I for one am totally stoked about this card. I bought like 4 playsets of Cloudposts back in the day, and this energizes 'em like crazy. I'm a casual kind of dude who plays exclusively multiplayer, and I'm sure these are going to show up like crazy at my kitchen table (well, basement table actually).
Hello all. I'm having a heck of a time identifying some lands I've got. They look, in almost all ways, just like 4th edition lands, EXCEPT:
The copyright is 1996, and NOT 1995.
The text that says "Land" is slightly smaller.
The rules text is slightly larger
The rules text is exactly vertically centered, as opposed to offset slightly upwards.
Just like 4th, there is no expansion symbol. And the artwork is the same as artwork from 4th. The back look the same. Maybe SLIGHTLY darker. I was hoping that they COULD be the Playing Card Corp super rarities, but those had no copyright date, AFAIK...
Heya folks. I was wondering if anyone else noticed anything funky about packs they got. I bought a box of tournament packs, and got the exact same set of uncommons, in the same order in two different boxes, twice.
Here's my diagram of a box of tourney packs, viewed from above, with the packs numbered:
10 11 12
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
In packs 2 and 3, my uncommons were these, in this exact order:
Seedcradle Witch
Flame Javelin
Grief Tyrant
Gnarled Effigy
Prison Term
Beseech the Queen
Heap Doll
Pale Wayfarer
Slinking Giant
Cursecatcher
In packs 5 and 6, my uncommons were these, in this exact order:
Hmmm... action movie. Man, Aliens is right up there. That was the last movie that I was honestly scared by. I saw it at the Columbia in Atlanta on 70mm, and they had everything turned up to real life volume. The landing craft plunging through the atmosphere sounded very much like (I would imagine) and very much as loud as a landing craft plunging through an atmosphere would. The automatic guns sounded like they were being fired three inches from the side of your head. Screams, bone-crunches, and the sound of the lubricant-like alien slime dripping all left nothing to the imagination. Anyhow...
I really dig listening to the show. I take breaks occasionally from it, but am always quite amused when I tune in again. You've got a cool mix of personalities that appeal to a wide audience I think, and the occasional bit of misinformation that Tom (and previously Dom) throw into the mix and are subsequently called on cracks me up every time. Last week, when Tom was mentioning some of the "new" things he liked about the Shadowmoor packaging, only to find out that they weren't new at all really cracked me up.
As you may be able to tell, I'm a casual player. (In fact, I wrote a comment some time ago that was brought up in the podcast, requesting more multiplayer stuff.) I am not so big on the tournament scene, although I DO like hearing about it. I enjoy hearing Gavin's take on this aspect of things. And I like Mike Flores's articles on magicthegathering.com, probably mostly because he's a good writer that makes it interesting. So, in answer to the coverage question: I actually think you've got a good mixture ratio going on right now. I think a LOT of people play casual multiplayer, so that's one of the things that differentiates you from other Magic resources right now. I'd enjoy hearing about multiplayer combos, or cards that kinda suck or are so-so in duels, but are heinous in multiplayer. Things like: Forgotten Ancient, Taurean Mauler, and Hamletback Goliath; any of the "Hunted" creatures that will let you give the tokens to a player who is temporarily allied with you; how absolutely annoying card like Soul Warden are in huge games; ditto for Rhystic Study (an otherwise forgettable card). Combos like: [insert big creature], Reward the Faithful, and False Cure; Crypt Rats with Spirit Link and/or Scythe of the Wretched on them. Fun fun!
Ideas for future comment contests... Hmm... is this a request for topics? I think so...
- Favorite multiplayer combo
- Most annoying member of your playgroup, and why
- First rare ever pulled, or first that you can recall, and feelings on that card
- Whether some of your friends have left Magic, and why, and what they did with their cards
In the spirit of the combo of the week topic, I'd also like to bring up some of my recent favorite combos. I tend to be kind of a combo-seeking type, but try to do so using somewhat non-chase rares...
- Nacatl War-Pride / Pandemonium
- Harbinger of Night / Sadistic Glee
- Vulturous Zombie / Mindslicer
- Dross Golem / Sacrifice or Soldevi Adnate (Nets you way more mana than put in)
- Spire Golem or Scornful Egotist / Energy Tap (ditto above), into prosperity
Thanks!
Rick
- The copyright is 1996, and NOT 1995.
- The text that says "Land" is slightly smaller.
- The rules text is slightly larger
- The rules text is exactly vertically centered, as opposed to offset slightly upwards.
Just like 4th, there is no expansion symbol. And the artwork is the same as artwork from 4th. The back look the same. Maybe SLIGHTLY darker. I was hoping that they COULD be the Playing Card Corp super rarities, but those had no copyright date, AFAIK...Thanks,
Rick
Here's my diagram of a box of tourney packs, viewed from above, with the packs numbered:
10 11 12
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
In packs 2 and 3, my uncommons were these, in this exact order:
Seedcradle Witch
Flame Javelin
Grief Tyrant
Gnarled Effigy
Prison Term
Beseech the Queen
Heap Doll
Pale Wayfarer
Slinking Giant
Cursecatcher
In packs 5 and 6, my uncommons were these, in this exact order:
Leech Bonder
Kitchen Finks
Ashenmoor Gouger
Torrent of Souls
Tattermunge Maniac
Blowfly Infestation
Pale Wayfarer
Spiteflame Witch
Merrow Grimeblotter
Mistveil Plains
Furthermore, I saw DEFINITE patterns. For instance, chances were very good that the same series of three uncommons would appear in two or more packs.
Anyhow, just wondering if anyone else saw things like this. I've bought boxes forever, and rarely notice a pattern.
--Rick Kunkel
Hmmm... action movie. Man, Aliens is right up there. That was the last movie that I was honestly scared by. I saw it at the Columbia in Atlanta on 70mm, and they had everything turned up to real life volume. The landing craft plunging through the atmosphere sounded very much like (I would imagine) and very much as loud as a landing craft plunging through an atmosphere would. The automatic guns sounded like they were being fired three inches from the side of your head. Screams, bone-crunches, and the sound of the lubricant-like alien slime dripping all left nothing to the imagination. Anyhow...
I really dig listening to the show. I take breaks occasionally from it, but am always quite amused when I tune in again. You've got a cool mix of personalities that appeal to a wide audience I think, and the occasional bit of misinformation that Tom (and previously Dom) throw into the mix and are subsequently called on cracks me up every time. Last week, when Tom was mentioning some of the "new" things he liked about the Shadowmoor packaging, only to find out that they weren't new at all really cracked me up.
As you may be able to tell, I'm a casual player. (In fact, I wrote a comment some time ago that was brought up in the podcast, requesting more multiplayer stuff.) I am not so big on the tournament scene, although I DO like hearing about it. I enjoy hearing Gavin's take on this aspect of things. And I like Mike Flores's articles on magicthegathering.com, probably mostly because he's a good writer that makes it interesting. So, in answer to the coverage question: I actually think you've got a good mixture ratio going on right now. I think a LOT of people play casual multiplayer, so that's one of the things that differentiates you from other Magic resources right now. I'd enjoy hearing about multiplayer combos, or cards that kinda suck or are so-so in duels, but are heinous in multiplayer. Things like: Forgotten Ancient, Taurean Mauler, and Hamletback Goliath; any of the "Hunted" creatures that will let you give the tokens to a player who is temporarily allied with you; how absolutely annoying card like Soul Warden are in huge games; ditto for Rhystic Study (an otherwise forgettable card). Combos like: [insert big creature], Reward the Faithful, and False Cure; Crypt Rats with Spirit Link and/or Scythe of the Wretched on them. Fun fun!
Ideas for future comment contests... Hmm... is this a request for topics? I think so...
- Favorite multiplayer combo
- Most annoying member of your playgroup, and why
- First rare ever pulled, or first that you can recall, and feelings on that card
- Whether some of your friends have left Magic, and why, and what they did with their cards
In the spirit of the combo of the week topic, I'd also like to bring up some of my recent favorite combos. I tend to be kind of a combo-seeking type, but try to do so using somewhat non-chase rares...
- Nacatl War-Pride / Pandemonium
- Harbinger of Night / Sadistic Glee
- Vulturous Zombie / Mindslicer
- Dross Golem / Sacrifice or Soldevi Adnate (Nets you way more mana than put in)
- Spire Golem or Scornful Egotist / Energy Tap (ditto above), into prosperity
- Amoeboid Changeling / Knight of the Mists
Well, that's it. Keep up the good work, guys!
Thanks,
Rick Kunkel