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3 years ago ::
May 21, 2010 - 11:52AM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Feature Article, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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3 years ago ::
May 23, 2010 - 10:06PM
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Magic: the Board Game. I've been trying to perfect a similar variant I had made; the major differences being that an 8x8 board is pre-established, you play lands normally from your hand, diagonal moves count, creature abilities like landwalk apply normally, you can tap lands you own for mana like in regular Magic, creatures can be summoned to land spaces you own, your own life total would be entrusted to a special starting player token, planeswalkers can move, and cards like Armageddon and Dryad Arbor still worked. It was more along the lines of Dungeon Dice Monsters and Chess than this, which is more along the lines of Reversi and Treasure Hunt. I'm glad I don't have to think of ways to fix my format, for I can now simply use this one.
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3 years ago ::
May 23, 2010 - 11:03PM
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Frontier Magic reminds me of the DragonBall Z TCG. I was the only person I knew of who even heard of that game. I did get a foily Goten in my first pack.
I wish I had more friends that played Magic. Id like to try this, but the only person I know who plays doesnt play much. FNM is mostly out because of stupid work. Oh well, theres always MTGO.
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3 years ago ::
May 23, 2010 - 11:26PM
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Frontier Archenemy Planechase Vanguard EDH. I will play it.
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 12:40AM
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Wrath of God is almost an Armageddon in this format. I imagine White Weenie would be very powerful.
On the other hand, green gets a little knee-capped; every colour has the same ability to mana-ramp.
Can you imagine Bitterblossom in this format? (shudder)
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 3:26AM
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I like the sound of this format but certain decks would just be so much more suited to it than others. Small creatures are essential. A few large/X-mana spells for when you get enough creatures out would work well. Maybe a goblin deck with 4 fireballs or something similar would be optimal. In any case, I think it'd be fun to sidestep all those issues by having each player draw a spell by drafting each turn. Maybe combine this with Winston or 'Zeddemore' draft. boardgamegeek.com/thread/524572/zeddemor...The lack of necessary deck construction would also make it more like a traditional board game. Or maybe even have a system whereby mana doesn't deplete (maybe handing out counters each turn to represent mana) and then that same mana is used to bid on a card each turn. The rule changes might be: - Mana does not deplete - PLayers start with 0 cards in hand - Use a communal deck. - during everyone's first turn, the 'draw' phase is skipped. This would let everyone gain 1 mana and move their guy. - Thereafter, instead of a normal draw, the top card of the communal library is revealed and - starting with the active player - players may bid any amount of mana for the privilege of adding that card to their hand. 0 is a valid bid and the mana paid can be of any colour - colours' values do not differ. Casting spells would require that much mana to be paid on top of the 'drawing cost'. 2 alternatives may be to start each player with a small amount of mana (<=3) and/or instead of just revealing the top card, reveal the top 3, allowing the winning bidder to choose any 1 of those cards.
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 4:48AM
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How do you win? The article doesn't say.
I also think they should have an example card for landhome, just in case people don't know what it is.
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3CB #1 (1/30/11): Won by silasw, with Mishra's Factory  , Orzhov Basilica  , Vindicate  .
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So, how would I use a card that has a large  in the top half and "sui?l? -- pu?? ?is?q" across the middle?
Winning is not important if:
1. You win by a blowout.
2. You pay billions of dollars in cards to win. If you like wasting money just to win one game, while you could have saved it to lose a few and end up winning more in the future, then it is fine by me.
what?
do you ceremonially light your deck on fire after a win?
Or did no one notice Transmogrifying Licid  before. (And by not notice, I mean covered their ears and shouted LA LA LA LA  )
Hmmm...
I think the most awkward situation at the moment is simply the Myr Welder / Equipment / Licid / Aura craziness, but I'm pretty sure he's aware of it.
If the most awkward thing going on right now involves Licids, I declare victory.
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[02:47:49] Because suspend has no indoors voice
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[10:11:33] Opalescence {2WW} |Enchantment| Each other non-Aura enchantment is a creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost. It's still an enchantment. · Reserved,UD-R,Vin,Leg,Cla,USBC
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I don't think there are any cards like that.
There are things that prevent you from activating activated abilities, things that increase their cost, and things that counter them, but I don't think anything triggers from them specifically.
There are things that trigger from targeting, so that might be relevant, but I can't think of anything that triggers from targeting a player.
I'm almost positive there's nothing that triggers from damage being prevented.
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 6:13AM
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It's implied that you attack your opponent as if they were a creature. I don't think the starting row counts as anything on the battlefield - meaning you can't play a bunch of artifacts to defend yourself. The thing I don't understand is what you do if you cast a creature spell, but have no room in your starting row, wether filled with artifacts/enchantmens, or just other creatures. What happens if you summon six tokens at once? Does the last disappear? Does it go into waiting mode until the row is clear? Is it placed in front? Is a new column added just for the new creature? This opperates a lot like MTG Battlegrounds for the Xbox, only you have control over everything and obviously the mana's different. I would love to see another Magic game that looks more like this. I went through the keyword list and found some more keywords that would be reworded. I'm unfortunately too lazy to put them into proper game terms, though. Spoiler:
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Defender - Creature can't move beyond the first row, but it can move into it from the starting row.
Exalted - It only triggers if you declare exactly one attack.
Fear/Intimidate - Creatures with fear/intimidate may move through other creatures that couldn't normally block them as if that space said "move again in the same direction."
Flying - I just add that creatures can't fly over other creatures with flying or reach.
Hideaway - Whoever flipped the card looks at and chooses from the top four cards of his or her own library. Whoever controls the land may activate its ability (so long as the requirements are met)
Horsemanship - Instead of moving, a creature with horsemanship "charges" three spaces in one direction. If the creature hits another creature, it will stop and attack that creature during the combat phase with +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of spaces it moved this turn.
Landfall - Whenever a land is flipped, it is considered to have entered the battlefield under control of the player whos creature is on it. If the land is scouted, then it entered the battlefield, but not under anyone's control. Controversely, if you scout a land, it counts as playing a land for anything that checks such as Burgeoning  or Jokulmorder  .
Ninjutsu - Note that creatures can't attack empty spaces.
Phasing - Creatures may not move into spaces that a phased out creature was in.
Provoke - I don't know what to do for provoke. Creatures already have it in this format.
Rampage - The creature may attack again with +X/+X, where X is their rampage #.
Reach - Creatures with Reach may not be passed by creatures with flying.
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 7:38AM
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Questions... 1) How am I supposed to win a frontier match? 2) What am I gonna do with cards like Rampant Growth  ?? 3) Control decks, especialy non-creature control ones, will not summon any creatures. I would never want to use a Merrow Witsniper  just to get the mana I want. What should I do? (Same goes for Dread Return  or Living Death  Decks). Do I still earn My Token?! Such tactics deserve something like that....!!
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3 years ago ::
May 24, 2010 - 9:26AM
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