The first ever annual induction into the Majestic (and mythical) Dice Masters Hall of Fame! No spoilers! We promise you it’s worth the wait. Join us on our jaunt to the land of Tír na n’Óg, where what’s old is new again, and the lessons of the past shed light on a fast approaching new meta!
[00:00:38] Intro to Season 2 Episode 2 – First Hall of Fame Induction
[00:02:11] Reviewing the nominated Candidates
[00:05:24] Guest Intro!
[00:05:55] David Walsh!
[00:07:30] How David came to the game.
[00:08:02] David’s Magic the Gathering background
[00:08:29] David talks about what he brought from Magic to Dice Masters
[00:09:00] David “every team I ever made was based on a Magic deck”
[00:09:47] Begin discussion of Polymorph
[00:10:41] Prismatic Spray talk
[00:11:10] Polymorph discussion
[00:11:39] Polymorph was inspired by Magic Deck called “Gifts Ungiven”
Gifts Ungiven Deck
[00:11:40] Polymorph definition
[00:14:26] Talkin’ PxG and Polymorph
[00:15:28] “Gifts Ungiven” Magic The Gathering Card
[00:16:41] Rundown of David’s 2015 Nationals team
[00:17:44] Brewing for 2015 US Nationals
[00:18:24] Other teams at the time
[00:19:11] Manticore gets banned from Global Escalation
[00:19:48] Spider Bomb
[00:21:11] David talks about setting things up with clearly focused teams
[00:22:31] Simplicity and Consistency
[00:22:59] PxG and Breaking Ramp
[00:23:25] “1st thing I’m thinking every turn is how do I win this turn?”
[00:24:25] “2nd Thought is… are you going to kill me?”
[00:24:38] “In RPG’s, I’m a Mage player. I have 2 modes… attack and kill or run away for my life.”
[00:25:08] Nova build to deal with Beast Wall
[00:26:30] Lucan: How do agressive teams handle distraction w/o Doom Caliber Knight global?
[00:27:25] Lucan: When do you stop adding counter-measures?
[00:28:43] Defines RMG = random number generation
[00:30:16] World’s Team
[00:31:01] David talks about how he arrived at his World’s team
[00:32:02] Lucan: why no Ring of Magnetism?
[00:33:11] World’s team was way slower… Start talking Jinzo: Trap Destroyer
[00:34:07] Forgot his rare Venom…
[00:34:57] "] Break ramp when you can smash with Wolverine
[00:36:21] Bush League Doom Calibur talk
[00:37:16] Doom Calibur play testing
[00:37:49] Doom Cal global had pushed Distraction out of the meta
[00:38:27] Brewing with the meta in mind
[00:39:47] “I assume the strongest team will be the most popular.”
[00:41:04] Poly changed the meta b/w Nats and Worlds – allowed for rise of Jinzo
[00:42:11] Link to the Jinzo game
[00:42:56] Talkin’ about his original scene… Stuart
[00:45:19] Thoughts about keeping the game fun for the long hall
[00:45:24] Rat study
[00:46:04] Hall of Fame Ceremony
[00:48:32] Final thoughts
Other Links:
Youtube:
2015 National Championship videos on Youtube:
National Championship Game David Walsh vs Kelly D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAq_vBn3KBE
Semi-Finals – David W. vs. Sadat M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_9jC9_2uk&list=PLjPLpCExt7PbS8PYKDFPO00pR7Oo8iVr4&index=8
Swiss Round 4 Michael W. v. David W https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwHWxAtfKYs
2015 World Championship videos on Youtube:
Round 2 – David W. vs Dane L https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjTpgBKQGU&list=PL2BxJokv2NqK34nsMc1e9Cjd3JKm1kG2b&index=2
Round 3 – David W. vs Kelly D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qjh2AXOei8&list=PL2BxJokv2NqK34nsMc1e9Cjd3JKm1kG2b&index=3
Semi Final – David W. vs Shawn E. David W vs Shawn E
Grand Final – David W. vs. Dean Leland 2015 World’s Final Match – David W vs Dean L
World’s Qualifier 2 – Round 1 (Brandon M. vs David W.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xIp0_Mm6jM
World’s Qualifier 2 – Interview with David Walsh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGBwQ7qCE2Q