Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

On episode 268, Very exciting week for Coin Concede because we were featured on the blizzard launcher! News this week covers the quest hotfix, people receiving random golden legendaries and clicking the Yogg wheel.  The Tournament section covers the Darkmoon Duel-fest and Decksplanations covers the week one pillars of the format and what beats them. News - 26:08 Quest Hotfix Compensation Update Ti...

On episode 267, Madness at the Darkmoon Faire is live and the cast is excited about all of the new decks they have been playing.  The news section covers an update and some of the community response about the new rewards track as well as a bunch of new Duels related content including a Duels tournament and balance changes.  In Decksplanations the crew covers their feelings on the new meta and a bu...

On episode 266, The new progression and rewards revamp is live with patch 19.0 and there is quite a bit of discussion about if its a strict improvement over the old system.  The crew breaks down their thoughts and feelings about the new systems and some of the numbers behind it in the News section. After that with the whole set now revealed the cast gets to pick out some interesting cards to talk...

On episode 265, We are joined by Hearthstone System Designer Dean "Iksar" Ayala for a special interview covering his involvement with Hearthstone over the years, Hearthstone Duels, and the new set Madness at the Darkmoon faire (as well as some anime questions). Our News section covers the large balance patch to Hearthstone Duels and Battlegrounds, and our Decksplanations has some discussion about...

It's time for another bonus episode and there are a ton of great questions sent in! The biggest topic is how to improve your game with the time constraints of work and family, but that's not all - we talk about basic and classic (again), the nature of playing off-meta decks, what we're hoping for in the future for standard and BGs, and an unsurprising amount of time discussing sandwiches with surp...

On episode 264, The new expansion is fast approaching and there is a ton of news to cover.  The crew covers the revamped prelaunch schedule, developer interviews, the Q3 results and Dave Kosak leaving Blizzard.  The Tournament section recaps Masters Tour Madrid and Decksplanations has some impressions of their first week playing Hearthstone Duels. News - 14:52 Darkmoon Faire prelaunch Developer In...

On episode 263, It's an early Blizzcon as the Hearthstone team drops a ton of news on us - this episode is exclusively coverage of the announcements from the Fall reveal stream. There's a new game mode, a new expansion, and a revamp of Hearthstone's progression system and economy combined with achievements! Listen in to learn what's coming to the game next month! News - 6:10 18.6 is live New Game...

On episode 262, Big battlegrounds changes this week which the crew spends a good amount of time discussing before they get into the changes that are happening in standard next week.  The Tournament section recaps the relegated players from Grandmasters and those who made playoffs.  Decksplanations is a classic got it or goofed section as the crew gets ready for the next set announcement. News - 11...

On episode 261, We have hot takes for days as the crew discusses Iksar's Tweet about getting back lapsed players. The News section also covers a few twitlongers from various GM players and an extended conversion about Hearthstone's competitive scene and current meta dynamics. The show wraps up with the Tournament section covering the GM players who are in playoffs and the ones who are at risk of r...

On episode 260, Battlegrounds added another tribe to the pool in patch 18.4 as well as a few card nerfs and a preview of the weeks to come.  The Tournament section recaps Grandmasters and Qualifiers then the crew has some predictions on what the patch will do to the meta in Decksplanations. News - 18:25 Patch 18.4 Developer Insights Masquerade Ball Scholar Jaina and Horsemen Uther update Tournamen...

There's even more bonus content for you this week, as Hat simply cannot stop playing Hades and a bunch of friends from the Hearthstone podcast universe are in the same boat. Join Hat, Mattatarms, Icicles, and basedinc for a two hour dive into Hades, one of the most fun indie roguelikes released in a long time. The show is broken out into sections by spoiler level - there's something here for you r...

We've got an extra special bonus episode this week where we talk about one of our favorite non-Hearthstone games - despite it being released 3 years ago! Slay the Spire is a single-player deckbuilding roguelike that has a lot of appeal to card gamers. We cover as many topics as we can to help improve your game from some very basic concepts to some more advanced strategies.  We hope you enjoy this...

On episode 259, On episode 259, Hallow's End is right around the corner and there is a ton to talk about including a BG MMR reset, The Heroic Tavern Brawl and Hearthstone Worlds. The Tournament section recaps Grandmasters, Qualifiers and a bit of Ladder then Decksplanations dives into a couple Hunter decks for you to try out. News - 9:38 BG MMR Reset Hallow's End Hearthstone Worlds Heroic Tavern B...

On episode 258, Special guest gle joins up with Hat and Edelweiss this week to discuss all things standard! gle's hot off of a couple months of high legend performance with Libroom Paladin as well as recently playing in Masters Tour Montreal and we go deep on our coverage of the deck after getting to know the member of Team Swagoi in the initial interview. Botticus unfortunately couldn't join due...

On episode 257, Patch 18.2 is live and brings about a lot of discussion revolving around the ups and downs of the most recent BG patch. The news section covers the specifics of what the 18.2 patch has implemented and dives into some recent comments from Iksar.  The Tournament section covers some of Masters Tour Montreal which was going on at the time of the recording and Decksplanations has a cras...

On episode 256, Patch 18.2 was revealed this week and the crew has a ton to talk about.  A few card changes, 8 player battlegrounds lobbies and the new single player content were just some of the topics covered in the news section.  The tournament section covered Grandmasters, Super Girl Gamer and Aspirant Series.  Lastly the crew shared feelings about keeping up with this extremely balanced meta....

On episode 255, Cora returns to the cast for the first time since joining team 5 to talk about her experience working for the Hearthstone team! We talk about everything from designing Scholomance Academy to developing Battlegreounds and much more. The News section covers some quick items about launching SA remotely and Iksars response to the Battlepass rewards.  The Tournament section recaps GM we...

On episode 254, The crew discusses Patch 18.0.2 and 18.0.3 with major changes to Battlegrounds and a few card nerfs for standard. The Tournament section recaps Grandmasters week 1 and week 2 of qualifiers.  Decksplanations covers the ever evolving meta. News - 16:30 18.0.2 18.0.3 Scholomance inn-vitational Tournaments - 1:07:35 Grandmasters Qualifiers Super Girl Gamer Ladder Decksplanations - 1:29...

On the first Scholomance bonus episode, the squad has plenty of questions to answer from all of you! There are many topics to dive into, including dual class card design, cards that improved (or didn't improve) with the new set, and some general state of the game topics like the upcoming Battle Pass and the current Arena environment.  Discussion Topics Quick hits - Cardbacks, Illucia, Nozdormu Dua...

On episode 253, with the first week of Scholomance Academy in the books the crew gets together to talk about all of the changes to the meta over the past week.  The News section covers the 18.0.1 hotfix, battlepass info and a Hearthstone AMA where a lot of juicy questions were answered.  The Tournament section recaps week one of Heathstone Grandmasters, qualifiers and Super Girl Gamer. Decksplanat...

On episode 252, Lead designer for Scholomance Academy Alec Dawson joins the cast to give insight on creating the new set! We cover everything from designing the dual class cards to how he has enjoyed the first day of the new set release.  After a quick news and tournament section the crew goes into a day 2 meta discussion where they recap all of the crazy new decks they have been trying. Alec Daws...

On episode 251, All of the cards from Scholomance Academy have been revealed and the crew is excited to talk about them.  They have a brief news section to cover patch 18.0 and a quick Tournament section covering the China Gold Series and Super Girl Gamer.  During Decksplanations the crew has an extended conversation about cards they want to play with, cards they are scared of, and some cards they...

On episode 250, Lorinda joins the cast for an interview about his involvement in Hearthstone, how he got started and a special Tournament section where Hat and Lorinda recap the Masters Tour and Grandmasters. After a quick news section the crew dives into predictions on the most controversial cards revealed from Scholomance Academy.  Lorinda Interview - 2:40 Tournaments - 51:52 Masters Tour Qualif...

On episode 249, The new set Scholomance Academy has been announced and Edelweiss joins the crew again to talk about new cards! The news section has an overview of the set and an interview with Chadd Nervig and Liv Breeden about designing these new cards.  The tournament section previews the Masters Tour and recaps some qualifiers and we talk to Edelweiss about her week 1 victory in the Super Girl...

Pack your books and get ready because Hat and Bott are off to Scholomance Academy. On this bonus episode, we have some fresh first impressions from the day of the set announcement, including a brief review of the dual class and spellburst mechanics as well as some conversation about the new standard-legal card Transfer Student. There's also some BG news to talk about and some listener questions to...