28. House Roles in Modern KeyForge, Part 3: Burst House

Sike! One more, nerds. Richard Garfield's back. We chat about the role variance plays in his game design. It's cool.  

Read more on Richard's latest in-progress video game, Chaos Agents.

Candice Harris, of the BoardGameGeek media team, found KeyForge in November and hasn't looked back. Zach interviewed her to find out what drew her into the game and what she enjoys about it. Keep an eye out for her casual play KeyForge series on BoardGameGeek coming in a few months!

This is the final episode of KeyForge Public Radio. Thank you to everyone who listened; you can reach Zach at zach@roosterhigh.com.

This is an account of the first five years of KeyForge, the Unique Deck Game.

Sources cited in this episode:
The Creation of Magic: The Gathering (WOTC)
Richard Garfield's new strategy game (Tech Radar)
The Unique Story of Unique Games (FFG)
Top Collectible Games--Spring 2019 (ICv2)
2019 World Championships (FFG)
Down, but not Out (FFG)
The Once and Future KeyForge (GG via Internet Archive)

I have one entire Grim Reminders deck, provided to me by a friend. Let's talk about it! Link to the deck:

Bialfi "Brother the Machine" Ingesson

In this replay episode from Call of Discovery (my previous KeyForge podcast with cohost Ed Pocock, which ran from 2019 to 2023), Ed and I discuss Team Covenant's Power Seven and how they relate to KeyForge. The Power Seven are card game mechanics and design choices that have emerged as critically important considerations across any card game.

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This week and next, we're replaying some of my favorite Call of Discovery episodes (my KeyForge podcast before KPR, with cohost Ed Pocock). First up is our interview with BJ aka MisterBoardGamer on how accessible KeyForge is to get into!

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From a metagame episode to a meta episode! This show recently hit 10,000 downloads. But what does that mean? And who is this Zach guy anyways?

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I brought on SecondAct to discuss the 2023 KeyForge metagame. How did Winds of Exchange shake things ups? What's the story behind Legionary Trainer + Scholar showing up in force halfway through the season?

Listen to his podcast Weekend Keywarriors, anywhere you get your podcasts!

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• (00:00) - 29. 2023 KeyForge Metagame Discussion with SecondAct
• (00:36) - Introduction and Guest Introduction
• (01:27) - Discussion on KeyForge Metagame
• (02:10) - Exploring the Role of Second Act in KeyForge
• (02:56) - The Impact of Legionary Trainer Scholar in KeyForge
• (03:51) - The Role of KeyForge Teams in Tournament Success
• (06:01) - The Influence of Winds of Exchange on the Metagame
• (07:09) - Anticipating the Impact of Grim Reminders
• (09:35) - The Rise and Fall of Scholar and Trainer
• (10:45) - The Story of Second Act Who Lionizes Helium
• (21:16) - The Importance of Deck Selection and Meta Calls
• (23:10) - The Decline of Infurnace in the Meta
• (38:29) - Meta Shifts and Game Mechanics: Wards
• (39:17) - The Evolution of Wards in KeyForge
• (39:57) - Impact of Wards on Different Sets
• (40:30) - Predictions for Wards in Grim Reminders
• (41:01) - The Power of Wards in House Saurian
• (41:44) - Potential of Worlds Collide Decks in 2024
• (42:19) - The Importance of Creature Control
• (42:33) - The Paradox of Creature Control in Worlds Collide
• (44:25) - The Eternal Question of Artifact Control
• (45:06) - The Impact of Artifact Control in Major Tournaments
• (49:26) - The Future of Artifact Control in Grim Reminders
• (55:17) - Reflections on Deck Ascension, Set Rotation, and No Restrictions
• (01:02:12) - Speculations for the 2024 Vault Tour Season

The podcast Bouncing Deathquark introduced in 2019 the strategic framework of "main house, support house, burst house" as a way to understand the role a house plays in a deck. We're doing a fresh examination of each house role over coming episodes to understand how they work with everything that's evolved in KeyForge in the past four years.

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The podcast Bouncing Deathquark introduced in 2019 the strategic framework of "main house, support house, burst house" as a way to understand the role a house plays in a deck. We're doing a fresh examination of each house role over coming episodes to understand how they work with everything that's evolved in KeyForge in the past four years.

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