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Post by Bone Daddy on Feb 7, 2013 18:14:57 GMT -5
Anyone play?
I used to play a ton in middle school (and I sucked, hard) and then I kind of forgot about it. A few recent conversations have kind of brought it back into my life in a nostalgic way.
Is it still popular? Does anyone still play? Did you play back in the day?
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Post by Cela on Feb 7, 2013 18:16:33 GMT -5
Used to play in high school a lot. Then found out one of my friends in college played, I brought out my old shoe box for a few games.
It's not fun when someone can win on turn 2.
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Post by Joker on Feb 7, 2013 18:22:01 GMT -5
The trick to Magic the Gathering staying fun is to keep the casual games flexible and fun. EDH and/or multiplayer is good with friends in a casual setting.
Less chance of land destruction or ^Turn 2 spike plays ruining games.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Feb 7, 2013 18:22:34 GMT -5
I played in high school. Or rather I collected in high school. I'll occasionally bust out my decks from then and have some games, but mainly my Magic playing has been reduced to the yearly downloadable game they release onto the 360, PS3, and PC. Funnily enough it was playing the recent video games that has given me a new appreciation for the Blue spells. When I collected I was all about White or Green. Especially Green. I just love how quickly you can overwhelm the opponent when things go right with Green. Of course Blue was a constant pain in my ass back then because never once did anything go the way I had hoped when I face Blue decks. Damn counter cards...... Of course now I love Blue. It is the trolling color.
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DXKramer
Mephisto
I like trains
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Post by DXKramer on Feb 7, 2013 19:53:55 GMT -5
I play Magic the Gahtering myelf. Been playing on and off for 18 years now.
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Post by Zabel Zarock on Feb 7, 2013 19:55:46 GMT -5
Been playing for a long time, play pretty competetivley.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 7, 2013 19:57:19 GMT -5
Played in high school and early college.
I ran a sliver deck that was a mix between the old Tempest cycle and newer Onslaught cycle slivers. My friends hated that.
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Post by Cela on Feb 7, 2013 20:05:36 GMT -5
In the current set there are two cards.
One says When you damage your opponent, you gain that much life.
Another says When you gain life, your opponent takes that much damage.
See if you can find a game breaker in those two cards...
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Post by Zabel Zarock on Feb 7, 2013 20:07:13 GMT -5
What are the colors?
And finding broken shit is one of the best parts of the game IMO. Loving drafting from ym friends cube and all of us trying to out cheap each other.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 20:07:38 GMT -5
I've played off and on since around 4th edition. My friend just bought a Black Lotus for about $600 or so, which shocked the hell out of me. Wish I had that sort of money laying around.
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BigJerichool222
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
THE BIG DOG!
#NotInMySalad
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Feb 7, 2013 20:18:57 GMT -5
I play casual with my brother and friends every now and then.
It's just that my decks are outdated in tournament play or w/e the bullshit rules that have set to get you to buy more cards.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 7, 2013 21:41:29 GMT -5
still play. I keep it casual though, game's no fun when people get too competitive and start bringing unbeatable $800 decks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 21:44:58 GMT -5
I learned how to play in college. Mostly played one on one games with my friend Karl, but I have done a few multiplayer games as well. It's been over a year since the last time I played, though.
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El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Feb 8, 2013 0:06:07 GMT -5
I started playing when Beta came out, quit for a few years, started up again around Tempest.
Play cards every Wednesday at a local gaming club. Strictly casual, massively multi-player (it's never any fun if it's fewer than 4 players), no real 'tournament'-style to it.
I rarely win, but it's fun to get a deck that works every once in a while. Last night I won with a fun little white/green deck I built years ago... - Humility: enchantment that turns all creatures into 1/1 with no abilities - enchantments that either pump up or prevent damage to my creatures - Dovescape: all non-creature spells are countered, instead you get a 1/1 flying Bird token for each mana spent on the spell (then the Humility removes the flying...)
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JDviant
Unicron
XB1 username: lil giant robot
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Post by JDviant on Feb 8, 2013 0:09:09 GMT -5
I enjoy building decks, and have over 50 sleeved at the moment, but I rarely get to actually play anymore.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Feb 8, 2013 1:21:41 GMT -5
I haven't seriously played in over a decade, but I love a good, casual multiplayer game between friends.
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Post by stinger on Feb 8, 2013 3:40:54 GMT -5
Played in middle and high school. Tried to start playing again recently with a friend, but I couldn't really get into it.
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
Perpetually Constipated
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 8, 2013 7:51:12 GMT -5
After 4th edition.... just couldn't find joy in it anymore.
I still play about 3-4 times a year with some friends but all our sets have nothing newer than 4th edition.
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Don Corleone
Speak of the devil and he shall appear
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Post by Banecat on Feb 8, 2013 10:21:34 GMT -5
In the current set there are two cards. One says When you damage your opponent, you gain that much life. Another says When you gain life, your opponent takes that much damage. Circle of Protection: Black stops that infinite combo in its tracks. Anything that redirects damage to a creature also stops this combo (My friend plays these two all the time in our commander games). I'm currently playing a five color deck with Child of Alara (6/6 trample for one of each color, it takes all other non-land permanents in play with it when it goes to the graveyard) as my commander. I hardly ever win with it though. It even contains one of the most dick cards you can play in commander (Magister Sphinx, when it comes into play target player's life becomes 10). I also play the green-white 2013 event deck. This is one of the strongest premade decks I've ever seen WOTC produce. If you like those colors I highly recommend you pick it up if you can find it. I haven't even modified it beyond the included side deck and I have more then 50% win rate with it. Roaring Primadox requires you to pick up a permanent on you upkeep and the rest of the creatures all have 'when it comes into play on the battleground do this' which could consist of comes with a token or gain life etc. Comes with a Thragtusk (when it comes into play gain five life, if it leaves play get a 3/3 token) which is tournament winner these days. My favorite new card is a blue enchantment called Omniscience. For three blue and seven any spell cast from my hand has no mana cost. Play that with any type of draw cards and its devastating. I only own one planeswalker, Tamiyo, the Moon Sage. She's a decent planeswalker. Her ultimate provides an emblem that gives you no hand limit and spells played from your hand don't go to the graveyard. I've never got to use it since her second ability is to draw cards amount to the number of tapped creatures opponent controls.
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Post by Triple H buried SnS on Feb 8, 2013 10:34:45 GMT -5
Blue counter/direct damage self built deck placed me 2nd place in a regional tournament... Couldn't draw any land for the finals. Hard to counter spells when you only have 1 island in play... I'm not bitter at all... Haven't played since they started selling prebuilt theme decks. ... Play a big creature or powerful spell? Counterspell/spellblast Play a small creature or can prevent outright attacks? Prodigal sorcerer or another creature(can't remember name now) Circle protection blue? Sleight of mind it to be circle protection green. Don't have any islands in play that restrict my few creature cards in this deck? Magical Hack... now you do. Biggest issue(other than not drawing an island) was a red direct damage deck. It played my deck pretty evenly. Stupid lighting bolts!
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