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Sparks and RecreationA Hero Realms Digital podcast Author: jigmelingpa & agentc13
A competitive community focused podcast about the deckbuilding game Hero Realms. Each episode covers multiple topics that can help improve your gameplay and get you involved with community events. When not bottom-decking Fire Bomb and Domination as an avid Hero Realms player, Jigmelingpa is a weapon of mass instruction otherwise known as Matthew Rooks. A university educator based in Japan, he spends his time enjoying linguistics, games, nature, basketball, movies, music, and eats. He also sometimes plays Hero Realms a little.Tim McKenzie (IGN agentc13) is a Hero Realms Legend (2021 Origins Game Fair) and an avid player of board/card games. He enjoys streaming, game analysis, and spreadsheets. Be sure to check out the many articles he has written for Realms Rising and sign up for one of the online tournaments he organizes. Rounding out the podcast team are Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, who does a lot of the development for the Hero Helper app, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, the premier Hero Realms digital streamer and top online player, and Cooper "filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, S&R's data-analysis expert and also highly skilled player.Join us each episode as Matt, Tim, Sam, Chris, and Cooper discuss Hero Realms, a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.Learn from these top competitors ways to improve your gameplay as they share the strategies and tactics they use to compete at the highest levels. Hear their thoughts on various builds, cards, strategy articles, and other game related topics. The Sparks & Rec crew will keep you up to date on community news, tournaments, and special events. Catch Sparks & Recreation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Games, Hobbies, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Playing with Principle 2.0
Episode 94
Monday, 26 January, 2026
Three and a half years ago the original crew of Jigmelingpa and agentc13 released the 10th episode of Sparks and Recreation with the aim of exploring some general guidelines of the game. Here we are all this time later and Dubz, Filtro, and Tuff are here to give you their take on this beginner friendly premise. Join them as they explore a wide range of topics regarding what’s important in the game and why. Be sure to check out the full list of links mentioned in the episode in the show notes and on the Realms Rising website!WWYD: 4:11Main Segment: 15:17Community Round-up: 1:41:59Taps, Scraps, and Good-byes: 1:50:11Darklighter’s Reshuffle Guidehttps://www.realmsrising.com/strats/the-reshuffle-a-strategy-guide/S_Freak’s Sequencing Guidehttps://www.realmsrising.com/strats/scroll-of-turn-order/Logan’s Pitfalls Guidehttps://www.realmsrising.com/strats/gameplay/cheat-codes-tips-on-avoiding-common-pitfalls-in-the-hr-app/Agentc13 From Novice to Expert series:https://www.realmsrising.com/strats/four-basic-card-types/https://www.realmsrising.com/strats/deck-archetypes/https://www.realmsrising.com/strats/game-pace/Original Playing with Principlehttps://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-10-playing-with-principle/Tuff’s Updated Draconis Pack Raterhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1zWvLEYilPs-FHxT67HtmNGNKTXhpR0Anfv8uIKMD4/edit?usp=drivesdkDay 9 Just Kill Themhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPL3zMPVklYDay 9 on Jade Druid Playershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLDC4T_t6WoWe Were Wrong About the Paradox of Skillhttps://youtu.be/1SHKaxyTVJk?si=5Sh8VUpXKPB_nd-bHow Skilled Players Ruin Games and Designers are to Blamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cF53IV2N7oHero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick, and John "Tuff" LabellaProducer: Chris WalbergHero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.comYou can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-rec-93-sailing-the-strategy-trianglePatreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrecHyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometricCommunity Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDcContact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.comSupport Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-usSparks & 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.
