Around the Hearth - A Hearthstone Podcast

We’re all puzzled out! (Just about). It’s been a pretty light week for news with everyone fully occupied with their internships for Dr. Boom, so instead we talk about our own experiences in the puzzle labs, and find out who’s finished and who is struggling; rebobson walks us through a funky Control Paladin in deck of the week, as well as our usual reviews of the Tavern Brawl and the meta. This week’s Deck of the Week is EricThomas’ Deathrattle Control Paladin: AAECAZ8FCtIE+gaQB/sMucECycICjtMCy+wC8f4CoIADCooB3AP0Bc8G9gebwgKrwgKL4QKE/AKRgAMA If you would like to have your deck featured on the show, remember you can submit yourself by emailing us at the address below! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

Ya boy Ztdubz is back and reporting for duty, after a long hiatus away! He’ll be reporting on the upcoming puzzle labs which are making rebobson very excited indeed. Rebobson will be walking us through all the happenings from HCT Buenos Aires’ as well as his analysis of the competitive and Ladder metas’, so if you wanna know what’s hot and what’s not, check it out! Our card of the week is the Boomsday’s hot topic, the giggling inventor; meanwhile, Adam has a user submitted Mecha’thun decklist for deck of the week which we will all be having a look at and doctoring. Enjoy, and we shall see you all next week! This week’s Deck of the Week is Rommel’s submitted Mecha’thun Priest: AAECAa0GBu0FpQmdxwLc9QLx+wKIggMM+wHlBPYH0gryDPsM0cEC2MECns4C8M8C6NACvfMCAA== And our own doctored version: AAECAa0GCO0FpQmdxwKp4gLc9QLx+wKh/gKIggML+wHlBPYH0gryDPsM0cECns4C8M8C6NACvfMCAA== If you would like to have your deck featured on the show, remember you can submit yourself by emailing us at the address below! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https

The expansion arrived with a BOOM! We’re full of thoughts on the newfounded meta since the expansion dropped last Tuesday, with discussion about what we’ve all seen aplenty! No card or deck of the week this week as everything is all brand new; instead, all 3 of us will walk you through a deck that we have been playing to varying degrees of success since the launch! On top of that, rebobson walks you through the first tour stop of the Boomsday, hear all about what’s in store for you if you head along to a Fireside Gathering this month, and bow down to Mecha’thun. Decks featured on this week’s show: Adam’s Mech Evolve Token Shaman: AAECAaoIBOvPAqH4Aur6Apj7Ag3wB5MJkcEC68ICm8sC+9MC0eEC4vgCvPwC9v0CiYADjIADzIEDAA== Rebobson’s Odd Warrior: AAECAQcIqgaQB/kMoscCz8cCkvgCnvgCoIADC0uiBP8H+wybwgLK5wK67AKd8ALi+AKD+wKe+wIA EvilSquirrel’s Quest Warlock: AAECAf0GCt4F7QXMCIDHApTHApfTApruAvH3Apz4Ao+CAwr3BNsGzgeRxwLnywLy0ALO6QLi+AKPgAOAigMA Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

With the expansion quite literally on our doorsteps, the gang’s at something of a loss as to what to talk about (curse our Monday evening showtime!). With that said, we all pick the 3 cards we’re looking forward to playing with most, and the decks we’ll be trying them out in once we open up those sweet sweet packs on Tuesday. Rebobson sends off his favourite ever meta in style, Adam hates Valeera’s Bag of Burgled Spells, and Squirrel is excited to have a potentially playable use for discarding things. Happy pack openings to everyone! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: http

Cards, cards and more cards are the order of the day in this special card review episode! No card of the week, no meta, no tournaments; just cards as far as the eye can see. EvilSquirrel and rebobson are joined by friend of the show HockeyBoyz3 to walk through the hundred-odd cards released since last Monday’s show, with the final card reveal stream, card dump, and a plethora of individual reveal streams since then! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBe

Evilsquirrel makes his return tonight! He along with Adam will break down all the latest in game news, give you a rundown of the last week of the Witchwood standard meta, and recap Hearthstone Esports news the best we can sans Rebobson. Finally, joining us on tonight's show is a very special guest, Bytes, a phenomenal innkeeper who will tell you all about how to make some mad science at your next event! So come join us won't you? Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

Card reveal season is in full swing! Today’s special recurring guest is friend of the show GeoBraun, and he’ll be joining rebobson and DES_Adam as they talk about the cards revealed in Monday’s card reveal stream. Rebobson will report on the weekend’s competitive happenings, whether they be his own losing, the One Trick tournament or the Hearthstone Global Games, while GeoBraun’s pick for card of the week is… Ebon Dragonsmith. And boy are there some ideas for that card. See you next week, where we will be putting up an additional show on Friday with all our card reviews! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

The Boomsday Project is our next Hearthstone expansion! Blacksnap joins DES_Adam and rebobson to talk about the wacky scientific endeavors and mechanical monstrosities that will be the source of much mirth come the 7th of August! Plus, rebobson gets very excited about the prospect of a new Puzzle Mode, discusses the happenings at HCT Oakland, and discusses the resurgence of Zoo with Blacksnap, while DES_Adam gets very angry indeed about this weeks Tavern Brawl. Tune in next week to hear about some eggy antics, as well as a whole heap of new cards! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

Teaser season is upon us! EvilSquirrel is off celebrating his newest addition for the next few weeks, so joining DES_Adam and rebobson this week is friend of the show EK_Designer. There’s some wild speculation about the cryptic clues coming out of Blizzard over the past week, some discussion about the metas latest developments in Malygos Druid, as well as rebobson ranting a bit more about the organisation of tour stops about the latest mess in HCT Italy. Plus: the year of Hunterace marches on. Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth This week’s Deck of the Week is Thijs’ ShudderYogg Shaman: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1135873-around-the-hearth-dotw-thijs-shudderyogg-shaman Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

We spoke, and they delivered! Sort of. Blizzard announced some new changes to the ladder system since last weeks episodic rantings, as well as sneaking in something new and exciting into last weeks Tavern Brawl. Rebobson goes into far more detail than he really should about what happened in the HCT Summer Championships, as well as giving his thoughts on the current tournament meta, while Adam plays a nice relaxed game of chess and EvilSquirrel did some stupid stuff with Master Oakheart. Tune in next week to hear about how rebobson got on playing Odd Priest! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth This week’s Deck of the Week is Takas’ Healing Zoo: https://twitter.com/takas_020/status/1013436794782695427 Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: htt

It’s time for some ranting and raving this week, and joining us is none other than Philly high legend player and streamer blacksnap! We’ll be talking about his and rebobson’s experiences of the recent ladder issues; exactly what went wrong, what can still go right, and what Blizzard need to do to address the situation (not to mention EvilSquirrel’s attempts to reach there himself!).Plus, in card of the week, we had a great time messing around with Clockwork Automaton, and next week we will be discussing our experiments with none other than Master Oakheart. Plus, Shadow Reflections and rebobson’s experiences competing at UK Nationals! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Find blacksnap on Twitter at https://twitter.com/blacksnaptc and Twitch at https://twitch.tv/blacksnaptc Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

Not the most news-heavy of weeks this week, so thank goodness we have a fresh Dreamhack off the presses for rebobson to talk about! EvilSquirrel discusses at depth why he plays against every single Odd Paladin on ladder in our meta analysis, DES_Adam buillds some Zombeasts in our Tavern Brawl review, and everyone had a jolly old time taking our Card of the Week for a Tess (ho ho) drive. This week’s Deck of the Week: Dinosaurs and Bears, courtesy of Blisterguy! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth This week’s Deck of the Week is Blisterguy’s Recruit Hunter: https://twitter.com/blisterguy/status/1005096995738882049 Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

The Taverns of Time are live, so we’ve drafted (get it?) our resident Arena expert TheCheat in to review the new Arena-exclusive cards for us, so you know what you should be drafting and what you should be leaving on the bench! Rebobson is doing a mixture of talking and ranting about HCT Seoul over the weekend in tournament news, DES_Adam is expressly ignoring last week’s Tavern Brawl even existing, and EvilSquirrel gives you all a wonderful reminder to get your votes in for the global games. Plus, bears! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

We’ve all Gone Fishin’ this week! Last week’s Tavern Brawl was a big hit with the gang, so tune in to hear DES_Adam’s take on that; rebobson goes through all you need to know about Dreamhack Austin’s Hearthstone action, as well as a spotlight on the latest Druid deck to take the meta by storm, and EvilSquirrel is straight thuggin’ with last week’s card of the week. Next week, we’ll be going over some Grizzly action, we’ll see you then! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth This Week’s Deck of the Week is Amnesiac’s Dreamhack-Winning Token Druid: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/amnesiacs-midrange-token-druid-dreamhack-austin-2018/ Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX

We have our first proper episode since the expansion got into full swing with the nerfs, so there’s plenty of meta discussion to be had, and turns out rebobson, EvilSquirrel and DES_Adam all have encountered some very different things! Tune in to find out about the first competitive Hearthstone to happen post-nerf at the Titanar invitational, catch up on Tempo Storm’s History of Hearthstone, and show Countess Ashmore. Plus, rebobson walks you through a great pick for the current meta in Taunt Warrior! Help us create the show and join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthehearth This Week’s Deck of the Week is CinderAscendant’s Taunt Warrior!: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1121606-around-the-hearth-dotw-cinderascendant-quest Join our Discord server and hang out with us at: https://discord.gg/xnF4RBd Other links & Contact Info: Email: aroundthehearthpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthehearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aroundthehearth Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClr_KAFeLr3hKE7J9EKhRSw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aroundthehearth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/around-the-hearth iTunes: https://apple.co/2yxR0t2 PodBean: https://bit.ly/2vJ2BaX