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This is a podcast about Dice Masters, focusing on building decks around cards that don't get used, and finding a way to make them competitive and fun! Hosts RJ (RJRETRO) and Patrick (Shadowmeld) will take you on a journey to rediscover cards you may have forgotten about! Find more at TheReservePool.com!
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The Attack Zone, a part of the Reserve Pool Network, is a podcast dedicated to the competitive side of the Dice Masters game from WizKids. Whether constructed or draft, store-level organized play or World Championships, we have you covered. Hosts Dave, Randy, and JT move the show through a variety of topics and regular features, all designed to help every one of us increase our understanding and level of play. We don't talk down as experts on a subject; we talk to one another and the communi ...
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Jigsaw interviews Jazz about WKO NJ, and Shadowemld brings you news on the Two Team Take Down tournament and his team Gods and Mortals. Team Link Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Shadowmeld has Jigsaw on to talk about the recent site news, and the world of Dice Masters explodes with a barrage of new announcements. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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The Reboot Episode of The Prep Area, now the voice of the Dice Coalition! Tune in for an interview with Dice Coalition President Michaela, a How to add content segment by Jigsaw and a Shadowmeld's Laboratory segment about The Blackbird! Direct Link All music provided under a creative Commons attribution licence by Boxcat Games from their Nameless:t…
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The DiceCoalition.com is live and Shadowmeld is here to give you a quick run down of what that means! Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Trubie and Shadowmeld talk about WKO Season, ToA draft packs and a team that uses Uncommon Knowhere. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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WizKids recently announced that only Modern Age Basic Actions would be valid for the WKO Draft Regionals. How will that impact the WKOS that we are in the midst of? A six pack and some Twitch chat Q&A are also inside. This episode was recorded during a Twitch broadcast, which featured some enhanced features (like card images during discussion) as w…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discus drafting XMFC and bring you a solid Awaken team to explore. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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X-Men First Class is here and so that means we get to talk about one of our favorite things - Drafting a brand-new set! We have a XFC 6-Pack, concerns about product distribution, and an in-depth look at how XFC drafts and what we can expect at our stores - and perhaps the WKOs as well. This episode was recorded during a Twitch broadcast, which feat…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss league formats, including Legacy, Achievement and the Virtual Worlds format. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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New fortnight, new Attack Zone! Today, we take a look the Super Rares from First Class. What do we like? What don't we like? What will be overrated? What will be underrated? The time for debate is NOW! Also, a Patreon winner is picked, Dave messes up the read, and we do some listener Q&A. This episode was recorded during a Twitch broadcast, which f…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss how to collect Dice Masters as efficiently and economically as possible, while still playing what you want. They also bring you a great Collector team. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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This time on The Attack Zone, we take a look at playtesting, guided by one of the best at doing this - Mike! You heard JT say it on the last episode: "It's scary playing Mike because you know that before you sit down, he's played this matchup 100 times." Let's get an idea of the method behind the madness. Plus, a Guardians of the Galaxy six-pack an…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld bring you some exciting news recaps and a bring you a Lady's night Little Cup team with the new Call-Out mechanic. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's Tuesday, and that means The Attack Zone! Today, we bring a special Six Pack for Avengers vs. X-Men! Then, we talk everything Guardians of the Galaxy - draft, modern impact, and golden impact. This episode was recorded during a Twitch broadcast, which featured some enhanced features (like card images during the six pack and other discussion) as…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss the mono-affiliation format, and bring you a Super Family team that might just be good enough to play competitively. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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JT recently had the opportunity to attend the enormous GenCon in Indianapolis and compete in each of the three Dice Masters tournaments that took place. Join Dave as we live vicariously through his experience. And - because why not - a six pack! Thanks for listening, and we'll see you in two weeks! Want to correspond? Mailbag@thereservepool.com, @T…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld give you everything you need to draft the Guardians of the Galaxy set! Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Shadowmeld and Trubie discuss Maximum Carnage and offer a team to disrupt your opponent's economy. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Welcome back to The Attack Zone, Dicefans. It's been a while since we've had the chance to talk about draft, so that's exactly what Dave and JT have done this week! We're looking at twelve packs from the Batman set and we'll determine what picks we like and what we're going to pass on for later on down the line. The post-show discussion ends up bei…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld talk about the little cup format and provide two teams to try out. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's TAZ time once more. We give Mike a shot to catch up on his goal setting (see 4x01 for more details) and then dive in to the topic: Tweaking teams. How do we make the decision when adding modifying teams to improve flexibility and cover up holes? And how do we stay flexible when playing them? Oh - and don't fret! The Six Pack is slated to retur…
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We've decided to align TAZ to the competitive Dice Masters seasons, and so we change to Season 4! One year ago, give or take, we sat down and took a critical look at ourselves, delving into our strengths and weaknesses and also setting goals that we wanted to accomplish by the end of the next competitive season. Now that the season is over, it's ti…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss Origins, Netdecking for the casual scene and the cheapest meta team around. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss running fun and creative Golden Aged formats. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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Excitement abounds! Batman has been released and you can find out if we love it or hate it! Spoiler - we LOVE it. A Batman six pack follows a giveaway to a groovy Patron and then, Dave, Randy, and Mike discuss all of the excellent things to come at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. June is shaping up to be pretty great! Want to correspond? Mailb…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld Discus a new casual golden aged format, Animal House! Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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That Batman release... it's so close, and yet so not before we had to record for this week! However, we know for a fact that some upcoming WKO3s are using the Deadpool set, so Dave and Mike come together to break down a twelve pack of Deadpool, give our impressions on some aspects of the draft format and where some of the cards might fit - even if …
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Trubie and Shadowmeld toss out some strategies and tips to prepare you for the upcoming Batman draft format. From Economy to win conditions to hate drafting targets, we've got it all. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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While it might be easy to get lost in the shuffle with WKO3 and Origins right around the corner, PDC Prime is in full swing, with many stores holding or about to hold events. Michaela recently competed in a Prime tournament in St. Louis and joins Dave, giving her thoughts on the format, the deck she used, and what we can expect moving forward. Want…
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Shadowmeld and Trubie discuss Prerelease ideas and other sealed formats for Dice Masters. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's a six pack with Dave and JT! And, of course, thanks for listening, and we'll see you in two weeks! Want to correspond? Mailbag@thereservepool.com, @TheReservePool on Twitter, and of course our blogs and forums at www.thereservepool.com.By The Reserve Pool Network
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Shadowmeld and Trubie talk about competitive drafting and how to transition from the casual local scene to the upcoming WKO draft events. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's a six pack with Dave and special guest from our TRP podcast, Michaela! And, we announce our Patreon giveaway winner for February. Thanks for your support! And, of course, thanks for listening, and we'll see you in two weeks! Want to correspond? Mailbag@thereservepool.com, @TheReservePool on Twitter, and of course our blogs and forums at www.th…
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Shadowmeld and Trubie discuss the casual group format Riddler's Rumble, and it's limited little brother Sealed Riddler's Rumble. Direct Link Riddler's Rumble Golden Aged Rumble Sealed Riddler's RumbleBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's a Deadpool six pack on this week's Attack Zone, complete with more foils and a rare to give away to our fantastic Patreon backers. Then, Dave, JT, and Mike look at analyzing threats on the other side of the board - both in terms of recognizing win conditions, things that will disrupt your own plans, and what you do when you've figured out what…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld suck all the life they can out of Promo Strahd and an all D&D format. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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We love draft, we've played draft a lot - heck, we talk about draft on every episode in the form of the six pack! But how should we change our approach when drafts aren't just an event done locally for the denizens of your store, but have sweet PDC Playmats or a US Nationals invite on the line? Dave and Mike take a look at this topic. But first, th…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld give deck building with Golden Aged cards one last shot before rotation! Villains and X-men inbound. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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If you're looking for the Attack Zone, you're looking on the right Tuesday! This week, it's like the old days - Just Dave and Randy - as JT and Mike are dealing with their DM related travels from regional tournaments. It's a jampacked show today, as we cover both the recent rotation news and how we think it will impact competitive play. Then we tal…
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Trubie and Shadowmeld discuss the life gain format and offer a team to get you started. Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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It's another Attack Zone! We're in the midst of the Winter phase of the WizKids Open events and people around the country are clamoring for their Nationals invites and their sweet, sweet prizes. This past weekend, Dave, Isaac, and Stuart were all at events, and so Dave gives his usual cohosts the fortnight off for recovery and invites these two to …
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Season 3 of The Prep Area Begins with a New Co-host, a new format and two great Prime teams! Direct LinkBy The Reserve Pool Network (Dice Masters Community)
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This is no ordinary episode of The Attack Zone! Joining us this week is a special guest, five-time WizKids Open winner and 2016 US National Runner-Up, Mike Plumb! After walking our way through a World's Finest Six-Pack, we break down an archetypical team that we expect to see at the Spring opens, one piloted by community member Michaela to a WKO vi…
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New Year, new TAZ, new season. It's the start of volume three of The Attack Zone, and the gang's all here to bring you a Deadpool six pack and some reflection on the set as a draft set. Then, we talk about our preparation for the next round of WizKids Open events coming this February. Finally, we'll wrap it up talking about some of the recent chang…
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On this episode of The Attack Zone, Dave and JT announce the December Patreon giveaway winner. Thanks for your support! Next, a six pack is opened from the Green Arrow/Flash set. Finally, we say goodbye to 2016 by discussing some of the Dice Masters-related events that took place over the past year and how they will shape the game moving forward in…
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This week, on the Attack Zone, we digress slightly, and then snap back to reality. Within you'll find a Deadpool Twelve-Pack with some sweet, sweet foils and rares for our excellent backers. Our featured discussion goes through the recent news from the PDC regarding their support of new competitive formats - and we're all about competition here at …
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Join Shadowmeld and OddballNarwhal as they discuss their first impressions of the Deadpool set and the ins and outs of drafting with the new first turn rule. It's the first last of the year episode of The Prep Area! Direct Link Blue Ska Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and Oh By Jingo All-Star Trio Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0…
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With JT out of town, Randy welcoming a new addition to the family, and Dave finishing up the semester of grad school, we elected to do a rerun this week from just after Randy's LAST baby arrived. This is from 2015 Worlds and is about what the correct takeaways from tournaments are. Don't fret about this month's six pack prizes though - we'll give y…
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Hey, did you know? We had a set release! Dave and Randy take an in-depth look at TAZ's first six-pack from the Deadpool set, and talk a little background on the set as far as draft is concerned. Also, we announce the November Patron of the Month, who will win the foils and rares we've pulled this month! Want to correspond? Mailbag@thereservepool.co…
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The competitive season is underway once more, and Dave and JT are back to bring you some ideas to up your game. But first! A Green Arrow/Flash Six Pack for your ears. Then, our feature topic. The Gambler's Fallacy, what it is, and how it hurts you in Dice Masters (and perhaps even in life)! Want to correspond? Mailbag@thereservepool.com, @TheReserv…
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