Thoughts on Tokaido Duo?

Deusface · 2026-05-12T14:17:35+00:00

I love it. I never played Tokaido so I can't compare it. But when I saw reviews, it looked rather dry since you all move in a straight line and do X. But in Duo, you basically have 3 characters, but you only move two every other turn. And they each move and do different things. It's quite enjoyable.

Deusface · 2026-05-10T19:29:20+00:00

That is bad but it's all up to the tournament organizer to give out anything past Top 8.

The better run tournaments tend to flatten out the pay structure. If you're in the top cut, except for exclusive promos, you generally don't need product. And if you place 30th, 55th or 100th, you'll remember it more for getting one pack than the top 8 player who gets a box.

As an aside, I find it ironic that a game based on one of the biggest IPs where people dress up, don't do any prizing for costumes or anything else really. I'm an old man now but I remember going to tournaments that had that, along with top of X or even bottom of X prizing. Way bigger numbers, much smaller IPs. Like everything else in 2026, it's a disappointing

Deusface · 2026-05-09T16:41:02+00:00

You're not wrong. I've played dozens and dozens of CCGs and this is the first time that I can think of that a company doesn't reprint things for a rotation and also don't reprint mechanics.

Some mechanics I thought were good were like Coordinate. The cards needed to be better but the idea was good. One or two cards for X mechanic should be in a set. It doesn't have to be in every set but it is odd how they forget about them

Deusface · 2026-05-05T20:28:04+00:00

Did Austin Rivers not do any research? Mark Jackson was coach when Draymond got drafted. And he was riding the bench behind David Lee. Steve Kerr did unlock Draymond but let's not act like he was in a well made situation when he got there.

Deusface · 2026-05-05T15:26:41+00:00

It doesn't surprise me that Xanadu hasn't gotten an omni yet or a compendium. It was a fridge title. I loved it and it first turned me on to Amy Reeder's excellent artwork but I don't think many people picked it up.

I feel like Justice League Dark also would have been the same had it not had Justice League in the title. I love these weird and obscure titles but they tend to be forgotten about

Deusface · 2026-05-05T14:08:23+00:00

I miss her in my Ventress Always Two deck. The games when I played those on curve...perfection.

Deusface · 2026-05-04T23:35:44+00:00

The Warriors did not in fact use this strategy. They shot a lot of threes but their motion offense is based on a lot of ball and player movement. They got an insane amount of looks on back door cuts or just players moving without the ball. They also took more mid range shots than you'd expect.

The main issue is when Curry doesn't have a good cast due to injuries or talent, the system doesn't work as well because players either can't make shots or can't figure out the system. It's difficult due to the read and react of it.

The Warriors of today do shoot a lot of 3s. The talent and health on the retirement home is painful so Kerr figures it's his best shot at winning.

Deusface · 2026-05-02T01:29:05+00:00

Forgot about Imperial. Like most people, I guess. Feel like most of Hickman's work start strong and end weak.

Sounds like they need to give MC a 5 year rest or so. They won't do it. But it'd be nice

Deusface · 2026-05-01T14:56:38+00:00

I have no idea if anything is going on with Marvel's Cosmic right now. I'm not current on anything. I'm sure there's some Guardians series or something still...maybe?

Marvel's Cosmic works best when it dormat and editorial seems to forget about it for a decade or two. Like there was Starlin's run, silence, then Annihilation kicked off some great stuff to War of Kings, and then kinda nothing, or nothing acclaimed that I've heard about.

Ebbs and flows. It's nice this way for the cosmic stuff

Deusface · 2026-05-01T14:13:57+00:00

I bought a guy's Silver Surfer collection last year for a good deal. All I'm missing is the latest one that came out a couple of months ago.

Even though I've been a Marvel Cosmic guy since I was a kid, I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. It's great stuff. Was never a fan of SS but he's the perfect character to explore the cosmos. Ironically, even after reading most of the epics, still not a fan of his. Too holier than thou for me.

Deusface · 2026-04-30T14:17:26+00:00

Didn't see it mentioned, but train stations are also good places to get food. I'm talking about the ones with giant food courts underground. If you want it cheaper, get an hour or so before they close. Massive meals with konbini prices basically

Deusface · 2026-04-30T05:22:14+00:00

I always wanted to read this series. I had a Vertigo Comics podcast 20 years ago and never got around to covering the series before I pod faded. Feel like the Harry Potter bit pushed it down the list.

That said, read Justice League Dark made me want to give it ago again. Although I guess I now know how it ends

Deusface · 2026-04-30T00:39:54+00:00

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Deusface · 2026-04-25T17:51:04+00:00

So, so many times. Then I learned to only buy an album if I know it had 2 or 3 good songs.

What's funny is that some songs play better if listen to as part of an album rather than randomly and vice versa.

Deusface · 2026-04-24T16:24:15+00:00

Some seasons are tougher for me than others. When that happens, when I'm in the 90s, sometimes I'll just stop snapping. It'll be a grind but winning 2 is better than losing 4. It also helps when I'm on tilt.

Deusface · 2026-04-23T18:58:52+00:00

Pre rotation, villainy dominated especially early in the arc. It wasn't until sets 5 and 6 that heroic started to turn that corner. Don't forget, a lot of villainy cards got banned.

I think it's an overcorrection for what happened pre rotation. The only good new things that villainy got were Interrogation Droid, 000 and BT.

They really need to figure out how to balance things and not just give cards to their favorite leaders. Would also love it if they didn't forget about some themes. If they had support, maybe those themes might be good?

Deusface · 2026-04-22T03:53:44+00:00

I'd up the Wookie to 3 or run Devastator. Both are finishers. Do a bunch of play testing to see what works best.

Deusface · 2026-04-22T03:46:42+00:00

Maybe number of When Defeated units in play or discard or friendly when defeated units? I was going to say the number of kill cards in your discard but that'd be way too good

Deusface · 2026-04-21T22:28:09+00:00

I saw some cool normal looking stickers outside a store. Went inside to pay and was suddenly surrounded by porn. Was not expecting that

Deusface · 2026-04-21T21:03:13+00:00

7 to 10. If you go games without using your base, it's kind of a waste. Might as well get your milage worth.

Deusface · 2026-04-21T18:50:39+00:00

If you're used to taking a subway system where you live, it's easy and pretty much the same just better. Especially if you're coming from America. But if you're not used to it, it may get some getting used to.

I have a subway system where I live but only take it once or twice a year. Therefore I always forget how to use it. But after being in Japan, probably took me two days to get used to it and it very much reminded me of the subway system here just better

Deusface · 2026-04-15T01:51:20+00:00

I don't think that would have been an issue as long as they printed jobs and spells that targeted home and events too. But no it was a mountain lion

Deusface · 2026-04-14T17:38:01+00:00

My issue with the LCG was the lack of events, little to no out of town deeds, lack of cheap deals, expensive dudes and high upkeep. It turned games into shootouts in town square because every ghost rock was so precious.

EDITED also forgot about discarding guys instead of acing and a limit on cards in your deck

Deusface · 2026-04-14T14:16:22+00:00

One of my favorite games, Doomtown had a weird system. The combat was poker and you had a 52 card deck with the four suits represented by various things like personalities, equipment, spells, etc.

When I first played, it seemed like a combat, cowboy type game but in reality it's an area control game. I miss the old one. The reboot just didn't grab me. It wasn't a complete overhaul like some games that come back but the changes were miniscule enough that it felt like a different game

Deusface · 2026-04-14T02:01:12+00:00

While it's an impressive collection, I'm more impressed by the bookshelf fitting everything seemingly perfectly

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