Parhaat Hobbies Happiness Podcastit (2024)

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Ep. 118 - Discussing the New Legendary Cards in Azurite Sea 1:12:14

17d ago1:12:14

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In this weeks episode of the podcast, we are finally starting to talk about Disney Lorcana's newest upcoming set, Azurite Sea! In todays episode, we discuss the Legendary cards from the set and give our initial thoughts! Hope you enjoy! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible by using our code: www.audibletrial.com/hobbiesnhappiness Check out…

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Ep. 117 - To Be King...or Kingmaker? 1:14:23

24d ago1:14:23

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In this weeks episode of the podcast, we are talking about the age old question, "To be KING...or the KINGMAKER?" Disney Lorcana has one of the most unique multiplayer game experiences of any trading card game we've ever played! One of the things that we've noticed that has come up a LOT is the idea of players being in the position of being a kingm…

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Ep. 116 - An Intro to Deck Building in Disney Lorcana 1:59:06

1M ago1:59:06

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In this weeks episode, we are talking all about deckbuilding! Now, there's a LOT of things that go into deckbuilding and making a good deck, but in order to get there, there's a good deal of basics and fundamentals you should understand BEFORE you start making your deck. To that end, we thought we would take listeners and viewers through a hefty in…

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Ep. 115 - The Social Contract, Rule Zero, and How it All Relates to Disney Lorcana 1:40:08

1M ago1:40:08

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In this weeks episode, Dan and Jim touch (again) on the topic of the Rule Zero conversation, the social contract, and how it all relates to Multiplayer formats in Disney Lorcana. There's a little bit of a history lesson in this episode, so strap in for another amazing episode of the podcast! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible by using ou…

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Ep. 114 - Why You Should Play & Care about Multiplayer Disney Lorcana 1:20:12

1M ago1:20:12

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This week, we make the case for why you should not only play Multiplayer Disney Lorcana, but why you should actively care about its success. Even if you've never played a multiplayer game of Disney Lorcana before, you should definitely give it a try, and we'll list plenty of reasons why you should. But additionally, towards the end of the episode, …

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Ep. 113 - WE'RE BACK! 1:31:35

2M ago1:31:35

1:31:35

Hey ya'll! We're Back and better than ever! We're going a little bit of different direction with the podcast moving forward, and we're excited to tell you all about it! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible by using our code: www.audibletrial.com/hobbiesnhappiness Check out our merch store by visiting the following link: https://www.bonfire…

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Ep. 112 - Is This the End?? 1:17:10

2M ago1:17:10

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It's been a while...and this may be the end? We've got a lot to talk to about on today's episode. We know we've been bone for a few weeks, and a lot has happened! Join us as we discuss the present, and future for hobbies and happiness! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible by using our code: www.audibletrial.com/hobbiesnhappiness Check out …

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Ep. 111 - The Neverending Saga of Competitive vs. Casual 1:23:04

1y ago1:23:04

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The title of this episode could just as easily be "This is the Song that Never Ends..." Anyone else remember that song from your childhood? No? Just me? K...😂🤣 There was some interesting discussions on Twitter this past week regarding toxicity in gaming communities, and as is usually the case, some folks brought up the saga of competitive players a…

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Ep. 110 - Scalpers are...a Good Thing??? 1:27:02

1y ago1:27:02

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This episode may get a little bit...shall we say controversial??? We hope not. But today we talk about a topic that is typically a pretty heated and over zealous topic, especially in the world of TCGs. So today, like always, we invite you to sit back, try to relax...and maybe not blow a blood vessel. 😅 Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible …

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Ep. 109 - How Important is Lore in a Trading Card Game? 1:10:43

1y ago1:10:43

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We are back after taking a very brief week hiatus from the podcast, and have another great topic for you this week. This week we're talking all about lore in TCGs, and how important it is (or is it?). Sit back, relax, and don't forget to let us know what you think about this topic as well! Check out our new merch store by visiting the following lin…

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Ep. 108 - Four Awesome TCGs to Check Out with MainDeck Dan 1:43:22

1y ago1:43:22

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This week, we are joined by Dan from the channel MainDeck today! We had a blast talking all things TCGs with Dan, but more specifically, Dan talks about 4 of the most featured trading card games on their channel on todays episode. We hope you sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode! Follow MainDeck Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaindeckGames F…

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Ep. 107 - The ”Natural” Evolution of Card Games and Design 52:48

1y ago52:48

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Another week, another conversation born from a debate/discussion between the two of us during the course of playing a card game 😂. This week, we discuss the "evolution" of a TCG in the game itself and design of the game over time. We discuss a little bit of power creep, gameplay fundamentals, and really whether or not Disney Lorcana is going to hav…

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Ep. 106 - The Resource Problem: Reacting to Sam Black’s ”Resources and Game Design” Article 1:07:11

1y ago1:07:11

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This week, we finally talk about Sam Black's article "Resources and Game Design." We briefly mentioned the article in last weeks episode with Todd Anderson, but we wanted to devote an entire episode to the topic. We read through the article in it's entirety, as it is a fairly short article, and give you our opinions on Sam's takes. We hope you enjo…

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Ep. 105 - Disney Lorcana’s Appeal to Magic Players, with Todd Anderson 1:08:46

1y ago1:08:46

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We've got another great episode for you this week! Today, we are talking with Magic: the Gathering veteran and recent Disney Lorcana convert Todd Anderson! Todd has a long history in the MTG community, and has recently started a podcast and YouTube channel focused entirely around Disney Lorcana. We were able to meet Todd and GenCon this year and le…

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Ep. 104 - Star Wars Unlimited at GenCon 2023 1:08:14

1y ago1:08:14

1:08:14

We are continuing last weeks theme of recapping GenCon 2023, and this weeks episode we are talking all about Star Wars Unlimited! We had an amazing time finally playing and demoing Star Wars Unlimited at GenCon this year and we're gonna tell you all about it. We were able to demo the game with one of the designers Aaron Haltom, and we're able to ta…

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Ep. 103 - Disney Lorcana at GenCon 2023 1:13:43

1y ago1:13:43

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We are back from GenCon, and finally back to podcasting! Sorry for the few week hiatus...but GenCon really took a lot out of us! It's great to get back to the grind and back to creating content however. This weeks episode we are talking all about Disney Lorcana at GenCon, and we are joined in studio with a guest! We are joined by Teddy from the Gli…

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Ep. 102 - The ”Legendary Rule” 1:15:54

1+ y ago1:15:54

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Kind of surprised we haven't devoted a podcast episode to this topic yet, to be quite honest. In todays episode, we talk all about the "Legendary Rule." This term was coined by Magic: the Gathering, but this same principle pops up in plenty of other trading card games. Some games call these type of cards "Legendary" some other games call these type…

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Ep. 101 - MSRP & Market Prices in Trading Card Games 1:19:04

1+ y ago1:19:04

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Welcome back to Episode #101 of the podcast! Today, we are again talking about a fairly relevant topic in the TCG space, especially right now. We're talking all about MSRP and market pricing in trading card games. Back in episode #68, we talked all about the secondary market in card games, and gave our reasons why it is a good thing to have. Howeve…

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Ep. 100 - Star Wars Unlimited Deep Dive! 1:26:06

1+ y ago1:26:06

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We are at episode #100!! We can't believe we've made it this far, and we couldn't have done it without all you listeners, so thank you so much! Today, we are doing a deep dive into Star Wars Unlimited. When we last talked about this new TCG, we didn't really know much about it. All we knew was this it was a Fantasy Flight Games title, and they were…

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Ep. 99 - DMArmada 1:21:20

1+ y ago1:21:20

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We are back to talking with some of our fellow card game content creators, and todays conversation is a special one. Today we are chatting with the amazing DMArmada. Stephen has been producing quality card game content on YouTube for quite a while, and we are ecstatic to be able to host him on the podcast. We had the pleasure of hanging out with hi…

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Ep. 98 - Spoiler Season in Trading Card Games 1:14:36

1+ y ago1:14:36

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If you've been in the realm of trading card games for any length of time, you have a familiarity with the term "Spoiler Season!" Spoiler season is like Christmas for many TCG consumers and players. For some, spoiler season is the worst time of the year...In any regard, today we wanted to talk at length about what we think of spoiler season and how …

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Ep. 97 - How NOT to Launch a TCG 1:09:45

1+ y ago1:09:45

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Today, we've got a pretty interesting topic to touch on, and that is How to NOT Launch a TCG! There are a LOT of new trading card games coming to the market recently, some of them are starting off on the right foot, and some are not. We give our thoughts on what we see going on, and try to give some insight on we think you should NOT do if you want…

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Ep. 96 - Why We’re Excited for the Alpha Clash TCG 1:17:03

1+ y ago1:17:03

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In today's episode, we're gonna talk about an up an coming TCG that we're excited for, Alpha Clash! Way back on episode 79 of the podcast, we we're able to sit down with the creator of the Alpha Clash universe, Ridge Kiley. You can find that link down below, and we highly suggest you go check it out. If you haven't heard about Alpha Clash yet, you'…

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Ep. 95 - DC Dual Force 1:08:16

1+ y ago1:08:16

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It's crazy to think the DC Dual Force, a game we talked about way back in episode #29 of the podcast is coming...possibly this month! This announcement came pretty much out of nowhere, and we are stoked for it! Join us as we start to dive in and learn about this upcoming digital CCG! Check out the DC Dual Force website: https://dcdualforce.com/ Joi…

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Ep. 94 - The Quackalope Controversy 1:14:22

1+ y ago1:14:22

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We've got another doozy of an episode for you all today. On todays episode, we're talking all about some current events. By now, you may be familiar with the most recent Quackalope controversy that's happened over the course of the past week or so. If you haven't, the TLDR is; a relatively large YT channel did some videos, asked for "compensation,"…

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Ep. 93 - Short Term vs. Long Term 1:27:24

1+ y ago1:27:24

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Got another good topic to discuss this week, and it's kind of a continuation of last weeks episode. In case you missed it, last week we talked a lot about the upcoming Star Wars TCG, Star Wars Unlimited. We're optimistic, but pretty hesitant, as it's coming from FFG, who doesn't have the greatest track record when it comes to Star Wars card games. …

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Ep. 92 - Star Wars: Unlimited 1:07:27

1+ y ago1:07:27

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We're back! It's been good to be off for a few weeks spending time with family and those closest to us, but it's also great to be back in front of the camera and microphones! Quite a bit has happened in the past few weeks, with one of them being the most recent announcement of Star Wars Unlimited TCG! Join us as we talk about the most recent SW TCG…

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Ep. 91 - Jacob Bartram: The Realm Games 1:14:57

1+ y ago1:14:57

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Today, we sit down for a conversation with Jacob Bartram, co-owner of The Realm Games. The Realm Games is local game store in Ontario, Ohio which Jacob and his brother own. Dan and Jim chat with Jacob about running a local game store, what's LGS stores and owners should focus on, and if doing large tournaments are important for local communities. S…

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Ep. 90 - We Know How to Play Disney Lorcana! 1:16:20

1+ y ago1:16:20

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Well...we finally have the basic rules for Disney Lorcana. At times, it seemed liked we may never get here, but here we are! Todays episode is a return to form of sorts. Since the rules release, we have been really digging into, conversing over, and just really thinking long and hard about how we feel about the game now. The long and short of it, w…

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Ep. 89 - Anthony Tessitore: Varia 2:03:52

1+ y ago2:03:52

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Today on the podcast, we chat with designer Anthony Tessitore! "Ant," as he is commonly referred to, designed the first-person expandable card game, Varia and is co-founder of his studio Guildhouse Games, LLC. We chat about our mutual love of card games, and talk quite a lot about Varia and his approach to the design of the game. We hope you enjoy …

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Ep. 88 - Brendan Patrick 1:54:19

1+ y ago1:54:19

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Today, we sit down with former professional Flesh & Blood player and self-described "amateur" Brendan Patrick! Brendan is also a co-host on multiple podcasts such as Podcana: A Disney Lorcana Podcast, the Arsenal Pass Podcast and The SNAPshot Podcast. We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow Brendan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanAPG Follow Po…

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Ep. 87 - Silverfuse 1:33:51

1+ y ago1:33:51

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This week, Jim and Dan sit down with content creator and streamer Silverfuse. We have a fantastic time chatting with Silverfuse about content creation, her love for the strategy and card game genre, and her love of League of Legends. Be sure to check out her content and follow her on Twitter! Follow Silverfuse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Silver…

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Ep. 86 - James Hsu: Humans of Magic 1:29:58

1+ y ago1:29:58

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On this weeks episode, we sit down with the talented James Hsu, from the podcast Humans of Magic. This is a conversation you don't want to miss. We talk a bit about Magic, but we dive into a multitude of different topics such as life, content creation, always looking to get better, and touch on the things that make us happy. Buckle up, and we hope …

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Ep. 85 - Darick ”Charm3r” Oswalt 1:01:35

1+ y ago1:01:35

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This week on the podcast, we sit down for a chat with Darrick "Charm3r" Oswalt. Charm3r is fellow card and strategy game content creator as well as an E-sports caster for games such as The Elder Scrolls Legends, Flesh & Blood...the list goes on! Today we talk with Darrick about his career in the tabletop space, what some of his favorite games are i…

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Ep. 84 - Matt ”Flake” DiMarco 1:30:42

1+ y ago1:30:42

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On this weeks episode, we have a good time. We have a great time. We sit down for a chat with Matt "Flake" DiMarco. Matt is no stranger to the trading card game space, as this, in his own words "is his life." Matt is podcaster, host and caster for multiple different card games, and we talk with him about many of them, as well as casting and how it …

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Ep. 83 - Aislyn Hall & Aaron Shaw: Ivion 1:20:03

1+ y ago1:20:03

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This week, we sit down for a chat with Aislyn Hall & Aaron Shaw, designers of the card and board game, Ivion. Aislyn founded Luminary Games in 2016, and Ivion is her brainchild. We first met Aislyn and Aaron at GenCon 2021, and that was where we first heard of and learned about Ivion, and we immediately loved the game. It takes everything we love a…

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Ep. 82 - Justin Gary: Ascension Tactics & Sol Forge Fusion 1:05:54

2y ago1:05:54

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This weeks episode is getting posted a few days early, and that's because we interviewed game designer and Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour winner Justin Gary! Justin's latest game, Ascension Tactics: Inferno, is hitting Kickstarter on February 21st, so we wanted this episode to go live before the game launches. This was such an amazing conversation. …

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Ep. 81 - Joey Senart: Decks & Draughts 1:37:19

2y ago1:37:19

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This was an absolute blast. When Joe initially reached out to us, we weren't sure what to expect. But when we started talking, we found out he had a lot to say. And I mean a LOT. We had such a fun time chatting with Joe about all things TCGs, CCGs, and just tabletop gaming related. We talk about where he sees the space and industry currently, his e…

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Ep. 80 - The Marvel SNAP ”Problem” 1:14:06

2y ago1:14:06

1:14:06

In today's episode, we talk about the game that has taken the digital card game space by storm, Marvel SNAP! We're sure you most likely pretty familiar with the game by now, and today, Dan explains to Jim (who still has not played the game), what it's all about, and the "problem," with the game contained within. Hope you enjoy the episode! Be sure …

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Ep. 79 - Ridge Kiley: Alpha Clash TCG 1:19:56

2y ago1:19:56

1:19:56

Today on the podcast, we sit down for a conversation with Ridge Kiley. Ridge is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Empire Studios, the company behind the new indie trading card game and universe, Alpha Clash. We get to know Ridge a little bit, and learn all about this new up and coming trading card game. We hope you enjoy the conversation! Don't forg…

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Ep. 78 - The Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License (OGL) 1:13:14

2y ago1:13:14

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Today we finally about the fiasco that is the Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License (OGL). There's so much to talk about, and honestly there's not enough time to talk about all of it. We have some links below where you check out some of what we mentioned in the podcast. We are focusing mostly on the community aspect and how the D&D community as a …

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Ep. 77 - Jake Boss 1:23:27

2y ago1:23:27

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Jake is editor extraordinaire for the Command Zone and Game Knights, probably one of the largest EDH channels on all of YouTube. He also has his own personal channel where he currently creates gameplay and deck videos for the Digimon Trading Card Game. We had a blast being able to sit down with Jake and learn how he got his start in the tabletop sp…

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Ep. 76 - Power Creeping into 2023 57:55

2y ago57:55

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We're back and excited to get back to the podcast in 2023! This week, Dan & Jim go over their holiday breaks, what games they played, plans for 2023, and then talk about the main topic of the week, Power Creep! This is a great episode and we're excited to share it with you! NOTE: Unfortunately forgot to record the main microphones during recording,…

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Ep. 75 - Looking Back on 2022 1:16:08

2y ago1:16:08

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We wrap up 2022 and look back on highlights from the year. We also go over listener questions, and we wrap up the episode with looking forward to what is to come for us in 2023! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Audible by using our code: www.audibletrial.com/hobbiesnhappiness Find us on Social! Find us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/hob…

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Ep. 74 - All About Organized Play 1:06:31

2y ago1:06:31

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We revisit our discussions on Organized Play in todays episode! We know we've touched on the topic before on past episodes, however those discussions have pretty much heavily revolved around Magic: the Gathering. Today we open up the discussion and discuss OP on a more broad scale, and then dive into what we're looking for and wanting from Disney L…

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Ep. 73 - Card Games and Sports 54:37

2y ago54:37

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Todays episode features an interesting topic! Today we discuss card games and the connection between sports. We talk about the proliferation of e-sports and how that is helping to shape the card games within that space, as well as discuss the question...are cards games sports? We hope you enjoy the episode! Sign up for your free 30 day trial of Aud…

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Ep. 72 - Are Investors Bad for Trading Card Games? 1:22:25

2y ago1:22:25

1:22:25

Another doozy of an episode this week. It feels like I say that just about every week, doesn't it? But we tend to deliver on the dooziness...don't we? In any case, we again had a great time recording this weeks episode talking all about investors in the TCG and CCG space, and giving our thoughts. We hope you enjoy the conversation! And as always, b…

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Ep. 71 - Does Community Really Matter? 1:18:46

2y ago1:18:46

1:18:46

We've got a doozy of an episode for you this week? We are talking all about one of our favorite things here at hobbies + happiness...and that is community. We really love the communities that we are a part of. Many of them have helped shaped who we are as people. Many of them have gotten us all to where we are today. Some may say, we wouldn't be wh…

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Ep. 70 - The 3 Keys to Successful Card Games 1:10:03

2y ago1:10:03

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This weeks episode is a more broad scoped topic, and applies to all card games...at least in our opinion. Today we are talking about 3 keys to successful card games. This topic originally started as a topic covering cards from a playability or collectability standpoint, but then quickly changed into this topic, as we thought we can really nail it d…

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Ep. 69 - Can Disney Lorcana Break into the ”Big 4?” 54:40

2y ago54:40

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This weeks topic we thought was kind of a meme...which it kind of is. But upon further inspection and conversation, we realized that maybe it's not? Okay, so the conversation started by checking out a meme in the Disney Lorcana HQ Discord about Lorcana being a part of the "Big 3" of card games. We looked at the meme, laughed a little bit...but then…

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