Thought 4: Yu-Gi-Oh! Is A High-Lethality Game The well-known difference between Yu-Gi-Oh! and other card games is Yu-Gi-Oh! doesn’t use a traditional resource system. Hearthstone and Magic use mana, Pokémon uses energy, and Flesh and Blood uses action points (and other similar resources). Yu-Gi-Oh! has a tribute system, and summoning requirements, but finding ways to… Read More »
As I suspect is true for many people, Yu-Gi-Oh! was a game from their childhood they never learned to play well. It was something you did with friends. You played the cards you saw in the show, not the actual best cards or strategies. But the game never stopped. It’s still going. Getting more complex… Read More »
(If you still haven’t tried this game, and you’re a TCG nerd like Brandon Scott, then here’s an article reminding you what you’re missing out on right now. It’s free to play online!) Originally Published: July 7th, 2021 [embedded content] Frequent readers will be familiar with my love of Magic: The Gathering. But I’ve recently been… Read More »
Impression 3: Zombie And Vampires Make A Return I’ve yet to see either deck work properly, but that doesn’t mean someone won’t figure it out or another set won’t give one of them enough cards to work. They’re fringe players… for now. For Vampires, Sorin The Mirthless is a medium-level planeswalker that generates value and… Read More »
Magic sets keep coming—a little too fast, if you ask me—but we’ve got a Crimson Vow to explore. So, after my usual grinding of the Bof1 standard ladder to get a feel for the set in a competitive format, here are my thoughts. Impression #1: Alrund Epiphany Still Slaps I mean, of course it does.… Read More »
(Though Brainstorm got the ban hammer since this was written, the points covered are even more relevant than they were before. Jumpstart: Historic Horizons added yet more to the pool and the difficulty of building decks spiked ever higher. – Brandon Scott) Originally Published: May 24th, 2021 Mystical Archive Cards Are Fun But Problematic Introducing… Read More »
(I’m still not seeing enough of these subgenres coming out, so, to somehow influence things, I’m bringing back this article from earlier this year. – Brandon Scott) Originally Published: Feburary 26th, 2021 As more media comes out, and people consume more of it, niche subgenres form. One person comes up with some twist on a… Read More »
As more media comes out, and people consume more of it, niche subgenres form. One person comes up with some twist on a big popular genre, and it goes over so well with so many it births new story types. These can range from strange, to oddly specific, to so niche you would think it… Read More »
As I tend to do when a new set comes out, I wanted to give my first impressions of Kaldheim. I wanted to cover what I think might happen with it in Standard and Historic (the two modes I play the most.) So, in no particular order, here are six of my predictions. 1. Tibalt’s… Read More »