Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

Another bonus episode, another question about food... along with many others. The crew starts the show by wrapping up the final details of the blitzchung incident before diving in to some long form questions. Who's the most prolific player of each class? How do you deal with ladder anxiety? Should the wild cards have been released the way they were? Tune in to find out.   Discussion Topics   Blitz...

On episode 209, Appa, Botticus, and Hat get together this week to talk about the elephant in the room: The Blitzchung Grandmasters situation. The guys give their thoughts and feelings on the matter before moving into the rest of the news. Hat recaps the Grandmasters matches and breaks down the data from the recent Arlington Qualifiers. In Decksplanations, the guys talk about what they've been seei...

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   Chapter 4 of Tombs of Terror a...

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 stan...

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 ho...

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...

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 Es...

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...

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 episo...

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 t...

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:...

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,...

On episode 200, The show hits a big milestone and celebrates 200 episodes! This is a multi-part episode extravaganza with some surprises along the way. Thank you to everyone who's helped us get this far and here's to another 200 in the future!   News Highlights - 31:31   VKLiooons and TG.TrShar to represent China at Master Tour Seoul Twitch Drops Enabled for Masters Tour Seoul Developer Interview...

On episode 199, After going over life and ladder from the past week, the hosts dive into the most recent patch including yet another change to Crystal Core and a new Arena season. Closing out the news section is a breakdown of the Grandmasters changes as well as a discussion of the interview of the Hearthstone Global Esports Lead - Sam Braithwaite. The tournament section is light this week, but th...

On episode 198, This week the guys go over how their recent laddering and AutoBattling has been before they get into the news. News covers Dog's resignation from Grandmasters with Gallon replacing him. They cover the new tavern brawl with a pirate menace running amok and afterwards, they cover some card reveals. The tournament section covers the WCG finals and Hat brings us results and a breakdown...

The boys answer another round of listener questions on the 10th bonus episode, including discussion about the impact of reports on the meta's stabilization, the state of organized play, and rankings of Hearthstone's theme songs and cute card art.   Discussion Topics   Puzzle box of Yogg-Saron Master qualifier system Team 5 no longer working on new modes VS reports contributing to meta stabalizatio...

On episode 197, New cards are on their way! This week, the hosts go over their experiences on ladder and Botticus goes into some detail about Plot Twist Warlock. The News this week includes the San Diego Comic Con panel, the card reveal schedule, and some Wild drama including over 100 Chinese players and Sn1p-Sn4p. Hat, as always, gives us the best specialist breakdown in the business and rounds o...

On episode 196, This week the cast spend some time discussing their life and ladder, including Mechanical Bunnies, Magic, and saving Pugs from bones. The news section packs a punch with a new video featuring new cards and Alec (formerly of the Golden Wisp Podcast)! Other topics include the Fire Fest-EVIL, the most recent developer AMA on reddit, and Grandmaster's playoffs. At the end of the news s...

On episode 195, Saviors of Uldum has been announced! After talking about their 4th of July pizzas and earthquakes, the crew go over the newly revealed expansion and the brand new cards coming with it. Hat gives his weekly rundown of specialist and Grandmaster's, topping it off with a recap of a very interesting Shark Rogue vs Control Warrior game. Decksplanations this week is the final segment of...

On episode 194, Appa, Botticus, and Hat spend some time talking about their successes and struggles on ladder recently. They break down all the new cards coming to replace those rotated to hall of fame and dig deep into the class identity article. Hat recaps the limited tournament news from this week covering recent Master's Qualifiers and the Grandmasters meta. In Decksplanations, the crew contin...

If you like hearing our hosts talk about one card game, this episode should be double the fun - it's time for our crossover bonus episode on Magic and Hearthstone! If you're familiar with one game but want to get to know the other - or if you know both and you want to hear about the gang's experiences trying to juggle the two - you'll enjoy this look back at the history of the card game genre and...

On episode 193, Appa's back, the first Masters Tour event is in the books, and there's a ton to talk about! The cast goes deep into the Battlefy decklist scandal (after some Vegas story time) while Hat leads a full breakdown of the metagame for the first big specialist tournament. Decksplanations begins a multi-week dive into the complex topic of initiative.   News Highlights - 26:51   Donais leak...

On episode 192, Zerotio joins up with Bott and Hat on the eve of the Vegas masters tour, and we get to know him a bit ourselves before some good chatter on life, ladder, and Dalaran Heist. There are some interesting notes in news from a recent Q&A, a review into the pre-masters specialist metagame, and a deep dive into flavors of hunter to deal with the green menace that's been swarming the ladder...

On episode 191, Buffs are live! This week, Botticus and Hat are joined by WickedGood to dig into the new meta, including a lot of questions about bunnies with pogo sticks. There's the usual discussion of Grandmasters and qualifiers along with a bit of news to discuss regarding the new patch about . Decksplanations leans on WickedGood's substantial data experience to help us understand what informa...

On episode 190, This week Botticus, Hat, and Appa break down the most recent news covering the latest chapter of the Dalaran Heist, HearthPwn's transition to OutOf. Cards, and Iksar's insights on Sn1p-Sn4p. Hat graces us with story time in the tournaments section, giving us the new ins and outs of the post-nerf meta, as well as some great games to watch from Grandmasters. Decksplanations this week...