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Ep. 113 - WE'RE BACK!

·1 hr 32 min·5 clips

At Disney Lorcana Challenge Chicago, Dan says they skipped events and played multiplayer with friends instead.

Episode 113 starts with Dan and Jim back on mic, still a little aware that episode 112 left the show hanging. They do not come in with a glossy comeback speech. They ask for grace, feel out the opening, joke through the rust, and circle the plain question: why come back at all? The answer sounds like something they had been turning over for weeks, maybe close to a month. Hobbies and Happiness was not done because Lorcana still gives them something worth talking about. A lot of the episode sits in that difference between competitive Lorcana and the version that happens around a noisy table. Jim brings up the challenge and how multiplayer games made their table feel alive. People were talking, watching, reacting, and still having a good time even when they were not the ones taking a turn. Other tables nearby felt quieter. Dan adds the needed caveat: tournament play has manners, and spectators should not distract players or comment on the match in progress. Context matters. The point is not that one on one competitive Lorcana is bad. It is more that Dan and Jim sound happiest when the game has room for stories, chatter, and the odd bit of chaos. Set championships are coming up, which gives the conversation a little pressure. They are not walking away from competition, but they also do not want all their Lorcana time to feel like prep work. The comeback means more output too. Near the end, they talk about player madness on Fridays and the podcast probably landing on Wednesdays, though the schedule still sounds loose. Then the close gets silly in exactly the way it should. They thank each other, stumble into a bad Lorcana riff, leave it in, and make the case for the return by being imperfect on mic.

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A relaxed return that keeps Lorcana centered on its social side.

Episode 113 treats Dan and Jim's return as exactly that: a return. From there, the discussion settles into what makes Lorcana feel social rather than solitary. Multiplayer tables come off as lively and talkative, while tournament play gets quieter as attention tightens up.

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You want a Lorcana return that feels like the table opening back up.

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