I finally figured out why I dislike Saurians, and it has to do with a broader topic. I have listened to Brad Andres talk on several podcasts about the design philosophy behind Saurians. Paraphrasing, the idea behind Exalting is Hubris, and they didn't want Exalting to be a trap, so they made all common cards … Continue reading Potential Aember and Exalting: Or why I don’t like Saurians
I just watched dice tower's top 100 games of all time, and it inspired me to make a top 10 list. I haven't played enough games to make a meaningful list any longer than that. Do note, this is a list denoting what I want to play now, rather than what I think are the … Continue reading My top 10 board and card games
A long time ago, someone (I believe it was Nathan Starwalt of Tabeltop Royale) suggested a topic for an article. I remember having some interesting idea and wanted to ask Grant Titus (Crucible Tracker) for data. Alas, that idea was lost as I didn't write it down. But when I wrote the article on APT … Continue reading Early Mid and Late game
I've been thinking some more about how the DoK Efficiency metric relates to all the other metrics. I've come up with a yet incalculable metric: APT. Efficiency is a multiplier In my opinion, you can think about Efficiency as a multiplier. If you have decks A and B, and deck A, on average, gets to … Continue reading Introducing a new idea for a deck metric – APT
The past year has been very special for me, and my readers have been an important part of it. Beginning While Keyforge was released in 2018, I feel like my journey only started in March 2019, when I decided to go to UKGE and participate in a sealed vault tour. I realized I'm an adult … Continue reading Year in review and a year’s preview
I have a friend that buys too many games, so when we meet up we almost always try new games. This means I get to try a lot of different games, and it also means first impressions are very important. If I don't like the first play, I might not play it ever again. My … Continue reading Yokohama: Don’t kill the core loop
I am honored to host our first guest author on Timeshapers.com. I did some editing, but the writing is his. I'll let him introduce himself! Introduction Hi! To those who don’t know me, I’m CoDameron, co-host of the Bouncing Deathquark podcast and the guy who brings you streams and commentary for the US Vault Tours. … Continue reading The Legacy BDQube – Keyforge Drafting
I've been struggling to coherently form my ideas into articles lately, while I battle with the new challenges of worlds collide. Tournament reports are much easier though, so here is one. This is a tournament run on Keyforge Community Tournaments which is organized by AllforOne, who is UK based. So if you're from Europe and … Continue reading Online Tournament Report – Gemini
I signed up for two grand championships at the same time, Netherlands and Belgium. I mostly went to Brussels because the flight was cheap, and I could make a weekend of it. Utrecht did not go well, so I had most of my eggs in the Belgium basket, with one additional chance to get travel … Continue reading Belgium Grand Championship
If you're anything like me, you don't really remember all the cards until you've actually played with a large portion of them. In Worlds Collide it's even harder with the Latin Dinos and two whole houses to learn. I have an Archon event this weekend, and as an effort to learn which cards I need … Continue reading Worlds Collide Archon Cards
