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This week on the Scoopscast: the Slumscast have been arrested for political protest and thrown into Scoops Prison, awaiting their date with the Scoops Gallows. But just when everything seems hopeless, help arrives: Conrad aka banknote, the Visual Director of Null Signal Games. Can banknote and the Slumscast execute a brilliant and daring escape? Will they be able to liberate the rest of their scoops comrades? Find out on the Season 3 finale of the Scoopscast, Tuesdays at 12:30 pm on AMC.

Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season finale. AMC has sent us a cease and desist.

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In this extremely timely Slumscast episode, we recap the 2023 World Championships from the perspective of the World Champion himself, Sokka! Learn more about Sokka's decks, process, tournament run, and the single biggest mistake his opponents made en route to his historic win. You'll also hear our official prediction for when the next Weyland worlds win will occur.

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This episode, the Slumscast keeps you on your toes with a wide-ranging interview with the three top finishers at North American Continentals: ctz, ysengrin, and rongydoge. Tune into hear about why Labor Day is a fucking dope Netrunner holiday, how ctz alters the time-space continuum, and where rongydoge accidentally put all his ice (hint: it was not his deck). Bonus: you'll hear from one of the Slumscast's own listeners this episode! You'll also hear an unprecedented Ban or Nab, the likes of which will reverberate through the ages.

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In the thrilling season finale of Season 2 of the Scoopscast, the Slumscast reached the frozen heart of the scoops deep within Greenland, only to discover their true target lay much farther south. This episode picks up after a 7 month time skip, finding the Slumscast in an unfamiliar location, Brazil, joined by a familiar ally, NSG Lead Designer Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen. Will the Slumscast hosts learn how to navigate the twists and turns of political intrigue in time to corner the scoops market? Will they manage to evade detection by the forces relentlessly tracking them long enough to transmit scoops back to their home base? And perhaps most importantly: how will they manage to use their preferred long-running Shaper-related segment title when they have HB cards to scoop? Find out this season of The Slumscast, Wednesdays at 12pm on CBS.

Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season premiere. CBS refuses to respond to our pitch emails.

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The last Slumscast scoopscast generated a fair bit of controversy. It would be inappropriate not to acknowledge it. We at the Slumscast can own up to our mistakes. We listen. We learn. We change. And in that vein, I would like to announce that we have responded to the biggest complaint from the past scoops season here in Parhelion:

We have made the episode even longer.

Ok, ok, fine. No more jokes or memes this week, because we're doing something pretty cool with the new scoops. In past scoops episodes, we've interviewed one person who helped make the cards and gone deep on their function -- what is designing cards like, how did those philosophies play into the specific cards we're scooping, and so on. Those have been some of our favorite conversations in the entire run of the Slumscast.

But at the same time, they do leave us feeling like we're missing something--we're only getting one insider look into the cards, and there are facets of the cards that a single angle can't bring light to. This scoopsmas, we're declaring a miracle on 34th street in Nanisivik and talking to not one, not two, not three, but four people who helped make these cards happen. Join us as we go into unprecedented depth on four Jinteki scoops:

1. Art Director Banknote details the finer points of getting the right illustration for a Netrunner card by zooming in on these cards' art.
2. Narrative Director Anzekay spills the lore on what these cards mean for Jinteki in the Parhelion story... and Jinteki's creations.
3. Rules Manager Jamie Perconti (InfiniteNutshell) illuminates the text of these cards, explaining some of their finer interactions with the rules of the game.
4. Associate Developer Bilby reveals which cards went through a bevy of changes during development, which cards were born perfect with no mistakes, and which cards we should expect to see winning the next World Championship.

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Two worlds recaps, from a single Slumscast? It's more likely than you think. We discuss our remaining thoughts on the 2022 Netrunner World Championships, including:

• Why flexing as much as possible at all times is game-theory optimal, and how Crown of Servers proved it
• Our biggest scandal yet: shocking and uncharacteristic behavior by both members of the cast
• Wading into The Missed Trigger Discourse
• THE STREAM DUNGEON

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Worlds 2022 has come and gone, and a new champion has been crowned: Sokka234! We talk with Sokka about his historic run through the tournament, including:

• The spicy corp decks that almost made the cut for the main event
• The World Champ Difference, aka, why cutting a card that boosts your win rate by 20% is the right call
• Sokka-approved tech for approaching a metagame with unfriendly matchups
• Why the biggest flex in Netrunner is also the most correct flex in Netrunner

If that's not enough, also keep your ears open for the long-awaited return of one of our most cherished segments.

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Worlds 2022 is fast approaching, and you know what that means... the Slumscast sends out an SOS to someone much, much better at Netrunner than they are in the hopes that at least one of the predictions said in this episode is correct -- namely, long-time stimslack mod and !noise meme originator bblum! Join our voyage as we discuss boats, including kill cards in your Weyland decks, boats, dril as a manifestation of the collective unconscious of Netrunner players, boats, the banlist, 7-point combo decks, and of course boats. Not on board with that? Worry not: we have one of the spiciest ban or nabs of all time this week. Ready? Ready. Let's ship it.

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Slumscast cranks up the grill on our most controversial episode yet, featuring beefs, beef zones, and controversies galore. Come hear our and Cranked's hottest takes, from the decks that will take down Continentals to the open letters that may sink entire genres. Don't mind the sizzle marks, it just adds more flavor. This episode features:

• Continued shitting on The Gauntlet
• Which decks will win Continentals, and which decks will make our predictions look stupid
• Netrunner as a completely apolitical game in a completely apolitical genre
• #scoopsgate and its consequences

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In System Gateway, the Slumscast stumbled their way to the fabled Fountain of Scoops. This time around, we find ourselves in a much less hospitable climate: the icy depths of the Arctic Ocean itself. Thankfully, we're joined by NISEI designer/developer/narrative crafter Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen, who guides us as we trawl the frigid water in search of new cards. Will we deliver the life-sustaining scoops to our families before the very large boat destroys them? Will Pants finally get to name a segment Akamatsu Mem Chip? Will we uncover the secrets of how narrative design influences game design, determine the worst Netrunner band, and discover the best possible musical in any timeline along the way? There's only one way to find out: tune in to the epic season finale of the Slumscast.

Note: this podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season finale.

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Have you ever been in a community? If so, this episode may just be for you -- this week, we chat with @tolaasin about community moderation, why it matters, and how to do it. Worry not, though, we have plenty of shitposts as well. Tune in to hear one of the most controversial Deckin' Bamboozled segments of all time, perhaps the longest Ban or Nab of all time, and get exclusive scoops on the Slumscast videogame, which will never be coming to a Kickstarter near you. Look at you, reading these show notes. This is how the magic happens. Where doing this, man. Where making this hapen.

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Ah, February. Love is in the air, scoops are on the wind, and Netrunners around the whole world are walking with an extra pep in their step. In honor of the season, we lean into our thirsty side this episode: special guests theladywhowasmeantome and sanjay join the Slumscast to play a very special round of Netrunner Dream Crush, gush about the IDs we harbor a forbidden love for, and discuss the love that the Slumscast received in 2021. Be forewarned: the things you learn about the Netrunner deep lore will shock you.

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What is Roseville? What does it mean? Where is it going? We spend over 3 hours answering all these questions and many more.

Join us to learn about chaos, game design, Twitch chat, and decent Italian food at a reasonable price.

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IN A WORLD... where idiots design cards.

AT A TIME... when powerful forces are readying, collecting their strength.

IN A PLACE... where even the names of things seems to slip through your fingers.

ONE CAST WILL RISE... to tell the tale.

But, like, in 2022. Stay tuned.

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Worlds 2021 is now in the books, and one player has emerged victorious to claim the title of World Champion: RotomAppliance! Slumscast sat down with Rotom to discuss his historic win, including: beating the entire world with a card that has your own face on it; the agonizing decisions that go into shaving the 61st card from your MaxX deck; and the most broken fair decks in Netrunner history. We also discuss two highly controversial predictions made on the most recent episode of Slumscast, which linger over the reputation of one of our co-hosts.

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The Netrunner World Championships are fast approaching. Who will win? What decks will outperform their expectations? What will be the sickest play of Worlds? We don't know any of those things, but Andrej (of Metropole Grid fame) joins us in distributing some takes so hot they shouldn't be street-legal, and some takes so tepid they shouldn't be Slumscast-legal.

Also on this episode: how to create bad Netrunner content, and why it's important; the worst decks ever played at Worlds; and our first-ever listener mailbag segment, kind of.

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We discuss recent events in the Netrunner community, their impact, and our thoughts moving forward. We can't promise any spicy takes or wacky segments this time around -- though we can promise at least a few funny moments -- since we have more serious matters to discuss. Topics include:

• Recent moderation policy clarifications in Stimslack
• Whiteblade
• A heartfelt thank you to Jade

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We discuss the following decklist writeups and videos as part of the Whiteblade topic:

The 2021 Off the Grid World Championships are in the books, and one Netrunner player has emerged above all others (except for one person): Kris, aka tzeenchling. We're here to dissect his historic almost-win, from the unexpected decks he chose to the corps he put in prison to the ankles he broke along the way. We also uncork our usual cask of hot takes, including the truth that no one wants to hear about the meta; unveil the first-ever Bad Card Of Forever That's Always Bad And You Should Never Play It; and officiate the triumphant return of the Slumscast segment that fans have clamored over for months.

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Have you ever thought: "wow, the Slumscast is great and all, but I wish it were more cursed?" If so, we have excellent news for you: this week, we chat with special guest @gh0st_b1rd about the game's most cursed topics! Join us to hear about: our most terrifying Netrunner opinions, smurfing, breaking subroutines for 2 credits, ID stanning, and bread puns.

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We've avoided justice for long enough, but it looks like the chickens have come home to roost: this week, we are once again joined by DanB, who is here to explain the numerous moral and financial failings of the Slumscast. We also discuss how to recruit new players to play Netrunner with you, explore the most powerful ways to flex on your opponent, and unveil the spiciest Bad Card Of The Week That's Still Bad And You Still Shouldn't Play It we've ever unveiled.

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Throughout the history of Slumscast, one question has followed us at every turn: can you 241 episodes of the Slumscast? This week, we answer with a resounding "it's not game theory optimal and it's logistically quite complicated, so yes" as we discuss single-sided swiss with none other than Ysengrin. We also put our own usernames on blast, discuss how much influence GRNDL really should have, and drop some very thoroughly classified scoops.

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Why do we play Netrunner? It may seem like a silly question -- if you're listening to this episode, you've probably played Netrunner yourself, possibly for many years, and you probably have an idea of what you like about the game. But it's a question worth asking: why, among so many other card games, board games, and dystopian Cyberpunk properties, are we drawn to Netrunner in particular?

This is the Slumscast. We don't have answers to the life's biggest questions. What we do have is our own personal journeys through Netrunner -- from the first time we sleeved up a card, to the first time we got destroyed at a tournament at our local game store, to the first time we traveled across the country to play Netrunner with friends we'd made through the game. This episode, we talk about those journeys, and we talk about the ways Netrunner has been, in a word, pretty fuckin' cool.

Warning: contains swearing, sincerity, and Jinteki: Personal Evolution.

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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: This episode contains scoops. Do not consume this episode if you intend to drive, operate heavy machinery, or play HB combo.

The season of scoops has finally arrived, and even the Slumscast has made its way to the legendary Fountain of Scoops. Join us and NISEI Lead Designer June Cuervo as we discuss game design, theory-craft our best-named segment yet, and dig into some exciting Jinteki cards from System Update.

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Welcome to Slumscast, the podcast about genuinely trying and hilariously failing to be good at Netrunner. In this inaugural episode, we tear apart--sorry, discuss--a Lobstermodernism deck with some questionable choices, which co-host @neuropantser used at King of Servers in 2018. We also reveal what we would have played at Intercontinentals if we'd qualified, get into what we'd do to help Shaper in the current meta, and uncover the unexpected darkest part of the entire Netrunner lore.

WHO'S IN THIS EPISODE?

If you have questions or comments, you can find us on Stimslack or Twitter under these names:

• @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter)
• @orbital_tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)

WHAT DECK DID YOU DISCUSS THIS EPISODE?