The TCG Experience

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Jake Quinsee and Sami Sekkoum offer a wealth of knowledge that draws from over two decades of playing trading card games at the highest level. The theory; the trophies, and the tears. Welcome to the TCG Experience.

Sami Sekkoum, Jake Quinsee.


    • Mar 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Episode 32: UK Open & New Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 38:28


    Jake & Sami discuss the UK Open plus the new policy within the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game!

    EPISODE 31: Heart to heart Ft. Alex Loli

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 74:55


    Jake and Sami are joined with special guest Alex Loli. Traveled all the way from LA. Alex is well known within the Yu-Gi-Oh community.

    Episode 30: Road of the DQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 61:50


    Jake and Sami are back from Liverpool Pokemon Regionals. Episodes dropping every Thursday 6pm GMT.

    Episode 29: Worlds Race, YCS & Tearlaments.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 53:22


    Sami & Jake are back! The remote YCS is just beginning for Jake, World race stories and breaking down Jake's Tearlament deck.

    Episode 28: Time on the Round.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 49:33


    Sami's back! After his long trip, the boys are back on the mics! Sit back for this bitter sweet episode.

    Episode 27: EXPERIENCE.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 37:29


    Experience.

    Episode 26: Mistakes, Leaks & Judgment.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 76:35


    This is deep. Enjoy.

    Episode 25: YCS Utrecht & Prep Ft. Kristoffer Nielsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 47:00


    Jake, Sami & Kristoffer discuss the upcoming YCS.

    Episode 24: The BANLIST!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 66:46


    Jake & Sami discuss the latest Yu-Gi-Oh TCG banlist and what effect it will have on the meta game.

    Episode 23: OTS Championships, Road Trip & the Unthinkable.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 64:49


    Jake, Sami, Amar and Lidl AKA Nugs take a road trip to 2 OTS store Championships. Sami is still shook from the incident.

    Episode 22: YCS Niagara.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 31:40


    Jake flies home to discuss the event!

    Episode 21: YCS Brazil, UDS Belts & THE BANLIST!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 55:24


    Jake & Sami discuss the results of YCS Brazil, the strength of UDS Belts and the Banlist!

    Episode 20: EUROS Recap & Tension with Friends.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 56:32


    Jake and Sami are joined with guest Kirk Clarke. Recapping the events from the European Championships and discussing the tension that was caused there too.

    Episode 17: Questions, Answers & Who's our Greatest Opponent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 61:30


    The boys answer your questions, and then some...

    Episode 16: The TCG Experience Episode 16: Ambassadors, Role Models & NAWCQ.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 37:34


    US Nationals discussion - and the boys discuss Jake's perception in the community. If you want to help out COACHRAY - please send any amount with his name to this PayPal! angelatskooland@hotmail.comThank you so much!

    Episode 15: Death, Gratitude and manic Sami.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 41:04


    Episode 14: Euros booked - feat Kirk Clarke.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 55:46


    The guys sit down with Kirk. Long time friend and London regular/cheerleader.

    Episode 13: Ex-Konami employee sits with the boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 85:21


    Matthew Bell sits down with the boys to discuss the game, and the games hidden within the game.

    Episode 12: Nationals recap and Double standards.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 65:45


    The guys discuss Nationals - and the standards held based on ones perception of a player.

    Episode 11: Lets talk Nationals!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 65:10


    It's a big week in the UK! Nationals is the event nobody misses - and the boys discuss some of the theory they've found testing.

    Episode 10: Who watches the Watchmen?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 58:29


    Jake discusses his past weekend - drawing on years of experiences with a select group of individuals. Emotional, organic and worth the listen.

    Episode 09: Jake's Hartford roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 42:56


    Title says it all. Future's looking bright.

    Episode 08: YCS Hartford, and the Banlist.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 37:13


    The guys are back for a quick chat before Jake flies off to Hartford.

    Episode 07: Pokemon Regionals Lille - Sami's return?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 48:55


    The guys are joined by Fares Sekkoum who has also played cards his entire life; to discuss Lille and modern Pokemon.

    Episode 06: Banned players - Should we forgive them?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 78:28


    The guys discuss banned players - and how we perceive them. Interesting topic. Also - Q/A with the fans!

    Episode 05: Despia.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 48:57


    Sami and Jake discuss the newest deck - and a few of the card choices in detail.

    Episode 04: Nationals announced! What motivates us to play?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 43:46


    The duo discuss why people play card games - and share experiences from the past.Also check out Lispnation! Sami's other podcast - if you enjoy the personalities without the cards!https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ObOqyy2lfEpKIYJQwcN1u?si=DPryxdb0SMS-OeydI1L5ngAND https://metafy.gg/@jakequinsee For Jake's coaching!

    Episode 03: Short theory treat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 32:18


    Title says it all. Enjoy!

    Episode 02: Drama in Charlotte

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 61:34


    Jake travels to YCS Charlotte - and returns to discuss his experience with Sami. This one is dicey.

    Episode 01: The TCG Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 42:53


    The guys discuss fundamental issues present in the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game. What are the best decks right now? Is Dotscaper too good not to play?

    Episode 19: The Aftermath & The Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 46:39


    Sami & Jake break down the previous episode before heading to the European Championships.

    Episode 18: Will the real JY Sharif please stand up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 85:29


    UK 2017 world championship representative released a dis-track about Jake.. thoughts?

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