About this episode

In Episode 209, the hosts discuss strategies for winning at card games, managing game-related stress, and share personal anecdotes about vet visits and favorite beverages.

Welcome to Episode 209! Today, winning with style against that guy at your LGS, proudly salting your friends with a trigger happy deck, and dealing with Blood Moon and Urza's Saga when you're sleep deprived. Also, vet visits and Gansetts. 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! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts 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

• card games
• deck building
• gaming strategies
• pet care
• local game store

Keywords

• card games
• trigger happy deck
• Blood Moon
• Urza's Saga
• vet visits
• Gansetts
• HSM hats
• DragonShield

Sponsors

DragonShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gansetts, HSM, Jank Mats

Books & works: Blood Moon, Urza's Saga

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