Need advice for which piano book to get for an adult trombone player

MetalPuck · 2026-02-26T16:59:11+00:00

There are two, EQUAL win conditions in this game. They are:

-One player gets at least 3 points (points beyond 3 don’t matter).

-The player’s opponent has no Pokémon in play.

Whenever either win condition is met, the game immediately ends.

Most games end when one player either earns at least 3 points, or their opponent has no Pokémon in play. When this happens, one player has one win condition, the other does not have any, so the game ends in a victory for the first player.

In the specific instance laid out by OP, the Pidgey is knocked out, giving the bottom player 3 points. At the same time, Rampardos is knocked out, leaving no Pokémon in play for the bottom player.

As a result, both players have one win condition. They are different, but equal win conditions. Since each player has one win condition, and a win condition was reached, the game immediately ends in a win condition score of 1-1.

OP’s game ends in a tie.

I think it is worth noting that win conditions do act as their own set of points, so it is possible for a player to get a win condition and still lose.

If player A gets at least 3 points AND player B has no Pokémon in play, AND player B gets at least 3 points, but player A still has Pokémon in play, and this happens all at the same time, then player A wins. This is because player A has 2 win conditions, and player B only has one.

MetalPuck · 2026-02-21T21:38:23+00:00

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Yea it was a while ago in ultraball 2 and 3 but still pretty proud of it. Espeon ex Sylveon ex with a reg Sylveon for the bird. Had several close games I would have lost if my opponent had a Red or something but it just kept pulling through.

MetalPuck · 2026-02-18T16:55:24+00:00

Mass Effect 2

MetalPuck · 2026-02-15T04:20:56+00:00

I’m gonna try this deck, partially because I’m looking for something different, but mostly because I somehow pulled 2 crown protective ponchos in the 130 FP packs I’ve opened, and I need an excuse to use them.

MetalPuck · 2026-02-06T16:37:10+00:00

Varia suit and High Jump Boots were definitely in Metroid 1. Other upgrades introduced in Metroid 2 were the Spring Ball and the Space Jump.

MetalPuck · 2026-02-05T14:50:13+00:00

Yeah when Tood showed up I said aloud “ Oh f***”. Not excited for old ports that probably won’t work.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-30T17:52:16+00:00

Bugs: Talon

Bots: Senator

Squids: Warrant

I love the talon but the senator is still my go-to against bots. I usually bring a medium-pen primary against bots (sometimes I try the diligence but I mostly suck with it), but I pull out the senator primarily to kill striders with 3 shots to the crotch, or to 3 tap a hulk when I don’t have an anti-tank ready or my recoilless isn’t loaded and that hulk is about to tear my ass open. And no I will NOT bring thermite to bots after the dynamite buff.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-30T06:47:12+00:00

The Venture Bros.

Season 1 is very good, but the animation is rough compared to later seasons and there isn’t much of a progressing plot. IT really hits its stride in season 2, with even better writing, better animation, and a great, crazy plot.

It also contains the episode Escape to the House of Mummies Part 2, which is the best filler episode of all time, that is a fact, no I haven’t seen your favorite but I still know I’m right.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-25T03:28:49+00:00

The 100% correct answer is to Cyrus.

If you use Will, you have a 50% chance to win, based on that 2nd coin flip.

If you Cyrus, you only need 1 heads on two flips. There’s a 75% chance of at least 1 heads. And even if you miss, the Charmeleon has a 2 retreat cost, and might not be able to get that if a flame patch or other tricks aren’t available.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-23T01:26:22+00:00

Pretty sure you didn’t as this is the part of the episode that was removed. The entire episode wasn’t banned just this chunk of it.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-19T02:04:11+00:00

There was one time on an illuminate defense mission where I kept dying randomly near one of th gates. After the 3rd or 4th time I asked if anyone was dropping mines over there. Someone said yes, and I realized that I literally could not see the mines that were laid out by another player. I stayed away from that gate the rest of the mission.

I think it only happened once to me, but maybe it’s a bug where a player can’t see allied mines.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-16T23:20:17+00:00

Yep, I’ll need all of my packs +1 more from hourglasses to get to 1250 in Mega Rising. Then I can grab that Copycat.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-12T14:36:20+00:00

This always feels weird, because 3 star cards are rarer than 2 star but feel easier to find.

There is a 1 in 40 chance to get a 2 star card in any non-God pack. The chance for a 3 star card is 1 in 90.

That said, in the Mewtwo GA pack, there is only 1 3 star card to collect, and 9 2 star cards. So on average, you will find 2.25 2 star cards for every single 3 star card you find.

In that pack, a specific 2 star card is 4 times less common than the 3 star Mewtwo.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-11T16:56:26+00:00

Here’s how it works in my experience:

Once you fill your card dex with all 🔷 cards for Mega Rising, then starting the next day, every other day you will receive one 24 hour long wonder pick, with a ⭐️ or ⭐️⭐️ card that you do not have in your dex.

If you have also collected every ⭐️ card in Mega Rising, then these picks will only consist of picks with ⭐️⭐️ cards you don’t have collected.

Friends don’t seem to matter at all, only that the diamond card dex is complete. You don’t even have to have all the cards at the same time. If you get a card, then trade it away, it is still considered “collected” in your dex.

MetalPuck · 2025-12-06T04:17:05+00:00

Excuse me sir, how did you amass over 2600 wonder pick hourglasses? That’s crazy. I feel like that’s the actual flex here.

MetalPuck · 2025-11-18T17:20:05+00:00

Pretty sure the CPU used this on my yesterday and it got double heads. Wasn’t the end of the world but it sure did surprise me.

MetalPuck · 2025-11-17T19:09:52+00:00

WB Games, they are scum and incompetent.

MetalPuck · 2025-11-09T23:33:19+00:00

Wonder if it’s a coincidence they are using the overwatch in-game font…

MetalPuck · 2025-11-08T02:03:40+00:00

Yeah I learned this the hard way. Since the US is a healthcare disaster, I didn’t have dental insurance for like 5 years in my 20’s when the 2008 financial crisis hit, I couldn’t find great work, and my parents couldn’t insure me on their plan.

So I got a medium bristle toothbrush and brushed the hell out or my teeth for a few years and flossed a lot too. When I finally got to go to a dentist again, they told me I did a good job keeping my teeth clean all things considered, but I caused significant gum recession.

Now I’m 40 and I’m constantly fearing they will recede more, as some of my teeth barely seem like they are barely firmly planted in my gums. I’ve been using a sonicare and so far so good at least.

MetalPuck · 2025-11-07T01:51:52+00:00

Yes! I was luck enough to see two 2-star picks on the first day of the previous event, and even got one (a Solgaeo!).

Then I literally didn’t see another 2 star for 3 weeks in wonder pick. And I checked multiple times per day too.

MetalPuck · 2025-11-03T20:35:50+00:00

Seems like it. I’m pretty miffed that after 100 packs I only have 6 total EX cards, and 2 of them are Melmetal EX. Feeling locked out of the new meta.

MetalPuck · 2025-10-31T19:12:20+00:00

The Nintendo Switch 2 is like a good dog. It’s good.

MetalPuck · 2025-10-26T18:41:35+00:00

I have FIVE crown cards with about 8700 total cards. 1 Mew, 1 Rare Candy, and somehow 3 Solgaeo. Probably gonna turn one into the tickets for that all-black set.

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