Dice Masters: United

Dice Masters: United

Dice Masters: United is a Europe-based podcast discussing all things Dice Masters. Join Spug, James, World Champion Ben, and European Champion Peter for a bi-weekly burst of dice-rolling goodness.

Episodes

August 28, 2023 95 mins
The King is Back! Ben gives us the low-down on GenCon and his Worlds experience and Spug does likewise for Rest of the Worlds, including an interview with the winner.   02:58 Ben's Worlds Report

Ben's Fake Worlds Team from DFXL

A Variant of Ben's Worlds Team in Practice

73:16 Spug's Rest of the Worlds Report

Rest of the Worlds

92:07 AoB

The English Open (date confirmed as 16th September)

 

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We’re digging into the results from the latest Two Team Takedown and considering what they mean for the modern meta before the World Championships in August. There’s a timely reminder that people can sharpen their competitive edge by taking part in next month’s Dice Fight XL online tournament before Ben reveals what his recent adventures in the world’s most popular card game tell us about Dice Masters.   00:47 TTTD R...

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Ben spills the beans on his trip to the UK Games Expo, where he played no small amount of Dice Masters but also allowed a few other games to catch his eye. And the crew look forward to the next Dice Fight XL online tournament and give their thoughts on the teams that might rule the roost.   03:09 UKGE Report 25:34 Dice Fight XL 2023

All the Details

Challonge Sign-Up

Video Inspiration

43:56 AoB

Stormbreaker Ray Ruling

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Having reviewed every card in the Secret Wars set, we’re focusing on some of the characters with multiple playable versions and picking out our favourites. We also give our overall thoughts on the expansion and mull over how it moves the meta forward. Enjoy!   00:53 Best Versions of Selected Characters

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53:15 Overall Set Review 73:54 AoB

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The team reaches the end of its bid to review every card in the Secret Wars set with a look at the super rares and the basic action cards. And it seems it takes an epically long episode to consider the epic basic actions that are appearing for the first time in this expansion, before some major breaking news catches everyone on the hop.   01:47 Secret Wars Super Rares Review

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The Cards

58:02 BACs

The Cards

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The rares are in the team’s sights as they push on with their review of every card in the new Secret Wars set. Ben gets hung up on facts while James is advised against googling a certain word. We also catch up with the news from the Roll for the North 3 online tournament. Enjoy!   03:27 Secret Wars Rares Review

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The Cards

Laurier's Colossus Team

95:07 AoB

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The gang push on with their review of every card in the Secret Wars set with a look at the Uncommons. They also take a gander at the newly published Dice Masters Comprehensive Rule Book and prove collectively unable to remember the names of virtually any cards more than three months old.   01:34 Secret Wars Uncommons Review

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The Cards

80:19 AoB

Dice Masters Comprehensive Rule Book

Wizkids' How To Pla...

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We’re back! The gang reveal the reasons for the podcast’s extended hiatus and catch up on all the latest news, including Peter’s update on two bumper in-person Dice Masters tournaments in the Netherlands. And with the arrival of the Secret Wars expansion, we start our customary run-through of every card in the set with a look at the commons. Enjoy!

 

00:47 What have we been up to? 16:35 Secret Wars Commons Review

Our YouT...

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We welcome long-time DM:Utd contributor Jayson Lucero onto the pod for the first time. He suggests a few cards we might have overlooked in modern, brings us a festive-themed DM quiz and talks about playing Dice Masters over the telephone. We also reflect on our highs and lows of 2022 from a Dice Masters perspective. See you in 2023!   01:08 Jayson and his Underappreciated Cards 32:36 Jayson'...

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James is energised by a subject close to his heart (and a timely cup of tea) as we tackle the issue of bad rolls. We all face them but what can we do to mitigate their effects? We’re also talking about the best tier 2 win conditions after the Dice Masters vs Cancer online tournament, and shining the spotlight on an upcoming God Emperor Doom card from the Secret Wars set.   00:52 Intro 06:20 Dealing With Bad Rol...

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We’re revealing some shiny new spoilers from the upcoming Secret Wars set, including two as-yet unseen characters from the expansion. And with Wakanda Forever hitting cinema screens around the world, we’re considering which is our favourite Black Panther character in Dice Masters.   00:54 Spoilers

Our Exhaustive Spoiler Gallery

All the Spoilers So Far video

39:40 Which is the best Black Panther?

New Black Panth...

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With another new win condition on the horizon, we’re dreaming up some alternative game winning ideas of our own. We’re also reporting back on the performance of the teams we live-drafted in the previous episode before James yet again inflicts his bird obsession on us with an avian-themed Dice Masters quiz.   00:52 Alternative Wincons 35:33 Draft Team Feedback

James vs Spug

James vs Peter

48:45 Bird Quiz!

Birdemic I

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We’re live-drafting in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set! Which cards will turn out to be unexpected stars and which of our top picks will underwhelm? We’re also revisiting our assessments of some Dark Phoenix cards in the light of the pre-worlds rotation announcement. Which have got worse and which have got better?

 

Our Dice Mats

Ben and Laurier's TTTD Game

05:33 Live SKC Draft

Trubie's Draft Pack Generator

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After weeks of heavy competitive chat, we try to cater for casual players with a discussion around some of the fun cards and combos we like of the look of in modern. Do we succeed? (Spoiler: not really.) But we can’t keep away from the tournament scene for long and talk through the team-building nightmare at the heart of the latest Two Team Takedown online event, while James has a well-earned snooze.

00:47 Fun Cards in Modern

Coppe...

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After a massive weekend of Dice Masters action, we round up events from the WizKids World Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. We speak to Dana Patton, aka General Nemesis, who not only scooped the US Nationals title but who was also a whisker away from becoming world champion. What were his preparation secrets, did he make the right call by playing the same team in both events and does he think Master Mold should be banned?   ...

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With the first major competitive test of the new modern meta in the bag, we’ll be reflecting on Dice Fight XL3 and assessing the state of the game before the upcoming world championship. We’re also puzzling over some of the latest rulings and trying not to let a certain world champion get too salty over his recent competitive experiences.

03:32 Dice Fight XL3 Review

Dice Fight XL - all the info, including team lists

James's Games -...

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We round off our review of every card in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set with a look at the basic actions and the super rares. We also chat to Nick Wahle, who was running the Dice Masters events at the recent Gen Con boardgaming convention, about the lessons learned from a DM perspective. Which cards starred in draft? And can he resist mentioning birds?   00:47 SKC Review - BACs and (27:20) SRs

The BACs

The SRs

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Our quest to review every card in the Superman Kryptonite Crisis set continues with a focus on the rares. Is Bardy Allen all he’s cracked up to be? Or will Shazam shoot his way to the top? And why does James need to control his unruly fingers?   00:38 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Rares

The Cards

Modern 2022 Gameplay Videos

74:04 Leader of the Packs & AoB

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We forge ahead with our review of every card in the new Superman Kryptonite Crisis set with a focus on the uncommons. We also round up the headlines from a batch of new rulings, which brought brief joy to James before a swift U-turn. And which SKC common card are players most excited about?   00:52 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Uncommons

The Cards

Peter's Homash Va...

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After a couple of false starts due to breaking news, the crew embarks on its review of every card in the new Superman Kryptonite Crisis set, beginning with the commons. Which cards will fly and which will bomb in the new thinned-down meta? There’s also news of the next Dice Fight XL online event - get involved!   00:52 Superman Kryptonite Crisis Review - Commons

The Cards

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