Sloppy Labwork

Sloppy Labwork: Bottom of the Beaker - A KeyForge Podcast

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A sloppy podcast about KeyForge design, strategy, and ducks. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer or company.

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Sloppy Labwork

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Leisure

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sloppylabwork.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#088 - R U 2 Competitive? 13.06.2024

In an introspective experiment, quickdraw and jt look at their own competitiveness and relationship with the game and its OP offerings. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#087 - Seeking Out Complexity 06.06.2024

quickdraw, BHawk, and jt revisit the topic of complexity with some hard hitting data that is not at all Sloppy. On wait.. we left the not-Sloppy data at home. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#086 - Double Sided Artifacts - Dark Heart of the Forest 30.05.2024

Who needs keys? Not me! quickdraw and jt grab their flashlights and strike out into the heart of the dark forest. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#085 - A Short Adaptive Bidding Primer 23.05.2024

quickdraw and jt dive into how to approach deck selection and bidding for adaptive short. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#083 - Alternate Formats / Point Cap ft. Aurore 16.05.2024

Aurore joins quickdraw and jt in the lab to talk about alternate formats and their development. We also dig into her new format, Point Cap, with leagues being run currently on the Timeshapers Discord server. You can find your way to the Timeshapers server here: https://discord.gg/FhFVsasE Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/post...

#084 - The Sloppy Weekend Recap 09.05.2024

John and Dennis aka Weekend KeyWarriors SecondAct and Arly join jt and quickdraw in the lab to recap their time at the VT in Rochester. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#082 - Dominion / Semi-Competitive ft. hyramgraff 02.05.2024

Special guest hyramgraff steps into the lab to share lessons learned from playing Dominion, how it shaped the way they approach KeyForge, and their thoughts on what it means to be a semi-competitive player in the Crucible today. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#081 - Gettin' Miggy With It 25.04.2024

Would you just look at that new team page on the Sloppy Labwork website! Very nice 😎. Join quickdraw and jt as they welcome Miggy9001 to the team in style. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#080 - Workshoppin' GR Adaptive 18.04.2024

Set down the clipboard and talk some shop with quickdraw and jt as we talk through our favorite picks (and hopefuls) for Adaptive decks from our GR collections. This episode gets in the weeds with some specific decks so strap and in and enjoy! Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#079 - Upgrades and Voltrons ft. Ketzer 11.04.2024

Ketzer returns to the lab to talk Voltrons and Upgrades with quickdraw and jt. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#078 - Errata 04.04.2024

jt and quickdraw share their thoughts on the Ecto-Charge change as well as errata in games generally. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#077 - Teams and Team Events 28.03.2024

BHawk, quickdraw, and jt talk teams and team events. Are you Sloppy or Meticulous? Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#076 - Double Sided Artifacts - Cursed Tomb 21.03.2024

quickdraw and jt spin up the double sided artifacts centrifuge and see what separates for Cursed Tomb. Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/

#075 - Experimettes #001 14.03.2024

Folks. I actually did create a channel for those show notes 😂.

#074 - What's the Deal With Archon? 07.03.2024

I sure hope you read that title with a Seinfeld voice! jt and quickdraw talk about the "race to the top" mentality baked into the current offering of premier event formats. And be warned - we say "Bad Penny" a lot in this episode.

#073 - This Means War(Cast) Rebuttal ft. Murph 26.02.2024

Murph "The Ringer" Fudgenator teams up once more with jt and quickdraw to talk set rotation. This episode marks our rebuttal to the WarCast's opening arguments in favor of rotation. After wrapping the official rebuttal, the team takes off their boxing gloves and chats about their personal takes on the subject. Be sure to listen to the WarCast's opening arguments and rebuttal here...

#072 - GR Prerelease Prep 22.02.2024

BHawk, quickdraw, and jt run through everything you need to know to be at your sloppy max for the upcoming Grim Reminders prereleases and store championship events. Looking for tips from actual experts? We recommend: The GR Brain Drain by the Weekend KeyWarriors: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Uo7Umaj4fw1vVSWbAyaSH?si=mcGKN1xBT1GerbhSikzFuQ HFFS Chase and Waste Cards from GR https://open.spotif...

#071 - The Set Rotation Reforged ft. Murph 12.02.2024

jt, quickdraw, and Murph are teaming up with The WarCast Reforged to debate whether or set rotation would be a good thing for premier level events in KeyForge. We flipped a coin and the lab got assigned the task of arguing *again* rotation. To hear the WarCast's opening arguments - check out their companion episode here: https://thewarcastreforged.podbean.com/e/sloppy-about-set-rotation/ Curio...

#070 - Grim Reminders and Sloppy First Impressions ft. Phillyno1 08.02.2024

quickdraw, jt, and Philly (aka Phillyno1) get sloppy with our impressions on Grim Reminders. GR is pretty cool - but hey also check out this super game sweet design by KeyForge's very own Cloggin: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/double-bear-rolled/adventuring-letty?ref=sloppylabwork Jump in on the campaign if you're able and show him some love if you're able! And hey, did we menti...

#069 - SAS Busters 01.02.2024

jt and quickdraw share their thoughts on finding lower rated gems in your collection. This topic was submitted by our the winner of quickdraw's VM decks giveaway ! Stay sloppy, Josh T. Looking to get in our our sweet and sloppy Discover server? Here ya go: https://discord.gg/r8PUhmtruM

#067 - Recursion in KeyForge 25.01.2024

jt and quickdraw talk about recursion in KeyForge and specifically how much of it there is in Grim Reminders compared to previous sets! Warning: this episode contains spoilers and two very handsome hosts.

#068 - Arcane Seal(ed) 17.01.2024

jt, quickdraw, and BHawk talk through early results from the Lab's recent survey on format preferences for premier level events. We also present findings from experiments we ran to determine whether Traditional Sealed for Sealed Alliance presents a more even playing field. If you haven't yet taken our survey on format preference please do! https://forms.gle/Dpa8RwLZtaM1skGU8

#066 - Double Sided Artifacts - Universal Keylock 11.01.2024

You know what this episode is not about? Universal Airlocks. But it *is* about making empty promises about what'll be in the show notes. Decks Featured: https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/0be68e5c-8947-436c-9c09-8e546142a441 https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/7e4794d7-2740-41f6-a66b-cbd95d3b4821 https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/2b59c2ef-d742-41ac-b4ae-ded9e6a4462e https://decksofkeyforge.com/de...

#065 - Setups and Payoffs 04.01.2024

BHawk steps into the lab to school jt and quickdraw in the art of setups and payoffs in KeyForge.

#064 - WoE Retro ft. xoque 28.12.2023

With the year coming to a close and Grim Reminders on the horizon the team welcomes xoque into the lab to look back on Winds of Exchange's reign as KF's newest set. Check out xoque over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/dataforgestream.

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