What We Do In Elysium

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Discussion of gameplay, strategy, and the community of Vampire: The Masquerade - Rivals Card Game

Alex Mehring


    • Jan 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from What We Do In Elysium

    Episode 33 - Torpor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 97:43


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss their thoughts on the future of the game.

    Episode 32 - Dragon and Rogue Agendas, Havens, and Clan Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 90:10


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss cards from the latest expansion. Also mentioned, the Kickstarter for City of the Five Sails is live and can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pineboxllc/7th-sea-city-of-five-sails

    Episode 31 - Interview with a Justicar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 85:15


    Join Collin and Alex as they interview our first ever Justicar, Daniel Trujillo! The group then gives some hot takes on the first spoiled cards for the upcoming expansion, The Dragon and The Rogue!

    Episode 30 - GenCon Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 46:53


    Join Alex and Collin as they talk about their experiences at the North American Continental Conclave.

    Episode 29 - GenCon Prep pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 80:59


    Alex and Collin discuss some new Rules Updates, what Heart of Europe brings to the meta, and what they expect to see played at GenCon!

    Backdoor Pilot Episode - 7th Sea Interview w/ Pinebox Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 47:48


    Something a bit different this time: Collin is joined by David Lapp and Tom Brown from Pinebox Games to discuss the upcoming City of Five Sails expandable card game debuting at Gencon! Come hear about the setting in the world of the 7th Sea roleplaying games, how the game plays, and the plans for organized play and story line events.

    Episode 28 - GenCon Prep pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 92:55


    Alex and Collin begin to analyze the decks that currently make up the Prince season meta, and where they stack up leading into GenCon.

    Episode 27 - Heart of Europe spoilers pt.3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 54:15


    Collin and Alex finish up the rest of what to expect from the upcoming expansion, Heart of Europe

    Episode 26 - Milwaukee Prince Recap + Heart spoilers pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 61:50


    Alex and Collin go over their runs at Prince of Milwaukee, and continue spoilers for Heart of Europe

    Episode 25 - GenCon Event Rundown + Heart of Europe Spoilers pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 73:14


    Alex and Collin discuss what we've learned about the prizes and schedule for all the GenCon events, and start discussing the most recent spoilers for the player cards in Heart of Europe!

    Episode 24 - This One Weird Podcasting Trick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 95:31


    Alex and Collin discuss some hot topics that come and go in the community, and where they stand on them.

    Episode 23 - Can't Shake Me Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 79:22


    Alex and Collin report back on their trip competing at the Wood River Prince event, and the journey the deck went through to get there.

    Episode 22 - Rabbit Season, Prince Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 61:21


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss what they've come up with as a crash course of the Prince meta for the first few events scheduled this season.

    Episode 21 - Lasombra + Neutrals Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 71:38


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss the rest of the cards from the upcoming expansion!

    Episode 20 - Hecata Overview and Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 88:01


    Join Collin and Alex, now armed with the knowledge of what the wraiths do, discuss the fully spoiled Hecata card pool.

    Episode 19 - S&S Precon First Impressions + Agendas pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 102:35


    Alex and Collin talk about their first impressions of the Hecata and Lasombra precon decks, then dive back into talking about building with the rest of the Agendas. Agenda talk begins at 6:00

    Episode 18 - What's on the Agenda

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 82:03


    Join Collin and Alex as they discuss the ever important Agenda card, and how they will shape the decks you make with them.

    Episode 17 - Hot Takes - Organized Play 2022 Announcements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 32:17


    Join Alex and Colin as they discuss the new plans for Organized Play in 2022!

    Episode 16 - Hot Takes: Staying Spooky - The Expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 42:06


    Fresh after the new reveal stream, join Collin and Alex as they discuss the new upcoming expansion, Shadows and Shrouds!

    Episode 15 - A Vampire Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 53:53


    Join Alex and Colin as they reminisce over the past year of Rivals and what they hope for in the future.

    Episode 14 - What's The Opposite of a Lore Deep Dive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 49:03


    Join Alex and Collin as they first have a few addendums to the last episode, then discuss the overall Masquerade lore as they "know" it.

    Episode 13 - Distinguishing Decktypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 63:48


    Join Collin and Alex as they talk about what different decks can look to achieve in Rivals, and also cover some new card changes.

    Episode 12 - Wolf & Rat Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 68:56


    Join Collin and Alex as they discuss their thoughts on what the new and upcoming Wolf & Rat expansion brings to the game!

    Mini Episode - Please Stand By

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 25:34


    While Alex is away (or so it may seem), Collin and Aaron discuss decks in the post Prince meta.

    Episode 11 - Interview with the Vampire Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 37:25


    Join Alex and Collin while they interview the newly crowned Prince of Indianapolis, Josh Johnson!

    Episode 10 - Gen Con Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 55:44


    Happy 10th Episode! Join Collin and Alex as they recap their experiences playing in the Rivals events at Gen Con, and how they have impacted their thoughts of the game moving forward.

    Episode 9 - GenCon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 42:51


    Alex and Collin discuss the big one, Gencon. What it is, how Rivals fits in, and what we can expect to see out of multiple days of events!

    Episode 8 - Thin-Blood and Tremere Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 60:40


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss some play patterns and strategies that anyone playing the new clans should look to employ.

    Episode 7 - Tournament Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 48:37


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss the newly revealed Tournament Rules and how they stacked up to their expectations!

    Episode 6 - The City Deck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 52:12


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss the unique mechanic that is the City Deck.

    Episode 5 - Deckbuilding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 60:05


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss methods for constructing decks. Link for Ainsley's articles - https://thehavenrivals.weebly.com/

    Episode 4 - Core Crypt Pack Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 41:13


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss the cards they think are standouts in the Core Set Crypt Pack.

    Episode 3 - Ventrue and Malkavian Starter Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 58:17


    Join Alex and Collin in the second episode covering the core preconstructed decks, Ventrue and Malkavian!

    Episode 2 - Brujah and Toreador Starter Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 60:37


    Join Alex and Collin in the first of a two part series covering the preconstructed starter decks. This episode - Brujah and Toreador!

    Mini Episode - Blood & Alchemy Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 25:19


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss the previews of the upcoming expansion!

    Episode 1 - Season 0 League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 45:02


    Join Alex and Collin as they discuss their experiences playing in the Season 0 League, and what the future of competitive play might look like.

    Episode 0 - Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 17:03


    Your hosts, Alex and Collin, introduce themselves to the community and give a taste of things to come!

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