Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

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230 - Coin Concede "Craigular Show" Mar 09, 2020

Show notes

On episode 230, Buckle up because the CraigOfCanada rollercoaster is taking off! Craig joins Hat and Bott this week to chat about everything from Masters Tour LA going online only to his new show Born to be Wild, coming out this week with NateWolfeTCG. We also have some Wild speculation to discuss with Iksar's post about reversions. Decksplanations continues the discussion from the last bonus episode and has the gang trying out their new method of evaluation with cards they may have Got or Goofed from DoD.

News Highlights - 24:40

Tournaments - 53:28

Jonkoping qualifiers
Ladder

Decksplanations -58:04

Got it or Goofed it

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Coin Concede: "B15: The Ratings Alphabet" Mar 05, 2020

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This bonus episode has it all - reflection on tournament formats, discussion of statistics, hilarious custom cards representing the hosts, and making fun of priest (and Botticus). There's also a deep dive into a discussion of how card ratings can be defined and how we'll be discussing cards for the upcoming year of the... something!

Discussion Topics

Specialist

Pocket Metas

Switching Decks

HSReplay Data

Year of the ?

Custom Cards

Card Ratings

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229 - Coin Concede "Don't Die, Then Win" Mar 01, 2020

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On episode 229, The gang unleashes their wild side this week with special guest EK joining the crew to talk about the other constructed format in the client. There's lots to cover with the 16.4 update, including the huge new BG refresh and the various bugs that came along for the ride. There's also some live discussion of Iksar's tweets about wild philosophy before getting into tournaments, where Embiggen Druid has confirmed itself as the new Face Hunter. Decksplanations covers how to engage with wild if you're not already in the format with lots of expert knowledge from EK.

News Highlights - 27:45

16.4
Dragons in BGs
Lots of 16.4 issues
Iksar Wild tweet

Tournaments - 1:04:57

Anaheim
Jonkoping qualifiers
Ladder

Decksplanations -1:12:30

How to Wild

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228 - Coin Concede "Bowling Balls and Bailing on Bali" Feb 23, 2020

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On episode 228, Donde esta el Master's Tour? Hat and Botticus are joined by special guest Donde of THL (hall of) fame to process the news week, including the bombshell of the master's tour relocation and the hype generated by the 2020 Hearthstone Summit. Hat reveals what the new Face Hunter is in the tournaments section and decksplanations is all about how to prepare a lineup for any number of formats.

News Highlights - 28:29

Tournaments - 1:00:40

Jonkoping
Ladder

Decksplanations -1:06:56

Adapting a lineup to a format

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227 - Coin Concede "The Priest Emote Meta" Feb 15, 2020

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On episode 227, Hat and Bott are joined once again by WickedGood to take a dive into the post-Awakening meta now that all the cards are out. There are some developer posts and interviews to dig through, a Battlegrounds nerf, and firsthand feedback on how to use the fantastic Off Curve masters tour dashboard. Decksplanations is a look back at Galakrond's Awakening where the gang thinks about what worked and what didn't.

News Highlights - 34:42

Tournaments - 1:06:35

Off Curve
Jonkoping
Ladder

Decksplanations -1:27:28

Galakrond's Awakening Retrospective

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226 - Coin Concede "Don't Play Through the Tilt" Feb 09, 2020

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On episode 226, Appa is back from Masters Tour Arlington and he brought stories! Bott, Hat, and Appa exchange stories from the past week before getting into some news. The news covers a new client update coming soon as well as three interviews, which includes a slightly controversial interview with Drew Higbee. Hat recaps the games to watch from the event before the guys discuss the event's meta and why Appa chose the lineup that he did. To round out the show is a breakdown of the popular Hunter archetypes in standard, how to play with them, and how to beat them.

News Highlights - 27:25

Tournaments - 49:45

Arlington
Ladder

Decksplanations -1:18:23

Hunter

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225 - Coin Concede "An Arling-ton of Druids" Feb 01, 2020

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On episode 225, It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... 6/8 beast with reborn? Druid has made a huge impact on the ladder and we expect to see the same impact at Masters Tour Arlington which is happening this weekend! Hat and Bott go over the news and dive deep into the upcoming tournament format for the first Masters Tour of 2020. Decksplanations is a short and sweet coverage of the new big bad on ladder to help you gain an edge for the February season.

News Highlights - 31:25

Tournaments - 53:35

Qualifiers
Ladder
Arlington!

Decksplanations -1:13:40

Embiggen Druid

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224 - Coin Concede "4idor Creeper is a Free Three" Jan 26, 2020

Show notes

On episode 224, Appa, Bott, and Hat have quite a bit to talk about this week with a new Galakrond's Awakening meta, Battlegrounds changes, and card reviews at the end of the show. As always, the guys talk about what they've been seeing and playing on ladder before Hat serenades everyone with sweet, sweet data and lineup prep during the tournament section. Last but not least, the guys all get down to review two new cards each from Galakrond's Awakening and there are certainly some spicy ones to talk about.

News Highlights - 15:06

Tournaments - 27:52

Qualifiers
Ladder

Decksplanations -36:43

All cards from Galakrond's Awakening

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Coin Concede: "BG2: Find Your Carry" Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

I think you can win this thing! Bob Concede is back and Hat and Bott are just in time to catch the new changes. Animations are faster, matchmaking is better, and demons got a buff for some reason. After covering the BG news, there's an extensive discussion on specific heroes followed by the key concepts of carry units and late-game scaling.

Discussion Topics

BG Update

Hero Tips

Review of Early game

Finding a Carry

Scaling

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223 - Coin Concede "Reno Roulette" Jan 20, 2020

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On episode 223, Find serenity with the burgles and peace with the lackeys in the latest episode of Coin Concede. There are quite a few cards to discuss and review around Reno's Roulette table and we also have some great developer commentary from Iksar to dive into. The tournament section covers the latest post-nerf pre-Awakening micro meta and decksplanations has a grab bag of listener questions ranging from when to play for tempo to reminiscing about the last time an adventure set was released.

News Highlights - 14:27