Sparks and Recreation

For this episode of Sparks & Rec, the crew of Dubz and Tuff have come to port to collect their mail! And what should they find but four months of WWG Player Summaries? Digging into the numbers in search of buried treasure, they discuss their most-purchased cards, favored factions, and more. Tuff even declares one card a glorious gem above all others – the best card in the game!

Then, the crew heads to the most magnificent castle in all of Thandar, where sits the royalty of Realms Rising. But after years of battle, the castle has seen better days. Donning medieval hard hats, Dubz and Tuff discuss how the King of the Castle community event could be modernized for today’s level cap and expanded selection of classes and races. Be sure to tune in and comment on discord so we can work together to reboot and revitalize the event!

All that and more, thanks for listening!

WWYD: 9:59
WWG Player Summaries: 32:08
KotC Revamp: 1:15:40
Community Round-up: 1:43:53
Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 2:13:55

Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.

Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, John "Tuff" Labella
Producer: Chris Walberg

Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us

Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/

Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!

Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SS Sparks & Recreation dives into the dark depths of the Dungeons as DblDubz, Tuff, and Filtrophobe discuss all things level 20 for the game’s newest six classes. With a focus on treasures, character points, and ancestries, the crew takes a complete look at the landscape surrounding the new level cap.

Australian all-star Aarkenell also submitted a point-ranking system, presented by Tuff as a reference for comparing card power levels. Originally inspired by Aarkenell’s own Lua machinations, he turned the system toward the level 20 treasures, providing an interesting new angle for discussion on the pod.

All that and more on the latest episode of Sparks & Rec. Thanks for listening!

WWYD: 5:15
Level 20 Chats: 23:38
Aarkenell Point system chats: 1:48:56
Community Round-Up: 2:16:47
Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 2:28:59

Server invite for playtesting DaKatSesMeow's new game:
https://discord.gg/yppunwyD28

Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.

Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick, John "Tuff" Labella
Producer: Chris Walberg

Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us

Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/

Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!

Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For episode 104, the crew of DblDubz, Tuff, and Filtrophobe rallies aboard the SS Sparks & Recreation to break down the bounty of treasures introduced with the retail release of Level 20 AND what this means for the game’s original five classes.

With the wind at their backs, the crew then docks at Thandar’s rowdiest bar to take a gander at the Tavern Brawl teams assembled there to compete for glory and riches!

Finally, they chart a course through the community round-up before closing things out with some taps and scraps. Thanks for listening!


WWYD: 5:34
Level 20 Chats: 20:10
Tavern Brawl Team Comps reveal: 1:22:22
Community Round-up: 2:04:02
Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 2:14:35

Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.

Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick, John "Tuff" Labella
Producer: Chris Walberg

Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us

Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/

Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!

Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scrapforce braves the perils of rooftop podcasting and returns to the pod with the latest on Hero Helper. He’s been vibe coding away, but this time he’s not alone! Jseph has joined the crew, and he hops aboard the SS Sparks & Rec for this voyage into the sea of podcasting.
We take some time to get to know Jseph before the duo dives deep on Hero Helper’s recent improvements, including advanced leaderboards, the Elo systems behind them, automated challies, matchup predictors, and more. Thanks for listening!

Timestamps:

WWYD: 7:46
Getting to know Jseph: 21:51
Hero Helper Advancements: 37:03
Community Round-up: 1:41:44
Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 2:11:07
Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.

Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, John "Tuff" Labella, "Jseph"
Producer: Chris Walberg

Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us

Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/

Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!

Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the eighth season of the Tavern Brawl just around the corner, the crew of DblDubz, Filtrophobe, and Tuff assemble to go over what’s changing between seasons. One of the biggest tweaks is a new pairing system created by Jseph. To help explore this new method, Tuff and Dubz do a mock pairings process, moderated by Filtrophobe. Such an episode wouldn’t be complete without a section on team composition under the new rules, which the crew gladly delivers. And of course, all the usual segments. Thanks for listening!

Links:

All Time Player Stats (Filtered by the Season 8 Draft Pool):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11FlaycIMBITD3HvZBiT8Ni4PjO04dOHiugrTqI_2Yi4/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Looking at Tavern Brawl Season 7 Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UH8_7aggCx69UuYgiZtamZ8IMA1pzBDeuwBl0v6aEo4/edit?gid=1734664327#gid=1734664327

Looking at Tavern Brawl Season 7 EXPANDED Stats (By StefP): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q7cRpnn_BvQhOXYHRFnzrsyH1Mp-KXPHOmronuyIP8w/edit?gid=1027498956#gid=1027498956

WWYD: 6:35
TB S8 new rules: 22:44
Mock pairings: 45:20
Team composition: 1:03:26
Community Round-up: 1:49:48
Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 2:05:28

Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.

Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick, John "Tuff" Labella
Producer: Chris Walberg

Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/
Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com
You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs
Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec
HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric
Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/
Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc
Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com
Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us

Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/

Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!

Specific songs used in this episode were:
Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.