Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

On episode 168, The crew has Edelweiss back after her success at WSOE. After an interview with her to get her thoughts on the event itself as well as women's presence in the tournament scene, they do a review of the the unique WSOE format and a couple games in particular. Afterwards, there's a dive into why Hunter is so popular on ladder at the moment and strategies are provided to counter the eve...

December's Bonus episode is here! RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa had some discord questions to cover as well as an email relating to the Jared Tendler interview they has recently recorded. Discussion Topics Best cards to craft now that the meta Continue reading Coin Concede: "B4: Bananas Mean Family" →

On episode 167, Hearthstone has been shaken up by a nerf patch that was announced and implemented in less than 24 hours, but RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa were ready to help you understand and predict where the meta is headed. Continue reading 167 – Coin Concede: "Nerf Concede" →

On episode 166, RidiculousHat, Botticus, and Appa are joined by a very special guest Jared Tendler author of the book "The Mental Game of Poker!"  The crew was incredibly excited to have him on the show to talk about managing Continue reading 166 – Coin Concede: "The Mental Game (w/Jared Tendler)" →

The October bonus episode has been found and is finally here!  This episode occurred right before the giggling inventor nerf and right after the Chinese Taipei team was disqualified from HGG.   Discussion Topics Playing Optimal Hearthstone Balance Philosophy Day Continue reading Coin Concede: "B3: The Lost Bonus" →

On episode 165, Rastakhan's Rumble is live and the crew is excited to talk about what they have been playing.  BemmieEsports joins the cast to talk about the 2019 HCT announcements in the news section. Hat recaps DreamHack Winter, TESPA Continue reading 165 – Coin Concede: "Don't Make Me a Speed Bump" →

On episode 164, Appa is back, and just in time for the full set reveal!  Without any tournaments to cover the crew briefly talks about some of the amazing card reveals.  But don't worry because that just means they had Continue reading 164 – Coin Concede: "Zihi or Not Zihi?" →

On episode 163, DragonRider joins the cast to talk about her experience at DreamHack Atlanta.  After getting to know more about her the crew goes into the news section which covers the NetEase leak regarding the future of competitive Hearthstone. Continue reading 163 – Coin Concede: "Planksgiving Special!" →

On episode 162, With Appa gone for the week RidiculousHat and Botticus are joined by the 2 time Listener League champion Rebobson!  After catching up with everything Rebobson has been up to the News section covers the reveal schedule, pre-releases, Continue reading 162 – Coin Concede: "Eternium No-ver" →

On episode 161, the gang is back from Blizzcon with stories and opinions as you would expect. Bott goes over the news,  celebrating both the new set announcement for Rastakhan's Rumble and Hearthstone's achievement of hitting 100 million players! Hat Continue reading 161 – Coin Concede: "Larry's Wild Ride" →

The Blizzcon bonus episode is here!  Hosts RidiculousHat, Botticus, and Appa are joined by DrEvel and FlyThatKite for a live episode of Coin Concede at Blizzcon 2018. Listen in as the crew digests all of the Blizzard news just hours Continue reading Coin Concede: "RastaCon's Grumbles (Live from Blizzcon)" →

Chris Chan (moderator), Adam, Daniel "Stormraige" Shelden, RidiculousHat, Andrew Brown, Kevin Ellis, Espo break down Hearthstone and what to expect at Blizzcon 2018

On episode 160, Blizzcon is in just a couple days at the time of the recording and the crew can barely contain their excitement.  News covers the Blizzcon schedule, Hat recaps HCT Orange County in the tournament section and Appa Continue reading 160 – Coin Concede: "Calm Before the Con" →

On episode 159, Our Hat is missing, but the show must go on so Botticus and Appa are joined by Dr. Evel for a fun interview and to discuss this week in Hearthstone.  News covers the Vicious Syndicate early impressions Continue reading 159 – Coin Concede: "Please Brush Your Teeth" →

On episode 158, Emotions are high this week but don't worry because  RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa are here to digest and react to the nerf announcement as well as an interview talking about the cancellation of tournament mode.  The Tournament Continue reading 158 – Coin Concede: "Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!" →

On episode 157, More drama surfaces in the Hearthstone scene as the Chinese Taipei team was disqualified from HGG and the crew goes over some of their thoughts on the situation.  RidiculousHat recaps HCT Singapore in the tournament section with Continue reading 157 – Coin Concede: "No Pun In Ten Did" →

On episode 156, The new patch is live and gets covered extensively in the news section.  Hat recaps HCT Oslo, China vs EU and the HGG elimination rounds before blizzcon. Decksplanations is about finding a style that works for you Continue reading 156 – Coin Concede: "Archbishop Bottidictus" →

The long awaited episode 2 of the Coin Concede bonus episodes is here! RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa settle in for some conversation about various topics and questions discussed in Discord.  This episode was recorded before the article "In the Works" Continue reading Coin Concede: "B2: The Degregating" →

On episode 155, Botticus is excited about the tavern brawl this week. Hat covers the HGG Elimination stages, ESL Premiership and EU vs CN. And in the decksplanations segment Appa covers multiple archetypes of his favorite class: Shaman. News Highlights- Continue reading 155 – Coin Concede: "The Scorp-o-meta" →

On episode 154, The whole Hearthstone community is talking about the "In the Works" article so the crew spends a good portion of the show digesting the article and how it affects their relationship with the game.  Hat covers NA Continue reading 154 – Coin Concede: "The Works" →

On episode 153, Major tournaments continue to be a big topic on the show including a controversial decision made by Blizzard in a match that decided who moved on to the Season 2 Champs.  Hat recaps HCT APAC, Dreamhack Montreal Continue reading 153 – Coin Concede: "~Totem Golem Noise~" →

On episode 152,  It was a busy week of tournaments but thankfully we have RidiculousHat to recap EU Playoffs, the Geico showdown and HGG. Appa has a great decksplanations about the pressure giggling inventor and spreading plague are putting on Continue reading 152 – Coin Concede: "SEQUENTIAL TAUNTS" →

On episode 151, It's a light news week but RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa are excited to talk about Iksar's appearance on Thijs' stream at gamecom 2018 as well as their hits and misses from the Pre-Expansion card predictions.  Hat recaps Continue reading 151 – Coin Concede: "Swinging for the Fences" →

On episode 150, Nickolias joins RidiculousHat and Botticus to talk about his experience at high legend.  News this week covers the new and exciting single player content Puzzle Lab as well as a discussion on combo in the meta.  Hat Continue reading 150 – Coin Concede: "Tracked and Revealed" →

On episode 149, RidiculousHat, Botticus and Appa are trying to figure out the Boomsday meta but it keeps evolving every few days.  Listen to them recount the decks they have played, seen and recommend moving forward. News this week covers Continue reading 149 – Coin Concede: "The Elephant in the Boom" →