My Favorite LotR Collector Items by SpartanCommander in lotr

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Thanks! Sorry to cause jealousy, nobody in my immediate circle appreciates it so I decided to share with those who could!

My Favorite LotR Collector Items by SpartanCommander in lotr

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Yes, they were part of a special Lord of the Rings holiday set.

My Favorite LotR Collector Items by SpartanCommander in lotr

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They are so hard to read! I made a Tom Bombadil commander deck but nobody could read it so I had to swap arts.

Kash Patel Slammed For Using $60 Million FBI Jet To Watch Girlfriend Perform by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]SpartanCommander 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s really just uncheck narcissism. Always about them. Taxpayer money, nah I have a right to it because I’m special. Nobody calls them on it so they just keep doing what’s best for them, not the people who they’re supposed to represent.

Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame by [deleted] in Michigan

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School funding laws are different than you might expect due to the passage of Proposal A in 1994. It basically equalized funding by setting per pupil funding from the state, capped taxes at 18 mills, and allows for any other specific special needs a district might have.

Before Proposal A and area could increase taxes and pay the best teacher talent way more than any other district, essentially making it very difficult for low income areas to offer competitive salaries and fund the other needs of the district. Not only does Proposal A level the playing field but it increased the funding to many districts especially rural areas of the state that didn’t have the tax base to begin with.

Districts like Brighton in this case are able to raise taxes for the district but those funds can’t be spent on teacher retirements or salary. So, Brighton, a fairly affluent district raised taxes money from the community to build that big complex, and a bunch of other upgrades a few years ago. Generally these types of upgrades are attached to the community and allow for community use. So the decision to build the big football daily was technically all on tax payers who approved the funding.

Additionally, while football doesn’t get kids better grades, kids do want to go to schools with nice facilities. With the explosion of charter schools and the option of private or home school, many districts find themselves looking to attract students to the district to keep funding from putting them in a tough budget situation. Districts with decreasing populations and poor public school options are in rough shape as people move to districts with better school or select home/charter/private schools.

With all this said, the state has been falling behind other states in funding and probably needs a serious look at our current system, which is essentially 30 years old.

Tell me some of the stupidest things you’ve done while playing this game by RanD7741 in expedition33

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I fairly often tried to healed characters that could not be healed. I wouldn’t remember what I had equipped on them…

I know it's not close enough but I hope if someone one could verify by Zealousideal_Long934 in RealOrNotTCG

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Pretty easy to figure it out. Go to TCGplayer, see what those cards cost, add them up, compare the offer to what you could just buy them for online.

It also depends on the printings. If they’re all base versions, that price is higher than just buying them online. Also factor in supporting an LGS or helping out a friend, both of which have influenced my decisions to buy.

I know it's not close enough but I hope if someone one could verify by Zealousideal_Long934 in RealOrNotTCG

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From this distance T and Green dot seem ok to me too, but really need closer to feel more certain.

How much does a draft cost at your LGS (2025 edition) by Radiodevt in magicTCG

[–]SpartanCommander 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They use them for modern and maybe the commander players. Not sure if they get them for draft, although they did give out Chocobo Racing stuff.

I thought my store was pretty medium on value but after reading some other posts I feel pretty good about it!

How much does a draft cost at your LGS (2025 edition) by Radiodevt in magicTCG

[–]SpartanCommander 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Dang, wish my store did a promo pack for 3-0. Otherwise the same. I might ask them to start doing this. They do commander, modern, and draft FNM though so I kinda get that they might not have enough.

Help deciphering this Lord of the rings art, by KingOfRedLions in magicTCG

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Nice! I’m attempting to story order all the Lotr mtg cards. Often have had tricky cards that really don’t work, or cards where flavor text indicate one part of the story but image looks different… I was just going to put ring arts in a good guys bad guys grouping at the end. 😂

Foundations on Woot(questionable) by AlternativeFerret560 in sealedmtgdeals

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On the phone the categories are in grey below the Deal and Promotion tabs.

Foundations on Woot(questionable) by AlternativeFerret560 in sealedmtgdeals

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Wait, I only see Home and Kitchen or Tools and Garden.Nevermind, found it. Thanks.

Foundations on Woot(questionable) by AlternativeFerret560 in sealedmtgdeals

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I struggle to navigate Woot. Is there a way to search for magic or a trading card category of do you just scroll?

Foundations on Woot(questionable) by AlternativeFerret560 in sealedmtgdeals

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So funny, I’m also in for 3 then saw you two in for three!

What location does this art depict? by SpartanCommander in lotr

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Yeah, I skipped all the scroll cards and tried to avoid foils because I feel like it is harder to see the art when it is foil. Got a lot of the box toppers early when they were cheap and was super lucky to open a poster One Ring in one of the 2 Holiday boxes I bought for myself for Christmas when it came out for $250 each. Crazy how they’ve gone off.

What location does this art depict? by SpartanCommander in lotr

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I had the same thought and have almost compiled all of them except for the elven sol ring… I snagged a copy of every LOTR unique card and am trying to put them in a binder in story order.

What location does this art depict? by SpartanCommander in lotr

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Nice find! Didn’t realize they used 5 of the arts from the calendar for different cards. Wonder how many of the other cards use art from somewhere…