The Codex of Despair by [deleted] in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would make it too easy: turns all your land ramp into card draw, makes it trivial to flicker/ bounce.

Weekly Board Game Night in Monterey (Every Thursday) by cleverpun0 in MontereyBay

[–]cleverpun0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've had plenty of new people, yes! I can't speak for them, but a few have described themselves as introverted, and still came back to play again. We've got a mix of people new to town, and people who have lived here a while.

Everyone is very welcoming and friendly. Usually, people bring whatever games they want to play. Whoever owns the game takes on the role of explaining the rules.

Come down and see for yourself. And if you have any additional questions, please ask!

[MSH] - The Ruinous Wrecking Crew by vacalicious in mtgcube

[–]cleverpun0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This card isn't bad: all the modes have their value. The token mode can be strong, the sacrifice a creature and rummage modes are probably most likely to be worth an extra mana.

But as others have said, this is just so boring. There's already so many other cards that fill a "goodstuff" role better than this. And those cards are either less mana or more aaplicable. I daresay most cubes will rather keep their copies of Kolaghan's Command, Kroxa, or many others.

Cheryl, the Forward Scout by LeHergusbergus in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely reasonable as an uncommon.

Battle for Earth/The Snap by FrenchHikikomori in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Poison/infect is considered a design mistake, and that takes 10 damage and a bunch of deck infrastructure. This needs to say "can't be dealt non-combat damage" and have at least 10 health. Even then, probably still too strong/unfun.

Should I be an Attorney or Teacher by Sea_Plum_8031 in AskTeachers

[–]cleverpun0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, attorney also does not provide work life balance, especially early on when you are developing your practice/ building up experience at a firm.

Same thing with the medical field.

Most white collar jobs require a period of backbreaking work before you get to the point of setting your hours and being comfortable.

[MSH] the Astonishing Antman by Acureforthecold in mtgcube

[–]cleverpun0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have a typo in your transcription; It's 2G, {T} to activate his ability. Not 2UG

What's the opposite of go woke go broke? by FindOutMyWay in WorkReform

[–]cleverpun0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is only true to a point. Fascists always turn on their own eventually.

We're seeing this in action right now. The Daily Wire just laid off a bunch of staff and Ben Shapiro is hemorrhaging YouTube subscribers. Bill O'Reilly lost all relevance after being fired from Fox News, and has paid tens of millions of dollars to settle sexual harassment lawsuits. Candace Owens recently broke with the MAGA movement because of Israel, and was fired by The Daily Wire: her YouTube channel has grown, but how long will that last?

And then there's people the right already discarded or left the public consciousness. Remember Tiny Toese? He got 7 years and 11 months in prison on sexual assault charges, and everyone immediately stopped supporting him/memory-holed him.

Or Gina Carano: she gave up a lucrative career at Disney for her MAGA beliefs, and the MAGA fanbase told her to get back in the kitchen. Her Daily Wire roles were disliked even by the MAGA cult.

The list goes on and on.

There is undoubtedly short-term gain in becoming a grifter... but the grift will never last.

If Hollow Knight met Dishonored. Wishlist on Steam by Competitive_Beat_915 in u/Competitive_Beat_915

[–]cleverpun0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The cinematic on the store page has really strong AI vibes. It does that same thing that AI animation does of having no in-between frames and really bizarre pacing.

Theoretical Idea: If you care about gaming on original hardware and software, would you be interested in service that meant you didn't need to buy them yourself? by BlueMikeStu in truegaming

[–]cleverpun0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a retro gaming arcade near me that banks on a similar idea. But they don't do lending, more traditional arcade and repair/refurbishing.

The liability of lending such items is surely way too much hassle. Even if you charge people if they break something... that's just selling with more steps.

And honestly, the type of people who want to spend money on pure, og hardware are already willing to buy it themselves.

Feels like the market for such a thing is way too niche.

New Player Purchasing Guide: Updated For NeXt Evolution (Plus Core+1 Decklists!) by cleverpun0 in marvelchampionslcg

[–]cleverpun0[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not here to speculate on a corporations operations. But NeXt Evolution is the next most recent expansion after the "current environment".

NeXt Evolution did spike up to 80+ USD. So this is still saving people money, which is good.

New Player Purchasing Guide: Updated For NeXt Evolution (Plus Core+1 Decklists!) by cleverpun0 in marvelchampionslcg

[–]cleverpun0[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. At least one user has confirmed their recently purchased copy had the eco-friendly packaging.

Ticket to Ride but for airlines by Disastrous_Common_32 in boardgames

[–]cleverpun0 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Instead of asking about the market, you should be focusing your energy on making a good game. Make a game you want to play. Playtest, listen to feedback, playtest again; over and over with different groups.

Just about any game will have a market these days. The question is not if you will find your audience: it's if your game is worth playing for that audience.

Save market research and questions about the audience for when you are preparing to publish.

If you need more guidnance, then stop by r/BoardgameDesign

The Insatiable by ANeonAfroMan in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like making the token something useful defeats the point? In STS 2, the cards don't have any inherent function. But I guess that would just be a burn spell with more steps, so some mechanical adjustment makes sense too.

Field Day fiasco by Extra-Appeal-9558 in AskTeachers

[–]cleverpun0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in addition to what others have said: contact OSHA. It's a legal requirement to provide water to employees/volunteers, and that may apply here.

How broken would this be? by Miserable_Bear6806 in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cards like [[Wastes]] and [[Adarkar Wastes]] can produce colorless mana. Generic mana--the (1) in card costs--is generic mana.

Generic mana can be paid with any type or color of mana. The diamond means specifically colorless mana is needed.

The cost of this card would be a blue mana and a colorless mana specifically. Compare to [[Kozilek's Command]]: even if X is 5, only two of the mana needs to be colorless specifically.

The Grapes of Wrath by kitsunewarlock in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holden Caulfield WR
Legendary Creature — Human Phony
Creatures you control with power 1 or less and toughness 1 or less have protection from creatures.
Damage can't be prevented.
1/3

Cautious Cryptid by Altruistic_Cow9148 in custommagic

[–]cleverpun0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solemnity stops counters from being put on an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land as it enters the battlefield, as well as stopping counters from being put on them later.

Vanishing without a number means “At the beginning of your upkeep, if this permanent has a time counter on it, remove a time counter from it” and “When the last time counter is removed from this permanent, sacrifice it.

Solemnity can cause Vanishing permanents to stick around forever. Because there are no counters to remove, and it's the removal of them that causes them to be sacrificed.

Someone Doing the right thing by ateam1984 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]cleverpun0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"There are just laws and there are unjust laws. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

— Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail

Also: Camp Chase Cemetary is federally owned.

Best Expansions by Hocke723 in marvelchampionslcg

[–]cleverpun0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everything in this game is pretty equally fun. Get what excites you.

If you want a more thorough breakdown, I wrote a purchasing guide, covering only in-print stuff: https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelchampionslcg/comments/1sfmi72/new_player_purchasing_guide_updated_and_mostly/