Slam Throne

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• This is I don't know if this is the best way to display your games, but it is certainly a choice here.
• I'd call that a 10 out of 10.
• No, that's not what actually happened. What happened is that Yoda came along and he destroyed everything in a good way.
• This is why we come to Gen Con.
• Gen Con, just like this world, is so much better simply because you are in it.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Blind Bag — The slammers are available in blind bags.
• Catch Mechanic — Players can attempt to catch the slammer after throwing it to trigger a catch ability. This only triggers if the slammer is caught and damage is dealt.
• Health/damage tracking — Health is represented by caps, and damage is dealt by removing caps. Players start with 15 health (caps).
• Passive Ability — Each character has a passive ability that triggers regardless of the turn or when identified on the character.
• sudden death — If a player can deal a killing blow, it goes into sudden death where the opponent gets one more chance to flip the whole stack.

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• We're going to be slamming down our thrones and we're fighting and it's great.
• It's weird. That's the actual uh catchphrase.
• This is a Gen Con edition.
• The slammers are going to be different.
• The slam pad which I do think is essential. Gives a little bounciness.
• Pyromancer is one of my favorites. And Shadow Thief is Jeff's favorite.
• We ultimately are trying to just like in dice um knock each other's health down to zero.
• So, the passive side will trigger regardless on your turn or wherever is identified on the character.
• The catch side is if you slam the slammer down and then are able to catch it, you will trigger the catch ability, but it only triggers if you catch it. Otherwise, nothing happens.
• Jamie, this might be the longest game of Slam Throne ever.
• So, instead he wins the race. That's what I've been saying for years about Slam Throne.
• This is ridiculous.
• It's like when we play like So Clover, we're like I don't even know what the real
• RTFC.
• It's so great. That is Flamethrone.
• It's funny cuz Jeff and I just filmed another playthrough and guess what? You lost that, too. Maybe your health just isn't what it used to be.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Catching Slammer — A core mechanic where players must catch their slammer after a slam to activate their power.
• Health Stacks — Players have health represented by stacks of chips that can be flipped.
• Last Chance Slam — A mechanic where a player has one last slam attempt when knocked out, with a chance to go to sudden death.
• Passive abilities — Characters have passive abilities that can be used if the player does not want to attempt the catch mechanic.
• Slamming — Players attempt to 'slam a channel and flip over each other's pieces'.

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• This is a totally legally distinct game.
• It's only a whiff if you miss the stack entirely.
• I love this game. It's probably a second behind Wonderland War.
• You're getting blasted with the aces, man. Smoking aces.
• Dice are inconsistent at best.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Asymmetric Player Powers — Each character (slammer) has unique passive or active abilities.
• Catching Slammer — Catching the slammer after hitting the Pogs can activate special abilities.
• Combat — Players take turns slamming their character's slammer onto stacks of Pogs, with flipped Pogs representing damage to the opponent's health value.
• dexterity — Players use a slammer to hit cardboard discs (Pogs), aiming to flip them.

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