Fleeting Thoughts: An Altered TCG Podcast

Jordan got to play in the very first Tumult Championship! Let's talk about the event and experience, and then dive into the big question he was left with after the event - is Sigismar & Wingspan overpowered compared to other heroes? Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Check out our friends Ian and Kari on the Casual Alterations podcast! https://media.rss.com/casual-a...

With prereleases concluded, Dan and Jordan share their initial thoughts on Trial by Frost! Will it have a chilling impact on the game as a whole? Let's talk about how it all plays! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Want to support us & gear up your collection for Winter? Get Trial by Frost at the best price on the internet - PLUS an ADDITIONAL 5% OFF by using disco...

We are back at last, and Trial by Frost is almost upon us! Let's talk about all the cool mechanics in the new set as spoiler season has begun around us! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! 0:00 Intro & Where We've Been 5:20 How to Support Maindeck 7:14 Sites/The Icebound Cycle 20:47 Exhausting Reserve Cards 29:25 Cooldown 33:13 Gear/Expedition Permanents 41:48 Just N...

Jordan has been playing Multiplayer recently and he's got to gush about it! Dan and Jordan discuss the merits and basic strategies of Multiplayer Altered! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! 0:00 Intro 2:35 How to Support Maindeck 3:48 Multiplayer Experiences 16:16 Other Multiplayer Strategies 25:38 What does Bravos do in Multiplayer? 32:42 What about Free For All? 3...

A 1024 player tournament was held - the Altered Open Angers! This gives us the best possible look at the FIRST Metagame for Altered - what's winning, and which factions and heros are represented? Check the amazing article from Equinox below and get our thoughts and opinions here! https://www.altered.gg/news/open-altered-angers-2024-tournament-review Leave a Mailbag question for us below by comment...

If you've never drafted a TCG before, or have but want some tips and tricks for how to start stronger in Altered, this podcast is for you! Jordan and Dan discuss how Draft works, their experiences, and the basic tips you need to get off to the right start in your first Booster Draft! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! 0:00 Intro & IT HAS RELEASED! 10:01 How to Suppo...

We are just about to the RETAIL Launch of Altered, which means Launch Parties and official Organized Play are happening soon! In today's episode, Jordan and Dan discuss the formats you can expect to play at your LGS when Altered is officially available! Since recording, a new article with official, final Multiplayer rules has released! Get the full details here: https://www.altered.gg/news/the-for...

Altered is in the players' hands at last! In this episode, Dan recaps Gen Con 2024 for Jordan - how did the first big release of the game go? Let's recap this milestone event for Altered TCG! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Altered Deep Dive Video: https://youtu.be/-X-AMe3tBqA SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to y...

It's the final episode of our Lore Dive series, now covering the magical, mysterious Yzmir, a faction of wizards and secret-keepers! Dan and Jordan dive into the faction's motives and the heroes that comprise the Yzmir in Beyond the Gates as we look forward to Gen Con next week, and the release of the game globally soon thereafter! Nester & Pilgrim's content: https://www.pilgrimtext.com/podcast Le...

We are almost to the end of our lore dive series - we hope you've enjoyed diving into the stories of these characters and factions as much as we have! The gameplay focused content will be blasting out there in less than 1 month! Today, Dan and Jordan dive into the lore of the Ordis faction - lawyers, bureaucrats, and soldiers of the Altered universe! Stories of government intrigue and military mig...

It's our fourth of six Lore Dive episodes of Fleeting Thoughts - diving into the Muna, the faction of nature, balance, and harmony! Let's hear some stories about the protectors and preservers of Asgartha and beyond! Nester & Pilgrim's content: https://www.pilgrimtext.com/podcast Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Download ExAltered Here! Start Playing Ranked Queue N...

Dan and Jordan dive into the raw emotion of the Lyra storyline! Tune in to learn about the values and heroes of the faction that is home to the musicians, artists, and gamblers of the Altered world! Nester & Pilgrim's content: https://www.pilgrimtext.com/podcast Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Download ExAltered Here! Start Playing Ranked Queue NOW: https://wrong...

(The Atsadi & Surge image wasn't placed - sorry about that! You get to look at Basira & Kaizaimon for a LONG time!) Here's Atsadi & Surge's card: https://www.altered.gg/cards/ALT_CORE_B_BR_02_C This week, we continue our Lore Dive series with the Bravos faction! Tune in for stories about the fearless Bravos and their heroes Koja & Booda, Basira & Kaizaimon, and Atsadi & Surge! Nester & Pilgrim's c...

The Axiom faction is the focus of our first Lore Dive episode - Dan and Jordan talk about the motivations and structure of Axiom, and retell the stories of the three Exalt pairs that make up their heroes! Also: Mailbag questions about Foiler strategy and the power of tutoring! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Download ExAltered Here! Start Playing Ranked Queue NOW...

Let's answer ALL of ShadowThe6th's huge amount of questions in ONE GO! It's a MEGA MAILBAG episode! Leave a Mailbag question for us below by commenting with #Mailbag! Download ExAltered Here! Start Playing Ranked Queue NOW: https://wrong-timeline.itch.io/exaltered Audio only version available on our website: https://www.maindeck.games/2024/04/19/mid-april-mega-mailbag-fleeting-thoughts-an-altered-...

After GAMA and the recent Altered Livestream, we are starting to get a much better picture of what Organized Play - tournaments and events for Altered TCG - will look after the game launches this September! Dan and Jordan discuss what we currently know about Altered OP, and answer a few mailbag questions as well! Altered OP Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/wyyIX0Gzlkk?si=HXNtwt7sghqQebqh A...

Card Advantage is a critical concept in TCGs, and not only is Altered no different - but Altered's mechanisms throw a wrench into how we usually consider the concept! When is drawing a card a +1 or a +2? When is reserving a card a +0 or a -1? What's even the point of these numbers? Let's dive in, as well as explore a few Mailbag questions about Draft, Heroes, and Uncut sheets! Audio only version a...

The Altered Kickstarter has reached its incredible conclusion, and Dan and Jordan talk about where it landed, then discuss the interesting elements of One- and Two-cost cards in Altered. Finally, two more Mailbag questions are hit as the episode comes to a close! Audio only version available on our website: 0:00 Intro 1:23 Altered TCG Kickstarter Conclusion Analysis 25:10 How to Support Maindeck 2...

Dan and Jordan answer DIFFICULT questions in this week's episode of Fleeting Thoughts! Where will Altered end up on the charts next year? How does Altered compare to the similar (in some ways!) Star Wars Unlimited? The answers to these questions are full of nuance and fraught with danger, but we bravely charge into the fog of war to attempt to find them! Audio only version available on our website...

The Altered TCG Kickstarter has launched! Dan and Jordan provide their thoughts on the Kickstarter campaign, and Dan's experience at the Kickstarter Launch Party in Paris the weekend before! Audio only version available on our website: 0:00 - Intro 4:30 - How to Support Maindeck 5:40 - The Kickstarter is Live! 15:05 - How We Are Backing 18:26 - Stretch Goal Discussion 38:48 - The KS VIP Launch Eve...

With only days until the Kickstarter launches, Dan and Jordan take to answering questions from the wider community about our thoughts and opinions on Altered and its new and exciting ideas! Thank you all for your questions, and if yours wasn't answered - stay tuned to future episodes! (Chapters will be added soon, thank you for your patience! Audio only version available on our website: Altered De...

The rarity scheme of Altered is yet another unprecedented element of the anticipated TCG. Dan and Jordan dive into Rares and Uniques and how they will impact gameplay, deckbuilding, collecting, and more - as well as look at some spoiled cards as a case study in how those elements will play out! 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Happy New Year & Altered's Awards! 2:45 Netflix Recommendations 5:10 New Year, Ne...

**Since recording, Version 0.5 of ExAltered has released (at the link below)!! Rather than using IP Sharing, ExAltered now uses the Host/Join functions that are used in other clients like Untap and OCTGN!** Dan and Jordan discuss The ExAltered Fan-Made Digital Client - experiences playing with it, wishes for its future development, and its comparison to various other TCG digital clients (both fan-...

It's our second episode of Fleeting Thoughts - an Altered TCG Podcast! Dan and Jordan return to the mics to go over all 6 factions in the demo decks - strategies, strengths, weaknesses, and gameplay experience! Altered TCG MyLudo.fr Demo Deck stats: https://www.myludo.fr/#!/game/altered-71160/stats 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Jordan's Recent Demos 10:30 How to Support Maindeck 13:35 Ordis 29:58 Yzmir 4...

In the first episode of Fleeting Thoughts: An Altered TCG Podcast, Dan and Jordan talk about the first impressions players and consumers have now that the game is getting played and shown off across the internet. 0:00 Introduction 3:06 Print and Play Experience 26:00 Board Gamer & Kid Appeal 42:57 Community Voiced Concerns & Collectors in Altered 1:09:21 Wrap Up Audio only version available on our...