• Common Ground 42: Thomas Is Back and Victorious
    Sep 19 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo have a lot of tournament recap to do. Thomas is back in Nashville and all three got to play in their locals together for the first time in a while. After Pauper locals Thomas and Hippo hop in a car and journey over to NRG Louisville for a Pauper 1k. Lots of good matches this episode enjoy!

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Common Ground 41: Hottest Takes In Pauper
    Sep 12 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo gathered your hot takes and react to them. Thank you to everyone who sent in, this episode is a blast!

    ***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registration***
    https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861

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    Thank you Kirblinxy for the Pauper data
    https://x.com/Kirblinxy

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Common Ground 40: Second Time's the Charm: Downshifts Part 2
    Sep 5 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo had some technical difficulties, lost the original audio but re-recorded the next day just because they love you. This week the full crew back together and they continue the downshift conversation from ep 38. Don't forget to sign up for the Pauper 1k hosted by NRG in Louisville Sunday September 15th. As well as send us your hottest Pauper takes for Ep 40! Peace and Enjoy!

    NRG Pauper 1k sign ups and info
    https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861#

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Common Ground 39: Pauper 1k Incoming!
    Aug 29 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week no Hippo as he was not feeling the bestest. Wish him a quick Hippo recovery! The show goes on with Cameron and Thomas discussing up coming NRG event in Louisville with a pauper 1k on Sunday. Cameron and Thomas go into the challenges and some data courtesy of Kirblinxy as always. Enjoy!

    ***NRG Pauper 1k Pre-Registration***
    https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/pauper_1k/743861

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Common Ground 38: We Want These Downshifts
    Aug 22 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo discuss cards they would love to see downshifted to common! The crew each picks a card from blue to black that they would love to see introduced to the Pauper format. Thought experiments are fun! Enjoy!


    Thomas Gameplay Mono U Terror
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrnZjJxC8E

    Poland Pauper trios
    https://cmonmagic.pl/blog/tickets-available-now

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Common Ground 37: Brews, Challenges, & Locals
    Aug 15 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo go over a variety of different topics. Firstly Thomas shout outs upcoming NRG Louisville in hopes of getting a Pauper 1k side event if enough interest is shown. The crew goes over a brew listener Puddles sent in (link below). Cameron and Hippo talk about their tournament report from their monthly local event. Lastly the crew spends a little extra time on the Challenge results from MODO since last week they brushed them by.


    Puddles Lizard Brew
    https://archidekt.com/decks/8585055/lizzid_wizzid

    Hippo's list he played from SpockVidaLoka
    https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper/izzet-terror-decklist-by-spockvidaloka-2158813



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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Common Ground 36: Three Gruul Players One Podcast
    Aug 8 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron, Thomas, and Hippo are joined by a special guess Matthew Sentilles. Sentilles is a friend of the Pod and a Gruul Ponza connoisseur in Pauper. The four of them have LOTS to talk about. Firstly everyone but Thomas played in a team trio's event in the Pauper seat at Game Knight in Columbia TN. Cameron and Sentilles both played Gruul Ponza yes with the land destruction. Hippo continued with his Mono White gaming. Hippo plays in the Sunday Challenge piloting Gruul Monsters to a top 10 finish. This episode turns into an everything about Gruul conversation. Strap in and enjoy some good laughs!

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Common Ground 35: Polarity of Pauper a Symptom of Format Diversity
    Aug 1 2024

    Welcome back Pauper fam! This week's topic is inspired from a friend of the show's question "Do you think Pauper is a polarized format?". The crew takes this question and look at the current meta to help answer. It is common to hear someone refer to a format as diverse when in reality five decks are reasonable choices. Pauper though is truly diverse with many many decks landing in the solid tier two range which can lead to some Polarized games with so many unique deck choices. Join the crew as they break this thesis down. Enjoy!

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    1 hr and 6 mins