There once was a boy who ate cake,
In a tree - near a bee - by the lake.
In all sorts of places,
His cakecrumbs were traces
Of a feeling he couldn't quite shake.

The only other TCG I've played is Force of Will. In structure it is very similar to magic, but with a few interesting twists. It's still in it's infancy and struggling with balance, and at times the art can be rather over-sexualised anime, but otherwise it is an interesting game - worth a gander.

I have a question, something that had begun to be explained in a book I had begun reading - but for whatever reason I never finished the book, and I can't remember what the book was. Lately its been bugging me that I can't even begin to remember how the explanation began. Anyway: If the ability of a...

Jenelmo wrote:I am thinking a Chance Encounter deck with krark's thump, Fiery Gambit, Molten Birth, Puppet's Verdict, Sorcerer's Strongbox

Dualcaster Mage for the ambidextrous.

Apologies if this has been discussed before, but does anyone have any experience in deliberately running not very powerful commanders? The idea of appearing to be less of a threat in multiplayer politics has been working out quite well for me lately. A specific example: I switched from Ghost Council...

My favourite silly pet deck is my Birds deck, it uses Mindshrieker (for big bird) or Dovescape (for little birds) with high cmc but cheap alternative cost cards: Divining Top, Brainstorm and Mystical Tutor fix the top of my deck - for Terminus, Temporal Mastery and Dig through Time, (and soon Tempor...

Asthanius wrote:I'm conflicted. I want to say Gamble really badly, but the possibility of discarding what you searched for is just too much. I think I have to go for Johnny, Combo Player.

Which is why you play Gamble in an Arrogant/Reckless Wurm madness deck, alongside Fauna Shaman.

I occasionally play a kitchen table casual Phoenix deck which may be appropriate here, although adhering to your second qualifier is perhaps a stretch. It starts by keeping the board clear with (exclusively fire-themed) burn spells, pumping Kiln Fiend and Shrine of Burning Rage. Momentum is kept wit...