Could someone post a picture of the puzzle poster (or a link to it) for launch day this Friday? I cannot seem to find it anywhere though people claim to have seen it. I'm not looking for the solution just the image.
Any chance you'd share your wisdom with us? I got nothing.
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Xantcha, Phyrexian Reject
Jodah, Archmage Eternal
Tovolar, Howlpack Alpha
Pivlic, Orzhov Informant
Crixizix, Master Engineer
Feather, Boros Peacekeeper
Marisi Coilbreaker
O-Kagachi
Gix, Phyrexian Praetor
Karn, Father of Machines
Yawgmoth, Father of Machines
Serra, Mother of All Angels
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Leshrac the Nightwalker
Jeska, the Thrice-Touched
Elspeth Returned
Crucius the Mad
Taysir the Infinite
Urza's Head (Unglued!)
I have a wild guess at the answer but I don't really understand what the symbols at the very top are for. It's like they're pointing out a path but the starting points for each one are extremely vague.
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you can generally tell the easiest road to victory by how many players congregate on it; and the road of counterspells/control has been the freeway of choice in magic for quite some time.
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What I find offensive is not that Wizards is endeavoring to make the game more accessible, but the attitudes of elitists who act as though no one of any age should show their face in the Magic public without first having mastery over the complexities of the game.
The text and the look/layout of the symbols is a lot more misleading than necessary.
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you can generally tell the easiest road to victory by how many players congregate on it; and the road of counterspells/control has been the freeway of choice in magic for quite some time.
Quote from photodyer »
What I find offensive is not that Wizards is endeavoring to make the game more accessible, but the attitudes of elitists who act as though no one of any age should show their face in the Magic public without first having mastery over the complexities of the game.
The text and the look/layout of the symbols is a lot more misleading than necessary.
I agree. I'm really curious why they laid it out this way and honestly the text does literally nothing in aiding you to solve the puzzle. What do the symbols actually mean as symbols? Nothing. They mean absolutely nothing.
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Would Dark Confidant still be good if he punched you in the face for 5 damage a turn?
The text and the look/layout of the symbols is a lot more misleading than necessary.
I agree. I'm really curious why they laid it out this way and honestly the text does literally nothing in aiding you to solve the puzzle. What do the symbols actually mean as symbols? Nothing. They mean absolutely nothing.
I thought the text pointed pretty well to the card in hindsight.
"Venture into Nyx itself", "let your journey be guided", "Cracking this riddle will lead you". All seem to point to Athreos, God of Passage
It's definately misleading, since the god on the poster is NOT Athreos.
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I fear I won't have much time to play Magic these days.
I get to watch worlds develop around me.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Friend of mine feels it is Deicide. While I feel the reasoning in here (about it being Ajani) could be right, I also feel that my friend's conclusion could also be right. Each of the 4 symbols that occur more than once are the symbols of the other Gods from Nyx. Then there are 2 symbols that exist as one-ofs. Deicide is a 1W spell that can hit the Gods. The poster has Eslpeth standing in front of Kruphix, the only God from Nyx who's symbol does not appear in the 4. Deicide's flavour text is:
Thanks.
Though I found the last poster was the easiest.
Xantcha, Phyrexian Reject
Jodah, Archmage Eternal
Tovolar, Howlpack Alpha
Pivlic, Orzhov Informant
Crixizix, Master Engineer
Feather, Boros Peacekeeper
Marisi Coilbreaker
O-Kagachi
Gix, Phyrexian Praetor
Karn, Father of Machines
Yawgmoth, Father of Machines
Serra, Mother of All Angels
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Leshrac the Nightwalker
Jeska, the Thrice-Touched
Elspeth Returned
Crucius the Mad
Taysir the Infinite
Urza's Head (Unglued!)
Hint: Count the number of each symbol and consider how they're arranged.
Standard:
UR Ral Combo
Modern:
U Merfolk
R Goblins
Commander
RB Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
R Feldon of the Third Path
I actually thought this was the hardest poster to solve but then again I didn't just google the answer.
Feel free to tell me yours!
I agree. I'm really curious why they laid it out this way and honestly the text does literally nothing in aiding you to solve the puzzle. What do the symbols actually mean as symbols? Nothing. They mean absolutely nothing.
I thought the text pointed pretty well to the card in hindsight.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Kruphix is the God of mystery, so it's fitting.
Gave it away with this.
"As a collector of
arcane knowledgemagic cards, you recognize a number of ways tointerpret what you seesort them."'It is done.'
Elspeth
So I guess I try both answers at the Launch.