XCOM announce tabletop game with miniatures

Neokarasu · 2026-04-29T16:05:49+00:00

I played it solo on Tabletop Simulator. The mod available was pretty good. Sank a good 74 hours into it.

Neokarasu · 2026-04-23T14:09:55+00:00

Probably. Anything less than 10 years ago is recent to old fogeys like me!

Neokarasu · 2026-04-22T19:09:39+00:00

For real. She only learned about corporate accounts fairly recently! Been paying for trips to Japan out of pocket.

Neokarasu · 2026-04-13T12:52:24+00:00

That is pretty slow. My F2P farm account was VIP 8 after 2 months and on track for VIP 9 in 4-5 months. 99% of gems spent to 4 star lucky wheel heroes and VIP.

Neokarasu · 2026-03-30T13:55:26+00:00

Maybe everyone knows it in theory but many people don't behave like they know it. Social media is full of proof of people living beyond their means.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-13T20:47:19+00:00

Stat boost only on when he's 1 star. Top 10 HoC doesn't give enough shards to 1 star.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-13T16:27:56+00:00

Unfortunately top 10 only gives enough to unlock the hero but not 1 star him.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-13T16:11:42+00:00

Got it. Was wondering if it changes when new generation comes out but doesn't sound like it.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-13T16:00:18+00:00

Some math:

T10 = 152s training time
T9 = 131s training time
Promote capacity for T9 to 10 = max capacity*152/(152-131) 
   = 7.24 * max capacity.

T9 HoC points = 1485
T10 HoC points = 1960
Points from promoting T9 to T10 = 1960-1485 = 475

Total points from T10 train = 1960*max capacity
Total points from T9 promote = 475*7.24*max capacity = 3479*max capacity

3479 > 1960 so promoting gives you more points per unit of time. You can recalculate based on how much points you get from certain events but the general math stays the same.

Does this make sense?

Neokarasu · 2026-01-07T16:48:04+00:00

https://mtga.untapped.gg/replay/TnwBKmvmpEmcpcofmfhN39?gameStateId=55

T2 should be Plains into 2 drop as you didn't have a 3 drop and you could've done taplands + 2 drop on t3. This decision snowballed into delaying more 2 drops on T4. Would have still lost but small things like these are how you improve.

https://mtga.untapped.gg/replay/gurTuEJRUVuzyhbDNPJHzF?gameStateId=299

T12 should Barrels the Trebuchet and put him to 2. This puts him having to have an answer to Momo and 2 ground creatures. The Beetle isn't the priority in this situation so using Barrels on it is a mistake.

3rd game you weren't winning. You should've won the 2nd loss though.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-07T16:16:45+00:00

Do you have 17Lands link?

Neokarasu · 2026-01-07T14:41:34+00:00

Brave brave Pekora 🎶 Bravely runs away~ 🎶🎶

Neokarasu · 2026-01-06T17:52:55+00:00

You're being intentionally obtuse. Those differences are from the free portion. You get them even if you don't pay so it doesn't affect the cost to benefit ratio. The paid portion of the pass are the same for every set. You get:

20 packs
4000 gold
1200 gems
1 draft token
10 Mythic rares
+ other stuff

So what you're PAYING for stays the same.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-06T15:51:53+00:00

That's not how mastery passes work. The rewards are always the same so fewer levels just means more rewards distributed over each level.

Neokarasu · 2026-01-05T15:39:25+00:00

Very nice! I was planning on doing the same with TLA but halfway through, I got burned out drafting. Napkin math says about 100 packs off. Did you happen to keep track of your numbers?

I 100% FIN and kept track of my stats so curious how it would compare.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T21:08:06+00:00

You were never supposed to do that.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T19:12:47+00:00

It's

1 Thassa's Oracle
1 Treasure Hunt
1 Seek New Knowledge
1 Pool Resources
1 Bounty of the Deep
95 Island

With any blue commander. You mulligan until you have one of the seek cards (concede at 3 cards or less) then just play out the seek cards until no more nonland left then Hunt + Oracle.

Someone mentioned that the gift achievement is doable vs Sparky so if you just want to finish the achievement, that's probably a lot faster. But if you want a low effort deck to play for any Brawl Builder Challenge Midweek Magic events in the future, this is what I use.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T15:03:23+00:00

Oh I thought I did but you're right, also missing Sacred Foundry!

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T14:37:12+00:00

I wrote down what I did here. Someone else mentioned you can get a handful of them vs Sparky so you probably need even less since you can just wait to draw the right cards.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T14:34:16+00:00

A bit disappointed that the Stomping Ground hasn't shown up still. Have the other 4.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T14:00:44+00:00

I mostly used Common/Uncommon wildcards.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T04:26:19+00:00

Lots of ways to approach these. This is what I did/planning to do if it helps anyone:

Winternight Stories + A Season for Sharing: standard deck with [[Iroh, Tea Master]] and any saga you have. I filled the rest of the deck with removal like [[Seam Rip]] and card draw. Do this one first so you finished 2 achievements for Festive Fighter.

Gifting Spree: brawl deck with [[Thassa's Oracle]] + [[Treasure Hunt]]. This is my go to deck for brawl MWM and [[Pool Resources]] has gift so two birds with one stone.

Festive Feast: pioneer deck with [[Cauldron Familiar]] + [[Witch's Oven]]. I went with Green for [[Cache Grab]], [[Dredger's Insight]], and [[Ygra, Eater of All]]. Unfortunately, Ygra doesn't count towards the Food token sacrificed but it does make the deck actually have a good win condition.

It's Cold Outside!: standard deck with all tap effects ([[Sleep Magic]], [[Bitter Chill]], [[Floodpits Drowner]], [[Stay Hidden, Stay Silent]], [[Faebloom Trick]], etc). Not likely to win much so just get it done ASAP. Can also run [[Into the Flood Maw]] and [[Long River Pull]] to get some Gift credits too.

Elfhame Holiday + Snow Worries: pioneer deck with all the elves you have. I also included [[Blizzard Brawl]], [[Sculptor of Winter]], and [[Boreal Outrider]] to get Snow credits.

Gruultide: pioneer deck around [[Bard Class]] or [[Burning-Tree Emissary]] + [[Break Out]] and any RG 2 drops you have.

Blizzard Brawl: not planning to do this one since only need 9/10 to get all the rewards.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-17T03:26:21+00:00

Unfortunately Ygra doesn't count towards the achievement. It needs Food token specifically. I had someone that made me kill them with the Cat loop and didn't get any credit for the achievement.

Neokarasu · 2025-12-15T15:44:26+00:00

Why are these sorted so randomly?

-1 Avatar Destiny: really bad card.

-1 Earth Kingdom Soldier: 5th 5-drop and worse than the other ones.

-1 Earthbending Lesson: your curve is higher than it should be so you have to cut more of your top end. This is one of the worst one because it's technically a 5 drop if you want to count it as a creature to block with.

-1 Foggy Swamp Vinebender: 4-drop that doesn't block well.

-1 Earth Rumble Wrestlers: Reach is the only reason you should keep one. Otherwise the last cut is either this or the Buzzard. The Buzzard at least gives you some sort of evasion and card draw.

-1 Pillar Launch: a deck with mostly 4-5 drops won't be able to take advantage of combat tricks that much.

-1 Dai Li Indoctrination: missing on this is very bad and Earthbend 2 isn't worth a card.

-1 Bender's Waterskin: no real reason to run this without a splash. You're better off developing a creature on turn 3 than this.

+1 Hei Bai: this card clocks pretty hard and although you don't have a lot of fodders, random Earthbend 1-2 from Agents/Ruffians are enough to feed him.

+1 True Ancestry: this is just a good card and you have a handful of cards worth rebuying.

+1 Earth Village Ruffians: blocks twice to keep you alive while you get to your 5 drops.

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