Episode 28 of the podcast – Disappointing His Mother – is now live.
Time-sensitive note: Reboot’s Winter Worlds is December 30. Build your own deck or grab a preconstructed one, and head over to the Reboot Discord to sign up!
The six segments in this episode are:
4:40 breaking news (winter worlds)
5:45 satellite uplink (corp, Creation and Control)
21:20 matrix analyzer (nerf and comments)
35:45 datasucker (new ice and economy options in Creation and Control; CI combo deck)
52:20 the maker’s eye (daniel atanasov)
54:30 astroscript pilot program (thomas haas)
Episode 29 of the podcast – I Can Make That Work – is now live.
The nine segments in this episode are:
1:30 successful demonstration (preconstructed decks)
7:50 satellite uplink (runner, Creation and Control)
23:40 the source (runner nerfs)
27:00 matrix analyzer (comments on runner buffs)
33:30 datasucker (new economy and icebreaker options in Creation and Control; Stimhack article on Professional Contacts)
48:40 experiential data (2013 GenCon tournament)
54:45 successful demonstration, part 2 (FCC Exile precon deck – 2.1 version)
61:30 feedback filter (Zed 1.0)
66:00 astroscript pilot program (Kit)
Episode 30 of the podcast – The Connections Are Clean – is now live.
Time-sensitive announcement: As covered in the Breaking News segment, the next season of the Preconstructed League is starting up very soon for Reboot. This is one of the easiest ways to jump in and see what the Reboot Project has to offer. It offers a little bit of structure but not a huge investment since it takes the form of an asynchronous five-round tournament over the course of several weeks. If you’re interested, go to the Reboot Project Discord server and sign up in the “preconstructed-league” channel.
The eight segments in this episode are:
1:50 breaking news (winter worlds and precon league)
3:00 precognition (style and slander, part 1)
13:50 satellite uplink (runner, Opening Moves)
24:00 the source (runner nerf; Stimhack article on Street Chess)
29:00 matrix analyzer (comments on runner buffs)
39:35 enigma (card flavor)
46:40 feedback filter (cloak)
48:35 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 64-65, tenma line)
Also a pre-emptive Feedback Filter segment: I mistakenly said that the Winter Worlds finals were between vslice and Gob Lynn Mode. Actually, the other finalist was Gaslight.
Here is the artwork included with the article about the Tenma Line:
It is entitled, “Ken ‘Express’ Tenma,” by Dmitry Prosvimin
Agreed! There’s a whole book with background and fluff called The Worlds of Android (which I’m slowly working my way through on the podcast). But there’s also a book with just art called The Art of the Android Universe.
Episode 31 of the podcast – Perfect Companions – is now live.
The ten segments in this episode are:
1:30 precognition (style and slander, part 2)
5:45 feedback filter (winter worlds finals and technical issues)
7:45 satellite uplink (corp, Opening Moves)
14:15 the source (corp nerf)
15:00 matrix analyzer (corp buffs)
21:30 ice analyzer (new ice options in Opening Moves)
28:45 mandatory upgrades (Jackson Howard)
38:10 archived memories (stimhack article on Jackson Howard)
65:15 enigma (Damon on Jackson)
67:40 astroscript pilot progam (Victoria Jenkins and Jackson Howard)
And this artwork is not FFG, but I’ve always liked it; it fits well with the parody at the beginning of the Mandatory Upgrades segment.
Episode 33 of the podcast – I’ve Got a Surprise for You – is now live.
The six segments in this episode are:
4:15 archived memories (Aggressive Running)
14:00 satellite uplink (runner, Second Thoughts)
19:15 the source (record reconstructor)
22:30 matrix analyzer (runner buffs)
28:45 datasucker (new icebreaker option in Second Thoughts)
33:15 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from Second Thoughts)
Episode 34 of the podcast – The Gibson-Akamatsu Test – is now live:
The seven segments in this episode are:
1:10 breaking news (balance patch)
10:30 experiential data (2013 worlds; Worlds 2013 Top 32 decklists)
14:00 satellite uplink (corp, Second Thoughts)
19:40 mandatory upgrades (Restructure)
21:30 ice analyzer (new ice options in Second Thoughts)
33:00 enigma (flavor wins in Second Thoughts)
37:30 astroscript pilot progam (woa: pp. 66-67, molloy line)
Episode 35 of the podcast – All the Reason One Needs – is now live.
The four segments in this episode are:
2:10 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown)
4:45 red herrings (errata on muckraker and wotan)
8:30 archived memories (playing the opening)
51:35 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 67-68, clones pt 5)
Here is the artwork that accompanied one of the articles about clones:
Episode 36 of the podcast – Playing the Same Game – is now live.
The seven segments in this episode are:
1:45 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 60-51)
6:15 satellite uplink (runner, Mala Tempora)
11:50 matrix analyzer (runner buffs)
16:10 datasucker (new icebreaker options in Mala Tempora)
22:20 experiential data (anatomy of anarchy)
50:40 enigma (g00ru)
54:00 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from Mala Tempora)
I also refer again to TheBigBoy’s archetypes document in this episode, so here’s a link to that.
Episode 37 of the podcast – Run With the Best … Again – is now live.
The five segments in this episode are:
2:15 breaking news (small balance patch)
6:05 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 50-41)
13:10 experiential data (Worlds 2013)
43:15 feedback filter (featuring HuginRonin)
47:20 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 66, 69, clones pt 6)
Here is the artwork that accompanied the article about clones:
It is entitled “Genetics Pavilion”, by Greg Semkow.
And here are the various charts referred to in the episode:
Episode 38 of the podcast – Off the Charts – is now available.
The seven segments in this episode are:
1:40 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 40-31)
11:15 satellite uplink (corp, Mala Tempora)
18:45 the source (accelerated diagnostics; 7-point CI Shutdown combo thread)
35:25 matrix analyzer (corp buffs)
38:55 restructure (sundew)
43:50 ice analyzer (new ice options in Mala Tempora)
54:30 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 70-71, clones pt 7)
Here is the artwork that accompanied the articles about clones:
It is entitled “Sacrificial Clone”, by Matt Zeilinger.
Episode 40 of the podcast – Smash On Through – is now available.
The eight segments in this episode are:
1:55 precognition (equity and eternity)
6:00 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 30-21)
13:30 satellite uplink (runner, True Colors)
19:00 datasucker (runner buffs)
26:45 sharpshooter (new icebreaker options in True Colors)
39:00 enigma (flavor wins and losses)
41:00 red herrings (breaker bay grid)
43:00 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 72-73, caprice nisei)
The artwork accompanying the short story is “Caprice Nisei”, by Matt Zeilinger.
Episode 41 of the podcast – Target Market – is now available.
The nine segments in this episode are:
1:40 breaking news (spring championships)
12:30 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 20-11)
18:00 satellite uplink (corp, True Colors)
26:10 matrix analyzer (corp buffs)
30:30 restructure (new economy options in True Colors)
35:45 ice analyzer (new ice options in True Colors)
45:40 the maker’s eye (christina davis/anna ignatieva)
47:30 red herrings (shaper consoles)
50:20 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from True Colors)
Episode 42 of the podcast – Nice All the Year – is now available.
The six segments in this episode are:
1:50 anonymous tip (top 50 countdown: 10-1)
14:00 the toolbox (fast advance)
23:00 matrix analyzer (reboot changes to fast advance)
31:50 archived memories (slowing down fast advance)
53:45 research station (preconstructed decks with fast advance)
58:45 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 74-75, nbn pt 1)
The artwork accompanying the NBN article is “Victoria Jenkins, CEO”, by Matt Zeilinger.