Dice Masters: United: Recent Episodes
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Dice Masters: United is a Europe-based podcast discussing all things Dice Masters. Join Spug, James, World Champion Ben, and European Champion Peter for a bi-weekly burst of dice-rolling goodness.
The King is Back! Ben gives us the low-down on GenCon and his Worlds experience and Spug does likewise for Rest of the Worlds, including an interview with the winner.
02:58 Ben's Worlds Report Ben's Fake Worlds Team from DFXL
A Variant of Ben's Worlds Team in Practice
73:16 Spug's Rest of the Worlds Report Rest of the Worlds
92:07 AoB The English Open (date confirmed as 16th September)
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We’re digging into the results from the latest Two Team Takedown and considering what they mean for the modern meta before the World Championships in August. There’s a timely reminder that people can sharpen their competitive edge by taking part in next month’s Dice Fight XL online tournament before Ben reveals what his recent adventures in the world’s most popular card game tell us about Dice Masters.
00:47 TTTD Report Details
Team Lists
Ben Vs Laurier
22:40 Dice Fight XL 2023 All the Details
Challonge Sign-Up
Video Inspiration
33:01 Ben's Magical Adventure 59:03 AoB
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Ben spills the beans on his trip to the UK Games Expo, where he played no small amount of Dice Masters but also allowed a few other games to catch his eye. And the crew look forward to the next Dice Fight XL online tournament and give their thoughts on the teams that might rule the roost.
03:09 UKGE Report 25:34 Dice Fight XL 2023 All the Details
Challonge Sign-Up
Video Inspiration
43:56 AoB Stormbreaker Ray Ruling
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Having reviewed every card in the Secret Wars set, we’re focusing on some of the characters with multiple playable versions and picking out our favourites. We also give our overall thoughts on the expansion and mull over how it moves the meta forward. Enjoy! 00:53 Best Versions of Selected CharactersOur YouTube videos
53:15 Overall Set Review73:54 AoBThis is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find the monthly schedule and sign-up instructions.
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The team reaches the end of its bid to review every card in the Secret Wars set with a look at the super rares and the basic action cards. And it seems it takes an epically long episode to consider the epic basic actions that are appearing for the first time in this expansion, before some major breaking news catches everyone on the hop. 01:47 Secret Wars Super Rares ReviewOur YouTube videos
The Cards
58:02 BACsThe Cards
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The rares are in the team’s sights as they push on with their review of every card in the new Secret Wars set. Ben gets hung up on facts while James is advised against googling a certain word. We also catch up with the news from the Roll for the North 3 online tournament. Enjoy! 03:27 Secret Wars Rares ReviewOur YouTube videos
The Cards
Laurier's Colossus Team
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The gang push on with their review of every card in the Secret Wars set with a look at the Uncommons. They also take a gander at the newly published Dice Masters Comprehensive Rule Book and prove collectively unable to remember the names of virtually any cards more than three months old. 01:34 Secret Wars Uncommons ReviewOur YouTube videos
The Cards
80:19 AoBDice Masters Comprehensive Rule Book
Wizkids' How To Play Page
Our How to Play Stuff
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We’re back! The gang reveal the reasons for the podcast’s extended hiatus and catch up on all the latest news, including Peter’s update on two bumper in-person Dice Masters tournaments in the Netherlands. And with the arrival of the Secret Wars expansion, we start our customary run-through of every card in the set with a look at the commons. Enjoy!
00:47 What have we been up to?16:35 Secret Wars Commons ReviewOur YouTube videos
The Cards
97:31 AoBRoll For the North 2023
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We welcome long-time DM:Utd contributor Jayson Lucero onto the pod for the first time. He suggests a few cards we might have overlooked in modern, brings us a festive-themed DM quiz and talks about playing Dice Masters over the telephone. We also reflect on our highs and lows of 2022 from a Dice Masters perspective. See you in 2023! 01:08 Jayson and his Underappreciated Cards32:36 Jayson's Fiendish Festive Quiz60:02 Highs and Lows of 2022Jayson and James's Most Recent Exploits
Birdemic
75:58 AoBBreath Weapon X 5
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James is energised by a subject close to his heart (and a timely cup of tea) as we tackle the issue of bad rolls. We all face them but what can we do to mitigate their effects? We’re also talking about the best tier 2 win conditions after the Dice Masters vs Cancer online tournament, and shining the spotlight on an upcoming God Emperor Doom card from the Secret Wars set.
00:52 Intro
06:20 Dealing With Bad Rolls 40:04 DMvsC Round-Up and Tier 2 WinCons DMvsC Team Lists
50:24 God Emperor Doom Our Spoilers Page
Franklin's Galactus vs God Emperor Doom Video
60:16 AoB
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We’re revealing some shiny new spoilers from the upcoming Secret Wars set, including two as-yet unseen characters from the expansion. And with Wakanda Forever hitting cinema screens around the world, we’re considering which is our favourite Black Panther character in Dice Masters.
00:54 Spoilers Our Exhaustive Spoiler Gallery
All the Spoilers So Far video
39:40 Which is the best Black Panther? New Black Panther/FF Wincon Vid
53:19 AoB DM vs Cancer
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With another new win condition on the horizon, we’re dreaming up some alternative game winning ideas of our own. We’re also reporting back on the performance of the teams we live-drafted in the previous episode before James yet again inflicts his bird obsession on us with an avian-themed Dice Masters quiz.
00:52 Alternative Wincons
35:33 Draft Team Feedback James vs Spug
James vs Peter
48:45 Bird Quiz! Birdemic I
Birdemic II
71:22 AoB DM vs Cancer
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We’re live-drafting in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set! Which cards will turn out to be unexpected stars and which of our top picks will underwhelm? We’re also revisiting our assessments of some Dark Phoenix cards in the light of the pre-worlds rotation announcement. Which have got worse and which have got better?
Our Dice Mats
Ben and Laurier's TTTD Game
05:33 Live SKC Draft Trubie's Draft Pack Generator
45:45 Dark Phoenix Revisited 67:24 AoB DM vs Cancer
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After weeks of heavy competitive chat, we try to cater for casual players with a discussion around some of the fun cards and combos we like of the look of in modern. Do we succeed? (Spoiler: not really.) But we can’t keep away from the tournament scene for long and talk through the team-building nightmare at the heart of the latest Two Team Takedown online event, while James has a well-earned snooze.
00:47 Fun Cards in Modern Copper Dragon Team
41:45 Two Team Takedown Team Building Two Team Takedown 20x20
54:56 AoB DM Chronicles: Master Mold
Necro War!
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After a massive weekend of Dice Masters action, we round up events from the WizKids World Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. We speak to Dana Patton, aka General Nemesis, who not only scooped the US Nationals title but who was also a whisker away from becoming world champion. What were his preparation secrets, did he make the right call by playing the same team in both events and does he think Master Mold should be banned?
00:54 Memphis Reflections Event Description and Prizing
US Nats Teams
Worlds Teams
33:08 Interview with US Champ, Dana Patton The Team
Dana Mashing James with Master Mold
68:20 Fan Appreciation Event Spoilers The Spoiler Gallery
82:40 AoB
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With the first major competitive test of the new modern meta in the bag, we’ll be reflecting on Dice Fight XL3 and assessing the state of the game before the upcoming world championship. We’re also puzzling over some of the latest rulings and trying not to let a certain world champion get too salty over his recent competitive experiences.
03:32 Dice Fight XL3 Review Dice Fight XL - all the info, including team lists
James's Games - one still to be released
51:04 Worlds Preview James attempts Arctic Breath + Drax
James fields Starro with Collector
70:52 Rulings Update James's Summary Page
85:56 AoB
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We round off our review of every card in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set with a look at the basic actions and the super rares. We also chat to Nick Wahle, who was running the Dice Masters events at the recent Gen Con boardgaming convention, about the lessons learned from a DM perspective. Which cards starred in draft? And can he resist mentioning birds?
00:47 SKC Review - BACs and (27:20) SRs The BACs
The SRs
Modern 2022 Gameplay Videos
59:54 Gen Con with Nick Wahle, aka JackalopeSpam 79:30 AoB Dice Fight XL
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Our quest to review every card in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set continues with a focus on the rares. Is Bardy Allen all he’s cracked up to be? Or will Shazam shoot his way to the top? And why does James need to control his unruly fingers?
00:38 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Rares The Cards
Modern 2022 Gameplay Videos
74:04 Leader of the Packs & AoB Dice Fight XL
The Guide
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We forge ahead with our review of every card in the new Superman Kryptonite Crisis set with a focus on the uncommons. We also round up the headlines from a batch of new rulings, which brought brief joy to James before a swift U-turn. And which SKC common card are players most excited about?
00:52 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Uncommons The Cards
Peter's Homash Values blog
78:53 SKC Rulings Zod Gameplay
SKC Rulings
Rollin' Thunder discussing the rulings
Best Common Poll
89:58 AoB Dice Fight XL
Breath Weapon X Fest
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After a couple of false starts due to breaking news, the crew embarks on its review of every card in the new Superman Kryptonite Crisis set, beginning with the commons. Which cards will fly and which will bomb in the new thinned-down meta? There’s also news of the next Dice Fight XL online event - get involved!
00:52 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Commons The Cards
86:45 AoB Dice Fight XL
Breath Weapon X Fest
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The first rotation in Dice Masters for two years is upon us and the cut is a lot deeper than anyone was expecting. We dig into the details of the announcement and run through the big cards that will no longer be legal in the modern format from the end of July. Will Ben ever recover from the loss of Dani Moonstar?
00:37 Rotation Chat Wizkids' Announcement
61:31 AoB Leader of the Packs
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It’s all change for Dice Masters as the first major overhaul of the card layout is announced, along with a raft of other updates. We dig into the details and look forward to the new format landing in the Secret Wars set later this year. Plus Ben reveals all from his trip to the UK Games Expo - did he come back with a much sought-after Hellfire Gala card?
00:47 Secret Wars Secret Wars spoiler page
The Details series
Kraken Solo Variant
47:26 UKGE Report
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The latest Two Team Takedown tournament is providing an insight into the new meta following the release of the Dark Phoenix Saga set, so we delve into some of the emerging teams. We also preview the upcoming event at the UK Games Expo before debating which is the best version of Doctor Strange in Dice Masters.
00:53 TTTD Update https://www.dm-north.com/two-team-takedown-all-out/
https://www.dm-north.com/tttd-all-out-team-lists/
30:34 UKGE Event Preview
https://britrollersix.com/dice-masters-event-at-the-ukge-2022/
41:54 The Best Dr Strange
55:33 AoB Kryptonite Crisis spoiler page
Secret Wars spoiler page
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After a wealth of Superman Kryptonite Crisis cards were shared on the internet, the crew picks out some of the most interesting prospects. And following the seemingly accidental release of some Secret Wars images, we debate what the fresh new look could mean for the future of the game.
00:37 Kryptonite Crisis and Secret Wars Spoilers Kryptonite Crisis spoiler page
Secret Wars spoiler page
36:20 MoD event at the UKGE
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We’re continuing our focus on the Dark Phoenix Saga set and debating which are the best versions of some of the new characters. We’re also looking forward to the latest Two Team Takedown online tournament and predicting which teams will rise to the top in the first major test of the new meta. Plus: which DPS super rare are you most-excited about getting to the table?
00:48 Best Versions Discussion Our Spoilers Gallery
The Team Builder
54:14 TTTD Preview TTTD Home Page
TTTD Team Lists
65:18 AoB - Best SR/BAC & Dice Fight SRs/BACs Poll
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We reach the home straight in our review of every card in the Dark Phoenix Saga set by boxing off the super rares and basic action cards. We then take a look at the news of Superman Kryptonite Crisis stock apparently escaping into the wild with the return of a once all-conquering ability, while we almost totally forget to make any mention of us reaching a half century of episodes. Enjoy.
00:54 The Great Big DPS Super Rare Review Our Spoilers Gallery
The Team Builder
Possibly Relevant Ruling for Cyclops
65:23 The BACs 87:30 The Best Rare Results The Rares Poll
89:06 AoB - Kryptonite Crisis Leak & Dice Fight
Our Dark Phoenix Videos
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In what turns into an epic episode, we move on to reviewing all the rares in the Dark Phoenix Saga set. Ben is surprised to find his love affair with Jubilee continues, James gets a second wind and we disappear down a rabbit hole with the rare Bishop. And which uncommon card from the set is crowned as the one you’re most excited about?
00:51 The Great Big DPS Rare Review Our Spoilers Gallery
The Team Builder
1-cost Harley is a 3.6 and 1-cost Morphing Jar is 3.5 on the Homash Scale
105:45 AoB - Poll Results - Videos - Dice Fight
The Uncommons Poll
Our Dark Phoenix Videos
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Our quest to review every card in the Dark Phoenix Saga set continues with a look at all the uncommons. Will our new friend Dave Ken shine once more? Have we discovered the first terrible Jubilee card? And why can’t James pronounce ‘bosom’?
00:38 The Great Big DPS Uncommon Review Our Spoilers Gallery
The Team Builder
89:25 AoB - Poll Results - New Videos - Dice Fight
The Commons Poll
Our Dark Phoenix Videos
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Because you demanded it: we start a rundown of all the cards in the Dark Phoenix set with a bumper episode that focuses on the commons. Do we manage to avoid talking about the artwork? Are there enough bird-related cards to keep James interested? And have we discovered D’Ken’s full name?
00:38 The Great Big DPS Common Review Our Spoilers Gallery
The Team Builder
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How do you decide how many dice to allocate to cards on a team? That’s among the topics in this episode, which also looks forward to the reincarnation of the Two Team Takedown tournament and looks back on the Breath Weapon X Fest 3 event. Ben returns and gives his thoughts on the new OP kit, and considers opening his own pop-up store, and James goes full woodpecker.
00:52 Ben's Back and has opinions on the OP cards Our Spoilers Gallery
13:12 Dice Counts Discussion Proxy Dice
29:11 TTTD Preview Two Team Takedown
44:30 BWX Fest 3 Review Breath Weapon X Fest 3
Peter's Eldritch Blast
55:17 AoB and Bird Update The RSPB Facebook page
The Green Woodpecker
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We’ll be delving into the news of a release date for the Dark Phoenix Saga and first sight of a wild new OP kit, which includes the first alternate win condition since the game was launched. We also look forward to the resurrected Two Team Takedown tournament, while James has some surprising news about Ben.
00:47 Catch-Up and Where's Ben?
04:30 Dark Phoenix Saga Release Date and OP Kit DM Armada's video
DM:U Spoilers Page
Rushenanigans
48:06 AoB - Online Events Two Team Takedown
Breath Weapon X Fest 3
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In our final episode of 2021, we’re looking back on the year that was, picking out some highlights and assessing the state of Dice Masters right now. We also set out our hopes for the game in 2022, before things descend into chaos when James forgets some correspondence.
00:47 Review of the Year The Meta Chronicle
51:05 AoB Drafting and Blitz!
All the Spoiler Vids
Superior Spider-Man
Team-Up Spidey Combos
The Details
Doctor Octopus Makes Spug Cry
Modern Bard
Rushenanigans
Necro War
Shared Artwork
Dice Fight XL 2021
The Podcast on YouTube
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Shocking levels of agreement break out as the team attempts to crown the best set in Dice Masters. There’s also an update on Dice Fight and, after Peter’s tooth woes, we have been sent a definitive answer to the question of which Dice Masters character would be best suited to carrying out a root canal.
00:52 The Best Set in Dice Masters 02:57 D&D (Shared Art Vid)
14:37 The Others
23:40 DC
41:36 Marvel
58:28 The Winner
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A man down due to a rogue tooth, the team takes a delayed look at Ben’s team for the Roll for the North 2 online tournament before discussing the benefits of playing with bad cards. We also reveal the winner of the vote to determine the boltiest bolt in Dice Masters while learning the card name that makes James titter.
02:42 Roll for the North 2 Round-up Roll for the North 2
Team Links
24:20 The Benefits of Playing with Bad Cards 36:55 The Boltiest Bolt Results
42:15 AoB The Poll
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Uncommon cards are the focus for this episode, which includes a team-building challenge for Spug and a chat about some of our favouritest green-striped friends from sets gone by. And Ben brings us an unusual quiz that gives something of an insight into the mind of a Dice Masters world champion - are the rest of us even remotely on the same wavelength?
0:47 Spug's Uncommon team Spug's Team
24:35 Fave Uncommon chat 43:52 Ben's Quiz
65:22 AoB The Poll
Roll for the North 2021 Dice Masters vs Cancer
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We’re rounding off our series on energy types with a focus on bolts and want your help in determining the boltiest bolt of all. Spug tests the team with a bolt-focused quiz before we provide an update on some upcoming online tournament action, while we appear to stumble on possibly the only subject that Ben does not have a definite opinion about.
0:52 The Boltiest Bolt The Poll
48:30 Bolt Quiz
63:26 AoB
Roll for the North 2021 Dice Masters vs Cancer
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We’re looking forward to the Roll for the North online tournament and debating which affiliations represent the best and worst value. We then discuss which characters from Marvel’s What If...? we’d like to see in Dice Masters, and James’s bird fascination threatens to get out of control.
0:52 Roll for the North 2 https://www.dm-north.com/roll-for-the-north-2021/
40:41 What If?
55:24 AoB
James's Nature Photos
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We’re focusing on common cards in an episode that includes a team-building challenge for our resident world champ before a chat about some of our favourite grey-striped cards of all time. And as students return to their studies, we ask which Dice Masters characters would make the best teachers.
02:16 Ben's Common Team The Team
27:00 Other Favourite Commons
43:00 Back to School 44:18 AoB You can find the Beta Ray Bill mat in our gallery of delights: https://dmunited.eu/dice-mats/
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We’re delving into Wizkids' announcement about the revised release schedule and looking at the accompanying new Kryptonite Crisis spoilers, before our intrepid reporter Ben brings us the latest on boardgame prices and what that is likely to mean for Dice Masters. Plus our Dice Fight: XL tournament is in the can - which Dark Phoenix cards shone the brightest?
00:46 Wizkids' Announcement Announcement
Summary
17:18 Kryptonite Crisis Spoilers Our Kryptonite Crisis Spoiler Page
35:00 Boardgame Woes Patrick Leder on Twitter
Dicebreaker Article
44:18 DF:XL Debrief and AoB Our Dark Phoenix spoilers page
Dice Fight: XL Webpage
Dice Fight: XL Preparation videos
James (Becky) vs Jayson (Colossus)
Dana's Original Thor Team Breakdown
James (Becky) vs Dana (Thor)
Nick's Analysis (with all team links)
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We kick off with more Dark Phoenix spoilers (including a really fun-looking one) before hearing all about Ben’s trip to the UK Games Expo, which included an actual face-to-face Dice Masters tournament. We’re also tackling the big question of which Dice Masters character we’d most like to take on holiday, before bringing you up to date with the latest on the upcoming Dice Fight: XL online tournament.
00:53 Spoilers! Our comprehensive Dark Phoenix spoilers page
The video should be out in about 24 hours, and I'll add the spoilers to the web page about 24 hours after that.
17:53 UKGE Report
36:44 DM characters to holiday with 47:07 DF:XL Update and AoB Dice Fight: XL Webpage
Dice Fight: XL Preparation videos
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We’ll be sharing more exclusive Dark Phoenix spoilers before delving into other versions of those characters and picking out some favourites. We then give the latest on the upcoming Dice Fight: XL online tournament and reflect on some of the most extraordinary listener correspondence we’ve received.
00:53 Spoilers! Our comprehensive Dark Phoenix spoilers page
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13:30 Other Versions of the Spoiled Characters An example of the Infiltrate team James mentioned: https://youtu.be/RM1srUSnTEQ
An example of the X-Men team that Ben mentioned: https://youtu.be/4nTVP4kQ0MQ
37:26 AoB - Dice Fight XL, Dice Fight, and Top Bloke! The Mat
Save the date: Dice Fight XL, Saturday 14th August. Modern Constructed with up to 2 Dark Phoenix proxies. More details soon!
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We’re taking a deep dive into the upcoming Dark Phoenix expansion and talking about how it might change the modern meta in a chat that also includes two new spoilers from that very set. We’ll also be revealing the winner of the poll to find the shieldiest shield and giving out more details about our Dice Fight: XL online tournament. Oh, and someone’s running a marathon?!?
00:47 Spoilers!
12:05 Dark Phoenix Chat
Our comprehensive Dark Phoenix spoilers page
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56:25 Shieldiest Shield Results
The Poll
62:10 AoB - Dice Fight, Dice Fight XL, and Sponsor Spug
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We’re looking at cards with the shield energy type: we kick off with a quiz and then discuss what makes a shield, before putting forward our contenders for shieldiest shield - no prizes for guessing James’ favourite. We then reveal some latest Dark Phoenix spoilers (spoiler: more shields) before whetting your appetite for the next Dice Fight XL online tournament.
00:54 Shield Quiz
41:55 Shieldiest Shield Chat
Adventures with the Bard 1 Adventures with the Bard 2
50:03 Spoilers! Our comprehensive Dark Phoenix spoilers page
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56:53 AoB - Dice Fight and Dice Fight XL
Save the date: Saturday 14th August. More details soon!
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With the release of the new Loki series, we’re taking the opportunity to pick out some of the best iterations in Dice Masters of our favourite Asgardian mischief maker. And who will be crowned winner of the competition to win a playmat designed by the matmeister himself, our very own Peter?
0:37 Loki! The Cards
41:55 Competition Winner!
The Facebook post DM:U Dice Mats page Peter's How To vid
47:42 AoB - Rush Video and Dice Fight
The Rushenanigans
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We’re revisiting the scores we gave in our review of the Infinity Gauntlet expansion to identify the cards we underrated and those that we over-hyped. Where did we go horribly wrong? We also reveal the details of a new competition that will net the lucky winner a mat on a theme of their choosing designed by our resident Dutch master.
0:29 Revisiting Infinity Gauntlet rankings The original review
1:10 Underrated Cards Rush Shields vid
How To Draft Online vid
Blitz vid I (featuring Rocket and the Iron Lad global)
Blitz vid II (featuring Kang and the Iron Lad global)
30:00 Overrated Cards 6x6x6 Overcrushing Octopus (featuring R Captain Marvel)
65:25 Competition Time
The Facebook post 70:15 Rerolling and Spinning Vid
The blog (with rules and ruling references) The video 72:00 AoB - Dice Fight and Breath Weapon X Fest II
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We’re looking back to the early days of the game and considering which cards from the Avengers vs X-Men set might be ripe for a reprint. James then gives us some feedback from his testing of the once all-conquering Half-Elf Bard in the current meta, before we reveal the winner of our poll to decide the best two-cost card in modern.
00:54 AvX Retrospective 6x6x6 Overcrushing Octopus
43:45 Bard Report Bard vs Bard I
Bard vs Bard II
51:48 Best 2-Cost Results 56:50 AoB/Dice Fight 20th May - Silver
27th May - DC 10/10
The Orange Ban List
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What is the best two-cost card in the modern meta? We put forward our suggestions, apart from the crew members who decide to talk about their favourites instead. We also consider whether Half-Elf Bard would rule the roost in today’s removal heavy environment, before revealing the winner of the poll to discover the maskiest mask of them all.
00:56 Best (Favourite) 2-Cost Chat 45:22 Would Bard Still Beast the Modern Meta? Blast from the Past Blog I - Bardy Bard Bard
Blast from the Past Blog II - Ultra Squirrels
Blast from the Past Blog III - Lashings of the Old Ultra
62:09 The Maskiest Mask Revealed 69:19 AoB/Dice Fight 6th May Legacy XIV
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We continue our series on energy types by focusing on masks: what defines them, which ones buck the trend, and which is the maskiest mask of all? Which of us sees magic as a kind of science? Who enjoys watching his opponents suffer? And who shows his frustration with HXG and its ilk?
00:36 The Maskiest Mask Chat The Fist Cast
Mimic Ramp video
Peter's Iceman/Turk Barrett team
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James reveals the painful reasons behind our unexpected hiatus before we delve into some recent tournament chat and pick out some interesting combos. And with a Silver Age format confirmed for Dice Masters’ stablemate HeroClix, we mull over how that could be introduced into our game and what older cards might finally be given the chance to shine.
00:38 Indiana Blore and the Appendix of Doom 03:20 MODPDM recap Team Lists
14:53 TTTD chat Drow Mercenary Inception
31:24 Silver Age speculation 52:32 AOB James's Silver Age video
Dice Fight Legacy video
The Details Intro video
The Details 1: While Active and When Fielded
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Join us for a bumper length episode featuring an in-depth interview with Jimmy O’Brien, the voice of WizKids in the Dice Masters community. We quiz him on upcoming expansions, the card design process and a whole lot more before reflecting on what we have learnt. Also, who has won our YouTube subscriber competition? 00:37 Interview with Jimmy O'Brien The 2016 Worlds Final - Guillermo vs Isaac
53:41 Reflections on the Interview 69:13 AOB including the Competition Winner! The Competition Time Video
Ultimate Spidey Team-Up Video
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We explore one of the spoilers from the upcoming Kryptonite Crisis set that turns James all dewy-eyed about a card from the past. We then move into a team-building segment with ideas for using the super rare Spider-Man from Infinity Gauntlet, before rounding off with details of a not-to-be-missed competition with a very exciting prize.
00:38 Spoiler Chat New Sets and Spoilers Page
10:00 Team Up Chat Team Up v1 Video
Team Up v2 Video
14:54 SR Spidey Team-Building Challenge Ben’s Lantern Team
Peter’s Phoenix Force v1
Peter’s Phoenix Force v2
Peter’s Phoenix Force v3
Spug’s Defenders
Spug’s Deadpool
40:16 Competition and AoB The Competition Time Video
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You can keep your Beckys and your God Catchers, we’re ranking the best tier two win conditions available in modern. What are their pros and cons, and what would push them into the top level? Spoilers abound for the Kryptonite Crisis set, so we pick over some of the highlights so far before giving our thoughts on the new Play at Home kits.
00:48 Tier 2 Wincons 36:07 Kryptonite Crisis Spoilers Chat The Spoiler Page
Our Hot Take Video
49:20 Play At Home Kits James's Spider-Verse Vid
53:11 AoB Our US Correspondent
New Sets and Spoilers Page
Dice Masters Blitz Feedback
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We celebrate the release of WandaVision by attempting to decide which are the best versions of the titular characters in the world of Dice Masters. There’s also feedback on how our draft teams performed and a look back at Breath Weapon X Fest. And what in the world is Dice Masters Blitz?
00:55 Wandavision 07:10 Vision in DM 13:10 Scarlet Witch in DM 22:34 Draft Feedback The Draft (DM:U Episode 22)
The Online Draft Pack Generator
33:20 Dice Masters Blitz James vs Spug (with harrying)
James vs Ben (with chess clocks)
The Chess Clock
39:25 Breath Weapon X Fest 48:16 AoB Updated How To Page
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We are drafting the Infinity Gauntlet set using the amazing online Draft Pack Generator and talking through the decisions we make as we attempt to build competitive teams. We then chat about what we’ve learned about the set from this and previous drafts before rounding up with a look forward to the virtual tournament being put on by the good fellows at Breath Weapon X.
00:40 Intro and Draft
Our Initial Packs The Draft Pack Generator How To Draft video How To Draft Online video DM:U Episode 13 - all about drafts Our Great Big IG Review
46:16 Debrief and General Thoughts
Ben's Team Peter's Team James's Team Spug's Team
55:10 AOB
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We celebrate the end of the year with a bumper episode featuring the return of an old friend for a jumbo quiz and some chat about the most fun things you can do in the game. We then ponder what is on our festive wish lists for Dice Masters over the coming year. What are you hoping for?
03:57 The Quiz
04:18 Part 1. Subtitles 15:41 Part 2. Oddballs 24:33 Part 3. Direct Damage 35:43 Part 4. Basic Actions 47:08 Part 5. Winter
59:06 The Most Fun in DM
Hushalanche video I Hushalanche video II
72:14 Wish Lists
Mimic Ramp video
82:28 AOB
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Is there anything more satisfying in Dice Masters than wiping your opponent’s field and marching through for a glorious victory? We take a look at board clearing options and how to use them. We also declare a winner in the search for the fistiest fist and get a bit distracted by the appearance of a Dice Masters character in The Mandalorian.
0:40 The fistiest fist revealed
The poll
5:54 Sandman
8:51 Golden board clear
Red-eyes+Fighting Surtur Breath Weapon Range and Staff
32:40 Modern board clear ideas
Hope/Rachel Rush+Lantern Ring
38:30 Sandman replacement options
45:50 AOB
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What is the fistiest fist? If Mr Fixit were a boat, what would he be called? When is a fist not a fist? These are just some of the important questions we grapple with as we begin a new series on energy types. In other news, the quiz returns with a guest quizmaster - will there be a shock winner? And we reveal the results of our poll to find the worst card in Dice Masters.
00:55 Energy Types - Smashy Fists
20:40 It's Nick Wahle!
The Filthy Monkey video 26:50 Energy Quiz
50:10 The Worst Card in Dice Masters
The Poll
60:30 Any Other Business
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DM vs Cancer Event
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What is the worst card in Dice Masters? We put forward four suggestions and ask you to vote to settle the debate. Then Peter tests our knowledge of affiliations with a tricky quiz before we delve into the feedback you’ve given us about online play.
00:54 The Worst Card in Dice Masters
The Contenders
29:19 Peter's Affiliation Quiz
Dice Masters vs Cancer Event Max Affiliation Team
45:15 Online Event Questionnaire Feedback
The Questionnaire
Results Blog - still to come
55:45 Any Other Business
James and Ronathan's Traffic Lights video
On Thursday 5th November, we have Golden Legacy VIII
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Online worlds is in the books and we reflect on an event that featured stunning success for two of our number and abject failure for another. And as more spoilers emerge for the upcoming Dark Phoenix set, we get rather excited at the return of a couple of old friends to the Dice Masters card pool.
00:52 Worlds Overview
Worlds Info
02:46 Peter on Worlds
Peter's Team
Peter's Chronicle Video
14:02 Ben on Worlds
Ben's Team
Ben's Chronicle Video (one card different)
Troy's Chronicle Video
33:53 Spug on Worlds and More Chat
Spug's Team
42:16 Dark Phoenix Spoilers
DM:U spoiler page DMArmada's Video
51:43 Any Other Business
Nick's Team - Vigilante Vibranium Orks
DM-North Death Race Video
Online Event Questionnaire
Meta Chronicles Playlist
On Thursday 22nd October, we have Silver Age in Dice Fight.
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We come over all golden with a chat about cards with the Ally keyword: which faithful friends tower above the others? Peter then talks us through the frankly obscene amount of damage he managed to do in one turn, which leads us to lay down a listener challenge.
00:53 Warning
01:33 Allies
38:53 Massive Damage
Autumn Colours Dice Fight Peter's Team Fixit Video James's Team
The challenge: You have 4 turns to assemble 20 total damage and you may assume that your opponent does not mitigate your characters in any way (no blanking, no fielding blockers, no nothing).
52:09 Any Other Business
DM:U spoiler page Upcoming Products vid Worlds Info On Thursday 8th October, we have Modern practice for World's on 9-11th October. On 15th, we'll have something nice, green and friendly.
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Three of our number were on top form for last weekend’s Roll for the North online event. We reflect on the teams they played and where it leaves the modern meta. There’s also been a raft of Dark Phoenix spoilers to salivate over recently; we pick out a few to chew over in a podcasty kind of way.
00:54 Roll for the North
DM-North
45:02 Dark Phoenix Spoilers
James's spoiler page
61:02 Any Other Business
God Catcher video
On Thursday 1st October, we have the 7th Dice Fight Legacy event, and the competitive level with be Orange/Red. And on 8th October, we have Modern practice for World's on 9-11th October.
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Combos! Everybody loves a good one, but sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we just can't get them to work. We look back on the combos that weren't, and follow up with the games that aren't - which games are not Dice Masters but scratch some of the same itches?
00:51 Combos That Weren't 01:26 Heroic 05:27 Super Jimmy + R Knowhere: History Shrouded in Mystery 09:58 Promo Robin: Reckoning 11:36 AvX War Machine: Parnell Jacobs 15:06 War Machine: Rhodey & U Giant Spider 17:50 U Ultron Drone + Overcrush (+ Ultron: New World Order) 21:19 Ultron: Peacekeeper Gone Wrong + Knowhere? 23:39 Hill Giant + Black Dragon 28:06 R Harpie Lady Sisters + SR Lantern Battery 31:38 U Firefly + U Basorbing Man + R Polaris + Golem 35:01 Thousand Island Dragon et al 37:32 SR Hulk: Warbound + U Free Chimichangas + R Black Bolt
42:18 Games That Aren't 42:38 CCGs - MTG, Keyforge, Hearthstone, Star Wars Destiny, Star Wars CCG 54:14 Dice Games - Quarriors, Waggle Dance, Roll for the Galaxy, (King of Tokyo) 58:52 Deck Builders - Star Realms, Hero Realms, Dominion, DC Deck-Building Game, Legendary, (Marvel Champions), XenoShyft 69:49 Engine Builders - Wingspan 73:01 Bags Builders - (Quacks of Quedlinburg), Altiplano, Orleans
75:19 Any Other Business 75:35 The Castles of Burgundy (Dice and Combos) 78:00 Rush keyword correction 80:28 Dice Fight 81:56 Send us your combos or fix ours: hello@dmunited.eu
On Thursday 10th September, the Dice Fight theme will be Autumn Colours and the competitive level with be Orange. And on 17th September, we will have something Green.
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Drafting in Dice Masters is back! But how do draft tournaments work and what are the key principles that we should bear in mind when playing in one? We also have a rummage through our burgeoning postbag - will your message be read out?
0:52 How To Draft
Trubie's Draft Pack Generator
A Double Double 'n Dice Podcast
36:33 Postbag!
The Infinite Loop Ruling 50:20 MODPDM, Dice Fight, Contacts
MODPDM Team Lists
James vs RonathanPxPx
On Thursday 27th August, the Dice Fight theme will be Avengers and the competitive level with be Green. And on 3rd September, we have our sixth Legacy event, which is pretty Red still.
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
We reach journey’s end in our monumental quest to review all the cards in the Infinity Gauntlet expansion, rounding things off with the super rares and the basic actions. Which of the hardest to find cards should you be hunting like the wolf?
0:47 Infinity Gauntlet Review - The Super Rares
Infinity Gauntlet Super Rares on the Dice Coalition Team Builder
34:46 Infinity Gauntlet Review - The Basic Actions
Infinity Gauntlet Basic Actions on the Dice Coalition Team Builder
63:44 Review blog, Dice Fight, Iceman/Turk video, Contacts
The Iceman/Turk breakdown
On Thursday 10th and 17th August Dice Fight will be Modern (with Infinity Gauntlet) in preparation for MoDPDM on 22nd August
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
The DM:U crew continue their review of the new Infinity Gauntlet set. This time it's the turn of the Rares - they're rarer and more yellow, but are they better? Also, what happened in the Dice Fight XL online tournament?
0:52 Infinity Gauntlet Review - The Rares
Infinity Gauntlet Rares on the Dice Coalition Team Builder
77:03 Dice Fight XL
Here are the team lists (blog pending)
Here's our second video looking at the best art in DM: An Art Critic's Guide to Dice Masters
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Our intrepid quartet continue the mammoth exercise of reviewing all the cards in the new Infinity Gauntlet set, this time looking at the Uncommons. Which green stripes are the princes(ses) and which are the toads? Also, what’s the latest on the upcoming Dice Fight XL online tournament?
0:52 Infinity Gauntlet Review - The Uncommons
Infinity Gauntlet Uncommons on the Dice Coalition Team Builder
58:45 Dice Fight XL - Saturday 25th July
Here's the main DF:XL blog, here is the blog about proxies, and here is the prizing and sign-up.
Here's our second video looking at the best art in DM: An Art Critic's Guide to Dice Masters
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
With the launch of the Infinity Gauntlet set looming, we embark on the epic task of reviewing every single card in the new expansion, sorting the wheat from the chaff so you don’t have to. And what is Dice Fight XL and how can you get involved?
0:55 Infinity Gauntlet Review - The Commons
Infinity Gauntlet Commons on the Dice Coalition Team Builder
54:14 Dice Fight XL - Saturday 25th July
54:40 What is Dice Fight?
55:20 The Traffic Light System
57:54 Dice School
58:38 Dice Fight XL Timing
61:04 Proxies I - characters with old dice (as many characters of this type as you like)
62:00 Proxies II - characters with new dice (use non-modern action dice with matching energy - max two characters of this type)
63:55 Bans - Typhoid Mary (all versions)
63:35 Prizing and Blogs: https://dmunited.eu/dice-fight-xl-25th-july/
66:39 Dice Fight, Art Videos, Acceleration, Contact Details
Thursday 16th July - Oompa Loompas - Orange, all 3 costs
Thursday 23rd July - nothing formal because DF:XL is on 25th
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
This is the first in our series of videos looking at the best of DM art: An Art Critic's Guide to Dice Masters
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Hot off the back of the largest online Dice Masters tournament the universe has seen, we round up how our teams performed, what we’d do differently and where the event leaves the modern meta. We also catch up with online rookie John Stack about his experiences of the tournament and how he performed on the day (spoiler: really rather well).
0:56 Earth X Origins Debrief
02:05 James
19:53 Ben
31:14 Peter
40:23 Spug
50:01 The State of the Meta
60:34 Interview with John Stack
Dice Masters: Unlimited Facebook group
Dice Masters Online Discord Server
CR GameRoom Discord Server 73:58 Spoiler, Contact Details, Dice Fight
Infinity Gauntlet Spoiler video
Spoiler Blog
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
We look forward to the upcoming Earth X Origins online tournament and talk about the teams we think will dominate the day. Then, in a segment for newer players, we put some flesh on the bones of James's recent Buyer's Guide, and discuss which sets a DM beginner should buy. And finally, we round things off with a quiz - who will triumph this time?
0:57 Earth X Origins Meta Discussion
https://rollinthunder.xyz/earth-x-dice-masters-origins-roll-some-thunder-event-info/
22:30 Beginner's Modern Buyer's Guide (Slight Return)
James's Dice Masters: A Buyer's Guide
Starter Teams
41:53 Quiz: Campaign Boxes and Team Packs
56:48 Contact Details, Shout-outs, Dice Fight
Jac's Dice Mats
Peter's GIMP How To Tutorial
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
What is the Three Turn Theory? We discuss the importance of the first three turns in a competitive game, and relate this to our experiences in the recent One Big Weekend event. Then we test out how in sync we are with each other in a game of Hive Mind with a Dice Masters twist. Who will be thrown off the team?
00:52 Three Turn Theory
01:40 (1) Range of possibilities
11:56 (2) Set-up (James's Bag Manipulation How To, Peter's Phoenix Storm team)
16:18 (3) Sabotage
23:11 (4) Ramp/big purchases (Ben and James's OBW teams in action)
43:14 Quiz: Who gets thrown off the team list?
62:15 Contact Details, Shout-outs, Dice Fight
This is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
What are the different forms of control in Dice Masters and how might we apply them to the game? We take an in-depth look at the main ways in which we can disrupt the nefarious plans of our opponents and ensure we are able to implement ours. Plus: how do you get started designing your own dice mat? Our resident expert Peter gives his top tips.
00:52 Control
01:18 Removal 09:51 Board Control 20:57 Prevention 29:40 Taxing 36:46 Stealing and Disruption
44:08 Dice Mats
Check out the DM:United Dice Mats page for lots of fantastic mat ideas, and printing guidance. These are the stores mentioned in the podcast:
- Patriot Games (UK)
- Inked Gaming (US) – Peter’s link will even get you a discount
- AliExpress
And this is the page where you can download GIMP.
55:30 Contact Details, Shout-outs, Dice Fight
Here are the team-lists for the European OBW, courtesy of True Mister Six.
This is TJ's Twitch channel, where you can see around six hours of match footage.
James will be uploading his games to the DM:United YouTube channel (formerly Dice Masters with James and Zack) - don't forget to subscribe :)
And this is the main Dice Fight page, where you will find general instructions and a link to the latest event.
You can contact us on the Dice Masters: United website on our Facebook page or by email.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Zack Pope became one of the best-known members of the Dice Masters community through the YouTube channel he founded with our very own James Blore - Dice Masters with James and Zack. But we haven't seen much of his lovely hands of late. What has he been to? Will anyone be able to answer his fiendish quiz questions? And what are the best white dice in the game? Let battle commence!
01:00 Zack Attack
10:30 Zack's Quiz
24:40 The Best White Dice
60:00 Contact Details, Shout-outs, OBW, Dice Fight
Fantastic Four Team Pack Suicide Squad Team Pack Lonni's Superman Mat Stu.ART One Big Weekend Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast.
And don't forget to subscribe to James and Zack's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
With rotation about to usher in arguably the biggest shift in the Dice Masters meta the game has ever seen, we chat through what are likely to be the most popular win conditions players will be using over the coming months. We also talk about the art of team building, how we do it, what our experiences have taught us, and why our resident world champion Ben loves his piles. 01:00 Wincons in Modern 2020 01:30 Becky Lynch 05:30 God Catcher 08:30 Thanos 15:00 Unblockables+Parasite 21:30 Iceman 26:40 Venerable Dreadnaught + Lord of Contagion 30:00 Fish Slap 31:45 Green Lantern 33:40 Jubilee 35:45 Doom Lance 37:00 Bobby Heenan+Foetid Bloat-Drone 38:15 Justice League 39:50 Deadpool 40:15 Black Widow/Scott Hall force attack 40:55 Hope Summers 44:00 Team Building 44:30 Forensic Peter 49:10 Slapdash James 51:45 Iterative Ben 58:40 Cautious Spug 67:25 Less competitive builds and the Dice Coalition Teambuilder. 70:30 Contact Details, Dice Fight and Videos
Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast.
And don't forget to subscribe to James's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Ramp is one of the most important aspects of Dice Masters, but how on earth are we going to do it in the new modern meta? Our resident mastermind James warms us up with a brain-tickling quiz on the subject before we launch into a discussion of ramp options that will be available post rotation. Can anything replace our beloved Mimic?
00:58 - Pub Quiz
12:25 - Answers
27:57 - Ramp Discussion
57:21 - Outro
Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast.
And don't forget to subscribe to James's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
In this first episode of Dice Masters: United, we will answer many burning questions. What does the newly announced set rotation mean for the modern format? Who will miss Green Devil Mask? What options are there for dealing with overcrush in the new combat-heavy meta? Also, who on earth are we, and how did we get here?
01:00 - Introductions
01:10 - Peter
03:35 - James
07:30 - Ben
10:00 - Spug
12:00 - Rotation 2020
37:30 - Deal With It - Overcrush
Check out the Dice Masters: United website for a wealth of resources, including Peter's beautiful mats, James's How To series and the Dice Fight blogs mentioned in the podcast.
And don't forget to subscribe to James's YouTube channel, Dice Masters with James and Zack, and its accompanying Facebook page.
Our theme tune is Ode to Joy - Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux.
The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License