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Star Realms Minicast

Star Realms Minicast

By Paul Salomon

Almost daily segments on the White Wizard deck building game, Star Realms.
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Ep 23: United Assault

Star Realms MinicastMar 09, 2018

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Ep 74: Star Realms Champions

Ep 74: Star Realms Champions

Wherein I give some updates and we discuss the newest tournament format dreamed up by Ean Teague, Agent Seto.
Jul 03, 201810:57
Ep 73: Conflicting Card Text

Ep 73: Conflicting Card Text

Wherein I recount a strange experience with the app and wonder about resolving card conflicts.
Jun 13, 201808:43
Ep 71: Fleeting Opportunities

Ep 71: Fleeting Opportunities

Wherein we dive into the new arena format and breakdown some of the strategies and game changes.
Jun 12, 201808:59
Ep 69: Summer is coming

Ep 69: Summer is coming

Wherein Paul finishes up school and prepares for a massive mega round robin and brainstorms ideas for a giveaway contest.
Jun 08, 201807:32
Ep 70: Birthday!!

Ep 70: Birthday!!

Wherein I turn 35 and play some star realms to celebrate.
Jun 08, 201814:31
Ep 68: Commitment to the Cause

Ep 68: Commitment to the Cause

Wherein we dive new are arena and see how crazy things are this week. I take 3 runs at this baby and learn a thing or two.
May 22, 201808:49
Ep 67: Tabletop Star Realms

Ep 67: Tabletop Star Realms

Wherein I discuss strategic changes and considerations when playing Star Realms with physical cards, and I run a tournament at Geekway to the West.
May 20, 201812:21
Ep 66: IRL Tournaments

Ep 66: IRL Tournaments

Wherein I prepare to run my first star Realms tournament at Geekway to the West 2018, and we discuss the methodology there.
May 18, 201811:04
Ep 65: Maximum Warp Strategy

Ep 65: Maximum Warp Strategy

Wherein we work through your comments and strategy tips for tackling this Maximum Warp arena format!
May 16, 201811:09
Ep 64: Maximum Warp

Ep 64: Maximum Warp

Wherein we discuss the new arena format and give it a try. Day 1 struggles are on display.
May 14, 201815:35
Ep 63: Ace Geiger tries Colony Wars

Ep 63: Ace Geiger tries Colony Wars

Wherein we congratulate Agent Seto for beating me to get his 100th trophy star, and Emil Geiger comes on for a live play, his first ever play with Colony Wars
May 12, 201826:16
Ep 62: Ruthless Efficiency Stategy

Ep 62: Ruthless Efficiency Stategy

Wherein we discuss and analyze the strategic options when playing with Ruthless Efficiency in the arena.
May 11, 201815:02
Ep 61: Rob Dougherty- Ruthless Efficiency and the Arena

Ep 61: Rob Dougherty- Ruthless Efficiency and the Arena

Wherein White Wizard Games CEO, Rob Dougherty, joins me on the Minicast to discuss the Arena and announce the new arena format for this week!
May 07, 201823:41
Ep 60: T3mpt IRL Star Realms Date!!

Ep 60: T3mpt IRL Star Realms Date!!

Wherein I meet another Star Realms player face-to-face for some tabletop Realms.
May 04, 201805:20
Ep 59: Miscellaneous Call-ins

Ep 59: Miscellaneous Call-ins

Wherein I move through several somewhat disconnected, almost frivolous call-ins and quickly give my thoughts.
May 04, 201805:12
Ep 58: United Heroes

Ep 58: United Heroes

Wherein we study the new United Heroes expansion.
May 04, 201815:35
Ep 57: Rushed Defenses

Ep 57: Rushed Defenses

Wherein we discuss this week’s arena format and scenario, which cards have increased or decreased in value as well as overall strategy when bases go straight to play.
May 03, 201819:01
Ep 56: In-App Tournaments: The Arena

Ep 56: In-App Tournaments: The Arena

Wherein we check out the newest update to the Star Realms App, the Arena.
May 01, 201827:06
Ep 56: Explorers

Ep 56: Explorers

Wherein we discuss Explorers and consider their use and relative value.
May 01, 201812:36
Ep 55: Leaving the Better Card

Ep 55: Leaving the Better Card

Wherein we discuss intentionally buying cheaper cards than you can afford.
Apr 30, 201809:40
Ep 54: International Tabletop Day

Ep 54: International Tabletop Day

Wherein we discuss plans for the upcoming holiday.
Apr 28, 201806:52
Ep 53: Matt “TheCutter” Newburg

Ep 53: Matt “TheCutter” Newburg

Wherein Matt “TheCutter” Newburg, intrepid cohost of Megahaulin, joins me for a discussion and live play
Apr 26, 201843:02
Ep 52: Scouts or Vipers?

Ep 52: Scouts or Vipers?

Wherein we tackle the age old question of what to scrap early: Scouts or Vipers.
Apr 23, 201811:37
Ep 51: Solo Modes

Ep 51: Solo Modes

Wherein we discuss solo modes for playing Star Realms and Hero Realms.
Apr 20, 201811:49
Ep 50: Live Play with AceGeiger- VG1BHF

Ep 50: Live Play with AceGeiger- VG1BHF

Wherein we briefly celebrate 50 episodes of Star Realms Minicast, and then switch over to a live play and strategy chat with Emil Geiger. Lots of focus on deck size!
Apr 17, 201826:25
Ep 49: Docking Promos

Ep 49: Docking Promos

Wherein we process our feelings about the new docking mechanism and consider its effect on gameplay. Which is your favorite? I also pitch a promo base idea.
Apr 16, 201815:39
Ep 48: Live Play with Darwin Kastle VWG1BEHFC2K

Ep 48: Live Play with Darwin Kastle VWG1BEHFC2K

Wherein I try to tie up the lifetime series against Star Realms co-creator, Darwin Kastle in a game of “Big Deck.”
Apr 13, 201824:12
Ep 47: Darwin Kastle plus Promo Spoilers

Ep 47: Darwin Kastle plus Promo Spoilers

Wherein Star Realms co-creator, Darwin Kastle, come on for an interview and ends up spoiling 4 new promo cards with a new mechanism: “docking.”
Apr 12, 201830:03
Ep 46: Star Realms Grand Prix!!!

Ep 46: Star Realms Grand Prix!!!

Wherein I compete in the invitational tournament for the top 16 points earners from the Star Realms Prix tournament series.
Apr 12, 201809:31
Ep 45: Slumping to the Finish Line

Ep 45: Slumping to the Finish Line

Wherein I play a couple of realtime games and solicit your analysis to help me break out of a slump.
Apr 10, 201828:30
Ep 44: Stalled Trade Row

Ep 44: Stalled Trade Row

Wherein, a caller asks what to do when the trade rwo stalls, and a number of new competitions begin
Apr 10, 201809:10
Ep 43: Darwin Kastle, coming soon!

Ep 43: Darwin Kastle, coming soon!

Wherein we break news that Star Realms creator, Darwin Kastle will be joining me on the show next week, I win another tournament, and play a real-tome game Vs. CbusRipper.
Apr 07, 201818:04
Ep 42: New Promos

Ep 42: New Promos

Wherein I preview 5 new promo cards coming with the Universal Storage Box.
Apr 06, 201808:13
Ep 41: Beginner Strategy

Ep 41: Beginner Strategy

Wherein we discuss basic strategies and tips for brand new players
Apr 04, 201812:16
Episode 40: Real-time with Vorizori

Episode 40: Real-time with Vorizori

Wherein Vorizori returns to the minicast for another real-time playthrough and strategy discussion. The format is WBE.
Mar 31, 201828:56
Ep 39: Multiplayer Formats

Ep 39: Multiplayer Formats

Wherein we discuss playing Star Realms with more than 2 players.
Mar 30, 201817:26
Ep 38: SRP 2-10

Ep 38: SRP 2-10

Wherein Paul competes in the final tournament of this season's Star Realms Prix, and we discuss the future of the tournament series.
Mar 29, 201807:43
Ep 37: Alternate Realms

Ep 37: Alternate Realms

Wherein we discuss Hero Realms and Cthulhu Realms. Are they worth exploring?
Mar 28, 201823:20
Ep 36: The Love of the Game

Ep 36: The Love of the Game

Wherein we discuss how we started with Star Realms and what keeps bringing us back for more.
Mar 27, 201815:48
Ep 35: Theme

Ep 35: Theme

Wherein we discuss theme in Star Realms, card titles, flavor text, and more.
Mar 26, 201807:50
Ep 34: Card Ranking with Dielzor 2

Ep 34: Card Ranking with Dielzor 2

Wherein Ryan Diel and I hop on the cast to mull over a couple of card matchups. Underdogs win!
Mar 24, 201819:55
Ep 33: Finishers

Ep 33: Finishers

Wherein we discuss finisher cards, get some tournament and league updates, and head into Star Realms Prix 2-9.
Mar 23, 201813:19
Ep 32: The Ark

Ep 32: The Ark

Wherein I play on tilt after losing with early Ark, and I wonder is the Ark as broken as everyone says?
Mar 22, 201813:08
Ep 31: Tournaments and Darklighter

Ep 31: Tournaments and Darklighter

Wherein I begin Rogue Realms Cup #2, we wrap up Colonial War Heroes, and we congrarulate Darklighter on 25k.
Mar 21, 201807:60
Ep 30: Practice

Ep 30: Practice

Wherein we talkin' bout PRACTICE!? I describe some changes to the minicast, and we congratulate SilentAl
Mar 20, 201810:11
Ep 29: Superminicast: Play at 100%

Ep 29: Superminicast: Play at 100%

Wherein I'm terrible for lack of attention.
Mar 18, 201800:48
Ep 28: Legendary Comander Gambits?

Ep 28: Legendary Comander Gambits?

Wherein we ponder what gambit abilities might come with legendary gambits, and I give a shoutout to an Iron Raft opponent.
Mar 16, 201809:47
Ep 27: Blob's Role, Tournaments, and Alignment Commander Spoilers!

Ep 27: Blob's Role, Tournaments, and Alignment Commander Spoilers!

Mar 15, 201822:39
Ep 26: Biolord Walsh

Ep 26: Biolord Walsh

Mar 14, 201813:45
Ep 25: Discard 5

Ep 25: Discard 5

Mar 13, 201818:14