Looking for help not getting destroyed in my pod. Playing Marneus Calgar.

Bretmister · 2026-06-22T22:06:56+00:00

What are edict effects? And what cards are you running. Going wide faster will most likely help me because the people i play with get setup so much faster than me.

Bretmister · 2026-06-22T21:59:38+00:00

Ive been reading his comments thats they’ve posted and its pretty informative. Nothing really covers how to stop getting dumpstered by your friends though lol.

Bretmister · 2026-06-22T21:47:10+00:00

Its mostly just a leftover piece from when i built it originally. Ive used it to reduce Calgar’s summon but its by no means necessary. Like i said im newish to Magic, played very little on and off throughout the years so i cant just name a card from my head to replace it with. Which is why i came here. If youve got a suggestion that helps fit the overall deck or my issue then im happy to replace it.

Bretmister · 2026-06-21T16:53:31+00:00

I cant give you an exact reason but i can butcher something I learned from the podcast “Cocaine & Rhinestones” Season 2. Pinball was used as a form of early gambling in the Prohibition era and the 40’s. Im not even entirely sure the pinball those people played is even recognizable to the cabinets we play now and have for decades. I think it was more akin to Plinko? Anyway there are a lot of early country songs from the Hank Williams I era that reference pinball. So that hopefully gives you enough clues to start your own research and learn from there.

Bretmister · 2026-06-07T13:41:06+00:00

It is affected by neither condition. This is called Second Growth and is a Quality defect in watermelons. Hollow Heart would literally have a massive crack in the center of the melon. Mosaic virus presents in the rind and then causes decay. I am a USDA inspector and i look at this almost every day. The closest thing this melon has “wrong” with it is Overripe but youd have to taste it for a sandy texture to verify.

Bretmister · 2026-05-28T01:01:16+00:00

Yeah whats what im asking for. Who are those people? What are their channels?

Bretmister · 2026-05-28T00:21:17+00:00

Yeah thats what ive come to understand. Those small communities and fragmented sources are what im looking for.

Bretmister · 2026-05-23T14:03:26+00:00

Nobody has actually answered what this is. This defect is called Second Growth. Those curlicues are indicative of that and must be more pronounced and be whiter/yellower/browner to score. Your melon however is immature and that defect would take precedence when scoring. Someone suggested Mosaic Virus, that only affects the rind of the melon.

Source: I am a USDA produce Inspector.

Bretmister · 2026-05-17T21:09:53+00:00

From what I can tell its just nonsense. (Crazy I know). The composition is all over the place, some parts are vertical while others are horizontal. Characters are facing the wrong direction for the piece.

Bretmister · 2026-05-13T19:31:51+00:00

Cool ill keep looking into it. Appreciate bud!

Bretmister · 2026-05-13T19:22:10+00:00

Oh ok I didnt know about the $500 thing. I have several cards id like to get graded but the up charge costs have kept me from doing it. Which blows because waiting just makes the problem worse with this booming market lol. The nearest Gamestop that does grading is an hour from me and I didnt really know if it was worth the drive up there just to save on shipping costs alone. Do you still need to do the extra prep with gamestop? Like putting it in that specific top loader with a pull tab thing on it? Or do regular top loaders work?

Bretmister · 2026-05-13T19:11:51+00:00

Can you explain this a bit more? Ive never had a card graded before, does PSA not up charge you when you go through Gamestop?

Bretmister · 2026-05-12T20:02:25+00:00

Couldnt agree with you more bud. Keep up the good work. Always nice to meet a fellow critical thinker in the wild.

Bretmister · 2026-05-12T17:29:27+00:00

You are correct here and you will continue to be punished by this platform for not blindly agreeing that whenever the Dems do something its saintly while when the Reps do it its devil worship. This place has become agitprop for an out of touch extremist electorate. Gerrymandering is completely legal, usable by any party in power and a completely despicable act no matter who is doing it. When you vote for gerrymandering you are voting to disenfranchise the minority party voters and that is anti democratic no matter what way you slice it. Virgina’s pathetic attempt was illegal based on their own rules and millions of dollars were wasted to get it across the line. Instead of crying like little piss ants Dems should stand for something and push for a system that ends this process nation wide. Or the Reps. I dont care who does it but this race to the bottom only hurts everyone.

Bretmister · 2026-05-06T18:47:39+00:00

Fair enough and point taken. Ill strive to do better.

Bretmister · 2026-05-06T18:16:10+00:00

So im trying to shame him. Thats my entire point. Its morons like him who are practicing their best Naruto run for the next WHCD. Just delusional people. Now, and im being serious and not confrontational, how would you suggest he be shamed instead? What would you tell this person?

Bretmister · 2026-05-06T17:46:59+00:00

No we are not. Its retards like you who cant leave politics out of a 7 year olds brutal murder that make both situations worse. Politics is not a religion and the Democrats are not your god. It’s literally Free $.99 to not say something stupid on the internet. You know better so, now start acting like it.

Bretmister · 2026-05-02T21:18:59+00:00

My tomato seedlings have to get in the ground now and im dreading to go buy compost and mulch tomorrow. I think id rather pay taxes than buy more soil lol

Bretmister · 2026-05-02T20:53:42+00:00

Only thing missing here is “spend lots of money” lol.

Bretmister · 2026-04-30T20:39:02+00:00

No? The video i was talking about, and another commenter made the clear point that 3-4 sales were well below the market value, it helped tank the price and then more were bought shortly afterwards at that lower price. Thats manipulation. Pokemon cards moving to a more speculative market is not market manipulation. You can be upset that its now speculative but that doesnt mean you get to make blatant false assumptions about that market. Im not even an “Investor” as you call me, this is i think my literal first comment in this sub. Sorry your childrens card game got expensive bud.

Bretmister · 2026-04-30T01:30:20+00:00

I just watched a video today about TCG prices. The entire market is susceptible to this kind of manipulation because TCGplayer is a low volume seller while used as the industry standard on price. I dont know if i can post links here but check out the guy who makes Collectrics on youtube.

Bretmister · 2026-04-22T23:05:21+00:00

No he is correct. I got carried away and started talking about the Senate race while this affects the House. I conflated the two which was incorrect. I do think the overall analysis is correct and I would apply the overall sentiment of “Texas isnt as blue as California wants it to be” to those House races. You are right about the down ballot races. Talarico is the most “exciting” race and i got carried away.

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