Strategy Episodes

The token creature mechanic in Winds of Exchange is great fun, but can cause frustrating situations when you "tokenize" an important card that you needed. This mechanic will always introduce variance, but you can learn how to...

I interviewed two-time Vault Tour winner George Keagle back in 2021 on Call of Discovery about the important of battleline placement, and his wisdom and best practices still hold up a few years and a few sets later. This epis...

What is consistency, why is it important, and how do KeyForge's mechanics bring us more or less of it? To play at a high level, you need to understand the importance of consistence performance and what kind of variance to …

Want to practice with a specific KeyForge deck? The NARP Deck-Learning system equips you to learn it in and now through giving a structure to your practice. Created and iterated on over the years by Zach, he invites you to …

What is hand crafting in KeyForge, and why does it matter? Manipulating one of KeyForge's core systems - Houses - is a strategic necessity to improve how you pilot any given KeyForge deck. Join Zach as he walks you through …

Sequencing in KeyForge means playing your cards in the order that creates maximum impact to take you to the win condition. Game states and battle lines become complicated, so you'll need to know how to pick strategic or tacti...

There's a heuristic in KeyForge strategy: pick the house to play with the largest number of cards in play plus in your hand. Zach examines why this is useful, why it isn't useful, when you should follow it and when …

Understanding the goal of a game of KeyForge is as important as it is obvious. Zach takes you through the game's most basic level of decision-making: understanding your win condition. Join the KPR Patreon to vote on content, ...