Join us on a journey into the the mind of Dice Master Legend, J.T. “Homash” Horsfall as we seek to extract the secrets of his success! Not only do we talk about the teams and strategies behind his Canadian and US National victories, but we get into piloting in general, how to build a team and we even dive into the mathematical intricacies of the “Homash die value”. Plus, Rollin’ Blunders and a Hall of Fame nominations! So unholster your calculators and join our posse in the pursuit of fun!
[00:00:35] Intro
[00:02:22] Wizkids European Open info
[00:03:14] Intro to the Guest!
[00:04:12] JT Horsefall!
[00:04:48] You came to the game really early on right?
[00:04:51] JT’s history with the game
[00:05:47] Iron Man was and Is his favorite
[00:06:12] What were your first competitve events like?
[00:07:07] Lucan: so it was a piloting thing? (problem)
[00:07:10] Early mistakes JT was making when playtesting with Randy
[00:07:39] Links to Golden info on our web page
[00:08:10] JT talks about his first Canadian Nats team. Here’s the link to the team…
[00:09:28] "] Buy order and how he planned to win with Canadian nats team
[00:10:00] Used Jade Giant for board clear
[00:11:14] Tsarina + Patch + Bolt pump could = lethal on turn 3 with an empty field
[00:12:06] talking Polymorph
[00:12:18] Polymorph talk
[00:13:54] 2019 – Canadian Nationals
[00:14:07] JT talks about 2019 Canadian Nationals
[00:14:53] JT’s 2019 Canadian Nationals team starting with Black Canary/Danger Room combo.
JT’s 2019 Canadian team link…
[00:15:22] UC Madame Web discussion
[00:15:55] Poison Ivy Global
[00:16:02] JT describes the no longer legal UC Madame Web – Poison Ivy global combo
[00:20:45] talkin’ rare SP//dr
[00:21:04] JT: “I chose SP//DR over Bishop to speed the game up…”
[00:21:36] Arge: “How’d did you arrive at your style of play?
[00:22:40] talkin’ Phoenix Fastball. Link to the core of the team below…
[00:25:04] JT talks about Wolverine: The Best There is Build
[00:25:37] Back for Seconds talk and link
[00:27:54] How import is it to play multiple styles?
[00:30:22] "] Arge: How does mental reps work for you in Dice Masters?
[00:30:47] Talkin’ about mental reps
[00:31:52] Rolling Blunders?
[00:32:18] JT talks mistakes and blind spots
[00:33:41] Lucan’s Rollin’ Blunder
[00:34:47] Any action steps from you and Dave’s work on the Attack Zone?
[00:35:02] Trade teams – try to beat 50% win rate with both
[00:37:14] Arge: “Let’s talk about your old Alter Ego – Count Von Homash…”
[00:37:23] JT explains the origin of Homash
[00:38:05] Talking about the “Homash die value.”
[00:41:21] The specifics of how to do the formula –
1. Add all three Attack stats together and divide that # by 3 (this = average attack)
2. Add all three Defense stats together and divide by 3 (this = average defense).
3. Add these two #s together and put that result to the side.
4. Add the value of all three fielding costs together and divide by 3 (this = average fielding cost).
5. Add the average fielding cost to the purchase cost (this = total costs).
6. Divide the # you gleaned in step 3 (average attack + average defense) by the # from step 5 (total costs) which equals the Homash value. Approaching 2 is a good value.
[00:43:05] Formula and Ti84 program
[00:44:41] Never a big MTG player
[00:46:51] Anything in general to keep your eye out for when new cards are released or old cards cycled?
[00:50:10] Talkin’ about how to keep the game fun
[00:51:19] JT: “when I’m playing the teams that I built I’m playing loose, when I’m playing the teams that other people built I’m playing more competitively
[00:52:06] Talking piloting
[00:54:09] Your 3 favorite teams of all time
[00:54:15] Poly control
[00:54:32] Kevin Richter’s Elf-thief Bard team
[00:54:48] Ring of Magnetism / Wonder Girl combo
[00:55:33] Hall of Fame Nomination!
[00:57:22] Dave Morus!
Dave Top 8 – 2015 US National Championships
[00:58:20] Unwritten rules = res’ing on turn 1
[01:00:16] Poison Ivy Ruling read out