Episodes
Would you just look at that new team page on the Sloppy Labwork website! Very nice 😎. Join quickdraw and jt as they welcome Miggy9001 to the team in style.
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 04/25/24
Set down the clipboard and talk some shop with quickdraw and jt as we talk through our favorite picks (and hopefuls) for Adaptive decks from our GR collections. This episode gets in the weeds with some specific decks so strap and in and enjoy!
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 04/18/24
Ketzer returns to the lab to talk Voltrons and Upgrades with quickdraw and jt.
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 04/11/24
jt and quickdraw share their thoughts on the Ecto-Charge change as well as errata in games generally.
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 04/04/24
BHawk, quickdraw, and jt talk teams and team events. Are you Sloppy or Meticulous?
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 03/28/24
quickdraw and jt spin up the double sided artifacts centrifuge and see what separates for Cursed Tomb.
Join us on Discord for discussion, show notes, and more. Link can be found here https://sloppylabwork.com/posts/sloppy-server/
Published 03/21/24
Folks. I actually did create a channel for those show notes 😂.
Published 03/14/24
I sure hope you read that title with a Seinfeld voice! jt and quickdraw talk about the "race to the top" mentality baked into the current offering of premier event formats.
And be warned - we say "Bad Penny" a lot in this episode.
Published 03/07/24
Murph "The Ringer" Fudgenator teams up once more with jt and quickdraw to talk set rotation. This episode marks our rebuttal to the WarCast's opening arguments in favor of rotation.
After wrapping the official rebuttal, the team takes off their boxing gloves and chats about their personal takes on the subject.
Be sure to listen to the WarCast's opening arguments and rebuttal here: https://thewarcastreforged.podbean.com/
Published 02/26/24
BHawk, quickdraw, and jt run through everything you need to know to be at your sloppy max for the upcoming Grim Reminders prereleases and store championship events.
Looking for tips from actual experts? We recommend:
The GR Brain Drain by the Weekend KeyWarriors: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Uo7Umaj4fw1vVSWbAyaSH?si=mcGKN1xBT1GerbhSikzFuQ
HFFS Chase and Waste Cards from GR https://open.spotify.com/episode/072QcixKiF06qUmKkAiP4q?si=3ZJbWkbtQeqmV67-bImpjw
Published 02/22/24
jt, quickdraw, and Murph are teaming up with The WarCast Reforged to debate whether or set rotation would be a good thing for premier level events in KeyForge. We flipped a coin and the lab got assigned the task of arguing *again* rotation.
To hear the WarCast's opening arguments - check out their companion episode here: https://thewarcastreforged.podbean.com/e/sloppy-about-set-rotation/
Curious about our numbers and meta assertions? Check out KPR's 2023 metagame summary -...
Published 02/12/24
quickdraw, jt, and Philly (aka Phillyno1) get sloppy with our impressions on Grim Reminders.
GR is pretty cool - but hey also check out this super game sweet design by KeyForge's very own Cloggin:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/double-bear-rolled/adventuring-letty?ref=sloppylabwork
Jump in on the campaign if you're able and show him some love if you're able! And hey, did we mention you'll get a super sweet game out of it too?
Published 02/08/24
jt and quickdraw share their thoughts on finding lower rated gems in your collection. This topic was submitted by our the winner of quickdraw's VM decks giveaway! Stay sloppy, Josh T.
Looking to get in our our sweet and sloppy Discover server? Here ya go: https://discord.gg/r8PUhmtruM
Published 02/01/24
jt and quickdraw talk about recursion in KeyForge and specifically how much of it there is in Grim Reminders compared to previous sets!
Warning: this episode contains spoilers and two very handsome hosts.
Published 01/25/24
jt, quickdraw, and BHawk talk through early results from the Lab's recent survey on format preferences for premier level events. We also present findings from experiments we ran to determine whether Traditional Sealed for Sealed Alliance presents a more even playing field.
If you haven't yet taken our survey on format preference please do!
https://forms.gle/Dpa8RwLZtaM1skGU8
Published 01/17/24
You know what this episode is not about? Universal Airlocks. But it *is* about making empty promises about what'll be in the show notes.
Decks Featured:
https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/0be68e5c-8947-436c-9c09-8e546142a441
https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/7e4794d7-2740-41f6-a66b-cbd95d3b4821
https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/2b59c2ef-d742-41ac-b4ae-ded9e6a4462e
https://decksofkeyforge.com/decks/72d7d802-ba70-4e12-be87-be871ac5b84f
Published 01/11/24
BHawk steps into the lab to school jt and quickdraw in the art of setups and payoffs in KeyForge.
Published 01/04/24
With the year coming to a close and Grim Reminders on the horizon the team welcomes xoque into the lab to look back on Winds of Exchange's reign as KF's newest set.
Check out xoque over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/dataforgestream.
Published 12/28/23
quickdraw and jt peel back back the layers of complexity that KeyForge has to offer using some of the lenses held up to other games.
Published 12/21/23
Murph joins as a special guest to talk about making it work in this wonderful game of unique deck with a small collection. Check out Murph over on at https://www.twitch.tv/fudgenator.
Published 12/14/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOeNn7OiBoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L3-HOdMeuM&pp
Published 12/06/23
jt and quickdraw talk about "bad" cards in KeyForge through the lens of game design. What do bad cards offer a game like ours and what lessons can we learn from them?
Also, check out the recent Weekend KeyWarriors episode talking about how to identify and play with KF's weaker offerings: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cvZYBYOPb3QshBntBOOus
For a bit of extra credit reading, check out this (oldie but goodie) article talking about bad cards in Magic:...
Published 11/29/23
quickdraw and jt get into the nitty gritty of visualizating and calculating turns in KeyForge - within a single and over the course of an entire game.
Published 11/22/23
jt, quickdraw, and BHawk reminisce on the weekend that was in Roseville.
Published 11/15/23
quickdraw and jt take a break from their sloppy KFC prep to talk about our hopes and dreams for the upcoming event, KeyForge in 2024, and what we hope to ask our friendly neighborhood ghosts this weekend.
Published 11/08/23