight three areas we want to focus on: the chain, adding cards to your deck, and winning.
We welcome Peter, our new lead game designer, to The Misplay team! Peter shares his gaming history and all the progress being made on Star Crossed Realms. We try to paint a visual of what the game currently looks like.
We step into the cage to throw down and playtest two new versions of MMA Gauntlet. Of course, the real fight this week was still with Tabletop Simulator as we try and refine our playtesting process. The Misplay 0 TTS 2.
Join us as we dive into Tabletop Simulator for the first time! Despite being behind schedule, we're on a mission to learn the UI, import cards, and maybe flip the table in frustration. If we're doing nothing else right on this journey, it's honest storytelling.
We take a hilarious stroll down the art walk of shame, complete with laughably bad drawings shared on Instagram. We chat about our hope for finding an artist and why we are steering clear of AI art.
We're shaking things up with a unique game concept that's been brewing in the back of our minds as we've developed our previous ideas. Imagine a game that captures the essence of a first date, but with an unexpected twist involving... back-flips?
We welcome Ryan as a special guest commentator for our first run through of our supermarket board game! We navigate the bustling aisles, search for store managers, and resist the temptation to pick up last minute lib balm and sweets. Also, Ryan is funny.
Are you ready to rumble? We run the first play test for our MMA auto battler board game concept. It is a simple prototype that packs a punch! We talk about its strengths, share our reactions, and consider what the next version might look like.
We're thrilled to have game designer Leonie Grundler from Lioness Games join us. With her game Biome currently live on Kickstarter, Leonie shares the fascinating story behind its creation, her inspiration, and offers insights and advice to kickstart our own board game journey.
What kind of game are we making? The golf game? A trick taking game for tricksters? Maybe a board game to chase away the nightmares. We don't know yet, but listen in on our discussion as we talk about our early concepts and weigh theme vs. mechanics as a starting point.
Go behind the scenes to see what goes into creating a podcast and a board game company. You know, the business stuff. We talk about our partnership agreement and share our roadmap to become board game designers.
The Misplay is breaking into board game design. What's the best way? Make a game, of course. We created and play tested two PnP games that you can download and play. Join our journey as we take a game from nothing to crowdfunding.
This week's episode is the final episode of The Misplay Podcast. Jason and Mark pay homage to the Eternal community, the game, and The Misplay Project. Thank you to all of our patrons, listeners, and the community that surrounded the show for the last 3 years. We are grateful and humbled that you listened along the way.
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Jason and Mark preview this weekend's Eternal World Championship. They cover the tournament format and the format shake ups, including the most recent balance patches and the new Mini Set. They have one of the last installments of Mark Can't Possibly Disagree and share their Misplays of the Week. In act two, Team Misplay shares their final fantasy draft of the season. Good luck to all the competitors at this year's World Championship!
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Mark and Jason bring in an expert on the beginner experience to share insights that only a new player has eyes for. They welcome TheMill to the show and take his player profile. Mill gives Jason and Mark a guided tour of his beginner experience, they draft the best legendary cards to craft for expedition, and share their misplays of the week. In act two, everyone shares their three pitfalls to avoid for beginning players.
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RoninX joins Jason and Mark to celebrate and share some of his insights into what was a tournament winning performance in the Eternal LCQ. They get Ronin's player profile, recap the LCQ, play a round of Name That Card, and share the Misplays of the Week. RoninX shares some high level insights about some of the unique aspects of Eternal strategy in act two.
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Direwolf Digital dropped bombs in their recent news announcements. Jason and Mark break down the announcements and discuss whether or not DWD dropped the ball as well. They talk about the balance patch and the LCQ coming up this weekend. Mark and Jason swap roles for a season two teaser where Mark is the villain and challenges Jason in a classic "Jason Can't Possibly Disagree." Later they share their Misplays of the Week. In act two Mark leads an exploration of how to select interaction during deck building.
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Jason and Mark go back to their roots with a the classic two act structure. In act one, they cover their respective runs in the Draft Open, discuss the most recent Eternal headlines, talk early Cold Hunt constructed, draft the most titling cards in the new set, and share their Misplays of the Week. In act two, Mark tries to get Jason to buy flood insurance with some deck building tips and tricks to stay in the game when drawing way too much power.
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Mark and Jason catch up on everything new and good with Eternal. It's a lot! They share the most likely misplays they'll be making with the new set. Jason tries to convince all the Worlds qualifiers to stay home this weekend. In act two, Mark and Jason square off against each other in Pretendo Draft.
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Jason and Mark are joined by "the voice" of the Eternal Community, Telemokos. Telemokos brings his Tournament Organizer and data analytics hats to dive into the results of the 3rd Annual Community Survey. The trio sifts through the data for lessons about where Eternal is going and what to expect as well as some quality life lessons courtesy of this week's guest.
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Jason and Mark celebrate making Day 2 of the Expedition Open together, on the same deck, and followed another teammate all the way to the finals. They discuss the deck, theirs and the team performance in the Open. Jason and Mark square off in a Mark Can't Possibly Disagree for the ages and share their Misplays of the Week. In act two, they use a game from Jason's qualifying round as a case study to develop and understand the mental game outside of the in-game decisions and mechanics.
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Jason and Mark record in front of a lively Twitch chat. It's community survey season and The Misplay takes chat on a tour through this year's first draft. They discuss the history of the survey and how it informs the updates for this year's version. After finishing up the document, Jason, Mark, and special guest stormguard798 draft the best card backs in Eternal. Jason and Mark share their Misplays of the Week and Jason shares some big news about himself and the show.
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Long time Misplay member, Piereese, joins Mark on the show. They talk Piereese's player profile, recap the Throne Open, give quick takes on the new promo card, play "Reddit or Wrote It," and share a couple of misplays. In act two, they talk about the returning player experience. Be sure to catch Piereese's Last Word for a wide range of life tips and play along with "Reddit or Wrote it" in the Misplay discord.
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Jason is back for this week's episode of the The Misplay. He and Mark discuss the newest balance patch, highlighting the most significant changes from the patch and what decks gain and lose the most. They drafted the "most impactful balance changes for Throne," dip their toes into season two, featuring Storybook Brawl and share their misplays of the week. In act two they lay out a framework for how to prepare for the upcoming Throne Open with just a few days left before the event opens.
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Jason goes MIA, but that's ok because Watchwolf92 and imsobad both jumped at the chance to round out the cast for the show. The brand new trio break down their draft runs in the Draft Open and Team Misplay's preparation for the event. They also debut a new game called "Parmele or Gato Sujo" and share their Misplays of the Week. Act two takes advantage of the talent and knowledge a World's Competitor and a TNE invitational qualifier have to share. Watchwolf and imsobad each give three tips on how to learn and improve at Eternal.
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We compare the most recent weekly Misplay Meta to the Hour of Glass Expedition Open qualifying round. You won't believe what we found!? Kidding! That's just clickbait. We talk about our open runs, the upcoming Draft Open, share our Misplays of the Week, and draft the most interesting cards to un-nerf with MLNTN. In act two, we talk about the different macro draft strategies you can employ. Check out the VOD on twitch.tv/parmele to watch us draft a deck.
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We dedicate the majority of the show to the Hour of Glass campaign and the upcoming Expedition Open. The Open schedule finally lines up with a Misplay show! Jason gives an update on his free to play adventure and Mark leads a review of the campaign. Jason dusts off his story telling skills and delivers the most lore rich "Lore Minute with Parmele" ever. They preview the Expedition open and share the misplays of the week. In act two, Jason and Mark survey the key cards in expedition and talk about the implications of some of the new cards in Hour of Glass. Special thank you to jpsavard for providing them with an excellent sponsor bit.
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Mark breaks down the current Expedition meta herein known as "The Life and Time of Davia". In a new segment, Jason issues a warning about potentially misleading Mastery Medallions and Mark warns Diabolic Machinations isn't working as intended. Patron and The Misplay Field Reporter, Mike C., joins the Twitch live show to draft the best emotes in Eternal. in act two, Mark helps Jason set up his emotes to taunt and curse with the best of 'em. Mark shares a big surprise in The Last Word.
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The Misplay presents Jason and Mark playing in the Friday Morning Tuesday Night Eternal (on Thursday). We record the show in between rounds and after the event. We recap Jason's spectacular run in this past Throne Open, have the most philosophical Mark Can't Possibly Disagree ever, invite an impromptu guest to join us for this week's draft, and share our Misplays of the Week. In act two, Mark leads a discussion on how decks change over time due to nerfs and new cards being printed.
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We talk about the latest round of balance patches on the eve of the Revelations $5k Throne Open. Mark predicts the tournament meta almost exactly and Jason, well, makes an eerie prediction. More on that in the next show! Mark thinks the Diabolic Machinations nerf was a step too far in Jason Can't Possibly Disagree. We draft the best weapons in Eternal with Patron supermaus and share our misplays of the week. In act two, we bring Pretendo Draft back and play a game against each other.
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We give you our first impressions of the new set, Revelations. We go over the most recent Tuesday Night Eternal (TNE) results, go toe to toe in a Mark Can't Possibly Disagree, and draft the most tilting cards in Eternal, including Nate's mailed in picks. In act two, Mark resells Jason on playing Eternal by breaking down the numbers and dispelling the illusions around stealth units.
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We're back for our second live show drafting the worst cards in Eternal. Jason settles his bet with colacoma and eagerly awaits his boba from Mark. Jason rants a little about the recent bugs in the game, Elyvi joins the draft from Twitch chat, we shares a Revelations spoiler. We share our Misplays of the Week and a user submitted sponsor bit. In act two, Mark and Nate talk about their process for evaluating new cards.
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We discuss our individual and team prep for the upcoming Empire of Glass Draft Open. The Bet returns with another serving of boba on the line and there's one more trip to the all time archive as the trio drafts the best Multi-faction cards. Jason calls his shot at the end of the draft and everyone shares one of their misplays from the past week. In act two, they talk about the in-game decisions and strategies of playing at a power disadvantage and how the keep the mental game strong when starving for power in high stakes games.
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With the help of our amazing Patrons, we recorded our very first live show on Twitch. We talk about our prep for the Stormbreak Expedition Open and Jason gets colacoma on the phone to bet that Overloader combo will be nerfed. We play Name That Card with Twitch chat. We draft the best Shadow cards in Eternal, Jason and Nate try to keep Mark from winning At Any Cost and Exploit his weaknesses. In act two, Mark takes us to school to help us sequence our influence and hunt for lethal.
Watch the VOD on Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/parmele
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We celebrate the start of the new competitive season with a recap of the Stormbreak Open. Mark brings a birthday inspired Jason and Nate Can't Possibly Disagree. We continue delving into the all-time archive and draft the best Primal cards in Eternal. Jason shares one of Mark's really embarrassing misplays during the Misplays of the Week. In act two, the trio gives a glimpse into Team Misplay's testing process that brewed up the "Xenhen Reanimator" deck that Colacoma piloted to the top four of the Stormbreak Open. They tell the deck's origin story and track the deck's evolution across a few different iterations. The lists discussed can be found at these Eternal Warcry links:
Even Xenan
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/drmt22ZNJKI/even-reanimator?view=list
Piereese Xenhen
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/ty61jgiFIwA/piereese-xenhen?view=list
Tuning Removal
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/nZZLnp5RB1c/xenhen-nectar-add?view=list
Final List
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/L6XfiScpF8M/colacomas-decklist-top-4?view=list
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We play catchup on the organized play announcement and new mini-set information. Was this set released too closely to the first Open? Jason sure thinks so in Mark and Nate Can't Possibly Disagree. We continue our on going draft series with the best Justice cards in Eternal. In act two, we highlight two misplays you're probably making right this second. We're so glad you listened just in the nick of time. Nate of time? Nate of Justice?
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We continue our behind the scenes look at the TNE series with player interviews. Meet stormguard798 and members of WSG (We Stream Games) including, Ron, Prackalakin, Spiffirriffic, and Serus. Jason sneaks in the results of The Misplay Short's draft. Nate gives an excellent analysis of how the two teams were able to fight and win against the Thrones perceived big bad, Hooru Kira. The show closes with an exciting, Last Word with some big news.
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We go behind the scenes of the Tuesday Night Eternal series with Telemokos and SRFS. Find out what goes into running Tuesday Night Eternal. Nate followed coverage all day and gives a summary and context to audio from the Tuesday Night Invitational broadcast. Tune in next week to hear Mark's interview with the players in Part 2.
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Meet community all-star marvin_the_imp and get tips on starting your own stream. We get marvin's player profile and discover something very presidential about him. We draft the best Time cards in Eternal. Vote for the winner in our Discord. History repeats itself in the Misplays of the Week. In act two, we talk about why we stream on Twitch and share tips on software, equipment, a good streaming mentality, and more.
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Find out how happy Mark is after this most recent balance patch. We discuss the nerfs, the upcoming mini set, and Telemokos' Team Showcase. Inspired by aReNGee's Reddit post, we draft Eternal's best Fire cards of all time. Vote for the winner in Discord. We argue about the rope timer in Mark and Nate Can't Possibly Disagree and share a fresh batch of Misplays of the Week. In act two, we break down Overloader Amplify combo and some options for how to attack the deck.
See pensfan62's list on Eternal Warcry for reference:
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/fEa01rl8OLk/amplifire?view=list
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Are you spectating enough? Probably not. Meet imsobad and find out how where his epic username comes from and whether he's sobad at Name That Card. We discuss this week's Misplay meta report and how our internal tracking process works. Jason has an Equalize story he can't let go of in the Misplays of the Week. In act two, we extol the benefits of spectating games and how to use it as a tool to up your game.
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Jason, Nate, and Mark introduce The Misplay's newest content venture, "The Misplay Meta." They also touch on the state of competitive Eternal including the non update from DWD and recognizing the contributions of community tournament organizers. They'll break down the balance patch, share some misplays of the week and crush Mark in a round of Jason and Nate Can't Possibly Disagree. Finally, Nate, Jason and Mark break down and discuss the applications of tempo in Eternal.
Happily Ever Aftermath:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happily-ever-aftermath/id1244584055
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The results are in, amigo! What's left to ponder? Nate, Mark, and Jason go over the Eternal survey results.
Results can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/y7zzpe33
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Jason, Nate, and Mark talk Empire of Glass previews and release in true misplay style. They cover the promotions for release, cards that stood out for better or worse, and Mark challenges Nate to a head to head Nate Can't Possibly Disagree for Jason's decisive vote. Jason gives a free to play update and Nate brings back Own It Or Stone for its second installment. They also discuss the Tuesday Night Eternal series and share their misplays of the week. In act two the trio discuss inevitability in Eternal. They cover what contributes to it, how to maintain it, and how to disrupt it.
https://battlefy.com/tuesday-night-eternal
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Top 16 Worlds competitor, Team Misplay member, and high-frequency impostor, colacoma joins the show to talk about Eternal. Nate, Mark, Jason, and colacoma share their highlights and lowlights for the competitive season that was 2020. In the spirit of the holidays, they also make a wish list for the next year and colacoma plays a Worlds edition of Name That Card. Then dive deeper into colacoma's Worlds prep and find out why you're not spectating enough games. Oh, and Mark and Jason own up to a bet and make no friends along the way.
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Jason, Nate, and Mark give their version of a set review for Bastion Rising. Later they give a Eternal 2020 Worlds preview. Mark is the salty one this week and has got something to say about it. Jason and Mark share possibly their most subtle misplays ever. The trio talks about mirror matches and break down the Throne Hooru Kira mirror and the Jennev Sling mirror. Make sure to sign up for the Tuesday Night Eternal tournament series coming up this winter.
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Mark and Jason did not qualify for Worlds, but hey, some other cool people did. They explain what went wrong with their LCQ runs before having some special guests on to fantasy draft the 24 Worlds competitors. Mark and Jason discuss the new mini-set Bastion Rising and reboot Jason Can't Possibly Disagree. Kenny Rogers makes a special experience to teach you when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
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Join Nate, Jason, and Mark for coverage of some major Eternal news revolving around the game's four year anniversary including a discussion of the new post balance patch meta. The trio hosts a poetry slam celebrating the participants in The Misplay Haiku Contest and introduces a brand new segment about Eternal's lore. It's definitely cannon. The team shares some strategies for adapting and adjusting based on which variant of a list an opponent is on.
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Nate, Mark, and Jason talk about all the fun happening in Discord with King of the Hill and Among Us. Will there be another Worlds season? The cast debates it in Mark Can't Possibly Disagree. They also summarize the Summer Championships and look to the Last Chance Qualifier. The Misplay launches a haiku contest in Discord with prizes from Inked Gaming. And finally, Mark explains how to "Git gud".
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Jason, Nate, and Mark run down all the exciting news. Jason's outnumbered but he asks the right questions that we don't have answers to yet. The cast previews the Expedition Summer Championship and they come up with a delicious bet. They play "Free to Play AMA" and they go down the misplay rabbit hole into misplay inception. In a flavorful act two, the trio discusses the intersection between tech cards and a deck's game plan.
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Mark, Jason, and Nate take a trip down memory lane to celebrate their 50th Eternal podcast. They pull the curtain back and share some of their favorite moments. Did they almost hang up on Hunter Pence? How many times did they record the first show? Why does Mark hum the Doug theme song? Was the Butterball sponsorship real? Listen to find out how you can win an in-game loot code.
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Jason finally makes his triumphant return to The Misplay podcast. He joins Nate and Mark and the trio dives into the upcoming organized play events. They preview the new campaign and have a triple threat bet. Jason revives Mark and Nate Can't Possibly Disagree and they crowd source misplays from members of the discord. They announce their new partnership with Hotels.com and unpack many of the questions and considerations surrounding Plunder.
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Nate and Mark talk about the boogie man, the elephant in the room, the two factions with more influence than any other. They recap the Expedition Summer Challenge and play a guessing game with the rest of the competitive season calendar. Even Mark is salty about all of Rakano's tools. Mark tells a tragic story of influence and the cost he didn't pay even though he could. Finally, the duo discusses adding in some card advantage to aggressive decks.
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Nate and Mark are joined by ECQ winner and future worlds competitor Gage902. They'll profile Gage and everyone will share their ECQ stories. Jason makes a surprise appearance to talk about lore. Mark takes the low road and blames Nate for his misplay of the week. The trio talk about Gage's ECQ winning list and the lessons it can teach you about diversifying your deck's game plan.
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Nate and Mark debut "Own It or Stone It" a user's guide to which cards are safe to get rid of to make room for all the shiny Legendaries in the new set. They'll break down the Top 8 of Moniker Madness and share the Best Username in Eternal. ECQ Dead or Alive is just around the corner, Mark challenges Nate to an ECQ bet to see if he can level up for his next showdown with Jason and Nate shares a misplay. Finally, Nate and Mark discuss strategies for reading your opponent's mind.
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On this week's episode, Nate aka Soapyelo joins Mark as a guest co-host. Nate shares his player profile and together they dive into the deep end of Argent Depths with their first impressions and thoughts on the new set. Nate and Mark talk about how to slow things down and avoid playing on auto pilot less often.
Calebovitsch's interview with Andrew Baeckstrom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFfnM0f0bNU
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Mark and Jason recap the successful charity tournament put on this past week by Eternal Journey. Dire Wolf announced a new set: Argent Depths. They haven't however given us any details about the next ECQ. Jason makes a case that the estimated wait time feature is a terrible predictor of when a game will launch. They round out the episode talking about the mindset and awareness you need to play from behind. Join the Discord to vote in our Moniker Madness tournament to find the best names in Eternal.
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The Misplay welcomes return guest Sunyveil. The trio recaps ECQ: Shadows of the Spire and the Spring Quarterly Championship. Suny smashes his way through a new edition of Name That Card. Later they take a stab at thinking through how to allocate the wild card invites for Worlds and discuss how to grow Eternal as an eSport. The show closes with a reminder about the upcoming charity tournament hosted by Eternal Journey.
Kasendrith's post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EternalCardGame/comments/gs4dln/wildcards_and_the_world_championship/
The Eternal Journey Charity Tournament:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EternalCardGame/comments/gt9pnt/peasant_budget_deck_techs_for_the_charity/
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Mark and Jason hold a memorial for Even Handed Golem and the fallen Jekknation cards, complete with a song from Sarah McLaughlin ft. T-Pain. Mark sets himself up to lose another bet and Jason steals a game from Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. Mark guides a discussion on redraws using example hands from Spellcrag and Stonescar decks.
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Jason and Mark are joined by ECQ Top 8 competitor Rexulus. They'll get to know Ryan, play some Name That Card, trade ECQ stories, and share some misplays. Act two is an ECQ retrospective that continues the dialogue of making pursuing the more competitive side of the game sustainable while still pursuing competitive goals within our means and capacity.
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http://www.heamcast.libsyn.com/
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The Misplay is joined by the articulate Jonathan Sukenik who shares his new player experience and early success so far with Eternal. Jonathan explains how he's grinding and building his collection to play competitively. They all discuss what goes into their decision-making process when selecting a deck for a tournament.
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Jason and Mark are joined by resident aggro aficionado, Deedub. They'll recap some Eternal news, ECQ Aftershock and another bet Jason took down, a short humble brag and some misplays before jumping into an insightful discussion on aggressive strategies courtesy of Deedub.
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We are a draft focused Eternal podcast for farmers by farmers. We get into the nitty-gritty of the drafting process with a little meta analysis thrown in. Parmele and AlwaysInSandles discuss how their draft week went, Card of the Week, 0-win deck list breakdown, and walk through a mock draft. The main topic this week is Dire Wolf Digital's recent announcement to remove the Draft mode from the game.
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Mark and Jason make predictions on the eve of another ECQ. Of course, every ECQ brings a new bet and Jason doubles down on Elysian Fliers being a bad deck to play. Mark flips the script and proposes a Jason Can't Possibly Disagree about cost reduction cards. Find out how Ageworn Vestige got the best of both Mark and Jason this week. They circle back to cost reduction in the second half to talk about how you can build using it to your advantage.
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Jason and Mark recap the highlights, lowlights, and misplays of the past couple of weeks. They tell stories from the one year anniversary stream and Mark's Top 32 run in the latest ECQ. They settle the bet and play a few rounds of Would You Rather that catch Jason off guard. In act two, The Misplay grabs their tuning forks and takes FTS Sacrifice in Expedition for a tune up. Check out the Eternal Warcry links to the starting deck and tuned version from the show below:
Starting Decklist:
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/ilMjqfwkBlg/eoe-hybrid-sacrifice-1-masters-february?view=list
Tuned:
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/Yor8K-JBuyU/fts-sacrifice?view=list
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Mark and Jason discuss some cards that are making an immediate impact from the new set: Echoes of Eternity. Find out who won the Battle of the Bands. Mark feeling like he's on a roll gets a little overzealous on the next ECQ bet. Jason shares an epic misplay and is taught some humility by a fellow streamer. Jedi submits a new misplay but it may actually be more a #humblebrag than anything else. Mark teaches us about the different modes cards can have and how to best evaluate your choices.
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Future Magic the Gathering Hall of Famer and World Series champion, Hunter Pence joins The Misplay! We ask Hunter about his history with gaming, board games, Magic the Gathering, and we have an opportunity to pitch Eternal to him. Hunter shares his Magic misplays and we play a game called "Jason or Hunter". Dire Wolf Digital hooks Hunter up with a sweet gift! We also give a new player orientation if you're taking your first look at Eternal and end the show with a draft of Eternal cards that make the best band name names.
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Eternal talent, personality, and content creator, LocoPojo joins Jason and Mark to share his insights into Eternal. He knocks it out of the park on Name That Card featuring cards suited to his deck building tastes as well as cards you may or may not have ever heard of. Mark revels in his first bet victory ever against Jason. Jason pitches a Mark Can't Possibly Disagree about organized play and finally LocoPojo gives a master class on toolboxes and deck building.
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On this week's show Paradox joins Mark and Jason for the most recent installment of The Misplay. Paradox will share a little bit of his story, in a surprise twist Mark might agree with Jason in the Mark Can't Possibly Disagree with this, and the stakes for this month's ECQ are set. Paradox will walk Jason and Mark through how to craft and visualize your game plan from your opening hand to the victory screen.
Watch the game Paradox discusses at about 4:49:00:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/509706613
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https://discord.gg/XxAKCbM
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Reddit moderator, Alomba, talks about his experience with Eternal and life as a mod. Alomba plays a controversial version of "Name That Card" and does his best Ken Jennings impersonation. Jason tries to convince Mark that combo decks are bad for the game. The the Endra balance patch get announced during the show. Dire Wolf has the last say. Twitter provides a spark of hope for having a certain somebody on an upcoming show.
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Jason did a thing! He made the Top 64 of an ECQ. With his Eternal goal for the season accomplished, he mulls retirement. Jason and Mark talk about the landscape of competitive play. Is it "too much"? Too many events? Too many QCPs to track? Too much gold to spend? Too much Shiftstone? Jason thinks so and Mark predictably disagrees. Karma finally catches up with Jason as he makes a misplay with Hostile Takeover. We talk about how Jason prepared for the first round of the ECQ bracket vs. Combrei Aggro. To close out the show, and the holiday season, Mark sings "The 12 Days of Eternal".
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Mark and Jason leave the studio and meet other Eternal players at the Bay Area Meetup. They wrangle chicityshogun for a special live version of Name That Card and discuss the most recent balance changes to Torch and Heart of the Vault. Did Dire Wolf get it right? Jason is adamant again that balance changes shouldn't be made so close to an ECQ. Mark talks about building a deck with a payoff in mind. They give a Steam gift card to a Patron and listen to the end to hear the stakes of their new bet.
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Mark and Jason recap their ECQ: The Time of Ancestors runs. If you don't want to listen, they didn't make day two. Saved you thirty minutes! Marks plays Word Association, they debate whether or not paying to play competitive Eternal is worth it, and share their unfortunate run-ins with Johnholio. To decimate, or not to decimate, that is the question. Mark and Jason explore Decimate scenarios Hunter Pence will surely need to know in the future.
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Team Rankstar member and math prodigy TheBoxer comes on to discuss removal, priority, and Simon & Garfunkel. TheBoxer plays Name That Card, Jason pronounces every word correctly, and Mark learns a lesson about Decimate. Is the priority system broken? It gets debated in Mark Can't Possibly Disagree. Mark summarizes a series of articles TheBoxer wrote for Team Rankstar and they discuss the changes to QCP.
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We discuss the triumphant return of organized play with Jedi from the Eternal Journey podcast. Jedi uses his mind tricks to spoil Name That Card, he shares a misplay, and his MeUndies promo code with us. Mark and Jedi explain ECQ points to Jason and how they feel about the new Expedition format. Jedi is so nice that his politeness gets beeped out the show.
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Jason and Mark welcome Sunyveil to The Misplay this week to help go through the results of the community survey. Everyone has hot takes about the survey results, Eternal, and even the Bay Area. The results are live and available to everyone take a look for yourselves and dive into the data with us.
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Mark and Jason are packing a lot of hate in this week's episode. They introduce and launch a big community survey initiative. They play a remix version of Name That Card, debate in game currency and Jason believes Dire Wolf needs to credit the community for spoiler contributions. Hate your opponents strategy? Good. They theory craft about how to build and play with hate cards.
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In true misplay fashion, Jason and Mark managed to luck their way into a spoiler for the upcoming set: The Flame of Xulta. They go over the spoiler card gifted to them by a dedicated and generous listener, talk Twitter milestones, the recent Expedition tournament, and discuss how to compare comparable cards in a meaningful and productive way.
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Jason is still salty about the lack of organized play and can't get excited about all the new Dire Wolf Digital news. New set? Who cares! Chronicles of Thrones arrived finally! Who cares! Spoiler season! Who cares! Get on the WoW Classic hype train. New segment this week called #Humblebrag. Mark refuses to pay Jason the bounty he rightly earned. Mark launches a netdecking case study on "All In Moment" decks.
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Mark and Jason interview Twitch streamer Mattyocre and learn how he started playing Eternal. We get some advice on how to grow our own Twitch channel, although Jason truly believes there are only bots on Twitch. The Misplay starts its own Bounty Program. Beat Mark or Jason in-game and you will receive one Legendary or Rare Eternal loot code to redeem. Valid while supplies last. Available in all areas. No purchase necessary to win.
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Mike C. interviews Dire Wolf Digital Marketing Director Matt Hudson live at #GenCon. Oh yah, Mark is back and Jason doesn't have any interest his travels. Mark gets caught up on Worlds and Trials of Grodov. Mark recounts having to play an all-removal deck with no win conditions on stream. That's right! The Misplay is streaming! We also want you to join us on Discord. Come find us!
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We welcome Ben Grasher from the Farming Eternal podcast filling in for Mark. We revisit the Eternal World Championship and explore alternative ways to qualify next year. Were the balance changes so close to the tournament a good idea? Jason doesn't think so. Ben wants to know where is the love from Dire Wolf Digital for content creators? Finally, Ben and Jason settle the growing cross-podcast feud to determine who has the best show.
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Jason finds a B-list celebrity once retweeted by Will Arnet to co-host while Mark is away. Of Family Double Dare fame, Ryan, brings absolutely no Eternal knowledge to the conversation. They regale their old MTGO days and play Name That Card before going down a social faux pas and NBA rabbit hole. Then a couple of firsts. Ryan plays his first every Eternal game and we finish with our first listener call-in.
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How to win friends and influence people in Eternal? We have no idea, but Mark talks about the etiquette of friending people in-game. Jason thinks Evenhanded Golem is the best card printed in any card game ever. Ready to cringe? Jason easily takes a dozen swings at pronouncing "followers". Learn how to reassess your game state or at least how Mark does it.
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Is it even worth playing Eternal right now? Jason and Mark disagree. Will somebody cry? After the new balance changes, Jason packs up his cards and goes home. Mark climbs to Masters and gives a breakdown of the metagame decks he saw. The search for a new host begins after Jason kicks Mark off the show.
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The feud with Eternal Farming becomes more combative. Jason demands a trial by combat between himself and Ben G. Jason defines "co-playing" and how it affects online integrity. Learn how Mark misplayed Hostile Takeover in the Draft Masters Challenge. Yet, was it a misplay? Jason thinks the phrasing on the card is misleading.
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Eternal released a new set this week! What should you do first? Jason takes issue with the Draft Masters Challenge incorporating Sealed. Mark and Jason discuss brewing techniques and announce a major change to the show.
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Mark responds to being called "dastardly" by Patomaru of Farming Eternal. Jason explains why even more data is necessary before deciding if playing first gives you a big advantage. They both played a Feln Control deck in the ECQ. How did they do?
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Is there ever a time you don't want to be on the play in Eternal? Jason tries to convince Mark being on the play substantially increases your win percentage. Find out who placed better in League and who lost the bet. Mike C. shares his misplay from the NFL Draft in Nashville, TN. Mark and Jason run a match up analysis between Ixtun Pledge and Stonescar Burn.
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Vrooooom! Mark and Jason discuss racing among many other topics. They "Take out the Trash" in a new segment and touch on drop campaigns, streaming, their ECQ bet, the new upcoming set Dark Frontier, the new promo card, Hunter Pence ghosting them, banning Palace, and they make plans for their first live show!
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Mark and Jason create a series of top ten lists to celebrate their milestone show. What are the top ten flavor cards? What are the top ten saltiest cards? The top ten reasons Hunter Pence should be on the show! Find out the answers and more, including why Jason slow played a Torch to his opponent's face.
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It's Mark turn to play Name That Card. Jason makes an argument that all cards should be accessible and free. Mark explains his approach to building Markets to further your deck's game plan. Shout out this week to The Great Parliament and Mulligan.
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Mark introduces a new game called "Name That Card", in which we learn very quickly why Jason had low SAT scores. Mark and Jason discuss a way in which Dire Wolf Digital can improve their communication strategy. We end with Draft strategies certain to keep you at Silver and Gold.
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Mark and Jason apply the principle of 10,000 hours to explain why they haven't mastered Eternal yet. Are control decks the best deck archetype? Jason thinks so. Mark would be rude to disagree.
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Drop campaigns are a hot issue in the community. Jason is concerned they create inequity. Mark may or may not agree, but he pronounces "cleverly" with ease. They both wonder where is the influence love for podcasts?
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Jason claims Eternal is a terrible game to play with friends. Does Mark agree? To save the game, they imagine a new two-player heads up mode called "Pretendo Draft" and face off against each other.
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Mark and Jason interview new-ish Eternal player and close friend, Jay. They talk about the new player experience, the tournament scene, and why Jay owes them $10. Mark honorably defends the lore aspect of trading card games.
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Mark and Jason share their unspectacular ECQ: Price of Freedom tournament reports. Neither one of them can pronounce "tournament". The Misplay of the Week was so bad this week it literally made Jason nauseous.
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Mark is back with analytics to debunk Jason's conspiracy theory about Power. Jason tries to sell the listeners on his pyramid scheme while Mark has a more practical method to building a collection.
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Getting power stuck in Eternal feels bad. Jason has a theory that something nefarious is happening behind the scenes. Mark isn't sure that's true and explains playing with a Growth Mindset.
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