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Aug 4, 2008Sutherlands posted a message on What "strictly better" truly means: A challengePosted in: Surging Chaos's Realm of Ruination
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Jul 24, 2008Sutherlands posted a message on What "strictly better" truly means: A challenge"Back seat driver" means just that though; a person is driving from the back seat.Posted in: Surging Chaos's Realm of Ruination
I don't see how this isn't understood. If a person is driving from the front seat or is not driving, they are not a back seat driver.
There is nothing around it. If you want to bend the rules and say the back seat is the front seat, then you have your understanding of back seat driver wrong.
Not only did you ignore my link of the idiom, but cards that are considered "strictly better" are considered in a vacuum. That's the ONLY MEANINGFUL DEFINITION of "strictly better," and thus, it's the one that gets used.
You can say "strictly better means a card has to be better than another card in all circumstances, and there for no card is strictly better than another," but that's pretty worthless for conversation. I'd rather use the definition of "card A has all the advantages that card B has, and none of the disadvantages that it doesn't, plus it is superior in way X, therefore, it is strictly better." This meaning is actually useful in conversation, and once again, that's why it gets used. -
Jul 24, 2008Sutherlands posted a message on What "strictly better" truly means: A challengeTo put it mildly: You're wrong.Posted in: Surging Chaos's Realm of Ruination
Check out this thread. Nothing is 100% always better than something else, that's why when talking about "strictly better" we use a functional definition. Also, check out this page. -
May 29, 2008Sutherlands posted a message on Fairies. The other deck (To beat)I played an earlier version of this at FNM a few weeks ago, and found that quite a few times I had trouble getting black on the opponent's turn for terror. (Also a problem for the Pact.) For this reason, I support the Ruins. But why not 4x conclave?Posted in: TeknoBlog
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(2) AH - Yare, DYH(1) Yare - spotofprey
No discussion about the judges?
Q: Does Empyrial Archangel have shroud in the graveyard?
A: Empyrial Archangel has shroud no matter where it is. However, like most abilities, shroud only functions while the Archangel is in play...so it can be targeted with reanimation spells just fine.
Well... no, it doesn't have Shroud. It has the text "Shroud" on the card, but it doesn't have the ability - Shroud - and that's because it's not in play. Maybe nitpicking, but it doesn't have Shroud while in the graveyard.
Q: I control a Gangrenous Zombies and a Death Baron that's giving the Zombies deathtouch. If I sacrifice the Zombies to deal one damage to everything, will all creatures in play die from being dealt damage from a creature with deathtouch?
A: Gangrenous Zombies has deathtouch while it's in play, but not while it's in the graveyard...and it's in the graveyard when it deals damage to everything.
This doesn't really explain why it doesn't trigger, nor does it directly give an answer. The real answer is that the ability only exists, and thus triggers, if it's in play when the damage occurs. This is regardless of whether it has the ability while it's in the graveyard, which is simply a red herring.
(4) spotofprey - AH, Kraj, DYH, Yare
(1) Yare - Some One
spotofprey - AH
AH - DYH
It is now night. You have until Saturday night (11/22) at 6:00 to get your actions in to me.
2- Some One - AK, Roja
1- AH - loran
1- Yare - Some One
And when you're in the finals of a 132-man States Tournament...
Yes, they probably will, I would say.
The best play for the opponent would have been to tap down his attackers and to draw a card.. since, ya know, Cryptic Command could do that. The way that you assumed that he was wrong, when you weren't there, kind of annoyed me.