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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.

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United States

Description:

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.

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English

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Episodes
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Balance Changes and Expanded Level 20 Testing

4/29/2024
DblDubz and Filtrophobe dive deep into the most recent round of balance changes before running through a class by class breakdown of all the beta characters at level 20 – highlighting key cards and strategies! You won’t want to miss the tidbits of ancestry discussion either. Numerous exciting events are bubbling up in Thandar so be sure to stick around for the Community Round-up. Among these events is an IRL Tavern Brawl on Sunday May 5th, 2024, hosted by BirdLaw and the “Pop Cultured Card Store”. Link to the event here: https://discord.gg/H95qn8gk?event=1231440476260012144 WWYD: 7:08 Balance Changes: 21:38 Lvl 20 Arena: 47:00 Community Round-up and Outro: 1:34:25 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick 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-recreation-episode-54-balance-changes-and-expanded-level-20-testing 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.

Duration:01:52:10

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A Legendary Interview

4/19/2024
Join DblDubz and Scrapforce for the second part of our chat with Tuff! This is where we learn a bit about him and get into all the details of his THREE Legends victories in the Realms. We hope you enjoy this fun conversation with insights into what it takes to be successful in paper play. And if you missed it, please be sure to check out Scorium’s dashboard containing wonderful data from the Echoes of Valor Swiss Tournament: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/scorium/viz/HREchoesofvalorinsights/Home Interview: 3:55 Outro: 1:17:23 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, and special guest Tuff 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-recreation-episode-53-a-legendary-interview 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.

Duration:01:21:42

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Reserve System revealed and level 20 returns!

4/6/2024
In Episode 52 of Sparks & Rec, DblDubz, Scrapforce, and Tuff chat about the latest in Hero Realms – Level 20 Arena testing, new treasures, the introduction of the reserve system, and more. (An interview discussing Tuff’s three Legends victories was cut for time and will be featured in the next episode.) The show also includes an extended Community Roundup featuring some commentary by Scorium. The crew takes it home with Taps n’ Scraps. Intro – 00:36 WWYD – 4:55 Reserve System/Treasures/Lvl 20 – 24:20 Community Roundup – 1:18:30 Taps n’ Scraps – 1:33:30 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, and special guest Tuff 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: 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.

Duration:01:48:23

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The Return of the Ranger

3/14/2024
In Episode 51 of Sparks & Rec, Jigmelingpa, Filtrophobe, and DaKatSesMeow speculate a bit on the mysterious "Quest System" spoiler before moving into WWYD. The cast responds to a mailbag segment idea, before launching into Filtro's Hero Helper Data Dump, which show lots of strong evidence for the return of the ranger to the top of the meta (especially elf ranger). Filter & DaKat give their takes on ranger strategy, before the episode finishes off with Community Roundup, and Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 14:59 Mailbag - 30:02 Hero Helper Data Dump - 33:43 Community Roundup - 67:42 Taps n’ Scraps - 74:04 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-episode-51-the-return-of-the-ranger 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.

Duration:01:21:50

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Eindeloos, Nudeltulpe, and Echoes of Valor

2/25/2024
In Episode 50 of Sparks & Rec, Jigmelingpa, Nudeltulpe, and Eindeloos give their thoughts on current production and beta play before jumping into WWYD, then discussing Eindeloos' community event Echoes of Valor. The cast then give a Community Roundup before finishing off the episode with Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 17:30 Echoes of Valor - 34:00 Community Roundup - 63:04 Tap n’ Scrap - 71:21 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Mike "Nudeltulpe" Skimanksy, Robbert "Eindeloos" Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-episode-50-eindeloos-and-nudeltulpe-and-echoes-of-valor Echoes of Valor Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoFDgNJkPCo832ZNkUWVPdKlqRnrPdFD-sJdUZT7hMxH9rsg/viewform?usp=sf_link 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.

Duration:01:18:08

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Level 18 Arena and Current Meta Analysis with Horgle & DaKatSesMeow

2/9/2024
In Episode 49 of S&R, Matt, Cooper, Larry, and Alex discuss the Level 18 Arena Playtesting, WWYD, mailbag, before diving into the Monthly Meta Mashup with Filtrophobe. The cast round out the episode with another dose of Taps n' Scraps. **Updated with audio correction at 23:00 mark** Intro - 0:34 Level 18 Discussion - 7:15 WWYD - 31:11 Mailbag - 47:38 MMM - 57:32 Taps n' Scraps - 96:41 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-episode-49-level-18-current-meta-analysis-with-horgle-dakatsesmeow WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/warden-slayers-lua-lessons/ Lua Play at Home Page: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/hero-realms-lua-play-at-home-edition/ 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:45:51

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Level 18 Arena and Current Meta Analysis with Horgle & DaKatSesMeow

2/9/2024
In Episode 49 of S&R, Matt, Cooper, Larry, and Alex discuss the Level 18 Arena Playtesting, WWYD, mailbag, before diving into the Monthly Meta Mashup with Filtrophobe. The cast round out the episode with another dose of Taps n' Scraps. **Updated with audio correction at 23:00 mark** Intro - 0:34 Level 18 Discussion - 7:15 WWYD - 31:11 Mailbag - 47:38 MMM - 57:32 Taps n' Scraps - 96:41 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-episode-49-level-18-current-meta-analysis-with-horgle-dakatsesmeow WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/warden-slayers-lua-lessons/ Lua Play at Home Page: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/hero-realms-lua-play-at-home-edition/ 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:45:51

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Real Life Tavern Brawlin' & Life as a Legend With BirdLaw

1/24/2024
In Episode 48 of Sparks & Recreation, special guest Realms Walker and Triple Hero Realms Legend BirdLaw joins the cast to talk a bit about Level 16 Arena Play, Living Life as a Legend, and his new irl event: TAVERN BRAWL. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 10:25 Life as a Legend - 23:04 Real Life Tavern Brawl - 56:05 Taps n’ Scraps - 68:59 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks Special Guest: David "BirdLaw" Logvin Producer: Matthew Rooks irl Tavern Brawl signup: https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2024/schedule/164 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-recreation-episode-48-tavern-brawlin-life-as-a-legend-with-birdlaw 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:16:39

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Real Life Tavern Brawlin' & Life as a Legend With BirdLaw

1/24/2024
In Episode 48 of Sparks & Recreation, special guest Realms Walker and Triple Hero Realms Legend BirdLaw joins the cast to talk a bit about Level 16 Arena Play, Living Life as a Legend, and his new irl event: TAVERN BRAWL. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 10:25 Life as a Legend - 23:04 Real Life Tavern Brawl - 56:05 Taps n’ Scraps - 68:59 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks Special Guest: David "BirdLaw" Logvin Producer: Matthew Rooks irl Tavern Brawl signup: https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2024/schedule/164 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-recreation-episode-48-tavern-brawlin-life-as-a-legend-with-birdlaw 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:16:39

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WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons & Level 16 Reactions with DaKatSes Meow

1/10/2024
In the first episode of 2024, Matt, Tim, Cooper, and Alex welcome special guest Ben "WardenSlayer" as he takes us on a tour of Lua Lessons, aimed at helping beginners at trying their hand at custom coding in Hero Realms. The cast then take some time to discuss data from recent Level 16 Arena testing, as well as how the cleric and fighter ancestries have affected the retail game meta. Community Roundup covers some recent event results and announcements before the cast wrap things up with Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 7:32 Lua Lessons - 25:12 Monthly Meta Mashup - 53:49 Community Roundup - 95:12 Taps N' Scraps - 101:49 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Special Guest: Ben "WardenSlayer" Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-47-wardenslayers-lua-lessons-and-level-16-reactions WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/warden-slayers-lua-lessons/ Lua Play at Home Page: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/hero-realms-lua-play-at-home-edition/ 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:51:43

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WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons & Level 16 Reactions with DaKatSes Meow

1/10/2024
In the first episode of 2024, Matt, Tim, Cooper, and Alex welcome special guest Ben "WardenSlayer" as he takes us on a tour of Lua Lessons, aimed at helping beginners at trying their hand at custom coding in Hero Realms. The cast then take some time to discuss data from recent Level 16 Arena testing, as well as how the cleric and fighter ancestries have affected the retail game meta. Community Roundup covers some recent event results and announcements before the cast wrap things up with Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 7:32 Lua Lessons - 25:12 Monthly Meta Mashup - 53:49 Community Roundup - 95:12 Taps N' Scraps - 101:49 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Special Guest: Ben "WardenSlayer" Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-47-wardenslayers-lua-lessons-and-level-16-reactions WardenSlayer's Lua Lessons: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/warden-slayers-lua-lessons/ Lua Play at Home Page: https://www.realmsrising.com/lua/hero-realms-lua-play-at-home-edition/ 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:51:12

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Heroic Holiday Special Part II

12/6/2023
In this marathon holiday special TWO PART episode of Sparks and Recreation, Matt, Chris, and Cooper cover the Monthly Meta Mashup from filtrophobe! The fun continues when the crew preview and rank the Hunters & Travelers sets that will soon be adding 16 market cards to the digital beta (and retail app soon after). The weary podcasters finally bring the holiday special to a crescendo with community roundup and taps and scraps. PART II: Monthly Meta Mashup - 00:56 Hunters & Travelers - 11:34 Community Roundup - 66:28 Outro - 71:57 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-43-when-to-use-class-abilities Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec FeedSpot Top 40 GamePlay Podcast list: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/gameplay_podcasts/?feedid=5644096 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:19:48

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Heroic Holiday Special Part I

12/6/2023
In this marathon holiday special TWO PART episode of Sparks and Recreation, Matt, Chris, and Cooper tackle the latest WWYD before reacting to the plethora of news from Rob Dougherty's recent S&R interview and finishing off their discussion on when and how to use character abilities. PART I: Intro - 0:00 WWYD - 12:34 Rob Dougherty Interview Reaction - 27:48 Using Character Abilities (continued) - 58:38 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-43-when-to-use-class-abilities Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec FeedSpot Top 40 GamePlay Podcast list: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/gameplay_podcasts/?feedid=5644096 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:27:45

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Heroic Holiday Special Part I

12/6/2023
In this marathon holiday special TWO PART episode of Sparks and Recreation, Matt, Chris, and Cooper tackle the latest WWYD before reacting to the plethora of news from Rob Dougherty's recent S&R interview and finishing off their discussion on when and how to use character abilities. PART I: Intro - 0:00 WWYD - 12:34 Rob Dougherty Interview Reaction - 27:48 Using Character Abilities (continued) - 58:38 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-43-when-to-use-class-abilities Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec FeedSpot Top 40 GamePlay Podcast list: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/gameplay_podcasts/?feedid=5644096 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:27:45

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Rob Dougherty: Arrival of Ancestries, Road to Level 24, and more!

12/3/2023
In this special emergency episode of Sparks & Rec, Hero Realms Legends Sam "scrapforce" Parsons & Larry "Horgle" Bogucki interview Rob Dougherty at Pax Unplugged about the impending release of Ancestries to the public app, the road to level 24, as well as updates on arena mode, digital legends tournaments, future releases, and more. Enjoy this amazing interview with lots of breaking news about the future of Hero Realms! Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki Guest: Rob Dougherty Producer: Matthew Rooks Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/ Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com You can find show details and episode screenshots here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-rec-45-rob-dougherty-interview-on-the-arrival-of-ancestries Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec Migen Serafina website (intro and outro vocalist): https://migenserafin.wixsite.com/migenserafina Sparks & Rec YouTube Channel (see videos of older episodes!): https://www.youtube.com/@sparksrecreation 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:10:56

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Tips from Hero Realms Legend Horgle

11/22/2023
In Episode 44 of Sparks & Rec, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki and two time Legend Winner joins Matt & Chris to go over WWYD41 and answer some mailbag questions to kick things off. Next, Larry takes the reins and takes the podcast into "Loungin' with Larry Love," where he turns the tables on the hosts and sparks some great discussion with a variety of rapid fire questions and topics. Next, the trio delve into Larry's favorite segment, Card Warz, and rank 1~2 cost actions from all available sets. The episode rounds out with Lua Spotlight, Community Roundup, and Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 7:05 Mailbag - 16:28 Loungin’ with Larry Love - 32:03 Card Warz - 58:56 Lua Spotlight - 100:28 Community Roundup - 106:30 Taps n’ Scraps - 114:33 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Larry "Horgle" Bogucki Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-44-tips-from-hero-realms-legend-horgle Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec Migen Serafina website (intro and outro vocalist): https://migenserafin.wixsite.com/migenserafina Sparks & Rec YouTube Channel (see videos of older episodes!): https://www.youtube.com/@sparksrecreation 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:02:10:49

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Part II: Monthly Meta Mashup

11/8/2023
Episode 43 continues in Part II with Monthly Meta Mashup, Community Roundup, and Taps n' Scraps. Ability Discussion Wrapup - 0:00 Monthly Meta Mashup- 5:32 Community Roundup - 57:05 Taps n’ Scraps - 63:46 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald Producer: Matthew Rooks Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/ Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com You can find the MMM tier list and Flowchart of Victory images for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-43-when-to-use-class-abilities 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:19:22

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Part I: How & When to Use Your Character Abilities

11/8/2023
Episode 43 of Sparks & Recreation is here, and we hope you're ready for the marathon! This one is so big, we had to break it in half. Part I starts with the induction of the newest member of the S&R cast -- Filtrophobe! With some excellent examples and discussions of decision-making strategies, the cast take a look at a prime example of high-level play with Nudelulpe's What Would You Do submission, followed by a fun Looking for Lethal. Next, the gang delve into the mailbag, before a deep dive into Part I of an insightful look into the heart of Hero Realms with a discussion on when and how to use the various Character/Class Abilities. Intro - 0:57 WWYD - 15:02 LFL - 35:32 Mailbag 42:18 Main Focus - 62:39 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald Producer: Matthew Rooks 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-recreation-43-when-to-use-class-abilities 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 Heroes Robert "Cendragon" Dorgan, Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:01:36:30

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Star Realms & Hero Realms Crossover with CoryBear88

10/25/2023
In Episode 42 of Sparks & Recreation, jigmelingpa, agentc13, dbldubz, and corybear88 convene to hold the first ever interstellar council -- a crossover discussion on Star Realms & Hero Realms! First, the crew walk through WWYD39 before taking a mailbag question on monk strategy. Then, the cast take a deep dive into Star Realms and Hero Realms intersections, differences, and how the two games complement each other. Next, the guys enter Card Talk to discuss self-sacrificing cards in Hero Realms, and strategies for when to sacrifice them. In HR101, the team look at calculating draw combinations, deck flips/reshuffles, when to reach for market buys, calculating risk, and other ways to use your deck shaping to control the game. This episode rounds out with Community Roundup and Taps n' Scraps. Intro - 0:35 WWYD - 7:30 Mailbag - 22:51 Interstellar Intersection - 30:35 Card Talk - 68:10 HR101 - 96:43 CR - 119:51 Taps n’ Scraps - 141:02 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cory "corybear88" Thomas Producer: Matthew Rooks Digital Legend Account Sale on WWG Online Store: https://shop.wisewizardgames.com/collections/exclusives/products/hero-realms-digital-app-legend-account 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-recreation-42-star-realms-hero-realms-crossover-with-corybear88 Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec The Reshuffle: A Strategy Guide by Darklighter: https://www.realmsrising.com/strats/the-reshuffle-a-strategy-guide/ 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 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:02:21:34

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Even More Monk Madness w/ Filtrophobe & DaKatSesMeow

10/11/2023
In Episode 41 of Sparks & Rec, jigmelingpa, scrapforce, dbldubz, filtrophobe, and DaKatSesMeow join forces to answer mailbag questions, discuss the current state of the meta, and take a dive deep into Monk strategy and builds before finishing things up with Tap n' Scrap. See below for a link to a Monk beta card gallery! Intro - 0:34 WWYD - 7:56 Mailbag - 18:29 Monthly Meta Mashup - 30:50 Monk E Madness- 77:56 Tap it or Scrap it - 118:36 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, and Alex "DaKatSesMeow" Rogers Producer: Matthew Rooks Digital Legend Account Sale on WWG Online Store: https://shop.wisewizardgames.com/collections/exclusives/products/hero-realms-digital-app-legend-account 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-recreation-41-even-more-monk-madness-w-filtrophobe-dakatsesmeow Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec 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 Heroes Sarah T., Warden Slayer, and DaKatSesMeow, 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.

Duration:02:12:40