Really, any *** effect eats your day. The only thing to stop it is mystic snake or meddling mage. In my experience, all creature decks don't operate very well. Maybe add in some more control-ish creatures like the various gold specters.
*facepalm* I hadn't even thought about wrath effects. I usually only play casual against less experienced players, so board-sweepers rarely come up in my games.
I think I should prune the more situational utility creatures - maybe create a sideboard - and add more Meddling Mages and, as Pringlesman suggested Gaddock Teeg. Specters look good, too.
The idea from this deck came from a comment in a recent article on Wizards.com suggesting a deck made up entirely of multicolored creatures and mana-of-any-color lands, taking advantage of both Pillar of the Paruns and Ancient Ziggurat.
Content-wise, the deck is split between aggressive creatures with power higher than their casting cost and "utility" creatures that mimic enchantments or sorceries.
I've played it in solo mode on Magic Workstation several times, and it's a very fun deck that packs a mean punch, at least against the decks I've tested it on.
10 years ago when I first started playing and thought the Weatherlight storyline was the coolest thing ever, I'd have cast Brendan Frazer as Gerrard. Of course, he's aged since then, and neither of them are as cool as I thought they were at 14.
I'm no economist so I could be wrong, but a one time stimulus check isn't going to do crap to help us, just like it didn't last time. No why? Everyone knows it's a one time thing, so they aren't going to go out and splurge, they're going to use it to pay their bills and buy food and other necessities. The only way people will spend money is if they feel safer, and for that to happen people need to permanently have more money, say by cutting taxes...
I was under the impression that Obama is also pushing for tax cuts for middle- and working-class families.
The closest thing to an actual game of Fantasy online is probably from the computer game, Mark of Chaos. If you don't have a good computer/internet, I wouldn't bother.
Yeah - if/when I find the cash, I'll probably look into some of the video games. Thanks.
You could try using Army Builder. It doesn't have anything to let you play the game, but it's a very good program for putting together armies and suit them up with all the proper items/gear. You still need the rulebooks though. It also covers lots of different games, it's handy.
I've looked into that a little and it looks pretty interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Thanks for pointing out Vassal, too, Tanarin.
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The mechanics of the game don't lend themselves well to a computer simulation. I doubt that were you to find something, very few people would play and it wouldn't be worth doing if you did.
I'm afraid you're probably right. Ah, well - I'm mostly interested in an aid to help me learn the rules, and if I can't actually play, well, too bad. I'll live.
Thanks again, folks. Any more recommendations for Warhammer-related programs is welcome.
^^^What he said. Bebop and Champloo are also the only anime I would recommend watching the English dub over the original Japanese, because the acting is just that good.
I'd also recommend the movies Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika, both directed by Satoshi Kon.
Record of Lodoss War is a good classic adventure anime. The story is nothing special, but it's lots of fun and has beautiful character designs.
I've recently gotten interested in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures wargame, but I have neither the time nor the money to collect minis and the closest gaming store to my home is in another state.
I was just wondering if anyone knows of any Warhammer shareware programs that would let me create/play with armies online, like Magic Workstation for MTG. Can anyone help me out with this?
If I could include dead people I'd say either MLK or Tolkien. Going with just living people, though, I'll say Hayao Miyazaki, because I admire and am inspired by his creative spirit.
Pacman, even if you're right and it doesn't work (I'm not indicating either way), why shouldn't we torture those who we know would slit our throats at the first opportunity? I find it hard to believe that we advocate so strongly for the same rights that they would so eagerly take from us.
Because, as has been pointed out many many times in this thread, by torturing them we prove them right about how evil they claim we are, giving more uneducated young people cause to join them. It doesn't just not work, it actively makes things worse for us in the long run.
Just playing devil's advocate here, I agree with most of your argument, and obviously sinking to their level doesn't do much good, but I don't see how becoming Fluffy Nation of Loving Teddy Bears does much to further our cause.
And who, exactly, is advocating us becoming the "Fluffy Nation of Loving Teddy Bears"? You think that instead of torturing prisoners we're going to put them up at the Ritz instead? No - no one is saying these people shouldn't receive punishment (once legally tried), we're saying that they shouldn't receive cruel and unusual punishment that breaks our own laws.
It's a form of psychological warfare. If you can get your enemy to believe that you will absolutely torture anyone you know to be related to them, the will back down, knowing that they could be next if they are captured.
Except that our reputation as torturers has actually been emboldening the enemy because they believe it gives them the moral high ground (...and then they go blow up civilians). It's stirring up moral outrage in the Muslim world that only serves to bring more dumb, uninformed kids into Al-Qaeda's fold.
*facepalm* I hadn't even thought about wrath effects. I usually only play casual against less experienced players, so board-sweepers rarely come up in my games.
I think I should prune the more situational utility creatures - maybe create a sideboard - and add more Meddling Mages and, as Pringlesman suggested Gaddock Teeg. Specters look good, too.
That could be fun, thanks.
4 Ancient Ziggurat
4 City of Brass
4 Grand Coliseum
4 Pillar of the Paruns
4 Reflecting Pool
4 Thran Quarry
Aggro Creatures
4 Ashenmoor Gouger
2 Fusion Elemental
1 Maelstrom Archangel
1 Shivan Wurm
4 Tattermunge Maniac
4 Watchwolf
4 Woolly Thoctar
2 Harmonic Sliver
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Knight of New Alara
2 Murderous Redcap
1 Meddling Mage
2 Mystic Snake
2 Somnomancer
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 Vigean Hydropon
1 Vithian Renegades
The idea from this deck came from a comment in a recent article on Wizards.com suggesting a deck made up entirely of multicolored creatures and mana-of-any-color lands, taking advantage of both Pillar of the Paruns and Ancient Ziggurat.
Content-wise, the deck is split between aggressive creatures with power higher than their casting cost and "utility" creatures that mimic enchantments or sorceries.
I've played it in solo mode on Magic Workstation several times, and it's a very fun deck that packs a mean punch, at least against the decks I've tested it on.
I mean, winning is her thing.
I was under the impression that Obama is also pushing for tax cuts for middle- and working-class families.
Yeah - if/when I find the cash, I'll probably look into some of the video games. Thanks.
I've looked into that a little and it looks pretty interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Thanks for pointing out Vassal, too, Tanarin.
I'm afraid you're probably right. Ah, well - I'm mostly interested in an aid to help me learn the rules, and if I can't actually play, well, too bad. I'll live.
Thanks again, folks. Any more recommendations for Warhammer-related programs is welcome.
I'd also recommend the movies Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika, both directed by Satoshi Kon.
Record of Lodoss War is a good classic adventure anime. The story is nothing special, but it's lots of fun and has beautiful character designs.
I've recently gotten interested in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures wargame, but I have neither the time nor the money to collect minis and the closest gaming store to my home is in another state.
I was just wondering if anyone knows of any Warhammer shareware programs that would let me create/play with armies online, like Magic Workstation for MTG. Can anyone help me out with this?
Yeah, a full set of high res pics won't be available for at least a couple weeks after the set's released.
Anything's appreciated, tho'. *thumbs up*
Because, as has been pointed out many many times in this thread, by torturing them we prove them right about how evil they claim we are, giving more uneducated young people cause to join them. It doesn't just not work, it actively makes things worse for us in the long run.
And who, exactly, is advocating us becoming the "Fluffy Nation of Loving Teddy Bears"? You think that instead of torturing prisoners we're going to put them up at the Ritz instead? No - no one is saying these people shouldn't receive punishment (once legally tried), we're saying that they shouldn't receive cruel and unusual punishment that breaks our own laws.
Except that our reputation as torturers has actually been emboldening the enemy because they believe it gives them the moral high ground (...and then they go blow up civilians). It's stirring up moral outrage in the Muslim world that only serves to bring more dumb, uninformed kids into Al-Qaeda's fold.