Monday 31 August 2015

TPA # 009: Masks, Masks & More Masks!

Welcome to [B]Episode Nine of The Prep Area[/B]!  Hosts RJ ([B]RJRETRO[/B]) and Patrick ([B]Shadowmeld[/B]) are going weekly!  Come along for the ride!  This week, we have two teams matching our theme -- "Maskers of Manipulation" and "Merry Masks and Pippin"!  [b]JT[/b] did a masks team last week, while we did an undead theme last week, so this week he is doing an undead team based on the Care Bears!  (Or the villains, anyway...)

[b]Necromanticer[/b] looks to make me happy by proving the worth of Booster Gold in "Off the Meta" while [b]dave[/b] joins The Prep Area team by moving the award-winning* "Six Pack" to our show!

Once again, our amazing art was supplied by the official artist of The Prep Area, [B]Nick Sutphin[/B]!  Follow him on Twitter at [URL="http://www.twitter.com/Nickbert51"]@Sutphin51[/URL], or check out his Facebook [URL="http://www.facebook.com/Nicksutphinart"]here[/URL], or his Deviantart [URL="http://nicksutphin.deviantart.com/"]here[/URL]!

As always, check out our forums, find some people to play online and more by heading over to:

http://www.thereservepool.com

Monday 17 August 2015

TPA # 008: Six Feet Under

Welcome to Episode Eight of The Prep Area!  Hosts RJ (RJRETRO) and Patrick (Shadowmeld) are doing a special Hallowe'en episode... but not really.  The theme this week is "Six Feet Under", and our two teams involve "The Walking Dead" and "Zombie Society of America"!  Yes, we attempted to use one of the most useless affiliations in the game, and tried to make it fun.

Necromanticer joined in the fun by discussing Deadman and Black Canary during his "Off the Meta" segment, and Dice Masters Drill Sergeant Rodd of Nor wants to help you survive the zombie apocylypse.

Isaac debuts his new segment entitled "The Transition Zone" which will help you make the transition from casual to competitive, and 2015 Canadian Dice Masters National Champion JT will provide a Little Cup team he calls "Mini Masquerade".

Finally, we are excited to debut the work of the official artist of The Prep Area, Nick Sutphin!  Follow him on Twitter at @Nickbert51, or check out his Facebook here, or his Deviantart here!

As always, check out our forums, find some people to play online and more by heading over to:

http://www.thereservepool.com

Monday 3 August 2015

TPA # 007: Bad Choices / Sidekick Control


Welcome to Episode Seven of The Prep Area!  Hosts RJ (RJRETRO) and Patrick (Shadowmeld) are here to help you annoy your opponent, and also take control of all their sidekicks.  The economy team this week is called "Bad Choices", while the main event team is entitled "Sidekick Control".  We want to help you make your opponent's brain explode after they realize regardless of what choice they make, it's one that will slowly destroy them.  In the main event, we provide a constructed team that debuts a new form of ramp -- something that might almost be as viable as PXG.


Now permanent co-host JT -- who is also the 2015 Canadian Dice Masters National Champion -- joins us to debut a Little Cup team (help us come up with a name!) based around Dragons and other stuff.  IsaacBV created his first-ever Little Cup team, and the theme this week: Illuminati!

Finally, Necromaticer takes a look at Harley Quinn from the DC set for "Off the Meta", and Shadowmeld also debuts a new segment called "Shadowmeld's Laboratory".  Finally, Dice Masters Drill Sergeant Rodd of Nor is back as a regular contributor to talk "tournament snacks".

As always, check out our forums, find some people to play online and more by heading over to:

http://www.thereservepool.com