KeyForge Public Radio

Feb 20 2024 37 ep. 29 mins 21
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KeyForge Public Radio is a strategy and news podcast helping create informed KeyForge players, hosted by Zach Armstrong. Visit the website to see all strategy episodes, and join us on the journey to unlock the Unique Card Game. To support KeyForge Public Radio, join our Patreon or rock some merch!

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36. Richard Garfield Interview: Variance as a Design Choice [Epilogue]

Feb 20 2024 25 mins  
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. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

35. Interview with Candice Harris of BoardGameGeek

Jan 17 2024 70 mins  
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

34. The History of KeyForge: The First Five Years

Jan 10 2024 27 mins  
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

33. Grim Reminders Deck Discovery: "Brother the Machine"

Jan 03 2024 29 mins  
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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

32. [Replay] Team Covenant's Power Seven in KeyForge

Dec 27 2023 69 mins  
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.In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource Te

31. [Replay] How Accessible is KeyForge?

Dec 20 2023 62 mins  
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!In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource TeeKPR TeeThank you to our Frequency Fanatic Patreon supporters, like Zirpu!Join the KPR Patreon to vote on c

30. 10,000 Downloads: The Story So Far

Dec 13 2023 16 mins  
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?In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource TeeKPR TeeThank you to our Frequency Fanatic Patreon supporters, like Zirpu!Join the KPR Patreon to vote on content, join the discord, and more. Find this episode on the website.Visit the websiteShop the

29. 2023 KeyForge Metagame Discussion with SecondAct

Dec 06 2023 75 mins  
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!In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource TeeKPR TeeThank you to our Frequency Fanatic Patreon supporters, l

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

Nov 29 2023 21 mins  
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.In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource TeeK

27. House Roles in Modern KeyForge, Part 2: Support Roles

Nov 22 2023 17 mins  
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.In the KPR Merch Shop:Golden Resource TeeK