Tradingcardgames Podcasts

Special Conditions Podcast 134 Recording Date - 3/16/23 Publish Date - 3/20/23 This week Justin and Adam discuss lost box, as well as some counters to the deck and some possibilities for success. We then celebrate with some Celebrations packs and close the show out with a discussion on the Vancouver Regionals from this past weekend! New Klefki from…

Special Conditions Podcast 133 - Shard Zard Recording Date - 3/8/2023 Publish Date - 3/13/2023 In this week's episode Adam and Justin get pumped talking about the new pack orientation as well as the new rarity chart for the upcoming Scarlet & Violet TCG sets. With new cards come new stories to be told through the art of the cards! Worlds 2022 decks…

Special Conditions Podcast 132 - Three Cheers For Eternatus! Recording Date - 03/02/23 Publish Date - 03/07/23 On today’s show Adam and Justin discuss the most exciting thing to come out of pokemon day - Pokemon TCG Classic! Are new trademarks foreshadowing the reveal of Iron Bundle ex??? The new reverse holo pattern reverses our view on reverse ho…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 2/15/23 Publish Date - 2/20/23 In today’s episode Adam shares a touching story he had with Pokemon while at work. We briefly discuss Rotation and Pokemon day coming up soon. There’s a new league battle deck in town and their name is Palkia Vstar. You thought Lost Box was gonna get weaker after rotation? T…

Special Conditions Podcast 130 Recording Date - 2/9/23 Publish Date - 2/13/23 This week starts off with Adam talking about his experience at a LGS league event! Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX was able to secure a 3-1 record and second place finish! There is plenty to discuss about Orlando Regionals and we share our post event thoughts on the event! We c…

Special Conditions 129 Recording Date - 02/1/2023 Publish Date - 2/7/2023 In our second video format episode we discuss the second of the five Special Conditions: Burn. To celebrate this flame powered effect, we discuss our favorite burning Pokémon! With Orlando Regionals upon us we make some predictions about what we expect to see. Adam goes off o…

Special Conditions Podcast 128 Recording Date - 1/26/23 Publish Date - 1/30/23 In our first video recorded episode since Justin joined we open tons of Crown Zenith packs. We discuss the poison special condition and some of our favorite cards using this mechanic. Pokémon Search Tool - https://bit.ly/SC128CardSearchTool Poison Special Condition - htt…

Special Conditions Podcast 127 Recording Date - 1/28/2023 Publish Date - 1/23/2023 This week we discuss the results from the not so recent San Diego regional championship as well as some “Klawful” gym promos from Japan. All of Justin's hopes are coming true with Arcanine getting so much love with a new full art: Terazstralized Arcanine! With the re…

Special Conditions Podcast 126: Returnatus Recording Date - 1/05/23 Publish Date - 1/12/23 We discuss Justin Playing Eternatus/Weezing at his local tournament. The toxic deck took a clean sweep of the event going 5-0 to a first place victory. We share our predictions for San Diego and review the results from recent online tournaments, which were su…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 12/28/22 Publish Date - 1/9/2023 In this episode Adam and Justin give their Top 10 cards printed in 2022. Will Crown Zenith be the best Pokemon TCG set of all time?! A new trademark for Raging Surf was filed. The first few “ex” cards were revealed. Adam wants to spread holiday cheer with custom booster pa…

Special Conditions 124 Recording Date - 12/21/2022 Publish Date - 12/26/2022 Prize Pack - https://bit.ly/SC124PrizePack TPCi Patent - https://bit.ly/SC124Patent Radiant Charjabug - https://bit.ly/SC124Radiant Illustrator Giveaway - https://bit.ly/SC124Illustrator TCG Player Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit…

Special Conditions 123 Recording Date - 12/13/2022 Publish Date - 12/19/2022 We are excited to introduce the new co-host of Special Conditions, Justin Keller as Ken has stepped away from the show to focus on the operations of the Podcast Network! We will get to know Justin and look forward to how his competitive and collecting experience bring a ne…

Special Conditions Podcast 122 Recording Date - 10/26/2022 Publish Date - 10/31/2022 New cards being released means new cards showing up in the meta! We take a deep dive into Kyurem VMAX which has seen success since the release of Lost Origin! There are a few different ways to play it and we take a look at two different Palkia pairings that are wor…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/4/2022 Publish Date - 10/9/2022 With two weeks of Regional Tournaments to cover, there is a ton of competitive stuff to discuss! From Radiant Charizard taking it in Baltimore and a slew of new decks showing up in Peoria, the current meta is getting more exciting by the minute! Play! Pokémon isn’t the o…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/4/2022 Publish Date - 10/6/2022 Plenty to talk about this week beginning with a look into Aerodactyl VSTAR. We look at two decklists and understand why this card could be fun and competitive. The Alt Art Aerodactyl V is some of the BEST card art we have seen! Wobbuffet is in Art of the Week and we can’…

Special Conditions Podcast 119 Recording Date - 9/8/2022 Publish Date - 9/12/2022 Giratina VSTAR is coming in with some exciting gameplay and a potential shake up to the current meta. It looks like there are a few more tricks up this rotation’s sleeve, as this card takes full advantage of the Lost Zone. Could we see this card at the top of some lea…

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Meehan, Maddie and Liv discuss the Monty Python RPG and the other comedy show RPGs they think would fit in a similar genre. Along with that, we chat about what we've been up to during the week, both in our tabletop endeavours and personal ones!By Dicebreaker

On this week's episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast the team discuss their thoughts on the newly announced Lorcana, a Disney trading card game that seeks to rival giants like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! There'll be the discussion of what we've been up to over the past couple weeks, at look at some of the other stories we've had on the website,…

Special Conditions Podcast 118 Recording Date - 8/30/2022 Publish Date - 9/2/2022 Adam just couldn’t contain his excitement for the TCG Advent Calendar featuring Delibird that it had to be the first thing we talked about on this episode. If you pick one up and want to trade your Delibird, it is safe to say that Adam wants it! Our card of the week i…

A brand new edition of D&D has been announced, One D&D, and the Dicebreaker team are here to weigh in on what we know so far! Get our reactions to all the announcements from Wizards of the Coast around its big upcoming releases and the future of Dungeons & Dragons as we delve into the changes in 5E's successor, our first look at D&D's impressive-lo…

Matt is back from Gen Con 2022! He and Wheels played through a ton of exciting new games over the four-day trip that tested everything from their strategic thinking to decorating skills. They shared their highlights on the channel so far but now Matt is going to dive into the very best of the best after comparing everything they played. Which game …

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 8/10/2022 Publish Date - 8/12/2022 We have an interesting card of the week in Regigigas from Astral Radiance! Snag this card for less than a buck and build one of the most unique decks in the current meta! WIth a diverse single prize list, you can take your opponents by surprise and flex this meme like de…

Special Conditions Podcast 116 Recording Date - 8/3/2022 Publish Date - 8/4/2022 With the Pokémon GO Release being available for a month now, we have seen more and more Trainers jump into the TCG for the first time. This means that popular Pokémon like Charizard and Mewtwo are in high demand for both collectors and competitors. THis week we dig in …

The first trailer for the D&D movie is here - and there’s a lot to unpack! We roll for perception on the big reveal as we take a look at Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ star-studded cast, costumes, creatures, Easter eggs and- wait, is that an owlbear? The team also chat everything we’ve been playing this week, from more Lost Ruins of Arnak…

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Maddie, Wheels and Meehan sit down for a chat about the games they've been playing this week, including Forbidden Island, Azul, Cozy Town, D&D and some exciting miniature painting. As well as that, we're getting into discussions on the new Pokémon reality show that is currently casting! Are you a Pokémon TCG pl…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 7/13/2022 Publish Date - 7/15/2022 This episode was recorded live on Twitch! Check out our YouTube to catch the VoD! We begin this episode with an unlikely card of the week, Flying Pikachu! It helped Azul win the NAIC and was the perfect anti-meta card for Palkia! Adam breaks down how its simple mechanic …

Meehan and Chase have taken over the Dicebreaker Podcast! This episode sees the duo using an AI program to write board game fanfiction by taking suggestions from the live chat audience. Other highlights include discussion about Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Baldur's Gate drafting, more Frostgrave talk, a chat about the two-player board game Los…

The team delve into the depths of BoardGameGeek as we try to guess popular board games from their most scathing reviews. Is Catan worthy of a 1? Is Risk THAT bad? Surely something’s gotta be worse than Monopoly?! We also chat about everything we’ve been playing lately, check in with the news of a film based on texting RPG Alice is Missing, awe at t…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 6/21/22 Publish Date - 6/29/22 We start things off with a look at a $2.00 card that is making big waves in the meta, Radiant Greninja! Sometimes the cards that become meta popular end up being very expensive, but not this time! Adam breaks down how to use this card and how inserting this single card into …

The Dicebreaker team gathers to chat about what we’ve been playing and the latest highlights from the world of tabletop. We consider whether the Elden Ring bosses are even harder in D&D 5E thanks to a new fan homebrew, the release of an official Critical Role music album and if catgirl mahjong is the best way to learn the classic board game. Plus, …

Meehan, Liv and Chase get together to talk about their time with the latest game from Root and Oath creator Cole Wehrle, Arcs, plus much more! Meehan crawls back into the dungeons of Gloomhaven Digital, Liv revisits a classic card game in 3 Card Knock and Chase has been venturing through the Nordic fantasy of Symbaroum. We also look ahead to Magic:…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 6/14/22 Publish Date - 6/17/22 A new challenger approaches! Origin Forme Giratina swept the Melbourne Regionals in spectacular fashion! It had absolutely no time for Arceus, Mew, or anyone else! We dig into the card to find out what makes it so good and an immediate threat in the current meta! Our art of …

Matt, Meehan, Liv and Maddie reconvene after two weeks of cons to chat about our time at MCM Comic Con London and UK Games Expo! We’ve been escaping legally distinct xenomorphs in Nemesis: Lockdown, managing legally distinct football teams in football manager board game Eleven, playing legally distinct Jenga with pom-pom in The Fuzzies and, erm, ma…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 6/7/2022 Publish Date - 6/10/2022 This week we take a look at a tried and true itel lock deck with Vikavolt V! This deck has been a staple in the format since the last rotation. Could stacking ability blocking and item locking become a threat? With the way the top lists have been diverse at the last few R…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 6/2/2022 Publish Date - 6/6/2022 With Astral Radiance being available for a bit, we are starting to see the meta relevant cards shake out. Will Machamp prove to be a better Fighting option than Lucario or Urshifu? Based on the market value of the Alt Art you may think so! For our art of the week we look a…

Matt, Maddie and Meehan are here with a shorter podcast than usual, but stuffed to the brim with talk about all the board games we’ve played! Is asymmetric strategy game Crescent Moon the next Root? Is Eric Lang’s mythic blockbuster Ankh: Gods of Egypt as good as Blood Rage and Rising Sun? Is Wayfarers of the South Tigris worth putting on your map?…

Special Conditions Podcast 110 Recording Date - 5/12/2022 Publish Date - 5/18/2022 Indianapolis Regionals gave us some incredible competition and footage to enjoy over the Tournament. With Arceus making a strong push in the top 8, the meta may finally be balancing out. With slight variations of the Arceus lists, we saw a little bit of spice come in…

Matt, Meehan and Maddie cook up the latest batch of board game and RPG conversation to spoon into your… erm, ears. We’ve been cracking crimes with Batman in new mystery game Everybody Lies, scrapping over treasure in wizard fight delight Frostgrave, playing more D&D, preparing to don the cape in superhero RPG City of Mist and getting our priorities…

Matt, Maddie and Meehan overcome some initial tech hiccups to talk about our (brief) time with Batman: Everybody Lies, amphibian adventures in D&D 5E’s Wild Beyond the Witchlight and the team’s ongoing love of wizard-fightin’ miniatures gem Frostgrave. There’s also time to debate the pronunciation of Banana-grams/Ban-anagrams, revisit the joy of Rh…

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 4/20/22 Publish Date - 4/24/22 At the end of our last episode we discussed the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection and wondered if the latest VSTAR could make an impact in the current meta. Adam takes a deep dive look at Lucario and helps us understand how you may make sense out of this card. Cherubi is our …

The Dicebreaker Podcast's usual host Matt Jarvis is joined by Wheels, Maddie and Meehan to chat about the recent return of Spelljammer to Dungeons & Dragons and the newly revealed subtitle for the upcoming D&D movie. The gang also chat about social deduction games, Frostgrave and the Dead by Daylight board games, as well dream and nightmare tableto…

Meehan, Maddie and Liv are here with an early Easter podcast, and they’ve got some - ahem - eggsellent tabletop chatter for the long weekend! The team catch up with the latest batch of board game silverware coming out of the American Tabletop Awards, as well as some There’s also time to talk about our time with the new Betrayal at House on the Hill…

Special Conditions Podcast 107 Recording Date - 4/13/2022 Publish Date - 4/15/2022 A few weeks ago Shaymin was featured in Art of the Week but now we return to take a deep dive on how it is played. Shaymin is an exceptionally versatile card that can be paired with a bunch of different deck cores. We have seen it have success with Arceus VSTAR, Leaf…

Can you believe that there’s been 100 episodes of the Dicebreaker Podcast? The team celebrate this significant milestone by throwing a birthday party for the podcast, featuring special guest cardboard Nicolas Cage. Wheels, Liv, Maddie and Meehan – with a brief appearance from Matt via the magic of the mobile telephone – come together to chat Betray…

Special Conditions Podcast 106 Recording Date - 4/7/2022 Publish Date - 4/8/2022 We begin with our most budget friendly Card of the Week ever! Rapid Strike Malamar can be picked up on TCGPlayer for about a buck and it brings a serious competitive style to the table! It took second place in Liverpool and was able to hang with the likes of Arceus VST…

Wheels is joined by Maddie and Meehan to chat about everything Dungeons & Dragons, from the newly announced anthology book Journeys through the Radiant Citadel to the recently released Call of the Netherdeep adventure. They also talk the latest Catan entry and imagine their dream celebrity D&D group.…

Special Conditions Podcast 105 Recording Date - 3/24/22 Publish Date - 3/29/22 With the first 2022 Regionals happening post Brilliant Stars, we finally have a deck that can take down the all mighty Mew VMAX! Arceus V STAR is here in a big way and not only took the top spot in the Salt Lake City, but 4 of the top 9 decks used it as a core. Mew VMAX …

After a somewhat catastrophic first podcast back in the office, the original episode 97 of the Dicebreaker Podcast was lost to time (R.I.P.). Back in the safety of their own homes, the Dicebreaker team return for more japes and derailments as they introduce brand new team member and video producer Maddie Cullen! Join them as they go through their w…

Special Conditions Podcast 104 Recording Date - 3/8/2022 Publish Date - 3/14/2022 Another Charizard? Yep! The secret ingredient to selling cards is absolutely in the Brilliant Starts recipe! We take a dive into Charizard VStar and how it can be used in play. With some absolutely incredible art, this card looks to be a favorite of players and collec…