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A Magic: The Gathering podcast about being a local player and navigating the local magic scene.

The Local Meta Podcast


    • Feb 14, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 237 EPISODES


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    The Local Meta – Ep218 – Kamigawa Neon Dynasty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022


    John and Fletcher talk about the new Kamigawa set and what they like and dislike about it. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep217 – 2021 Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021


    John and Fletcher go over the 2021 year and what happened for Magic. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep216 – Innistrad Crimson Vow (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 61:08


    John and Fletcher go over the other cards that stand out to them in Crimson Vow. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep215 – Innistrad Crimson Vow (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021


    John and Fletcher give their take on the mechanically relevant cards from the new Innistrad set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep214 – Standard Check In and Other Nonsense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 57:49


    John and Fletcher talk about the state of the new standard and check in on worlds as well as weave their way around other topics. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep213 – Innistrad Midnight Hunt (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021


    John and Fletcher give their take on the flavor, miscellaneous cards they are interested in, and what they consider to be the best designed card in the file from the new Innistrad set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep212 – Innistrad Midnight Hunt (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 67:16


    John and Fletcher give their take on the mechanically relevant cards from the new Innistrad set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep211 – getting Back Into Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021


    John and Fletcher talk about what they have been up to in returning to both MtG and gaming in a round about way. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep210 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 66:39


    John and Fletcher talk about AFR and the flavor wins (and loses) as well as a few other things. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep209 – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021


    John and Fletcher talk about AFR and some of the cards that look to stand out. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep208 – John is Pissed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 60:16


    John shares some of his unhappiness regarding some recent Magic community opinions. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep207 – Modern Horizons 2 (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021


    John and Fletcher finish talking about Modern Horizons 2 and the cards they like for various reasons. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep206 – Modern Horizons 2 (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 80:32


    John and Fletcher talk about Modern Horizons 2 and some of the cards that look to stand out. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Episode 205 – Magic Past, Present, and Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021


    John and Fletcher talk about the potential changes for magic going forwards, as well as the current drama going on in magic. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Episode 204 – Another Tabletop Gaming Check-in

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 61:42


    John and Fletcher talk about starting up their tabletop gaming group again. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Stream 3 – Learning to GIT GUD at 30XX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021


    We start playing 30XX (Early Access) and talk about the game and how it compares to 20xx [Note: This episode is a video and hosted on Youtube.] Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta

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    The Local Meta – Episode 203 – Thoughts About the Mystical Archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021


    We finally share our thoughts on the new Mystical Archive that came out with Strixhaven. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Stream 2 – Magic Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021


    In our second main episode stream we work through some more Magic: Legends. [Note: This episode is a video and hosted on Youtube.] Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta

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    The Local Meta – Episode 202 – Strixhaven Set Review (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 63:09


    The second half of our review of Strixhaven. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Episode 201 – Strixhaven Set Review (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 69:28


    We start our review of the next upcoming magic set, Strixhaven. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep200 – Stream 1 of Magic: Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021


    Our first steam and Episode 200! John and Fletcher start playing Magic:Legends. [Note: This episode is a video and hosted on Youtube.] Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta

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    The Local Meta – Ep199 – Magic Legends Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021


    John and Fletcher talk about the upcoming Magic Legends action RPG, the things they know about it, and their history with Perfect World games. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep198 – Time Spiral Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 62:30


    John and Fletcher take a look at Time Spiral Remastered and talk about what stands out to them. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep197 – Kaldheim Crack a Pack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021


    John and Fletcher give their opinions on what they would take p1p1 out of a few packs of Kaldheim as well as give a announcement about future plans. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep196 – Universes Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 61:24


    John and Fletcher share their thoughts on the latest Magic product announcement and address some opinions from the community. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep195 – February 15 B&R Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021


    John and Fletcher talk about the newest Banned and Restricted announcement for MtG impacting a lot of formats. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep194 – Inspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 68:50


    John and Fletcher talk about their inspiration sources when designing tabletop RPG adventures. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep193 – Kaldheim Set Review (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 56:14


    John and Fletcher finish looking at the flavor and miscellaneous cards in Kaldheim, as well as what they consider the best designed card in the set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep192 – Kaldheim Set Review (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 64:17


    John and Fletcher look at more of Kaldheim and cover the rest of the cards they find mechanically relevant in the set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep191 – Kaldheim Set Review (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 62:43


    John and Fletcher begin their look at the newest magic set Kaldheim. A lot of words in this set. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep190 – Vanity in Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 62:28


    John and Fletcher talk about the perception of cosmetic treatments in some games and how that status is perceived. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep189 – Gaming How You Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 60:29


    John and Fletcher talk about how gaming communities tend to find new ways to play games they enjoy, and the benefit of having those options. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep188 – Secret Lair Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 71:22


    John and Fletcher talk about every Secret Lair Drop that has been released and give their thoughts on the product line as a whole. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep187 – The Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 62:29


    John and Fletcher go over all the set releases and some of the supplemental product releases for this year. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep186 – Good but no Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 54:17


    John and Fletcher talk a little bit about Halo, a Magic topic, and finish with a discussion about speedruns. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep185 – Top 6 Pokemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020


    John and Fletcher talk about their top 6 Pokemon, because a team only has 6. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep184 – Random Crack-A-Pack Extravaganza 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 66:55


    John and Fletcher crack some random packs and give their thoughts on sets from the past. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep183 – Tabletop Gaming “Grab Bag”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020


    John and Fletcher go all over the place this week, covering topics from moisture farming to traitors in gaming. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep182 – What Are You Playing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 36:45


    John and Fletcher share the games they have been playing recently. Note: We had some issues with our recording platform so the episode is a little shorter than normal. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep181 – Commander Legends (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020


    This week John and Fletcher finish talking about the upcoming Commander Legends set and highlight some of their favorite cards. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep180 – Commander Legends (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020


    This week John and Fletcher talk about the upcoming Commander Legends set and highlight some of their favorite cards. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep179 – Bad Life Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020


    This week John and Fletcher talk about bad lessons gaming can teach you as well as general life lessons about bad choices. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep178 – Games of Passion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 61:55


    John and Fletcher talk about various tabletop and video games that they are passionate about. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep177 – Historical Significance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020


    John and Fletcher talk about various things in history and how the past affects gaming in many forms. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep176 – Our Archetypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 57:07


    John and Fletcher share the tabletop gaming archetypes they are drawn too and the conversation drifts from there. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep175 – Lies Everyone Are Told

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020


    We start talking about lies everyone gets told about gaming but get derailed a few times in the discussion. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep174 – John Has a Weird Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 51:55


    John shares the strange day he had and everything bounces around from there. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep173 – Zendikar Rising (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020


    John and Fletcher finish looking over the upcoming set, Zendikar Rising. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep172 – Zendikar Rising (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 75:30


    John and Fletcher start to look over the upcoming set, Zendikar Rising. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep171 – Mechanics vs Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020


    This week we talk about the importance of both good game mechanics and a good story and how one can sometimes make up for a lack of another. Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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    The Local Meta – Ep170 – An Interview With GreatPadinski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 68:20


    John and Fletcher welcome their guest, Nick (GreatPadinski), to the show to share his insights on being a Twitch streamer You can follow GreatPadinski at https://www.twitch.tv/greatpadinski Send us feedback to TheLocalMeta@gmail.com or @TheLocalMetaPC on Twitter. Support us at http://patreon.com/thelocalmeta Intro/Outro music is “Evergreen” by Lamprey

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