Gossip Stone - The OoTR Podcast

In this episode of The Gossip Stone Podcast, we sit down with the legendary Xavi1337, champion of the Season 7 Main Tournament. Join us as we delve into Xavi's journey through the intense competition, strategies that led to his victory. We also discuss and celebrate our S7 Challenge Cup champion, DareDevinX. But that's not all! We'll also take you on a tour of the other exciting tournaments currently happening in the OoT Randomizer community, such as the Multiworld Tournament, League matches, Tournament of Truth and others.

More Podcast!! This episode, we delve into the nitty-gritty details of the Season 7 tournament and Challenge Cup. We've also got our resident race-mod Jimbo to chat ruleset changes, new tricks, and the successes of S7. There's also a game, it's fun.

In this episode, we dive deep into the excitement surrounding the group draws for the Top 64 Tournament and Challenge Cup in the Ocarina of Time Randomizer Season 7. Join us as we analyze the matchups and discuss the strategies employed by participants in this highly anticipated event. Additionally, we explore the intriguing concept of the Triforce of Logic in the final instalment of our trilogy.

We’re back for part 2 of our 3-part series about the three triforces of rando: routing, logic, and execution. Guest drooness joins Emosoda and Chuckles to talk about why execution matters, and compile a tier list of the most common OoTR tricks. Plus, droo gives a recap of what it’s like to attend an in-person tournament after attending SGL 2023. Special thanks to WTHH and BearKofka. Resources/Links: The Spoiler Log podcast (OoTR starts @ 18:30) Trick Tier List Optimizations and Tricks list (from Eps. 7 & 9)

Part 1 of a 3-part series talking about the three triforces of rando: routing, logic, and execution. Emosoda and Chuckles are joined by WTHH to discuss routing, both generally and how it's impacted by the draftable settings in S7. Plus, a quiz on which routes are quicker!

Surprise! S7 settings are here! Wait, didn’t these just get announced at the exact same time that this episode was released? Guests Jimbo and TreZ spill the beans to Emosoda and Chuckles in a special episode jointly released with the race mod’s official announcement of S7. P.S. Recording issues are fixed!

Emosoda and Chuckles sit down with the Season 6 winner, RyuuKane, to celebrate the end of another successful main tournament. They also cover the latest weekly settings, and all of the tournaments that have been going on this summer, including Francophone S3. Note : There were some recording issues that we didn’t notice until we were editing this episode. We’re trying to figure out what went wrong so that we can fix it for next time. Really sorry about that :(

The Gossip Stone Podcast went live before Game 1 of the S6 Grand Finals to preview the match between SeYsEy and Ryuukane! We take a closer look at how both runners got to this point, the challenges they faced along the way, and make some of predictions on what will happen in the big match.

After being a guest for three consecutive episodes, Chuckles501 has officially been promoted to co-host! Emosoda and Chuckles are joined by guest DubuDeccer to discuss the many tournaments that wrapping up, including Season 6, Challenge Cup, and Multiworld. They also chat about what’s currently going on with weeklies (dungeon entrance rando!) and look ahead to what tournaments are on the horizon. Resources/Links: Triforce Blitz S2 Rules

Season 6 is in full swing! Emosoda is joined by third-time guest Chuckles501 to recap quals and chat about how brackets have gone so far. But S6 isn’t the only tournament going on right now! They also cover Challenge Cup groups and RSL S5 Top 8. Finally, they discuss some ideas for new tournament formats and the meta that has evolved with vanilla adult start. Resources/Links: Atz’s classic routing tutorial

It’s the eve of Season 6, and Gossip Stone Podcast is back to get you hyped for the start of qualifiers. Emosoda is joined by Jimbo and Chuckles501 (two episodes in a row!) to talk about version 6.9, Season 6 settings, and our predictions for how the season will go. Also, we celebrate late November by reflecting on what we’re all thankful for.

1, 2, 3...9! Emosoda is joined by guests Jimbo and Chuckles501 as they chat about the plethora of tournaments that have happened since the start of the Summer (Mixed Pools, Triforce Blitz, Season Six, and more!).

After a short hiatus, Gossip Stone Podcast is back to discuss everything that’s happened so far in 2022. Emosoda is joined by guests YoshiKyon and DocHeaps as they chat about Season 5 of the main tournament, Season 2 of League, Season 4 of Random Setting League, and all the new features that are in development for the randomizer.

Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are back with guest Xopar to reflect on how the Random Settings League Season 3 tournament went, including the path of the two runners who made it to Grand Finals. We also discuss what’s changed for RSL Season 4 and how league races have been going so far. Finally, we celebrate the start of Season 5 of the main tournament and chat about how qualifiers have gone so far. Resources/Links: RSL Site and Leaderboard Winnie´s Crazy S5 Predictor (as of Q12)

In this episode, Chimpanreeve and Emosoda are joined by shiroaeli and DobbyDigital to talk about glitches. Specifically, we’re discussing the Dungeon Door Requirement (DDR) glitched racing ruleset. Tune in to learn about what is (and isn’t) allowed in the ruleset, some ideas for where to start when learning glitches, a recap of the first big DDR tournament, and a look ahead to the possible settings for DDR Season 2. Resources/Links: Pictionary at ZSRMarathon 2021 DDR Season 1 VODs The 21 Page DDR Settings Document

It’s been a year since the big community shake-up of 2020, so Emosoda and Chimpanreeve invited TreZc0_ back to discuss how things have changed over the past 12+ months. In this community-centric episode, we cover a wide range of topics, including development of the randomizer, leadership, side communities, and volunteers. We also look ahead to the future, with our goals for the next year and the path to Season 5.

Everyone has to start somewhere! Chimpanreeve and Emosoda sit down with guests felixoide4, DareDevinX, and Aughoti for a chat about ScrubsCentral and the ongoing Scrubs Season 3. We talk about how the Scrub Tournament has evolved over the past few seasons, what considerations went into choosing the settings, and how well the qualifiers have gone this season. We also share our opinions on what skills we think are the most fundamental for new runners, some common pitfalls to avoid, and even reminisce on our own humble tournament origins. Resources/Links: ScrubsCentral Discord RSL Current Weights

Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are joined by guests Cubsrule21 and Spikevegeta for a long chat about short tournaments! We discuss what makes a tournament “blitz,” what sorts of settings have been used, our experiences with running blitz tournaments, and some ideas for the future. We also have a conversation about OoTR’s inclusion in speedrunning marathons (like GDQ and ESA) and debate: do randomizers count as speedruns? Blitz Tournament Discord

There’s a lot going on in the OoTR community these days! Hosts Chimpanreeve and Emosoda break down all of the different tournaments that are ongoing, just wrapped up, or are starting soon, and have a frank discussion about what happens when you try to commit yourself to too many of these tournaments at once.

In this episode, Emosoda and Chimpanreeve sit down with YoshiKyon to discuss the League that kicked off last month. We go over the history of the League, how the League admins managed to sort over 150 participants into 26 divisions, and how things are going within each division. We also discussed the current state of weeklies - what the settings currently are, and what other settings might be considered in the future.