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The Lord of Hats posted:Clearly the problem here is that you aren't going to Mead Hall. Universe Games does have great employees though, I will not deny that. does either of them have a bar nearby, i'm moving to minniapolis in a couple months and i'd like to draft and dream about having money to do other stuff too
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^^^ Universe is right next to a bunch of bars of decent quality and is right above a speakeasy that I hear is great, Mead Hall is basically downtown so there's plenty there too.The Lord of Hats posted:Clearly the problem here is that you aren't going to Mead Hall. Universe Games does have great employees though, I will not deny that.  ) but I hear some really untoward things about a number of the regular players. Plus it's an extra ~6 blocks to walk to.
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Apr 8, 2016 19:52
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Zoness posted:He traded lands for rares. This is really good.
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Apr 8, 2016 19:58
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HUMAN FISH posted:Gotta say it's pretty funny browsing the forums with it Yeah, even before I switched to plain http to fix the pics, the links were pretty funny. Also, I follow a bunch of transformers pages on Facebook and that's how I found out there's an avatar called Takara
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Apr 8, 2016 20:07
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Yawgmoth posted:^^^ Universe is right next to a bunch of bars of decent quality and is right above a speakeasy that I hear is great, Mead Hall is basically downtown so there's plenty there too. Oh no, I have a bad rep  .I'll admit, I don't do the constructed side of things, so there could be players that only show up for constructed that I don't know about. But the limited contingent has always seemed like a pretty chill bunch of dudes. It also bears mentioning that Universe Games is very conveniently located if you also have a pressing need to purchase bondage gear .
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Yawgmoth posted:^^^ Universe is right next to a bunch of bars of decent quality and is right above a speakeasy that I hear is great, Mead Hall is basically downtown so there's plenty there too. well that sounds nice i need something to really stand out tho and i don- The Lord of Hats posted:It also bears mentioning that Universe Games is very conveniently located if you also have a pressing need to purchase bondage gear well guess i know where i'm going
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Apr 8, 2016 20:20
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I thought Dan Bock played Hoss on Bonanza. And was dead. All I'm reading about him makes me want to leave him an upper decker.
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Apr 8, 2016 21:14
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I wish my LGS did Modern on thursday nights Sunday afternoon doesn't really work for having shots with your magic
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Apr 8, 2016 21:19
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The pros mostly don't say poo poo about what decks are good before a new standard, but the more I play the more I suspect its just the same combo I started with: Always Watching into Ojutai. It's almost impossible to actually beat the combo of those cards and both cards are independently worth casting. The fact that Ojutai's combat damage trigger draws answers to their answers makes it even dumber because there's practically nothing that can profitably block Ojutai with AW on the board, and there's a comically small number of answers to AW being on the battlefield.
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Yawgmoth posted:^^^ Universe is right next to a bunch of bars of decent quality and is right above a speakeasy that I hear is great, Mead Hall is basically downtown so there's plenty there too. From my experience (Mead Hall's my main store), all the stories are probably just about one guy, who yeah, is really lovely when he loses. Guy blew up at me once, and the store owner made him apologize to me (which was an incredibly awkward, grade-school situation). Granted, I don't draft often, so I don't know what that crowd's like . The legacy scene around here is extremely cool and chill, though.
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Angry Grimace posted:The pros mostly don't say poo poo about what decks are good before a new standard, but the more I play the more I suspect its just the same combo I started with: Always Watching into Ojutai. It's almost impossible to actually beat the combo of those cards and both cards are independently worth casting. And people thought a 4/5 drain 3 was bad! I ran 8 rhinos plus clone effects in my janky 5 color Bring to Light deck in modern.
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Apr 8, 2016 22:30
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Boy did I sorta get hosed on a Fat Pack today. Like, there were some good cards in my pack but then the guy next to me opens his and he pulls- among other things- Two Elusive Tormentors, Thing in the Ice, loving ODRIC, Arlinn, and a foil Seasons Past. Needless to say, said guys luck at least got me to buy two more regular boosters, one of which had Altered Ego.
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widespread posted:Boy did I sorta get hosed on a Fat Pack today. Like, there were some good cards in my pack but then the guy next to me opens his and he pulls- among other things- Two Elusive Tormentors, Thing in the Ice, loving ODRIC, Arlinn, and a foil Seasons Past. Other than feelbads why does what the dude next to you opened matter
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Apr 8, 2016 22:53
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Sickening posted:I get premium for free right now and I think its loving garbo and I have no idea why people pay for this. Gerry's article today is a level of lovely that I didn't think could be possible. It has been a lot more misses lately than hits. Gerry's article today was just "here are a bunch of decklists that I've seen on the internet." Most of their articles lately have almost exclusively been talking about each others decks, I'm wondering if it has more to do with the fact that 4 of their premium writers all brew / test / play in person with each other, it just seems very redundant.
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Apr 8, 2016 22:55
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Elyv posted:Other than feelbads why does what the dude next to you opened matter To be honest it probably doesn't since I can just buy an Odric before it goes up in price.
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Apr 8, 2016 22:56
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widespread posted:To be honest it probably doesn't since I can just buy an Odric before it goes up in price. Why would a hill giant go up in price
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Apr 8, 2016 22:58
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widespread posted:To be honest it probably doesn't since I can just buy an Odric before it goes up in price. Odric is probably going down in price.
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Premium is a joke, no one who is on the pro tour or is involved with those who are is going to give any actual advice about the format.
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Apr 8, 2016 23:01
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Zoness posted:Why would a hill giant go up in price Sickening posted:Odric is probably going down in price. I'm probably overvaluing it based on what the text says
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Apr 8, 2016 23:03
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Angry Grimace posted:The pros mostly don't say poo poo about what decks are good before a new standard, but the more I play the more I suspect its just the same combo I started with: Always Watching into Ojutai. It's almost impossible to actually beat the combo of those cards and both cards are independently worth casting. That Hydra can do it
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Apr 8, 2016 23:04
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sarmhan posted:Premium is a joke, no one who is on the pro tour or is involved with those who are is going to give any actual advice about the format. I agree. Did a single vs video show a viable standard deck this time? And the deck lists look more like a list of fun fnm decks. Do people who casually fnm want to spend 10 bucks a month in premium? Why is it 10 bucks? Is cfb outclassing their content in every way while also being free?
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TheKingofSprings posted:I wish my LGS did Modern on thursday nights With how much you rag on Modern, I'm surprised you don't drink when playing it anyway
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Apr 8, 2016 23:12
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TheKingofSprings posted:That Hydra can do it
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Irony Be My Shield posted:World Breaker does it as well.
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widespread posted:Boy did I sorta get hosed on a Fat Pack today. Like, there were some good cards in my pack but then the guy next to me opens his and he pulls- among other things- Two Elusive Tormentors, Thing in the Ice, loving ODRIC, Arlinn, and a foil Seasons Past. lol I would have caps locked the Arlinn maybe, but you can probably get the rest pretty cheap.
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What are some good themes in this set, like deck building? I have a Vampire deck that wins 90% against my friend's werewolf deck because of Madness value plays, and Call the Bloodlines. Are werewolves weak, or is there something great that she's missing? We like playing with the set gimmicks (eldrazi, allies, awakening, landfall) so if there is a better plan in this set, what might it be?
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Gensuki posted:What are some good themes in this set, like deck building? Werewolves are generally weaker in Constructed than Vampires, historically speaking. If you're restricting yourselves to SOI cards then I'm not sure how to go about fixing that, but if you just want to make werewolf vs. vampire theme decks, dipping back to the original Innistrad for Huntmaster, Mayor of Avabruck, and maybe Immerwolf all seem strong.
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JerryLee posted:Werewolves are generally weaker in Constructed than Vampires, historically speaking. If you're restricting yourselves to SOI cards then I'm not sure how to go about fixing that, but if you just want to make werewolf vs. vampire theme decks, dipping back to the original Innistrad for Huntmaster, Mayor of Avabruck, and maybe Immerwolf all seem strong. I think Geier Reach Bandit and that new hasty 1 drop gives the Werewolves a bit more game than normal, but I can't imagine playing this standard without either white, black or both.
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Logicblade posted:I think Geier Reach Bandit and that new hasty 1 drop gives the Werewolves a bit more game than normal, but I can't imagine playing this standard without either white, black or both. Yeah I think that if anything, there will be a CoCo deck that will have werewolves in it, but they probably won't get their own deck.
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C-Euro posted:With how much you rag on Modern, I'm surprised you don't drink when playing it anyway I haven't played it in 4 months so that's how I'm just really excited about the SotM unban so I'm hopping back in
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It probably won't be able to compete with Casting The Best Card Every Turn but I think the werewolves are high enough in quality and with enough payoff that you can make a reasonable FNM deck.
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I'm in love with SoI draft. My LGS was having a free draft with prize support for the first 36 players for it's 22nd birthday. I drafted RG flips and value creatures, go 3-0, moonwalk out the store with 4 prize boosters. MVPs were Pyre Hound (loving nuts), Tireless tracker (loving nuts), that stupid flip equip. Get home, open boosters with housemate... 2 Westvale Abbeys and a Transverse the Ulvenwald (and other assorted crap) Pretty loving good for a free event!
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I think I'll start drafting again, this seems like a really good set to give it a whirl on.
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Count Bleck posted:I think I'll start drafting again, this seems like a really good set to give it a whirl on. I did a draft earlier today and can confirm the set is pretty fun. I ended up drafting 3-drop enchantment control, which I am declaring A Real Archetype because I won a bunch. ProTip: probably draft more Moldgraf Scavengers than I did. 
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I used to read scg for Carsten kotter articles and occasionally another article would catch my eye. But he apparently stopped writing for them so now I never visit scg. So yes cfb is better in every way.
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rinski posted:I did a draft earlier today and can confirm the set is pretty fun. I ended up drafting 3-drop enchantment control, which I am declaring A Real Archetype because I won a bunch. ProTip: probably draft more Moldgraf Scavengers than I did. how did that manic scribe do for you?
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Dungeon Ecology posted:how did that manic scribe do for you? It was my main win condition!
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3-0 in my 3rd ever draft to take home top slot tonight, this set is amazing MVP's at the bottom White was WIDE open, some might say 8 removal spells is too many but they'd be wrong, had such a blast playing 10/10 would draft again
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