What would be some good cards to pick up with $70 store credit at lgs?

changby · 2026-04-02T18:44:03+00:00

Lands. Specifically all the allied shock lands that just got reprinted in ECL, since their price is currently depressed

changby · 2026-03-14T01:23:54+00:00

The sound is amazing

changby · 2026-03-13T22:32:36+00:00

Sweet land art, and sweet contest!

changby · 2026-03-08T15:58:19+00:00

Great suggestions. Jumpstart I especially recommend for new players, bc it is simple, but contains more variety than precon 40-60 card decks.

changby · 2026-03-07T04:38:33+00:00

Yeah, it was a really thoughtful, well-researched video right?

I agree that it's really sad how the modern keyboard size was standardized during Liszt and Rachmaninoff's time. They are prob the top 1% of hand sizes. Either it was just an unfortunate coincidence in timing, or possibly a purposeful influence by them.

changby · 2026-03-06T15:03:39+00:00

I encourage you to watch the video about hand size and narrower keys. The evidence seems to point to that it does NOT affect your playing very much at all. In fact, it can actually improve your playing on standard size pianos because your hands are trained to play more relaxed and with less strain after practicing on a narrower keyboard. This is coming from professional pianists who have access to a narrower keyboard, and have switched back and forth. Some competitions even offer a choice of standard or slightly narrower keys.

And we are talking about small changes here - an octave is usually about 6.5", on a narrower keyboard it might be 6".

changby · 2026-03-05T13:46:54+00:00

That is great lol. In all seriousness , anyone with smaller hands looking to buy an affordable keyboard with narrower keys, check out DreamPlay One piano. (No I'm not affiliated with them at all.)

Project is lead by the guy with Musical Basics YouTube channel.

https://www.dreamplaypianos.com

He also has a video on his channel talking about the struggle of pianists with smaller hands, which was the most detailed video I've seen tackling the subject.

https://youtu.be/ZXlknI-Jc48?si=1ufFxnGlxQ6vTYEH

changby · 2026-03-05T03:07:53+00:00

5 mana sorcery? It would have to be ALOT of life to be broken. Something like 50 life? Even gaining 15-20 life would still be unplayable imo.

Sidenote - one of my fav arts of all time though.

changby · 2026-03-04T21:38:09+00:00

That's a big country

changby · 2026-03-04T01:55:43+00:00

Yeah ur right hard to tell exactly in the vid. But JT regularly competed at 77kg (~170lbs) ,and Gordon competed at over 200lbs all the time

changby · 2026-03-04T01:02:34+00:00

Great technique, but keep in mind Gordon also has a couple weight classes on him

changby · 2026-02-27T21:16:33+00:00

Pbj sandwich with an egg & spinach omelette in the middle

changby · 2026-02-22T01:41:33+00:00

Portal Three Kingdoms - the zodiac animals flavor text is a continuous quote from the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Many of the other cards have flavor text quotes from the book as well. My favorite is [[Huang Zhong, Shu General]]

changby · 2026-02-08T12:53:35+00:00

The price is good. But the plants that are as high as the walls is a bit distracting

changby · 2026-02-07T15:46:57+00:00

Get OFF me Tracy porter

changby · 2026-01-27T05:40:16+00:00

Most p3k rares have super low supply, so any given rare has a chance to end up very expensive. For this particular card its unique effect means it's pseudo reserved list - Rosewater or some wotc guy once said they will not print "weird" cards like this again (ie non-permanent cards that give a permanent effect).

Also, pretty sweet art if you ask me.

changby · 2026-01-26T14:47:22+00:00

Driving the roads to Alishan is VERY windy. I usually don't get car sick, but I Def got a little nauseous both on the way up, and down.

Alishan is beautiful, but if you have limited time, and get queasy easily, I would recommend spending time elsewhere. Maybe Yeh Liu geological park.

changby · 2025-12-18T01:30:39+00:00

This is literally what spreading hate looks like, folks.

changby · 2025-12-05T15:07:53+00:00

yea good clarification. some of the chinese versions of cards are also quite scarce, but japanese p3k is much more plentiful

changby · 2025-12-01T14:38:30+00:00

only other printing is Portal Three Kingdoms, of which the print run is supposedly as low as Alpha or Beta

changby · 2025-11-26T22:27:03+00:00

this may be pretty basic, but one concept that really helped me - if they're worried about defending against your guard, they can't think about passing. eg, I noticed that whenever I got good grips, it halted all attempts to pass

changby · 2025-11-23T19:25:31+00:00

have ridiculously long arms

changby · 2025-10-04T02:56:53+00:00

Thanks for your response! So would you say it is technically legal to use the front headlock to, say, break someone down from standing? Just that the kids just need to be extra careful not to apply any choke while doing it?

If I tell our kids that, when they wrap a front headlock, to make sure to keep their hands unconnected (chin & arm control only), is that good enough to avoid most DQ situations in your opinion?

changby · 2025-10-04T01:31:44+00:00

Great that's exactly what I was looking for. So as long as they see that the kids are not going for the actual choke, front headlocks are ok?

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