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Sparks and Recreation

By: jigmelingpa & agentc13
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  • Summary

  • A competitive community focused podcast about the deckbuilding game Hero Realms. Each episode covers multiple topics that can help improve your gameplay and get you involved with community events.


    When not bottom-decking Fire Bomb and Domination as an avid Hero Realms player, Jigmelingpa is a weapon of mass instruction otherwise known as Matthew Rooks. A university educator based in Japan, he spends his time enjoying linguistics, games, nature, basketball, movies, music, and eats. He also sometimes plays Hero Realms a little.


    Tim McKenzie (IGN agentc13) is a Hero Realms Legend (2021 Origins Game Fair) and an avid player of board/card games. He enjoys streaming, game analysis, and spreadsheets. Be sure to check out the many articles he has written for Realms Rising and sign up for one of the online tournaments he organizes.


    Rounding out the podcast team are Sam "scrapforce" Parsons, who does a lot of the development for the Hero Helper app, Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, the premier Hero Realms digital streamer and top online player, and Cooper "filtrophobe" Fitzgerald, S&R's data-analysis expert and also highly skilled player.


    Join us each episode as Matt, Tim, Sam, Chris, and Cooper discuss Hero Realms, a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.


    Learn from these top competitors ways to improve your gameplay as they share the strategies and tactics they use to compete at the highest levels. Hear their thoughts on various builds, cards, strategy articles, and other game related topics. The Sparks & Rec crew will keep you up to date on community news, tournaments, and special events.


    Catch Sparks & Recreation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/


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    Sparks & Recreation 2024
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Episodes
  • Balance Changes and Expanded Level 20 Testing

    Balance Changes and Expanded Level 20 Testing
    Apr 29 2024

    DblDubz and Filtrophobe dive deep into the most recent round of balance changes before running through a class by class breakdown of all the beta characters at level 20 – highlighting key cards and strategies! You won’t want to miss the tidbits of ancestry discussion either.


    Numerous exciting events are bubbling up in Thandar so be sure to stick around for the Community Round-up. Among these events is an IRL Tavern Brawl on Sunday May 5th, 2024, hosted by BirdLaw and the “Pop Cultured Card Store”.


    Link to the event here: https://discord.gg/H95qn8gk?event=1231440476260012144


    WWYD: 7:08

    Balance Changes: 21:38

    Lvl 20 Arena: 47:00

    Community Round-up and Outro: 1:34:25


    Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.


    Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick

    Producer: Chris Walberg


    Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/

    Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com

    You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-54-balance-changes-and-expanded-level-20-testing

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec

    HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric

    Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/

    Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc

    Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com

    Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us


    Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/


    Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!


    Specific songs used in this episode were:

    Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)

    Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License


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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • A Legendary Interview

    A Legendary Interview
    Apr 20 2024

    Join DblDubz and Scrapforce for the second part of our chat with Tuff! This is where we learn a bit about him and get into all the details of his THREE Legends victories in the Realms. We hope you enjoy this fun conversation with insights into what it takes to be successful in paper play. And if you missed it, please be sure to check out Scorium’s dashboard containing wonderful data from the Echoes of Valor Swiss Tournament: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/scorium/viz/HREchoesofvalorinsights/Home


    Interview: 3:55

    Outro: 1:17:23


    Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.


    Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, and special guest Tuff

    Producer: Chris Walberg


    Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/

    Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com

    You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-53-a-legendary-interview

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec

    HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric

    Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/

    Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc

    Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com

    Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us


    Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/


    Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!


    Specific songs used in this episode were:

    Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)

    Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Reserve System revealed and level 20 returns!

    Reserve System revealed and level 20 returns!
    Apr 7 2024

    In Episode 52 of Sparks & Rec, DblDubz, Scrapforce, and Tuff chat about the latest in Hero Realms – Level 20 Arena testing, new treasures, the introduction of the reserve system, and more. (An interview discussing Tuff’s three Legends victories was cut for time and will be featured in the next episode.) The show also includes an extended Community Roundup featuring some commentary by Scorium. The crew takes it home with Taps n’ Scraps.


    Intro – 00:36

    WWYD – 4:55

    Reserve System/Treasures/Lvl 20 – 24:20

    Community Roundup – 1:18:30

    Taps n’ Scraps – 1:33:30


    Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.


    Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, and special guest Tuff

    Producer: Chris Walberg


    Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/

    Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com

    You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here:

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec

    HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric

    Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/

    Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc

    Contact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.com

    Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us


    Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/


    Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe!


    Specific songs used in this episode were:

    Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)

    Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
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