Magic: The Gathering
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They also had the scissors lizard and the rock lobster, if I recall, the lot cancelling each other out.
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They also had the scissors lizard and the rock lobster, if I recall, the lot cancelling each other out.
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I play with the new stuff it can be both fun and annoying though. I am definately one of those people who prefers to play for fun and i absolutely hate those decks where all you do is sit there and watch the other player do stuff since they keep you from playing anything.
I play with the new stuff it can be both fun and annoying though. I am definately one of those people who prefers to play for fun and i absolutely hate those decks where all you do is sit there and watch the other player do stuff since they keep you from playing anything.
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Beat me to it. They even have stuff to copy spells, which inevitably means unlimited counters, so you don't get to play shit and end up loosing by deck out, which is the single most bullshit way to lose ever.
Beat me to it. They even have stuff to copy spells, which inevitably means unlimited counters, so you don't get to play shit and end up loosing by deck out, which is the single most bullshit way to lose ever.
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I think the single most bullshit way to lose ever is to have someone that has one of those "sacrifice a creature for life" items, another item that gives them "token" creatures with which to feed said sacrifice item, enough turns to get themselves up to 100 health (maybe it was more. Wanna say it was even 1000, but I don't remember...), a nigh-unbeatable defense that you can't punch through, oh, and they're prick enough to not let you concede the game because they want to keep "playing." I think the only reason the person did was because they had a "Wheel of Fortune" card in their deck (the one where you flip a coin and can potentially lose the game on a coin toss or something like that.) Of course, the other person countespelled it or some shit at which point the person *did* want to concede and the other person wouldn't let them.
After witnessing that one was about when I decided not to get back into Magic.
I think the single most bullshit way to lose ever is to have someone that has one of those "sacrifice a creature for life" items, another item that gives them "token" creatures with which to feed said sacrifice item, enough turns to get themselves up to 100 health (maybe it was more. Wanna say it was even 1000, but I don't remember...), a nigh-unbeatable defense that you can't punch through, oh, and they're prick enough to not let you concede the game because they want to keep "playing." I think the only reason the person did was because they had a "Wheel of Fortune" card in their deck (the one where you flip a coin and can potentially lose the game on a coin toss or something like that.) Of course, the other person countespelled it or some shit at which point the person *did* want to concede and the other person wouldn't let them.
After witnessing that one was about when I decided not to get back into Magic.
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they're actually changing a lot of rules at the next rotation... There's no more mana burn, lifelink and deathtouch are becoming static abilities, there's a whole page of it on the wizards site. I could tell you the rest of it if you want.
@aika - Nice. Resolving a progenitus is always nice, and usually will make you win.
@nunu - yes I think they should print another un-set. The silliness is missing. One of my favorites is rocket-powered turbo slug. It has super haste.
they're actually changing a lot of rules at the next rotation... There's no more mana burn, lifelink and deathtouch are becoming static abilities, there's a whole page of it on the wizards site. I could tell you the rest of it if you want.
@aika - Nice. Resolving a progenitus is always nice, and usually will make you win.
@nunu - yes I think they should print another un-set. The silliness is missing. One of my favorites is rocket-powered turbo slug. It has super haste.
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It was less of a point of the one guy not being *able* to concede as the other guy was simply being a dick and wouldn't let the game end. Like I said, he held out for the Wheel of Fortune and after that was when he opted to bow out and the other guy told him no, that he wanted to finish it, and it was just a whole bunch of drama. (That also happened, oh, more than 10 years ago, so I'm hazy on the details. I just remember the highlights.)
It was less of a point of the one guy not being *able* to concede as the other guy was simply being a dick and wouldn't let the game end. Like I said, he held out for the Wheel of Fortune and after that was when he opted to bow out and the other guy told him no, that he wanted to finish it, and it was just a whole bunch of drama. (That also happened, oh, more than 10 years ago, so I'm hazy on the details. I just remember the highlights.)
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That's when you put up your deck anyway. They can't really force you to keep your cards on the table.
That's when you put up your deck anyway. They can't really force you to keep your cards on the table.
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Nice. I wish I could play that well. Alas, I don't really have anyone I could practice with... And my deck sucks. I don't have the cards to build the deck I want.
Nice. I wish I could play that well. Alas, I don't really have anyone I could practice with... And my deck sucks. I don't have the cards to build the deck I want.
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Heh. I've played drafts before, and I sucked. It was fun, though. Still, I'd like to have a nice deck for regular games.
Heh. I've played drafts before, and I sucked. It was fun, though. Still, I'd like to have a nice deck for regular games.
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We used to play with brilliant constructed decks, but the games we played were less fun and the ways the decks won were often very evil (especially my blue white control deck).
So now we have "mediocre" constructed decks (basically made nearly completely out of non-rares) and mostly play limited anyway.
We used to play with brilliant constructed decks, but the games we played were less fun and the ways the decks won were often very evil (especially my blue white control deck).
So now we have "mediocre" constructed decks (basically made nearly completely out of non-rares) and mostly play limited anyway.
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A guy I've met while studying (a very good Magic player) told me about a deck that contained only commons. I don't know the details, but I was told that this particular deck was a real beast. Common-based decks can be very powerful.
A guy I've met while studying (a very good Magic player) told me about a deck that contained only commons. I don't know the details, but I was told that this particular deck was a real beast. Common-based decks can be very powerful.