Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast

We would like to apologise to out loyal fan for the lack of content this year.  We are grateful for your BLESSING OF PATIENCE.We have been a little stuck in a NULL TIME ZONE of scheduling conflicts but we hope you never doubted our UNWAVERING RESOLVE to return!This episode was recorded a few weeks ago but we think we are there now for recording and production and should be back to our regular selves with a THUMP.

Sorry everyone.  In the rush to get the episode out before going to EUIC (Pokemon are cool) it appears we failed to include the audio for Mr Energy and John Potion in the export.  Here it is again with actual sound (apparently that's good for a podcast).Lara, Toby and John sit down with Emmental flavour Walkers crisps (33% success rate) and reflect on a weekend taking part in the World Premiere for Compendium of Rathe.Yes we could have published the lost episodes instead but this felt like a better use of our time... Maybe they will resurface one day.

The festive season and the start of the year were a TEST OF VIGOUR!  But Mr Energy and John Potion haven't stopped talking about our favourite TCG.  It has just been the production schedule that has RUN INTO TROUBLE.We hear the WILL OF THE CROWD and will be speeding along those episodes that have been LOST IN TRANSIT so we can bring our PEN hot takes when we chat after this amazing spoiler weekend!In this episode Toby, Lara and John chat about the end of Blitz and the rise of SAGE with guest appearances from competitors at the Dice and Destiny Blitz Skirmish!!!More soon...

Toby, Lara and John finally get to chat about the long awaited BnR over tea, coffee and mince pies.Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.Recorded at a secret location in front of a live audience.They took BRAND WITH CINDERCLAW... some other things also happend.Was this meta really FROZEN TO DEATH?Did we need a SHAKE DOWN?Have we had the BLESSING OF DELIVERANCE we need for the RtN season in 2 weeks?Will the top decks SEEK VENGENCE for this attempt to hobble them?Or will a new hero take a PLUNDER RUN for the top spot?Join us for the uncorked special discussing the GLARING IMPACT of the latest BnRhttps://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion sit down and discuss... pretty much the same things we talked about last week...Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.Recorded at a secret location in front of a live audience.This is very much the quiet season giving us the gift of SHELTER FROM THE STORM of gaming that is coming.What knowledge did we glean from the HERALD OF ERUDITITION that was the SAGE Battle Hardened in Valencia?How did the Top 8 heroes from the Calling last week TAKE UP THE MANTLE of winningiest decks without any new cards?What other gifts do SQUIZZY & FLOOF have left for us to look forward to this year?Check out our link tree for the platforms and socials we use.https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion sit down with... mince pies!!!  Is it that time of the year already? Tell you what it isn't time for, an OASIS RESPITE from the BARRAGING BEATDOWN of competitive Flesh and Blood!Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.Forget VENGEANCE NEVER RESTS, the real insomniac is competitive Flesh and Blood!Has your off-season been plagued by a RESTLESS COALESCENCE of upcoming events?Are you READY TO ROLL in Blitz for Skirmish? Has there even been a Blitz meta for two sets?How should you be preparing to REINFORCE THE LINE of your local RtN event in Jan?What CINDERING FORESIGHT is required to prepare for the World Premiere of PEN?How do you prepare for the BREAK OF DAWN of SAGE with a Calling using cards we won't see until the day before the event?And if all that didn't leave you with a TREMOR OF RESISTANCE, there's a PQ season almost immediately after that as well?If that weren't enough, guess who earned the RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE of victory at an Armoury with this Rhinar list? - https://fabrary.net/decks/01K9VNEKM9XZRTJMSJ4A7MJJRRCheck out our link tree for the platforms and socials we use.https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion sit down with some coffee and hot chocolate to reflect on SAGE, the World Championships and Rhinar.Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.Are you enjoying the EMERGING AVALANCHE of Silver Age?Were the World Championships the DAZZLINg CRESCENDO to the year we were promised?Did the Cup of TCG watch party INVIGORATE our experience of the weekend?was the Living Legend game play able to STIR THE WILDWOOD as hoped?Which hero is going to TEAR ASUNDER the SAGE meta?Check out our link tree for the platforms and socials we use.https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion are immensely grateful to the team at Cup of TCG for scheduling a Watch Party on YouTube specifically for when our episode drops.It means the world to us which is probably why they called it a World Championship watch party and we can't thank them enough.Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.How can we encourage everyone to SAVOUR BLOODSHED in SAGE?Do the PQ results OPEN THE FLOODGATES of the meta?Forget the mistveil, are you ready to part the MONSTROUS VEIL as the Rhinar Armoury deck arrives?Check out our link tree for the platforms and socials we use.https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion sit down for pain au chocolate and hot chocolate with a special guest!Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play Flesh and Blood as competitively as we can.What does it take to literally OVERPOWER your opponents and ROUT the rest of the field in a ProQuest?How does it feel to finally receive the SPOILS OF WAR from conquering a rated event?That's right, this week we are graced with a BLESSING OF STEEL from the winner of our local PQ!Following a COMMANDING PERFORMANCE last weekend we have our local PQ winner joining us for a chat.Charlie, Feistiest of Locals, does a HIT AND RUN on the secret location.Allowing us to GLINT THE QUICKSILVER behind how he planned for this event.He shares his thoughts on how he managed to EDGE AHEAD through even his bad match ups.Want to cut through your next event like a KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER?Is the answer just playing rainbow BLADE RUNNER?Check out our link tree for the platforms and socials we use.https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion can clearly not contain their excitement for the upcoming local PQ in Canterbury.Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play flesh and blood as competitively as we can.In this episode we SMASHBACK ALEHORN after alehorn of great takes on FaB.After discussing the expected meta, join us in cooking up a SAND SKETCHED PLAN for the Dice and Destiny PQ!How do you run the SAVAGE FEAST of decks our locals are likely to bring on the day?How do we ensure the locals finally RUN ROUGHSHOD over their own event?What deck do we think Mister Energy should play in the last RECKLESS SWING of this PQ season?This is one WILD RIDE!!!Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion reflect on what has actually been a good few weeks of FaB.Welcome to Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast where we chat about trying, failing and sometimes succeeding to play flesh and blood as competitively as we can.Maybe we're a little SLAP-HAPPY in the middle of the season but things are looking ok.A chance to reflect and prepare a VIGOROUS WINDUP into the second half of the this round of PQs.Along with some evidence that TENACITY does pay off... maybe...Listen in as we LUBRICATE the GOLDEN COG of victory!!!Follow us - https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion reflect on last weekend's SMASHING PERFORMANCE and prepare a BLISTERING ASSAULT on this weekend's competition.Ready to pick their spirits up like some SEA FLOOR SALVAGE and coming out the other side FORGED FOR WAR!Join us as we WATER THE SEEDS of victory with HEROIC GRIT in the RELENTLESS PURSUIT of a Gold Foil, or even a Cold Foil card from this PQ season.

Mister Energy and John Potion get excited for the first PQ of the season this weekend.Excited is maybe a bit OVER THE TOP...Which hero will drop like a CRACKER BAUBLE into the top spot?And which hero will be an EMERGING POWER?What CRAZY BREW from Shizuoka left John Potion wishing he had a STRONG STOMACH FOR ADVERSITY?How should you prepare for the FEISTY LOCALS in a PQ?Will all our hard work be a HERALD OF TRIUMPH for the weekend?https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Mister Energy and John Potion discuss the upcoming SUP meta and Proquests over Three (3) Cheese and Butternut Squash Risotto!The BECKONING LIGHT of the new season is nearly here!This is our LAST DITCH EFFORT to talk about what is going to happen with no real data.Will the struggle to get new cards lead people to DEMONSTRATE DEVOTION to their old trusty heroes?Or will new heroes ECLIPSE the competition?Can Mister Energy overcome his CONSUMING VOLITION to play Rhinar?You can really feel the TENSION IN THE AIR in this episode as we are on the cusp of an exciting few weeks of FAB.THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!We are on social media!https://linktr.ee/energypotionpodcast

Following the World Premier of Super Slam, Mr. Potion and John Energy discuss the ENERGETIC IMPACT SuperSlam is going to have.Sad to report the loss of the Jaffa Cake Cakes.But long live the Apple and Blackcurrent Crumble Cake!!!What WHISPER OF THE ORACLE do we see in the new heroes?What is going to SHAKE DOWN for PQ season?Have we finally unlocked Rhinar's BEAST WITHIN?Can Mr. Potion PICK A CARD, ANY CARD or even any hero?Is there really a world where Maxx can CHART A COURSE to becoming BDIF?All the answers and even more UNMOVABLE opinions in this week's conversation!

We made it to Episode 10 people!!!Feels like an amazing milestone.Mr. Potion and John Energy have heard your CRIES OF ENCORE and are back with this UPLIFITNG PERFORMANCE as we are in the middle of the Super Slam release.No TALL TALES here, just straight up spitting fax about the game we all enjoy.We have a great time putting Cup Of TCG UP ON A PEDASTAL!Feel the TENSION IN THE AIR as we theory craft how the new cards and heros will shake up whate feels like an OVERCROWDED meta!Hear the sorrow as we discuss Gravy's PAINFUL PASSAGE from S-Tier...As always we discuss how to PUNCH ABOVE YOUR WEIGHT in the upcoming comp seaason!!!

Toby and John catch up with Lucian after his SMASHING PERFORMANCE at Calling Copenhagen!!!Yes, you have drawn THREE OF A KIND with our first (and hopefully not last) episode with a guestLucian offers us his PERSUASIVE PROGNOSIS on all things competitive FaB.Including talking us through his HIGH OCTANE (I miss you Maxx) experience preparing for and playing in a major tournament.Hear about the in-depth DIVE THROUGH DATA that led to his final deck choices.We discuss different approaches to READ THE GLIDE PATH of the meta as you prepare for your next event.Even more relevant as we hope for a BLESSING OF INGENUITY following the the recent BnR.Which heroes have been given a JUMP START by these changes?Can Gravy Bones WITHSTAND losing his Golden Tipples?Will Slippy BUCKLE without Bonds of Agony?Or will the Earth heroes GERMINATE into big winners?And how do you make the DUST PATH PILGRIMAGE to our exclusive secret location?All this and more in this milestone episode of ENERGY POTION!(Contains Rimworld content for a PERFORMANCE BONUS)

Toby and John catch up on some of the whiplash of the last few days and that BnR in the special edition ENERGY POTION Uncorked!WARNING!!! We do talk about the fact of the recent leaks and the concept of leaks and how disappointing they are, but do not actually discuss any cards that were leaked.  We are fairly sure we didn't anyway, one problem is they are out there now.It's been a tough GOLDEN TIPPLE to swallow leaving some writhing in BONDS OF AGONY.But for others it represents a PLUME OF EVERGROWTH that will make fertile soil for their plans to GERMINATE.We don't TALK A BIG GAME in this special episode, just straight up spitting fax!Is an old favourite deck going to RISE FROM THE ASHES?Did you have a STROKE OF FORESIGHT with a recent card purchase or did the HAND BEHIND THE PEN nerf one of your recent acquisition?Worry not as we SIFT through the BnR to unpick the thinking behind it and how the meta will change going forward so the you can remain TEN FEET TALL AND BULLETPROOF!

Toby and John discuss difficult times on the road to success over Jaffa Cake cakes and great coffee at an exclusive secret location somewhere in OG CanterburyAre you worried about the LOOMING DOOM of the upcoming BnR announcement?No longer feeling like a BASTION OF UNITY getting reps into your favourite hero?Scared you're carrying too many BURDENS OF THE PAST and it's time to maybe CASH OUT?Somehow, every time your skill reaches a SUMMIT, THE UNFORGIVING nature of variance will SNATCH defeat from the jaws of victory?RILED UP about the EMERGING DOMINANCE of Assassin?Scared the MISCHIEVOUS MEEPS will steal your wife?Sorry, we can't help with that last one, but for everything else ENERGY POTION is here for you!

Toby and John reflect on the SMASHING GOOD TIME they've had playing Flesh and Blood this week.We also stepped off the PATH WELL TRAVELLED and recorded this weeks episode at a new secret location in OG Canterbury, complete with Jaffa Cake brownies and delicious coffee.Listen in as we TALK A BIG GAME about the recent highs and even higher highs of our competitive FaB journey.We help EMBOLDEN an EMERGING AVALANCHE of new players with a tactical discussion about how they can STAMP AUTHORITY on their local armoury.It's a pivotal moment in the game as we SHARPEN STEEL on the data from the last weeks big events and plan how we would SPILL BLOOD at Calling Copenhagen and settle our SEARING GAZE on the sleeper pick for the event.N.B. Any heavy breathing is a result of the new location being u three flights of stairs!

Toby and John chat competitive Flesh and Blood TCG.  Including discussion on Super Armoury results, Project Blue, Canterbury Gaming Convention, the Auckland Callings and planning for the upcoming season of Pro Quest: Yokohama.We are back with a THUNK as we UP THE ANTE this week with TALES OF ADVENTURE from CGC and a BLOW FOR A BLOW account of what it takes to give your opponents the HEAVE HO!RECOIL in horror as Toby's SAND SKETCHED PLAN for CBAS chat is EXPOSED!Avoid a NASTY SURPRISE as we discuss every TWIST AND TURN of planning for the upcoming PQ season.Recorded at the Cracked Bauble Appreciation Society (CBAS) HQ in front of a live audience.

Toby and John discuss competitive FAB TCG play at the CBAS HQ in OG Canterbury.I have good news and bad news.  Also some more good news.  And then I'm going to follow that up with a ONE-TWO PUNCH of bad and good news!Strap in for a rollercoaster of emotions...First up, good news number 1!The fifth (yes FIFTH) episode of Energy Potion - A Flesh and Blood Podcast has just dropped on YouTube!We have also taken positively PHANTASMAL FOOTSTEPS forward and published to the following podcast platforms:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodcast IndexPodcast AddictPodchaserDeezerPlayer FMOvercastCastroCastboxGoodpodsTrueFans (yeah this one looked dodgy to me too...)Now some bad news.  (BaD nEwS 1)We are taking a scheduled break next week to give ourselves a bit of SHELTER FROM THE STORM so it will be 2 weeks before our next episode.But to DEMONSTRATE DEVOTION to ur loyal fans, we have taken steps to mitigate this.Good News 2:This episode will TRORT ALONG for over an hour!Followed up swiftly by Good News 3:We have been 'experimenting' with some new recording equipment.To my great DISHONOR, I have to confess to bAd NeWs 2, I hadn't tested the new equipment and forgot in my excitement to PUSH THE POINT on a very important button (called 'record') on the old equipment, so overall I don't think this is the improvement in quality we were looking for just yet, but it's coming I promise!Especially because of Good News 4!!!  We spent some time testing the new equipment and will be releasing a special edition Energy Potion Uncorked showcasing the new kit while playing a game of Flesh and Blood! (for the hardcore fans only I assure you).  Not, I must emphasise, our usual episode.

Recorded in the Flesh and Blood in front of a live audience at a secret location in OG Canterbury!A lot has happened in Flesh and Blood TCG in the last week or so.We've had a DevTalk, a Keynote, a Pro Tour and a CC Calling!  There's even been an announcement in the retailer updates that has set FaB Twitter on fire!There have been SPOILERS!  And LSS have revealed revealed the greatest Guardian of them all!With all this Seismic Surge of activity are you struggling to Make Ends Meat?Is the Gravy meta proving to be a Toughnut to crack?Are you PLEIADING for a hero to help?Does it feel like you are standing at the Base of the Mountain with a long climb ahead of you?We really hope you find someone to help with all that!Meanwhile please enjoy listening to Toby and John have a relaxed chat about their favourite competitive card game.

Toby and John relax over coffee and tortilla chips in a busy city cafe and discuss all the most pressing issues in competitive Flesh and Blood today.Always with many thanks to the Cracked Bauble Appreciation Society and their Sponsors for their support and with much gratitude to the team at Le Bon Toutou Productions.

Toby and John relax over drinks in a sunny garden near the sea and discuss all the most pressing issues in competitive Flesh and Blood today.Always with many thanks to the Cracked Bauble Appreciation Society and their Sponsors for their support.

Toby and John chat over coffee and tea about the ins and outs of trying to be competitive the Flesh and Blood Trading Card Game.