Ned was on KBOO Community Radio talking about board games! Also, we talk about other stuff. Ned on KBOO: https://kboo.org/media/125231-playtesting-ned-damon Browser Article: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/ swudb.net: swudb.net
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Is Twilight wordier than Shadows? Ned and Parker talk applied sideboarding in anticipation of Parker's BIG WIN at the Portland PQ. - KTOD John Tatta SCG Con Columnbus 2K: https://swudb.com/deck/view/oKfgGWcPQbdz - PQ Bologna: https://swudb.com/deck/view/IuTwGYSAwH - PQ Sao Paulo: https://swudb.com/deck/view/AefcrsDdSleJ
Jan 14, 2025•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast What better way to celebrate SWU Year's Eve than listening to Ned and Parker talk about lesser known Star City Games articles from the past?
Jan 01, 2025•42 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Ned talks about PAX Unplugged and then we talk about the tiny things we hope to see in 2025 for SWU.
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast What were the most unloved cards in Shadows? What are the most popular leaders so far in Twilight? What does a bad math segment look like? STICK AROUND AND FIND OUT. (Our audio quality is better than ever, but Parker finally sat down and learned Squadcast/Descript, which left no time for charts or visual lists. The graphs - as always - are over on Ned's github, found at our website. There's no handy image grab of the Top 10 to post on Discord.) theforceunlimited.com...
Nov 19, 2024•50 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast For Twilight of the Republic: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. theforceunlimited.com Ned's Borrowed Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/sTBuHjAp Parker's Borrowed Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/DJPVUbQPAd
Nov 05, 2024•47 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker are back! It's mostly math. So much math. But it's user-submitted questions getting answered with math! theforceunlimited.com
Oct 22, 2024•57 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker interview Alicia and Tyler at PAX West. theforceunlimited.com
Sep 16, 2024•45 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about Drafting the Hard Way and Drafting the Correct Way. Then we revisit Ned Math: Are rarer cards better than more common ones? Drafting the Correct Way, by Paolo Vitor Dama di Rosa: https://www.threeforonetrading.com/en/drafting-the-correct-way Drafting the Hard Way, by Ben Stark: https://www.channelfireball.com/article/Stark-Reality-Drafting-the-Hard-Way/397b71cd-11d4-4644-9e77-5c08846d30c0/
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about mapping boxes, the importance of removal effects, and what the Top 10 Leaders on swudb were in the first week of Shadows of the Galaxy for #starwarsunlimited theforceunlimited.com
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about mapping boxes, the importance of removal effects, and what the Top 10 Leaders on swudb were in the first week of Shadows of the Galaxy for #starwarsunlimited
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker get married! What does that have to do with Shadows of the Galaxy? theforceunlimited.com
Jul 09, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Oh no, Ned and Parker are arguing! Don't worry, Dear Listener, it's a bit. Ned and Parker take sides regarding various facets of the first set of Star Wars: Unlimited. (Apologies for the audio, life is life.)
Jun 25, 2024•58 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker run through a blitz of subjects to short to merit segments of their own. Then Ned takes his first pass at Shadows math. https://www.theforceunlimited.com
Jun 11, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast After talking about Parker's showdown experience, Ned and Parker talk Lines of play, and Heuristics for play. https://theforceunlimited.com
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about Winston, Two-Headed Dragon, Padawan and Youngling, Cube, and what the hell is going on with Pokemon formats. https://theforceunlimited.com...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Parker has questions about "niche" keywords. Ned and Parker talk "better" versus "strictly better". Then Ned talks through the math of 4 card Turn 2 super-combos. https://theforceunlimited.com
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Ned dives in to the Twickenham results and has thoughts about Boba. Parker talks about girl scout cookies. One of these men is shouldering the entire TFU brand. https://theforceunlimited.com
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast As Parker nears a complete collection of Spark of Rebellion, Ned talks about how insufferable people with full collections are and gives advice on how to maximize your investment in Star Wars: Unlimited if you're not going to spend a lot of money. https://theforceunlimited.com
Mar 26, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker sit down with FFG Dev Ryan Serrano to talk about designing Star Wars: Unlimited. https://theforceunlimited.com
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast The quarter zip gang talks about playing for expression versus playing to win. Parker walks through his thoughts on strategies for the prerelease and Ned tries to get a word in edgewise. https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/IyCkyqhDeRof Ned's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/BgEtqIcKyqb
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 8: The Math-Free Zone | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast Welcome to Episode 8 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Ned and Parker talk about bluffing and misdirection. Ned and Parker talk about their Top 3 respective Mel cards. Ned and Parker talk about their feelings about the first Take the Initiative TTS tourney. Ned and Parker DO NOT talk about math! https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/PAuyCtm...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 7 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. TWO NEW RECURRING SEGMENTS. Ned and Parker talk about the game design implications of Star Wars Unlimited's starting with two resources. Before that, there's math. After that, there's math. And it breaks Parker. Listen to him break. Episode 8 will be math free. https://theforceunlimited.com
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 6 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Good news! We've leveled up our audio! Bad news! We've lost the ability to stay on target. In this episode, Parker and Ned discuss the pros and cons of different draw mechanics in TCGs, and why we like Star Wars Unlimited's the best. Then Ned evaluates how many hits you need to have in your deck to ensure you successfully fish. https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck:https://swudb.com/deck/N...
Jan 16, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 5 of the Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Ned mathematically quantifies the Space Arena Tax, and it drives Parker to drink. We discuss who is the Worf of Star Wars? And also, we walk through the Quadrant Theory of Card Evaluation. theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/YNHCEwmt
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 4 of the Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Ned and Parker talk about the Beatdown: who is it, and if it's you, how do you play as one? Then Ned laboriously walks Parker through advantage theory and the five types of advantage in SWU (the sixth one will surprise you!). theforceunlimited.com
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Parker really doesn't like sideboards. Ned calms him down. Then Ned gets math-y about stats versus cost. https://theforceunlimited.com
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about a game design's complexity budget. Then Ned walks Parker through high level deck building approaches. https://theforceunlimited.com
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Ned and Parker talk about player archetypes in Star Wars Unlimited on the premiere episode of The Force Unlimited. https://theforceunlimited.com
Dec 02, 2023•55 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast