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The Inkwell Gamers

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We are a husband and wife duo bringing you a competitive-minded Disney Lorcana variety podcast! We’ll discuss anything from new set releases and deck building, to art and lore. Check us out on other platforms for even more content beyond this podcast. *hint hint* - Gameplay, unboxings, and much more!
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Episodes

Shimmering Skies Set Review - Amethyst

50 EPISODES!! WOOHOO!! We're back and continuing with another set review episode... this time covering Amethyst! This color did not have very many vanilla cards for this set, which means we had a lot to talk about today! We hope you all enjoy this episode!

Sep 08, 20241 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 50

Shimmering Skies Set Review - Amber

Another set is now released so you know what that means....another set REVIEW! We're kicking things off with Amber for this week so give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Aug 23, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 49

Recapping GenCon & DLC Bologna

Ahh GenCon....the 1 year anniversary since the early release of Lorcana. We go back to where it all began except this time...we don't sleep on the floor in line waiting for product! Instead, we participated in three events and each won a convention exclusive mat and had a lot of fun while we did it too! Join us as we share our insights into how we approached these events differently than we would a constructed event. Also, Dalton recaps the DLC in Bologna from this past weekend and we discuss ho...

Aug 10, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 48

The End of Set Champs & Set 4 SD Review (Amethyst/Amber)

Join us as we recap our last weekend competing in the Set Champs for Ursula's Return! We also complete our last starter deck review using the Amber/Amethyst Madrigal deck. Did we like playing with this one and why or why not? Also, *spoiler alert* Dalton makes a completely new decklist for how he thinks Amber/Amethyst can be played competitively. Lastly, we give a special shoutout to all of the wonderful CC's who are stepping away from the space. We hope it's not forever, but we are grateful for...

Aug 01, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 47

Set Champ Recap & Set 4 Starter Deck Review/Upgrade (Sapphire/Steel)

Get ready for a 2-for-1 episode!! Join us as we recap our first weekend of set champ tournaments, as well as our first of two starter deck reviews for Ursula's Return. For this week, we covered the Sapphire-Steel SD. Then, Dalton also takes the hero package and upgrades it to how he would play that archetype in these colors. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you try the deck, let us know what you think! Deck List: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/YudHq2CtwIbZFAu9hDlG...

Jul 26, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Here Lies Bucky.... The death of the squirrel and prepping for tourneys without PB

Welcome back! Let's catch up! We have a lot of exciting things to address with y'all! We talk about the recent changes to Bucky and our thoughts on that, as well as how to prep for competitive events now that we can't grind games on Pixelborn anymore. Also, we catch you up on what we're currently playing with....which, you'd be surprised at this news! Come hang out with us! Link to tabletop camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08V4WLPX1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1...

Jul 19, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Ursula's Return Set Review - Steel

Well friends, we finally reached the end of our set review of Ursula's Return. We are finishing this out with our last ink color: Steel. We have a lot to discuss in this one, from the S's all the way down to the D's! We hope you enjoy this episode and hearing how we analyzed these cards.

Jul 05, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Ursula's Return Set Review - Sapphire

Join us as we continue our Set 4 review of Ursula's Return, focusing on all of the sapphire (non-vanilla) cards for this episode. There are some cards that we think are definite front runners for this ink, and there are some we suspect might be getting slept on.....so give a listen to find out which ones those all could be!

Jun 28, 202441 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Ursula's Return Set Review - Ruby

We are now back and picking up where we left off in our Set 4 review of Ursula's Return, continuing with Dalton's favorite ink color....Ruby! There were a pretty good amount of decent cards that came from this color, so give it a listen and see which ones we think are the best!

Jun 21, 202437 minSeason 1Ep. 42

Chicago DLC Recap!

Hey, hey! We're back! After a crazy few weeks, we have finally recovered from both the Atlanta and Chicago DLCs and are here to continue telling our story from them! In this episode, we recap how the Chicago DLC went for both of us, as well as how it compared to Atlanta. This time, Dana actually got to be on a featured match and opens up about how the experience truly was for her. Dalton also recounts his matches (in far better detail, we might say!) and how diverse his opponents' decks were fro...

Jun 19, 202445 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Atlanta DLC Recap!

We are officially home from the very FIRST North American DLC in Atlanta. Woo, what a weekend! Join us as we recount our experience participating in such a historical event and hear Dalton's experience first-hand as he talks about the experience of making it to Day 2. We also talk about some pretty fresh topics from this week, what we plan on bringing to Chicago, and what we hope to see at future DLC events.

May 30, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Ursula's Return Set Review - Emerald

Ayyy we're back at it again with another set review for Ursula's Return! Today we're covering Dana's favorite ink color...Emerald! This one actually has some pretty sick cards, and the enchanted we opened is even from this group as well! Check it out and let us know what you think!

May 24, 202457 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Ursula's Return Set Review - Amethyst

Welcome back to our set review of Ursula's Return where we are continuing with all the non-vanilla Amethyst cards! Tune in to see what we think is the best card released for this ink color!

May 22, 202455 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Ursula's Return Set Review - Amber

Happy Set Release Day! We are kicking off the weekend for the release of Ursula's Return by bringing back our in-depth ink-by-ink set review....starting with Amber! This time, we are excluding the vanilla cards (because, well, they're vanilla!) but everything else is fair game. We hope you enjoy this episode!

May 17, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Store Championships: Week 2

Now that all of the set championships have been wrapped up and completed, we come back to discuss how this past weekend went as well as our overall impression of the marathon that was the past two weeks. Did Dalton finally get a first place finish? How did Dana perform? We cover all that and more, so tune in to find out!

May 03, 202438 minSeason 1Ep. 36

The Largest Pack Tourney Yet & Store Championships Prep

Welcome to another episode of the Inkwell Gamers Podcast! We're recapping how Dana & Dalton both did this past weekend in the Pack's Tournament that was the largest one to date. We cover what we played, what we saw, and how we think our decks performed. Then, we jump into getting ready for a marathon these next two weeks with us going to compete in FOUR store championships! We'll talk about our goals as we go into the weekend and what decks we are going to be bringing.

Apr 19, 202431 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Chattin' Lorcana with Brennan DeCandio

This week we have the honor of having one of the best Lorcana players on for a special interview.... Brennan DeCandio will be joining us to talk all things TCG and Lorcana. We ask him about his deck building process, tournament prep, and all things in between. We hope you enjoy this week's episode as much as we had making it!

Apr 12, 202444 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Atlanta and More Tournament Talk!

Join us this week as we talk about the ticket sales for the newly announced Disney Lorcana Challenge event in Atlanta, as well as how our most recent tournament went! We both tried out newer decks and dissected how we feel they performed in all of our matches. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

Mar 29, 202437 minSeason 1Ep. 32

Lorecast News and Top 8'ing a Big Tourney!

In this week's episode, we discuss ALLLLL the amazing announcements from the first ever Lorecast that was on Wednesday....but first, we talk about how Dalton finished Top 8 in The Pack's most recent tournament! What did he see? What did he beat and what did he lose to? Did anything surprise him? Tune in to hear all about it!

Mar 22, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Let's talk META!

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Inkwell Gamers Podcast! We're celebrating today's episode by talking about the current meta scene. We're extremely excited to finally see a variety of decks being used competitively, and are actually taking a deeper look at NINE different decklists with you all! Are you ready?! Because we are! Decks We Talked About Today (in order): Sapp/Steel Ramp - https://dreamborn.ink/decks/YUx7PxdmgNqgm55hj6ot Sapp/Ruby Control - https://dreamborn.ink/decks/LKgXMMGoqKekdIp...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Into the Inklands Emerald/Amber Starter Deck & Upgrades

Welcome back to another episode! Today we're going over the other starter deck from Into the Inklands - Emerald/Amber. As always, we give our opinion on how we thought it played out as-is, then give you all two different ways to upgrade this deck. If you happen to try either upgrade out on your own, give us a shout for what you thought of it! Budget Upgrade: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/YusB1EmotRlqSGBLk6DX Non-Budget Upgrade: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/lAw2Ned5H28RhZVJrXzs...

Mar 08, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Into the Inklands Ruby/Sapphire Starter Deck & Upgrades

We are officially one week into Set 3's release! Dana and Dalton are first taking on the ruby/sapphire deck and giving their analysis for how they think it played out (especially those new locations!). Ready to upgrade those starter decks already?? We also give you two different ways to make this a little more competitive. Come check it out and let us know what you think! Budget Upgrade: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/cgx1RakbfauUjGzFzrZE Non-Budget Upgrade: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/1MTbfx5rv5Kg...

Mar 02, 202434 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Into the Inklands is...FINALLY HERE!!!!

Happy Release Day, everyone! We're switching things up with our set review of grading the new cards, so come check it out and let us know how we did!

Feb 23, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Locations, Locations, Locations!

EDIT: When this episode was recorded, we were misinformed about how gaining lore worked with locations and misspoke during the episode. Please note that lore is not gained whenever characters move to a location, unless their card specifically states so. We're finally talking about the biggest introduced concept coming out with set 3.....LOCATIONS! How do they work? How do we think they will impact the game? Which ones do we have our eye on? All those questions answered and more in this episode. ...

Feb 16, 202435 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Building an Unconventional Deck!!

Today we're challenging the status quo and building an unconventional deck right on the fly with you all! We're using a color combo that isn't typically seen, but we're going to try our best to figure out the best archetype and gameplan for it! Stay tuned for a complimentary video where we'll be testing this out to see if it's viable against the current meta... Deck List: https://dreamborn.ink/decks/4YZoE76dYXbXXn7KUVtJ...

Feb 02, 202432 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Let's Get Hype for Competitive Play!!

This week we talk about some pretty big announcements recently made regarding Lorcana TCG Gateway, a competitive tournament layout, and much more! Now that official competitive play has been announced, are we going to see card rotation or bans? If so, what cards could we see getting banned and why? Tune in to find out!

Jan 25, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Has Dalton Finally Cracked the Code to the Items Deck?!

Thanks for hanging out with us for another episode of the Inkwell Gamers Podcast! Today we talk about two large tournaments from this past weekend, which includes an emergence of decks that aren't all Ruby-Amethyst or Steel-Song (whaaaaattt?!). We also talk about how Dana is salty that Dalton came back and got 18 lore in one turn to beat her with his item deck. What does this mysterious item deck consist of? Would he make any changes to it and if so, what would they be? Listen to hear us talk al...

Jan 12, 202433 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Our Chapter 2 Decks and Metagame Talks!

In today's episode, Dana and Dalton talk about their favorite decks since Rise of the Floodborn has come out. They also discuss the upcoming SCG Con Cincy, the current metagame, and whether we'll see viable monochrome decks?! Dalton's Decks: Ruby/Amethyst - https://dreamborn.ink/decks/3ZYQ6I7cWfdny1AESYKy Items - https://dreamborn.ink/decks/EKDnz884rVC5oWJEu2AY Dana's Decks: Emerald/Sapphire - https://dreamborn.ink/decks/m2GU8uhny5OkYEJ9iQ6p You Want Some Emerald With That Steel? - https://dream...

Jan 04, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Rise of the Floodborn Set Review - Steel

Welcome back to another episode! We are finally wrapping up our ROTF set review with all of the Steel cards, which includes what we think is the best card of Chapter 2!

Dec 30, 202355 minSeason 1Ep. 21
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