RVA Returners Final Fantasy TCG Podcast

Sit down with your favorite detectives to discuss what to expect this weekend at the Kansas City Materia Cup!

The Returners are back on the other side of a VERY busy Winter Cup weekend to cover the event, all of the new "Chaos" in the news, and the upcoming competitive season. Main Topic: Winter Cup 2025 Recap

Join the Returners this week as Chris and John catch up on all of the meta talk as we get ready to head into the competitive season and the Raleigh Winter Cup!

Warping back in from a galaxy far, far away - the next episode of the RVA Returners Podcast is here! Join Chris and John this week as they break down the competitive season this year, talk about the NC Materia Cup, and look towards the future of the 2024 competitive season with Nationals and Worlds!

Catch up with Chris and John as they talk all things Kansas Materia Cup!

Pull up a nice cold bowl of breakfast soup and join the detectives as they go through oodles of news, review the upcoming competitive season announcements, and discuss their first thoughts on Limit Break!

Winter Cup is on the horizon! Special guest Mike Powell is on this week to discuss his experience at Worlds and the upcoming off-season team event in North Carolina!

We are back on the other side of the World Championship with two of the NA Worlds team as special guests - Hunter Nance and Will Coghill! Hear from two of the top four players from 2023 Worlds as we go over deck choice, tournament results, and more!

Chris and John are joined by special guest - your 2023 North American Champion - Ryan "Viridian" Chen! Listen to all three gents recap the weekend from three very different perspectives, hear us admit when we were wrong, and listen to how excited we are for the future of FFTCG.

The 2023 Nats Episode - Old Men Yell at Clouds

Chris and John discuss where the meta is at heading into the Raleigh Materia Cup weekend - if you're looking to catch up to speed this is the cast for you!

Acknowledge the head of the table on the next episode of the RVA Returners Podcast! This week the brunt of the Blue Knight cheering section is here to tell you all about our trip to Florida for the first Materia Cup and the return to the competitive season! Special guests Kody Snodgras and Irving Diaz pop out of the garage to chat all about the weekend and Chris's second place finish!

Opus XIX is here!! Chris and John sit down with a piping hot bowl of their favorite pasta and talk about all of the cards we are excited about in each element from the upcoming set, as well as this week's news in the world of FFTCG.

ORGANIZED PLAY IS BACK! Sound the feasting horn! Chris and John break down the OP announcements and tournament structure, touch on some of the selection drama, and ruminate on the new XIII starter deck.

A totally joke, totally real, joke podcast within a podcast all about Fire Emblem: Engage through the eyes of two grizzled FFTCG veterans. Do these things have anything to do with each other? Nope!

Chris is in Raleigh for a win-a-box weekend and joins John to cover the results, talk upcoming news and products, and take a look at how Opus XVIII is shaping up so far. Main topic: Opus XVIII - What's hot and what's not?

Opus XVIII is here! The boys are back to talk about all the news and shiny new cards!

Let's hear about the BOYS. This week the detectives cover the upcoming FFXV starter deck, dive into Opus XVIII spoilers, recap the Esper Series event, and quite literally sing the praises of the new OP announcements.

We've got recaps and reacts aplenty, whosits and whatsits galore! This week the infamous Viridian himself joins the detectives on the case to discuss the PA Reraise weekend!

Much like we joke in this episode about reanimating a dead weekend, I am weeks later reanimating a dead podcast. This one got lost in the shuffle - sorry everybody! Listen to some opinions we have changed already! Get the scoop on our first impression on Opus XVII cards! Boy being wrong is fun sometimes! How full of nostalgia to look back. Anyway, episode 115 will becoming within the next week. So just listen to this short little guy to wet your whistle!

In this episode the detectives cover the latest spoilers scoop and wax poetic about a potential Heroic Sabin with Aurabolt.... a day before that exact card is spoiled. Hey, we're on to something!

Strap in for another great episode! This week the boys are back to discuss spoilers, recent Reraise events around the globe, and their opinions on the latest ban: Macherie!

The boys are back in the saddle again joined by fellow Returner Daniel Kirka to talk about the first NA Reraise event, the return to competitive play, and a local double-header!

Chris and John are getting ready for the first RERAISE event and the return to Organized Play!!

Ace Detectives Chris and John are joined by Matt Rice from the Lakeside office to break down the upcoming competitive season and talk cards we are looking forward to playing from the latest Opus XVI release!

Back in the saddle again! Chris and John are back in this colossal episode with a pile of Opus 16 spoilers to review, the OCTGN State of the Union, and a recap of Bahamut Brawl! Sorry not sorry for this giant episode and our rants and ramblings about FFVI Pixel Remaster!

Chris stops by the local precinct in NC and records a cast in person this week as we talk locals, Opus XV, and cover our main topic: the first class of the RVA Returners FFTCG Hall of Fame inductees! What cards make the list to land in the hall of the greats?

A quick episode recapping Snugsy's trip to Haunted Hotel, brief spoiler and news segments!

This week the lads discuss the upcoming Haunted Hotel event, dig deep into spoilers, and touch on the state of the game. Main topic: Discussing the evolution and prevalence of "free play" and the speed of the game.

Join the detectives as they cover the scoop on the FFX Starter reveal, "Opus XVI" discussion, FF7 starter revealed cards, League of Light talk, etc.

Chris and John are back in the saddle after John's big move to North Carolina! We cover recent news, R4 results, and catch Chris up on the Opus XIV meta so far.

This week the boys discuss oodles of spoilers, a trip to the south, and the return of the Spark.

The boys are back after Episode 100 - bringing you updates on FFTCG news, the future of the cast, and getting back to "normal."

"The News" special intro for RVA Centennial Episode #100

Our enormous centennial celebration episode is finally here. Episode 100 includes a look back and history of the podcast with plenty of cameos, memories, and laughs along the way. Thank you to each and every person who has ever listened to an episode of the RVA Returners podcast. You are all very special to us! Here's to you!

Collin Rupert stops by the cast to discuss initial impressions and hot takes on Opus XIII cards after the first test weekend on FFDecks. We've already been plenty right (and plenty wrong) about lots of things!

On part 2 of Episode 98 our special guest James Lockwood talks with Chris and John all about what got them into Final Fantasy and what FFTCG means to them!

Special guest James Lockwood joins us to talk first impressions on a large crop of Opus XIII cards in part one of a MASSIVE episode! Part two contains our main topic - all about what the Final Fantasy franchise means to us.

This week it's Tool Time with Foreman Galloway! Special guest Ryan Galloway joins Chris and John to talk spoilers and being competitive vs casual at all sorts of games. Dive deep into board games on the second half of this week's cast!

Chris and John discuss dead card games and their unexpected revival during the pandemic.

RVA Returners: REMAKE is here - an all new take on your favorite FFTCG podcast. In a world where there just isn't as much going on for the TCG, the Returners look forward and branch off into a few other ideas to keep the lights on. Don't worry, we'll still cover your FFTCG news and spoilers, as well as talk big events. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Chris and John talk about exploring the massive Discovery Zone that is Opus XII so far.

The detectives are back, and the case of the missing Opus XII is solved! We break down the new set and what we are excited to try, what we've seen so far, and what we already know we were wrong about. Get a head start on Opus XII here!

Thar she blows! It's a whale of a cast as we clock in just over two and a half hours on this Opus XI wrap-up cast with special guest Travis Pfeifer. We talk about tons of exciting new Opus XII cards and about what the meta looks like towards the end of Opus XI.

Spoilers are coming hot and heavy as we approach the supply drop that is Opus XII. Chris and John catch up on the last month and a half in quarantine, spoilers, events, and more!

Live from Quarantine - this week the detectives talk about being stuck at home, pretend they know how to scat, and mull over some Opus XII spoilers.

Chris and John are joined by the newest cop on the beat, Duncan Strawberry A.K.A. long-time friend of the cast Dillan Straabe! We talk a bit about what we're doing in quarantine and if it's just too soon for Opus XII.

This week the detectives have some questions and we need answers. The interrogation of Shadow Greg is underway as we discuss our recent win-a-box and activities with special guest and long-time friend of the cast Greg Cole.

John and Chris return after a bit of a hiatus and things have gotten downright unrecognizable! We catch up with the Ace Detectives after a month off the case and talk about pretty much everything except FF7 Remake spoilers! Enjoy!

This week the boys discuss a truckload of Opus XI spoilers and talk about the dawn of the Opus 10.5 meta.

This week long-time friend of the cast Matt Rice joins the boys to talk about spoilers, self-evaluation, and Mt. Rushmores.