Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

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208 - Coin Concede "Butt-Agnostic Board Clears" Oct 06, 2019

Show notes

On episode 208, The last episode of the pre-Doom in the Tombs meta still has plenty to talk about, and there's quite a bit of chatter on the competitive side of things. There's relegation discussion, the return of Hearthstone Global Games, and a deep dive into late-game decision making on a single turn with Botticus during decksplanations.

News Highlights - 13:05

Tournaments - 31:23

Grandmasters
Tespa
China Server Tournament Mode
Ladder

Decksplanations - 46:26

Late Game Decision Making

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207 - Coin Concede "The Goal-den Wisp (w/ Alec Dawson!)" Sep 29, 2019

Show notes

On episode 207, The crew has a very special episode this week because the hosts are joined by Blizzard developer (and notable BEEES!!!! enthusiast) Alec Dawson! Alec joins the show for an interview at the top of the show before he has to leave to go make some more sweet expansions. Afterwards, the guys talk about some big news items featuring Blizzard's decision to bring back 23 wild cards to standard. Hat gives us a bit of a different twist on tournaments this week and gives some insight on the latest Vicious Syndicate report. In Decksplanations, Appa breaks down his process and system to improve and reach goals he sets for himself. This is definitely a show you don't want to miss.

News Highlights - 40:36

Wild Cards Coming to Standard
Plans to Remove Divine Spirit from Standard
Tombs of Terror Chapter 3
Small client patch
Iksar Favorite Card Bracket

Tournaments - 1::16:40

Grandmasters
Tespa

Decksplanations - 1:28:10

Practice makes progress

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206 - Coin Concede "Enter the Matrix" Sep 22, 2019

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On episode 206, Hat has returned from his Honeymoon and joins Botticus and Appa to talk about their life and ladder from the past week. There's a lot of news to talk about this week and the cast goes a bit more in-depth on the Seiko drama from Grandmasters. Hat puts a new spin on the tournaments section this week while still keeping the charm of his usual approach. In Decksplanations, all three hosts weigh in on how they approach matchups for the most popular decks in the game right now.

News Highlights - 18:32

Tournaments - 43:00

Grandmasters
Battleriff
DH Montreal

Decksplanations - 1:05:23

Matchup Matrix

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205 - Coin Concede "Hatless Hearthstone Inventory" Sep 15, 2019

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On episode 205, Hat is busy celebrating his honeymoon in Italy this week, so Appa and Botticus hold down the fort. News this week covers the Tombs of Terror patch and the changes to Elise and the Discover mechanic. In the tournament section, Appa gives a breakdown of current Grandmaster standings and suggests two great games to watch from this week. Botticus and Appa round out the show by giving their personal "Fearless Hearthstone Inventory" and explain why doing this is a great way to improve.

News Highlights - 26:09

September 10th Update Article

Tournaments - 40:11

Grandmasters

Decksplanations - 1:03:46

Fearless Hearthstone Inventory

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Coin Concede: "B12: Corn Dogs are Hot Popsicles" Sep 11, 2019

Show notes

Hot dog! The gang has a lot to taco bout this bonus episode, and a few longer quest-ions are sandwiched in between some smaller bites of food for thought. Join for some thought provoking discussion on animation timing, the joy of the current meta, and some intense classification of edible items.

Discussion Topics

Recent Nerfs

Best Meta

Animation Times

Bluffing

Ranking the 18 quests

State of Esports

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204 - Coin Concede "Tomb Wardens of Terror" Sep 08, 2019

Show notes

On episode 204, The crew play the Louisiana Name Game where we find out that LA city names are just food. The news this week covers the upcoming single-player as well as the tavern brawl and balance changes for arena. Hat gives us updates from Grandmasters and highlights how the shield conquest meta is shaping up. Appa has a blast giving his primer on Quest Shaman after his top200 finish with the deck in August.

News Highlights - 19:22

Tombs of Terror
LoE Revived tavern brawl
Arena balance changes

Tournaments - 32:05

Grandmasters

Decksplanations - 44:04

Quest Shaman

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Coin Concede: "B11: I'm Dead? Ship It!" Sep 04, 2019

Show notes

The 11th bonus episode has the guys debating many important topics, including - but not limited to - the ethics of playing a busted deck, cards that could be erased from the timeline, the best class design in Year of the Dragon, and some ruminations on the state of the game from right before Uldum released. Come join in the discussion and let us know if you have a question for the next bonus episode!

Discussion Topics

Decks and Cards

Class design

Why play standard

State of the Game

Arena talk

Rise of Shadows retrospective

Quick Hits

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203 - Coin Concede "Pure Imagination" Sep 02, 2019

Show notes

On episode 203, This week Hat, Appa, and Botticus are joined by Stormraige from the Blizzlet podcast! Botticus dives into the news highlighting changes to Zephrys and caps off the section talking about the Valuetown podcast's hiatus. In the tournament section, Hat breaks down the first week of the brand new Shielded Conquest Grandmasters format as well as the China Gold Team League. To round out the show, Appa goes over different ways you can recognize when you're making mistakes and specifically how to learn and improve from them.

News Highlights - 30:04

Tournaments - 54:20

Grandmasters
Qualifiers
Twitch arena rivals

Decksplanations - 1:03:49

Identifying Mistakes

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202 - Coin Concede "A Highlander Counter" Aug 26, 2019

Show notes

On episode 202, Another CC Listener Series is in the books, and Rebobson won a trophy (and a spot on the show) again! He joins us on a packed episode, with lots of discussion about the still developing Saviors standard meta and the upcoming nerfs. We recap the meta at Masters Tour Seoul in tournaments and try to predict what's going to win the nerf round in Decksplanations.

News Highlights - 44:16

Nerfs!
Explorer bundle
Iksar thread on combo priest
Interviews with Alex Charsky and Sam Braithwaite
Zephrys interview with Celestalon
Youtube Videos

Tournaments - 1:24:34

Masters Tour Seoul
Qualifiers
CC Listener Series

Decksplanations - 1:32:40

Nerf recap and what it will do to the meta

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201 - Coin Concede "Zaibraham Thinkin'" Aug 17, 2019

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On episode 201, This week the hosts are joined by HonestZaib to discuss his recent success in qualifying for Master's Tour Bucharest. He breaks down his approach to improving as a player and his path from casual player to competitor. Everyone gives their thoughts on the recent tournament mode introduced in China by NetEase and Botticus walks us through a fairly packed News segment. In tournaments, Hat gives us a rundown of the Uldum specialist meta and Zaib shares some deep insights on specialist as a whole. To round out the show, the cast plays a game that is new to the show called "Fact or Fiction" where each host has to respond to whether or not they think a statement is true (fact) or false (fiction),, which leads to some spirited discussion

News Highlights - 46:14

Tournaments - 1:08:40