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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sloppylabwork.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

#017 - Double Sided Artifacts: Soul Snatcher 14.12.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell take a look at everyone's favorite vehicle. Some of our all time favorite - and sneakiest - decks feature this artifact. We explore what to look for in a Soul Snatcher deck, what to avoid, when to play it, and when to discard it. Decks features in this episode: Canard - https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/988cdaeb-9419-4bb4-a37b-2f166711724c Kyra - https://decksofkeyforge.com...

#016 - Decks with Low A 07.12.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell explore the topic of decks with low aember control - things to consider when playing them and what you might look for in such a deck that will allow it to still be competitive. Our discussions follow immediately on the heels of ABR's "Jank" week that required players to plays with an aember control score of at most [3 as rated by Decks of KeyForge](https://decksofkeyforge.c...

#015 - R U Competitive? 30.11.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell explore what it means to be "casual" or "competitive" in KeyForge.

#014 - Double Sided Artifacts: Curia Saurus 23.11.2022

The team digs in on everyone's favorite aember shuffling artifact - and could there be a better episode to welcome Nowinstereo to the cast?

#013 - Doppelgänger 16.11.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell dig into the most recent Swindle Team Event format. All about Doppelgänger: https://www.thefinalswindle.com/2022/07/swindle-team-event-4-doppelganger.html Current event info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13GWBbb1EH_rUKeO7gKi6-EgxWEvClp1JGCkSWpz5Zc4/edit#gid=417359686

#012 - Sealed 09.11.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell head down to the Sloppy Lab with some sealed decks to see what insights may be uncovered. We'll get into what to look for in your sealed decks, things to watch out for when playing sealed (especially when deck lists are hidden), and also give our top 5 lists of cards that get better in sealed compared to archon.

#011 - Double Sided Artifacts: The Ulfberht Device and General Order 24 02.11.2022

The Russell brothers bring two fresh double sided artifacts to the lab for analysis. Might some time in the centrifuge break the symmetry of these specimens? 

#010 - Nordic Hexad 26.10.2022

Quickdraw, jtrussell, and strussell are joined by JDG314 to discuss the Nordic Hexad format.

#009 - Lessons Learned From Other Games 18.10.2022

Join us as we welcome strussell to the cast and explore lessons learned in other games.

#008 - Game Design in KeyForge 11.10.2022

Quickdraw and JT discuss elements of game design with relation to KeyForge and in the context of the recent announcement regarding organized play. After the show, we head over to a very Sloppy TCO clone that's been rigged up to allow alliance games to try out the newly proposed sealed format.

#007 - Triad ft. Karen and Murph of Swindle's Dusk Chronicles 05.10.2022

In a special crossover episode, JT an quickdraw team up with the Swindle's Dusk Chonicles to dig into Triad.

#006 - Adaptive Short ft. BHawk 27.09.2022

jtrussell and quickdraw welcome special guest BHawk to the cast to talk adaptive short! Leading up to this episode we asked for the community to let us know how they'd bid in some hypothetical lineups. Check out the surveys and results here: https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/adaptive-shorts/ https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/adaptive-shorts-1-results/ Many thanks to BHawk for joining us, we'll hope to...

#005 Double Sided Artifacts: Whirlpool and Heart of the Forest 21.09.2022

Quickdraw and jtrussell bring out two of their favorite game warping artifacts to kick off what promises to be a super exciting (and decently sloppy) series.

#004 - Pet Decks 13.09.2022

You can tell a lot about a person from their favorite decks. We welcome first time caster Crusader into the lab in this episode where we explore some of our own very favorite decks.

Bottom of the Beaker #003 - Luck/Skill/Deck 07.09.2022

Quickdraw and JT drop a classic Timeshapers topic into the centrifuge and give it a spin. Listen to their original Timeshapers episode here: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NWY5NGMzNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC00NTA4MzA2?ep=14 -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/sloppylabwork

Bottom of the Beaker #002 - SAS Cap 31.08.2022

I've never met a Narp I didn't like! Our heroes discuss playing KF using SAS to limit deck selection. Looking for places to play SAS cap games? We recommend these servers on Discord: - Average Joe's KeyForge - The Final Swindle - tournaments and team events - The Mining League - Ancient Bear Republic

#001 - Origin Story and Newton 26.08.2022

quickdraw3457's Newton picks: Croc of Lermell Void   Guadalupe the Periodically Spiky jtrussell's Newton picks: Denizag, Utopia Spiritcaller Deirdre, Vents Rook Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzVj20zVHM

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