Episode 19 - Spring Social + Interview With Champ CJ + Roots Deck Breakdown

07/05/24 • 111 min

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode I will be summarizing my recent experiences being both a contender as well as a judge at the Sorcery Spring Social event in Baltimore, MD this past June. I will also be joined by a very special guest, Courtesan Cup 2024 champion CJ, as we discuss his experiences at the cup and then deep dive into his infamous Roots of Yggdrasil deck, "Ragnarok." Enjoy!
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*Check out the draft deck that landed me my first 3-0 win in Baltimore:
https://curiosa.io/decks/clydhh8em003nop5nia3hy0f2?tab=view
*Check out the latest Arthurian Legends previewed cards and art:
Camelot: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-camelot-by-jeff-a-menges
Keening Banshee: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-keening-banshee-by-alan-pollack
Siege Giant: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-siege-giant-by-truitt-parrish
Mesmerism: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-mesmerism-by-drew-tucker
Power of Flight: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-power-of-flight-art-by-severine-pineaux
Sir Yvain: https://sorcerytcg.com/news/arthurian-legends-first-look-sir-yvain-art-by-vincent-pompetti
*Check out CJ's Roots deck Ragnarok:
https://curiosa.io/decks/cltwmj6vp0040ydfaz3qodjgd
*Check out CJ's YouTube channel Old Fashioned Nerds:
https://www.youtube.com/@Oldfashionednerds/videos
*Check out Spencer's YouTube channel Sorcerer's Quest:
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Chapter Markers:
00:02:14 News & Highlights
00:22:46 Summarizing the Sorcery Spring Social
00:35:01 Interview with CJ- Introductions
00:44:57 Interview with CJ- Discussing the Spring Social Event
01:11:46 Interview with CJ- Roots Deck Breakdown
01:47:31 Card Highlights

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Episode 18 - Beta Curios with Cardboard Guide

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode we will be joined by a couple of our favorite guests on the podcast, Sofie and Jens from Cardboard Guide. We had the duo on here back in Episode 4 to discuss all the exciting alt arts, promos, and curios found in Alpha, and now they're back to educate us about all the exciting curio cards found within the Sorcery Beta set so far. We hope you learned something, and hopefully this helps you to identify potential curios in the future!
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00:02:57 News & Highlights
00:20:43 Re-introducing Sofie & Jens
00:24:51 Quick Review of Alpha Curios
00:40:21 Discussing the Beta Curios
01:24:26 Thoughts on Curios in Upcoming Arthurian Legends Set
01:37:24 Card Highlights

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Episode 20 - What Does it Take to Organize a Large Event? Getting to Know the Sorcery Social Club

Greetings fellow witches, wizards, warlocks, and everything in between! In this episode I interview Ron from the Sorcery Social Club, the organization that brought us the Courtesan Cup as well as the numerous qualifiers that led up to it. We discuss a lot of the behind the scenes stuff that happened during the Qualifiers and Cup weekend; the good, the bad, and the unexpected. Ron shares his insights with us as to what all goes into putting together a large Grand Prix-style competitive tournament event, and his take on the future of competitive Sorcery events, and Sorcery as a whole. Enjoy!
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Chapter Markers:
00:03:30 News & Highlights
00:18:39 Interview with Ron
01:22:55 Card Highlights
01:27:20 Patreon Shoutouts

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