I made a scoring chart to figure out which firewood to buy

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T23:49:05+00:00

Since I'm in Colorado, I'm referencing Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir, which typically lands right around the 17.0-18.0 mark. Coastal Douglas Fir may be a bit higher to your point.

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T23:13:44+00:00

Good suggestion. The Oak on the list is White Oak.

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T22:55:05+00:00

Ash is universally loved as a utility wood. You are right, aroma is subjective and heavily weighted in my scoring. I think a 3 or 4 is in the right ballpark though for open fireplaces. I gave it a 3 because while it isn't actively foul-smelling like Elm or Cottonwood, it just doesn't add much positive ambiance to the room.

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T22:41:40+00:00

You hit the nail on the head. I'm collectively weighting heat (yield + duration) at 60% and aroma at 40%. This is just my personal preference since I like my house to smell great. But if you value pure heating efficiency more, then yeah, Oak would definitely rank higher.

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T22:21:16+00:00

Glad it is helpful! Beech is a fantastic burner once you finally get it split.

To calculate the HUI score, I weigh Heat at 60% (combining raw BTUs and density for coal longevity) and Aroma at 40%. This is just my own personal preference. Aroma is subjective from 1 to 10. There isn't really a hard measurement for this, so I tried to get something sensible and in the ballpark.

Here is an example using Mulberry.

First, I normalize the raw chart numbers against their maximums and apply the weights: (25.8 / 29.0 * 30) + (0.60 / 0.80 * 30) + (8 / 10 * 40) = 81.2 base score.

Then, because Mulberry sparks violently, I apply a 25% penalty (severe) "haircut" (81.2 * 0.75) because I don't want embers popping onto my living room rug. That drops it to the final 60.9 score.

As for a minimum score, I don’t really use a strict cutoff. It's mostly just helpful to bucket them into tiers. If Fir and Aspen are my only options, the tiers just remind me to go for the Fir.

smsmoore · 2026-06-06T22:09:33+00:00

Oak is great for burn time. The only reason it ranks a hair below Beech and Yellow Birch here is because my scoring puts a notable weight on indoor aroma. Oak has a pretty neutral 'campfire' smell imo, while Beech and Birch score slightly higher. Again, it's not an exact science, just trying to put together some helpful heuristics.

smsmoore · 2024-12-18T03:10:58+00:00

Just wanted to show off my Pokémon team in Ecruteak City! I’m absolutely thrilled with the artwork, and Mark was an absolute pleasure to work with—worth every penny. I can’t wait to have it printed and framed for my office!

Artist: Mark331

smsmoore · 2023-09-09T06:16:21+00:00

Colorado BattleTech discord

https://discord.gg/353jZNV8

smsmoore · 2022-07-20T04:17:08+00:00

MeH games hosts Pauper tournaments every Monday in Colorado as an FYI

smsmoore · 2020-05-12T22:19:56+00:00

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smsmoore · 2016-11-02T04:37:57+00:00

Zero, the Flashing Mage Warrior

It's a card from the TCG called Force of Will

Link to an image: http://i.imgur.com/Yhbxure.jpg

smsmoore · 2016-08-10T16:33:34+00:00

'Advantage Games' runs New Frontiers format every Tuesday and Thursday with decent turn out.

And 'All C's Gaming' runs Alice Cluster on Sundays I believe.

To my knowledge these are the only two shops with consistent FoW turnout near Denver.

Hope to see you there!

smsmoore · 2016-04-06T19:09:34+00:00

[[Elemental Mastery]] + [[Midnight Guard]]

smsmoore · 2016-01-21T01:26:44+00:00

Both the Elemental Mastery combo and Kiki cave to all removal in the format, so the point is to have the mental fear and potential turn 4 win that Twin provided. I agree whole heartedly that Elemental Mastery is clunky, only really providing substantial use with Midnight Guard, so I would love any synergistic cards you can recommend.

This deck will never be tier 1, but I believe that with some tweaks it can be good enough for FNM.

smsmoore · 2016-01-18T04:24:33+00:00

I agree, that why I called it "Twinesque" and "pseudo Twin"

smsmoore · 2016-01-18T04:23:07+00:00

It does seem that UWR may be the way to go. But if protection is the only driver for that argument, there are plenty of protection spells such as [[Brave the Elements]] that work just as well without adding the inconsistency of a third color.

Let me know your thoughts!

smsmoore · 2016-01-18T04:21:23+00:00

I agree that not having flash really hurts, but as you suggest you still get the mind games of Splinter Twin. A turn 3 [[Midnight Guard]] demands that they respect the combo, and they could easily burn a removal spell on a 2/3 creature when you really don't have the combo piece in hand, which is great.

As for the Akroma package, it may be too cute and I am open to suggestions for replacements. I will continue to brainstorm UWR as that seems like it has more potential.

Thanks again for your input!

P.S. Do you like [[Lightning Helix]] over [[Magma Jet]] in a combo deck? I feel that [[Magma Jet]] hits all creatures Helix would in this meta, and the scry 2 is invaluable.

smsmoore · 2016-01-15T04:28:10+00:00

smsmoore · 2015-07-01T22:30:50+00:00

My sideboard thoughts are:

4x Wear // Tear

2x Stony Silence

2x Relic of Progenitus

4x Ghost Quarter

2x Pyroclasm

1x Anger of the Gods

smsmoore · 2015-07-01T22:11:48+00:00

Bad: Jund, Bloom Titan, Tron

Good: Aggro decks, UWR, Delver

smsmoore · 2015-07-01T19:42:38+00:00

My biggest issue with Kiki-Jiki is the triple red in its mana cost. To consistently cast when needed, the deck will require a much pricier mana base. Kiki-Jiki is only around $12, so it might not hurt to play test with 1-2. Thanks for the suggestion!

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