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Magnetic North posted:Lorcana: Under The CCG This one for sure imo 
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Framboise posted:Lorcana: lol you thought this was gonna be cheaper than MTG Eh, the most expensive non-Enchanted card is less than $60 USD on TCGPlayer. It's still less expensive than Standard staples, let alone Vintage/Legacy.
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Sep 6, 2023 12:56
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Magnetic North posted:I'm not a big Disney fan but here's my attempts: Nthing this one.
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Sep 6, 2023 13:37
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CapnAndy posted:Okay I got two games of Lorcana in, I imported a starter deck just to see what's what. Verdict is it's pretty fun, it'll be interesting to see what an expansion or two and the meta bastards really sitting down to try and break poo poo make of it. Lorcana: Goddamn goose-stepping hyenas
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Sep 6, 2023 16:37
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FLGS was full of Lorcana players this week. Like, almost the whole game room. I hope this is because it was better than people are saying. Based on what I overheard: Lorcana: Stop bloody singing Lorcana: Captain Hook is not a Princess
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Sep 6, 2023 17:04
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Magnetic North posted:Lorcana: Under The CCG CitizenKeen posted:Maleficent's Home For Wayward Goons: The Lorcana Thread Failson posted:Lorcana: Goddamn goose-stepping hyenas hyphz posted:Lorcana: Stop bloody singing
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Sep 7, 2023 00:24
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If anyone is interested, US Nationals for FFTCG is going on now, being streamed here: https://twitch.tv/rvasnugsy This is one of the few events where everything is BO3 and uses Two-Deck format, so you'll see a lot of different decks due to that.
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Sep 9, 2023 20:46
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What is the advantage in making people have two completely different decks?
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Sep 9, 2023 22:38
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Volkova III posted:What is the advantage in making people have two completely different decks? Reduces variance and makes players demonstrate a wider range of skill. If you're running a deck that just gets 10-0'd by, say, Category 13 aggro, you'll appreciate the ability to pivot to something that checks it better in game two (while the winner of game 1 has the advantage of being able to pivot for game 3, if needed). The game really doesn't do sideboarding, so this is the second best thing. Most events are BO1s so it's not as relevant, but Nats/Worlds use the two-deck format for the above reasons.
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Sep 9, 2023 22:55
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I pulled two enchanted rares already but everyone is either too afraid to pay full price or completely unable to trade for two $200+ cards bc lack of availability Which is bonkers on so many uncool levels
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Sep 10, 2023 13:14
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Very delighted by the fact that three out of the four people who qualified for worlds are from my local scene. I get my rear end beat by world-class talent! 
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Sep 10, 2023 23:39
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PleasantDirge posted:I pulled two enchanted rares already but everyone is either too afraid to pay full price or completely unable to trade for two $200+ cards bc lack of availability This is exactly the problem with these kinds of scarcity scenarios soon after games are launched: almost no one really benefits from them, even when they pull chase rares as in your case, and it just makes it harder to have fun actually playing!
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Sep 11, 2023 07:55
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One nice thing I'll say about Lorcana, I don't think there's any actually bad cards. Sure there are cards that may be more ink chaff in your deck or niche use, but they aren't BAD, just that you have other cards that are more useful.
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Sep 11, 2023 12:17
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Randalor posted:One nice thing I'll say about Lorcana, I don't think there's any actually bad cards. Sure there are cards that may be more ink chaff in your deck or niche use, but they aren't BAD, just that you have other cards that are more useful. Just wait until they print some Home on the Range cards.
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Sep 11, 2023 12:27
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slapping my custom alter br'er fox down to my opponents visible discomfort
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Sep 11, 2023 15:48
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has anyone played one piece and have opinions on it? it's growing around here pretty quickly, and seems to have a bit more sticking power than most anime cashin games
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SEX HAVER 40000 posted:has anyone played one piece and have opinions on it? it's growing around here pretty quickly, and seems to have a bit more sticking power than most anime cashin games It's fun, and aside from the alt arts the cards are super cheap to pick up as singles still Events are weird in that they're BO1 and therefore have no side boarding or anything like that. It's very much a game about board control and efficient use of resources since the same resource that's used for playing cards can also be used to buff your various characters attacks
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Kyrosiris posted:If anyone is interested, US Nationals for FFTCG is going on now, being streamed here: https://twitch.tv/rvasnugsy Thanks for sharing this - it's fun to see the game operate so smoothly compared to the homeowner's insurance review I go through with friends trying to keep track of every mechanic and triggered ability. Also love the two-deck format. More interesting to me than a side deck of "when encountering Strategy A, swap in these anti-A cards." Lots more metagaming and unforeseen opportunities (aka thinking on your feet). Edit: As a big FF6 nerd, the matchup and playmats are geared toward my interests Space Fish fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sep 12, 2023 15:52
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Apparently there is a new Battle Sprits Godzilla expansion. Despite being able to read zero Kanji, boxes don't seem all that expensive, and I am tempted.
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So I closed on a house a month ago and it didn't blow up my bank account nearly as much as I expected. Decided to jump out on a FFTCG 2022 Anniversary Box. Got it for $35 including shipping, which seemed fine. I'm going to stick to that for now and see how much I like it. Also, I haven't played VTES in two months because of all the moving, unpacking, and prepping the new house for winter eating up all my time. I'm really looking forward to having a bit of free time again.
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So I got my FFTCG 2022 Anniversary box. I like how it's composed to give you an even split of each element, enough to build two, maybe three basic decks. I built a live-fast-die-hard Fire/Lightning deck that leans into pushed effects that inflict self-damage, and damage triggers. I also built a Wind/Ice control deck fronted by two versions of Zidane that have powerful card advantage triggers. I have only gotten a chance to test them against each other once so far, but even with this basic stuff to work from, the game had a good balance and momentum swings. That said, what sets would people recommend if I were looking to expand the collection a bit? I'm a big FFVI dork, but VIII, IX, and XII are also extremely my poo poo. But beyond characters, what sets have had just straight-up good cards in them? I'm looking for good value so I can build maybe four decks for a curated, LCG type experience.
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Dec 8, 2023 22:58
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Realistically, that's kind of a hard question to answer, especially with the fact that anything pre-Opus 15 is going to be harder to come by as it was not printed in anywhere near enough volume. Honestly, I'd almost suggest waiting for the Anniversary Box 2024 and just snag two of those (so you have full playsets of the 2x legends). It's gonna have some absurdly pricey staples like Al-Cid, 9CP Leviathan, Robel-Akbel, Amaterasu, and more.
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Dec 9, 2023 00:13
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finally got my hands on some fftcg goddamn these cards feel good
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John Romero posted:finally got my hands on some fftcg They're very... toothy? Like, they stick together more than MTG cards do when you're flipping through a stack. Once I got used to it it was fine, but it took a minute.
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Railing Kill posted:They're very... toothy? Like, they stick together more than MTG cards do when you're flipping through a stack. Once I got used to it it was fine, but it took a minute. This is true but good lord do individual cards feel good to touch.
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Kyrosiris posted:If anyone is interested, US Nationals for FFTCG is going on now, being streamed here: https://twitch.tv/rvasnugsy I would love a ready made fftcg community here in Rochester New York but every time I’ve gone to the anime store that says it has a tournament night, I meet with Lamp loving weebs who gatekeep knowing anything at all about anything that happens at the store. So I gave up.
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PuttyKnife posted:I would love a ready made fftcg community here in Rochester New York but every time I’ve gone to the anime store that says it has a tournament night, I meet with Lamp loving weebs who gatekeep knowing anything at all about anything that happens at the store. My local game store is like that. The owner is a toxic, miserly libertarian who treats the LGS as his personal club house. He's alienated wargamers, board gamers, tabletop RPG players, and every CCG player including MTG. The only reason he stays afloat is because he makes money online selling retro video games, and his uncle owns the building he's in. A real captain of industry, that one. It's a shame because Maine has at least two great game stores, but one is an hour away and the other is 2+ hours away.  There's a new comic shop in my town that does Pokemon events. That's good for my daughter at least.
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PuttyKnife posted:I would love a ready made fftcg community here in Rochester New York but every time I’ve gone to the anime store that says it has a tournament night, I meet with Lamp loving weebs who gatekeep knowing anything at all about anything that happens at the store. I assume fftcg is too old for Millenium or Just Game to be doing any tournaments themselves? Glad to know I'm not the only one weirded out by Hammergirl Anime and not suprised that it's the uber weebs there. I am too chicken to attend of these stores' gaming events so I really don't know the character of them.
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Turbinosamente posted:I assume fftcg is too old for Millenium or Just Game to be doing any tournaments themselves? Glad to know I'm not the only one weirded out by Hammergirl Anime and not suprised that it's the uber weebs there. I am too chicken to attend of these stores' gaming events so I really don't know the character of them. Those stores are sort of stuck on the predatory poo poo game stores have to carry, so WOTC stuff and GW stuff and their events match. There's a couple off brand things here and there but i've looked back at their event list for years and saw very little variance. In the end, I guess i'll end up just giving up and playing Magic and D&D. That said, I have a cube set up for nearly every game on the list in the op. I should prolly start running a Dead game / Hipster game meetup here at some point.
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drat I was hoping there was more to their events as I haven't looked back over their past ones too closely, shame. I guess you are stuck being the change you want to see. Do you have the excuse of being associated with RIT and can get traction with the nerds there, maybe?
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Turbinosamente posted:drat I was hoping there was more to their events as I haven't looked back over their past ones too closely, shame. I guess you are stuck being the change you want to see. Do you have the excuse of being associated with RIT and can get traction with the nerds there, maybe? I work at RIT, so yeah. Sadly, the students here haven't heard of games outside of Magic the Gathering who has a designer named, "Wizards of the Coast." I tried to get them to play other Richard Garfield games and they said, "Who is that?" So once I reassembled myself due to becoming dust, I swore to never talk to them again.
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PuttyKnife posted:I work at RIT, so yeah. Sadly, the students here haven't heard of games outside of Magic the Gathering who has a designer named, "Wizards of the Coast." I tried to get them to play other Richard Garfield games and they said, "Who is that?" drat, that's brutal.
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PuttyKnife posted:I work at RIT, so yeah. Sadly, the students here haven't heard of games outside of Magic the Gathering who has a designer named, "Wizards of the Coast." I tried to get them to play other Richard Garfield games and they said, "Who is that?" No surprise the anime store denizens turtle up when you walk in, that kind of contempt is usually pretty easy to read on someone.
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i don’t know what you’re expecting going into an anime shop dude they’re probably cool once you get to know them. like if the spot im at doesn’t smell like bo and doesn’t have people openly wearing nazi poo poo im good
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Midjack posted:No surprise the anime store denizens turtle up when you walk in, that kind of contempt is usually pretty easy to read on someone. Man y’all assume some stupid poo poo. Here’s a play by play. Walked in 3 times. First time I walked in, walked around, bought about 200 bux in various poo poo. Asked about fftcg and the clerk said they didn’t know about card games. Asked if they had any fftcg since the website states it and she said they didn’t. Walked out of the store with my poo poo, past the giant display behind the counter. So that’s strike one. Innocuous. Folks maybe don’t know but I’m used to it. Second time I walked in to get some packs. Clerk knew where they were and when I asked if they had any old opuses they said, “well, actually, they don’t do opuses anymore. You don’t know that?” “Yes, this is why I said old opuses.” So I left without buying anything. Strike 2. Third time I went in, they just laughed at me when I asked. “We don’t talk to those folks.” So that was strike three. I’ve been in hundreds of game stores. Some were amazing, others poo poo holes. This was the first time I ran into this level of poo poo. It was stupid. Let’s go back to talking about forgotten ccgs like xxxenophile.
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drat I love GoT v2 and I'm so sad no one plays it here in SD!
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PuttyKnife posted:Let’s go back to talking about forgotten ccgs like xxxenophile. 1) Go here https://www.ccgtrader.net/games/xxxenophile-ccg/xxxenophile (very mildly NSFW) 2) Read through all the XXXenophile cards and have a good laugh. 3) You have now had 99% of the enjoyment that's to be had from XXXenophile.
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TGG posted:drat I love GoT v2 and I'm so sad no one plays it here in SD! Game of Thrones was really good, but they stopped giving a poo poo about balance by the end. I made the absolutely most vile Greyjoy/Night’s Watch deck that sapped my friend’s will to play the game and he refused to play against that deck because of how mean it was. So then I made a Stark/Faith Militant deck that was evil as hell. I get Mya Stone into play ASAP. Her ability? Instead of battle or intrigue claim, apply crown claim. This could be bad, except the whole point of a Faith Militant deck is that I never, ever should have power of my own. I siphon it to all my characters. So all I have to do is let you win the challenge and it doesn’t even matter if you have 2 claim because I change it to a crown challenge and all you’ll get is the unopposed. Which, oops, screw’s you over because Now I just take your power and siphon it to my characters again. Now on the chance you’ve realized this is the case and put Put to the Sword in your deck, you better hope I haven’t been able to slap down the High Septon because now I can just shirk any ability to a character I don’t give a poo poo about. Even building to specifically beat that deck it was a pain in the dick to deal with, cause it was all about stopping any kind of momentum. Now we just play Marvel Champions and are much happier for it.
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PuttyKnife posted:It was stupid. I'll back you up on this too, I called looking for a specific older manga, they said they didn't have any of it. Went in person a week later, there was two random volumes of it on the shelf, so they didn't even do a token look. Also needing to have the shop closed on mondays to do inventory is a bit weird, one would think you'd want to want to do that poo poo before or after business hours to maximize the time you are open to the public. I haven't gone back there in at least a couple of years. But yes let's move on to weird old tcgs. Was that strange Tomb Raider one covered? I had a starter deck but got rid of it without even giving it a try. It seemed to kinda operate on that middle ground between tcg and card based board game. Also, have I asked about the Inuyasha tcg in here? I might have, I'm running into the end of my knowledge of weird cardboard crap.
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Turbinosamente posted:I'll back you up on this too, I called looking for a specific older manga, they said they didn't have any of it. Went in person a week later, there was two random volumes of it on the shelf, so they didn't even do a token look. Also needing to have the shop closed on mondays to do inventory is a bit weird, one would think you'd want to want to do that poo poo before or after business hours to maximize the time you are open to the public. I haven't gone back there in at least a couple of years. the tomb raider one ruled because it could be played single player which was great because I constantly bought ccgs with no friends or siblings to play with. the original digimon card game was great as was sailor moon. I think the sailor moon one was a carbon copy of Pokémon too. I used to play both after getting eliminated at Pokémon league nights
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