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The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast returns faster than Blurr down the homestretch with a special episode all about the Transformers Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast. Counterpunch and Scotty P are pleased to speak with Brand Manager Drew Nolosco about the upcoming organized play events and the first wave of Siege booster packs. Plus, we bring you three never-before-seen Battle Cards that will be available in this next expansion! Read below to see the new cards and listen in to hear about where they might fit in your deck.

Episode #224 "TCG Siege Strategy" is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Here's what we talk about during this episode:

• The interview kicks off with a general look at the game followed by a discussion on the big news about organized play events starting soon.
  
  
  
  
  
• The first of three Siege Battle Cards is revealed and discussed with "Scavenge the Battlefield"
  
  
  
  
  
• The next card spoiler is for "Squish Them Like Bugs"
  
  
  
  
  
• Our final card spoiler is revealed with "Two-Pronged Attack"
  
  
  
  
• Counterpunch and Scotty provide feedback on the awesome Needlenose card's redesign of the character.
  
• Probing questions seek out new strategy tactics for the Siege wave, along with reflection on the game's character roster choices.
  
• We find out exactly what those symbols on the Siege packaging mean.
  
  
  Transformers War for Cybertron: SIEGE Optimus Prime Gallery

Our sincere thanks to Drew Nolosco, Wizards of the Coast and the Transformers brand teams for their time and assistance with this episode!

Who's the blue bot giving the thumbs up? Doesn't look familiar to me...

Wow...that card with Ultra Magnus is kinda brutal.

Thanks for the love, guys!

PhunkJunkion wrote:Who's the blue bot giving the thumbs up? Doesn't look familiar to me...

Signal Lancer. He turns into a traffic signal and is The Best.

sweet cards

Nice! Starscream has the fusion cannon - I need that card in my collection.

Sunstar wrote:Nice! Starscream has the fusion cannon - I need that card in my collection.

That just reminds me of the (I think ) 1985 annual where we see the dinobots in comas and dreaming.

Grimlock is first. Prime's dead, the Autobots routed and yet Grimlock lies in wait and ambushes Megatron, cutting him in two! Lengthways. Starscream grabs the fusion cannon, gets close to Grimlock, feigning injury. Grimlock gets too close and Starscream cores him through the middle with a pointblank Fusion Cannon blast.

The old comics could be surprisingly brutal.

Big Grim wrote:

Sunstar wrote:Nice! Starscream has the fusion cannon - I need that card in my collection.

That just reminds me of the (I think ) 1985 annual where we see the dinobots in comas and dreaming.

Grimlock is first. Prime's dead, the Autobots routed and yet Grimlock lies in wait and ambushes Megatron, cutting him in two! Lengthways. Starscream grabs the fusion cannon, gets close to Grimlock, feigning injury. Grimlock gets too close and Starscream cores him through the middle with a pointblank Fusion Cannon blast.

The old comics could be surprisingly brutal.

That Annual story is a solid gold classic. The folly of ambition illustrated to the Dinobots, just without real consequences. Helped them have more credibility as good guys despite being so violent.

This was a great episode. Made me want to jump in.

Maybe if I sell a few of my remaining MTG oldies I'll get into this game.

ScottyP wrote:That Annual story is a solid gold classic. The folly of ambition illustrated to the Dinobots, just without real consequences. Helped them have more credibility as good guys despite being so violent.

I thought it was great and a little eerie that with each death it closed out with

Darkness and voices.

And you hear Prime and Ratchet talking about the Dinos. Loved that so much. Still have the annual too.

I’ve been doing a lot of catch up on the podcasts and found this one very informative. Excellent job and I might just start playing