TAZ # 008: Quadrant Theory, Revisited

A different sort of Randy joins in for this episode! After some extensive Age of Ultron conversations, we bring in a "level up" episode to help us all build our Dice Mastery.

We begin with an Age of Ultron six pack as the draft format for this set continues to become much clearer. What's our pick? Find out!

Our feature discussion is about a topic we first discussed months ago on The Reserve Pool to positive response: Quadrant Theory, a great way to help us evaluate cards. In this episode, we go into how it can be used as a tool when drafting or building teams.

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TAZ # 007: AoU Meta-Impacting Cards

It's another Attack Zone, covering the A to Z of competitive Dice Masters! First, Dave and Randy check out an Age of Ultron six pack and discuss some of the ins and outs of AoU Draft. Then, we examine some of the cards that people have been discussing that could influence the constructed meta - Jocasta, Thanos, Gladiator, Wasp, Ultron Drone, Captain America and the sought-after Magneto! What do we think? Find out!

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TAZ # 006: Draft-Impacting Commons & Uncommons

It's Age of Ultron release week and that means that there WILL be drafts! With a new set comes new synergies and new ideas. To that end, we examine some commons and uncommons that we think will have an impact on the draft format. It's still early, so who knows how it holds up over time - but it's a conversation that we must have! But first, a six pack for Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters - one of the best sets that you aren't drafting!

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TAZ # 005: Resource Management & Disruption

It's episode five! Dave and Randy take on a unique six pack - the not often drafted Avengers vs. X-Men Set! Then, we take on the main topic of the episode: Resource management. Energy and how you spend it is a vital part of Dice Masters. How can we maximize it, both in terms of when we spend it and how we spend it? What do commonly used methods of ramp and churn really get us? And how can we disrupt an opponent's engine in a way that helps give us an advantage? Please drop us a line at mailbag@thereservepool.com. Direct link.

TAZ # 004: Evaluating Tourney Results

With the dust settling from Worlds and a few weeks before the next set is released, it's time to look at the results of the tournament. How do we do that, and do it well? What are the common pitfalls? Dave & Randy examine all of this from playtesting to deck selection. We also take the most important lessons in deck construction that we've learned and apply it to some of the teams that were used at Worlds.

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TAZ # 003: Deck List Visualization

In episode three, we give you a fantastic tool for building and evaluating decks better through SWOT Analysis, but we don't stop there. We also find the right way to get there, showing how deck lists themselves are fairly useless and methods you can use to determine what the characters on your team are good for even before you've played a single game with them.

Decks referenced in this episode:

JL Overcrush: http://dm.retrobox.eu/?view&cards=1x85jl;1x1jl;1x21jl;1x35jl;1x61jl;1x53jl;1x22jl;1x96jl;3x25jl;3x131bff

Bolts: http://dm.retrobox.eu/?view&cards=1x51jl;1x96jl;1x45jl;1x91jl;1x40jl;1x135jl;1x39jl;1x43jl;3x25avx;3x137bff

Villain Retaliation: http://dm.retrobox.eu/?view&cards=1x78jl;1x40jl;1x45jl;1x65jl;1x55jl;1x92jl;1x96jl;1x93jl;3x1jlop;3x137bff

Villain Control: http://dm.retrobox.eu/?view&cards=1x137jl;1x86jl;1x125jl;1x92jl;1x55jl;1x39jl;1x65jl;1x22jl;3x137bff;3x34uxm

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TAZ # 002: DC, Draft and You

In the second ever episode of The Attack Zone, Dave and Randy discuss drafting, especially as it's related to the DC format. What do we think about as we draft? What are some of the pitfalls that we saw people succumb to both early on in the format as well as now? What are the archetypes that we've identified that you can draft into? Dave, fresh off a draft win, and Randy, who earned the promo Wonder Woman at Nationals through a draft win, discuss!

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TAZ # 001: Have a Plan

In this - the FIRST FULL EPISODE of The Attack Zone - Dave and Randy welcome Canadian National Champion JT to the guest's seat. We introduce everything, we go through the six-pack, and then on to our featured discussion: Having a plan and everything that it entails. Mailbag@TheReservePool.com for correspondance!

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TAZ # 000: An Introduction

Welcome to Episode Zero of The Attack Zone! This brief episode acts as an introduction to the show and what to expect moving forward.

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