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The Mana Pool

Chewie, Mike, Brian, and Dirk have been talking about Magic: The Gathering on the internet for almost 10 years (at the time of this writing). Since there are so many shows about strategy and tournaments, these dorks focus on all the fun you can have with the game outside of that, from flavor to philosophy to game design to history to whatever else we can come up with. We"re funny, we"re serious about what we do, and we love it!

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02:13:48

Episode 717 - What Dorks Love

The Mana Pool ·

2025/02/20

To celebrate the fake retail holiday Valentine's Day (which was the day after we recorded this), the dorks wanted to shift gears away from the negativity of episode 715. So for this episode we're each talking about some things that we love! Not our partners or families or any of that stuff, we mean nerdy nonsense! Movies, games, shows, whatever we want! So tell us, what are some nerdy things YOU love? Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch

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02:11:01

Episode 716 - Dorks on Aetherdrift

The Mana Pool ·

2025/02/11

The dorks take a look at the mechanics and gallery of Aetherdrift. You know the drill, we do this sort of thing all the time. Sorry we missed the blue shell by the way. Aetherdrift Mechanics - https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/aetherdrift-mechanics Aetherdrift Gallery - https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/aetherdrift/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon

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02:22:24

Episode 715 - Don't Hate the Game, Hate the Player

The Mana Pool ·

2025/02/05

Gamers, amirite? Whether it's opponents across the table, friends next to you, or randos online, eventually they're all going to do something while you're playing that just grinds your gears. The dorks are going to get into all the things that gamers do that annoy them. Not just to vent, but also to help us all recognize that some of our quirks or tics or whatever that we don't pay attention to might just be bothering the hell out of everyone else involved. Remember Rule 2! Come join us in the

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02:27:35

Episode 714 - The Villains of Final Fantasy pt 1

The Mana Pool ·

2025/01/22

The dorks take a look at the main antagonists & final bosses of the first six Final Fantasy games! These range from just nothing to one of the best villains in gaming, period! We'll be going through each game in order to see how the big bad evolved (or didn't) over time. And don't worry, we'll come back to this again in the future to cover more that we didn't get to! Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon

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02:12:02

Episode 713 - A Look Back/Forward

The Mana Pool ·

2025/01/07

The dorks kick off 2025 by looking back at the stuff that happened to us over the last year. Life events, games we played, shows we recorded, that sort of thing. Apologies for anyone going into excruciating details. We're also taking a look forward at things we're hoping to do or experience in the next year. You know, it's your typical year transition introspection thing. Be sure to let us know what you're looking forward to in 2025! Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around

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02:25:33

Episode 712 - Dorks Talking Castlevania pt 2:...

The Mana Pool ·

2024/12/23

The dorks round out 2024 by finishing up our Castlevania discussion! We're hitting all the remaining games, which includes the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS Metroidvanias, the PS2 3D games, the Lords of Shadow reboot, and whatever else we missed in the last show. We'll also hit up some of the places Castlevania has popped up in crossovers with other games! Thanks so much to all of you for sticking with us this year! We hope your holiday season is filled with goodness and that next year is even

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02:24:29

Episode 711 - Dorks Talking Castlevania pt 1:...

The Mana Pool ·

2024/12/18

The dorks are doing something a little different this episode. We're taking a look at the Castlevania franchise as a whole! Castlevania is a franchise that all of us have experience with, and it's just so good! There are SO many games, a Netflix anime series, absolutely stunning music, and lots of crossovers into other games! Of course that's a lot to talk about, so this episode is mainly about the Classicvania games. Look for part 2 soon! Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays

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02:00:39

Hardcore WHAT Now? - Dorks Just Chatting

The Mana Pool ·

2024/12/10

The dorks return! This time we're Just Chatting about all kinds of stuff! First up is our Thanksgiving holidays and food experiences. Then Brian has a question about parenting, which we tangent off of several times. We talk about what scared or bothered us when we were kids, when sex and/or violence are okay to show them, and lots of other stuff. Then Brian disappears, so Chewie talks about all the games he's been playing lately (Tunic, Vampire Survivors, Hitman, Forced Showdown). Then Mike talks

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02:07:05

Episode 710 - Foundational Learning

The Mana Pool ·

2024/11/21

The dorks have returned! We're taking a look at the MTG Foundations change to combat, discussing all the new stuff coming up next year, digging into the idea that Universes Beyond sets are gonna be Standard Legal, and more! There was going to be a second topic this episode but we ran out of time. Look forward to that in the future! Foundations mechanics: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/foundations-mechanics Next year's sets:

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02:15:13

Episode 709 - A Mashup of Mashups

The Mana Pool ·

2024/11/01

We're mashing stuff up! First up we're looking at the mashup of Marvel & MTG. The first batch of the Marvel cards were revealed at New York Comic Con so of course, we're gonna check them out. Then it's a mashup of our own creation, the good old Magic Mad Lib. To finish up we're going into one of the most famous mashups in video games! What happens when you smash Disney into Final Fantasy? You get Kingdom Hearts! Chewie & Dirk recently finished the first game, Brian has played it relatively recently,

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01:59:44

Episode 708 - Horror Tropes in Duskmourn

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2024/10/16

The dorks are pointing out the horror movie tropes and references in the new set, and a dorky discussion ensues as usual. Duskmourn Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/duskmourn-house-of-horror/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Podcast RSS Feed: https://themanapool.libsyn.com/rss YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool The Deep

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02:30:41

Episode 707 - Manaphobia: The Fear of Dorks

The Mana Pool ·

2024/10/03

Fear is a powerful and ever-present aspect of our lives. The dorks look at the Fears from Duskmourn, and use them as a jumping-off point to discuss our own fears. What are you afraid of? Duskmourn Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/duskmourn-house-of-horror/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Podcast RSS

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02:02:00

Episode 706 - Boilerbilges!

The Mana Pool ·

2024/09/26

The dorks dive into the horror tropes of Duskmourn! You know the drill by now - mechanics first then we dive into the card image gallery. And Chewie finds a new word that makes him happy. Heh, boilerbilges. Mechanics: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/duskmourn-house-of-horror-mechanics Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/duskmourn-house-of-horror/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a

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02:39:22

Episode 705 - The Heirs of Trivester RPG Finale

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2024/09/18

After all this time, the dorks are finally closing the door on the Heirs of Trivester. Did you want a big boss fight? Because we've got a big boss fight! We started this journey back in 2016, though the seeds were actually planted in 2009. To celebrate, I've gathered up all the episodes from before the show was posted on YouTube, made them into videos, and created a playlist of the whole RPG saga! Heirs of Trivester RPG playlist

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02:07:57

Episode 704 - Role-Playing Games We Love

The Mana Pool ·

2024/08/29

The dorks take a look at one of their favorite game genres - Role-Playing Games! We're bouncing around between games that we've loved over the years, both video and tabletop, and talking about why we feel how we do about them. Plus Chewie has to rant about how video game genres are complete nonsense (because they totally are - guess who writes these show notes?) Tell us about your favorite RPGs! Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become

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02:09:37

Episode 703 - Woodland Critter Infestation!

The Mana Pool ·

2024/08/06

This place is overrun with adorable and/or terrifying woodland critters! Yup, we're poking around in Bloomburrow again. Try not to step on the frogs. Or get caught up in a two-card game-winning combo. Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/bloomburrow/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Podcast RSS Feed: https://themanapool.libsyn.com/rss

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02:23:52

Episode 702 - Looking Into Furry Ravnica

The Mana Pool ·

2024/08/01

The dorks return for real this time! Since we got the full update of where the hell we've been for the last couple months out of the way, this episode is all about Furry Ravnica. I mean, Bloomburrow. Mechanics: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/bloomburrow-mechanics Gallery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/bloomburrow/card-image-gallery Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon

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35:25

Where Have We Been?

The Mana Pool ·

2024/07/29

The dorks explain where they've been for the last, uh....TWO MONTHS? Wait, what? Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a Lifeguard on Patreon! – www.patreon.com/themanapool Podcast RSS Feed: https://themanapool.libsyn.com/rss YouTube: www.youtube.com/TheManaPool The Deep End: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDeepEndTMP Twitch: www.twitch.tv/themanapool Discord: discord.gg/7da7T6s Twitter: @TheManaPool

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01:30:16

Adaptations, Tournaments, & Video Games - Dorks Just...

The Mana Pool ·

2024/07/06

This was recorded on June 6, but due to a whole lot of life happening, I never got to post it. Sorry about that. But here it is now, so enjoy! The dorks are back! We're chatting about how the Fallout show is an excellent adaptation and why. There's some talk about Chewie's June streaming plans, which got disrupted by various emergencies and life in general. But it was a good plan that will return! We discuss the Final Fantasy 4 Pixel Remaster, have some nostalgia about Magic tournaments back in the

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02:06:55

Episode 701 - The Traitor Among Us (Heirs of...

The Mana Pool ·

2024/06/07

Brian's homebrew MTG RPG continues! After our tribulations in the tunnel, the party finds itself in a large room. Syr, who we've been chasing down this tunnel the entire time, is in a pod of some sort. From here, all sorts of shenanigans ensue. Things get weird before the end. And of course, we end on a serious cliffhanger just to keep everyone invested! Wait, why do I hear boss music? Come join us in the future! The show is live on Thursdays around 8pm(ish) Eastern time on Twitch Become a

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