HSM 201: Dashed Hopes, Attack Trigger Nuances, and Walkin the Planes

About this episode

The hosts discuss game mechanics, player interactions, and share humorous anecdotes related to gaming.

Welcome to Episode 201! Today, when a speedy little monkey derails your game, the nuances of the combat phase leads to unintentional salt, and why you never let Ovika players have anything. Also, Tony is under the bus, hot girl walks and moist man crawls, and Assassin's Creed criticism. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Mike, Tony

Topics covered

• game mechanics
• combat phase
• Assassin's Creed
• gaming humor
• player dynamics

Keywords

• combat phase
• game mechanics
• Ovika
• Assassin's Creed
• gaming humor
• salty stories

Sponsors

DragonShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jank Mats, Bonfire, Moxfield

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