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  • posted a message on Beta vs Alpha
    Alpha had tons of misprints that were corrected in beta. Alpha only had two versions of each basic land and was missing Volcanic Island and Circle of Protection: Black as well. Besides that they are identical. I'd choose beta for tourney play because after a while you can tell the difference through the plastic with opaque sleeves. Alpha for the binder for prestige purposes though. The print run of beta was almost triple what alpha was.
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  • posted a message on If you could bring back one person from the past...
    Genghis Khan. He started with nomadic herdsmen and founded an empire that conquered one third of the worlds entire population. The man knew how to get things done. Imagine what he could do today.
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on Big school project - how can video games help me learn?
    IMHO your strongest argument is that video games can assist with computer literacy. Computer literacy is a necessary skill for the modern workplace.
    Therapy for curing a lazy eye includes covering the normal eye and playing video games. Some of the best IQ indicators are strategy games. Depending on the style of game, it can help develop hand-eye coordination, concentration, resource management, and maybe even creativity and reasoning. However most games however are designed for entertainment and not learning. For anything you could gain from a video game, there is a better way to gain it from another medium. Sure Carmen Sandiego can teach you something about geography but not as much as the same amount of time spent in a geography textbook. I am a huge fan of video games but this will be a difficult argument to make.
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on What's your fantasy?
    My fantasy is the ability to arbitrary manipulate time. I would stop time for everyone except me. There would be no limits to my wealth or power. I would be the greatest super-villain of all time!
    I am prepared for the zompocalypse. I hope that it comes soon. I'm pretty sick of civilisation.
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
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