Post by: Septima Rhay on April 06, 2025, 06:00:38 pm
Submit decks to Septima Rhay by forum or discord private message. April 20th is the deadline. Voting will commence after that and the decks will be presented anonymously.
Rewards:
1st place: 30k gold and 1 shiny nymphs
2nd place: 20k gold and 1 shiny rare
3rd place: 15k gold
Participants: 10k gold
Submissions
#1 Just Desserts
#2 Seeing red
pun: Standard trivial pun associated rage with red
explanation:
simple red deck with red creatures
mostly upped
Metamorphosis + Pheonixes with Cremation for FIRE POWER
explanation:
simple red deck with red creatures
mostly upped
Metamorphosis + Pheonixes with Cremation for FIRE POWER
#3 Sauna
#4 420 blazeit
(https://i.imgur.com/k8bGPP5.jpeg)
#5 Nekomancer
Repeatedly killing and bringing cats back to life
#6 What can you throw but not catch?
What can you throw but not catch?
Answer: A tantrum.
- Rage Elixer
- Nymph's Tears
- Steam Machine ("to get steamed" = to be angry)
- Sympathetic Georesonator just trying to be supportive, resonating with the Nymph's tears.
Answer: A tantrum.
- Rage Elixer
- Nymph's Tears
- Steam Machine ("to get steamed" = to be angry)
- Sympathetic Georesonator just trying to be supportive, resonating with the Nymph's tears.
#7 Boflex
(https://i.imgur.com/dXJhHXC.png)
#8 Eggthrower
(https://i.imgur.com/d0uQPb2.png)
#9 Wallop
(https://i.imgur.com/5nnYB0w.png)
Explanation: Wall OP
Explanation: Wall OP
Pun: Freeze = arctic squid, under =if you're creature gets flooded, a REST = sabbath, pacify, sanctuary
Pun and Meme: Heavy = bb/auburn, Metal =psych, Rock = throw, Band = Shriekers (shrieking) and Whale (wailing)
Riddle: answer - a cold
Freeze you're under arrest
Pun and Meme: Heavy = bb/auburn, Metal =psych, Rock = throw, Band = Shriekers (shrieking) and Whale (wailing)
Heavy Metal Rock Band
Riddle: answer - a cold
What can you catch but not throw?
Join us Funguys
Post by: pimpollo on April 06, 2025, 06:12:59 pm
Post by: Septima Rhay on April 20, 2025, 10:25:48 pm
Post by: Septima Rhay on May 02, 2025, 12:21:39 pm
Sauna by BGA_NICE99
420 blazeit by Manuel
What can you throw but not catch? by Elemensch
Nekomancer by Timpa
Eggthrower by Aves
Wallop by Niharia
Just Desserts by Plein
Seeing red by lleberknit2
Boflex by Serprex
Post by: Septima Rhay on May 03, 2025, 04:39:03 pm
Here are my thoughts on submissions
#1 Just Desserts
Clever pun with thematic cohesion of desert, jelly, fire eater and otyugh. I'm not sure I get disc/silence. Byt would be a good card...thematic plus a cheap target for jelly while also buffing other cards before getting jellied. Creative deck. As for actual functioning, desert will have anti-synergy with its own creatures and otyugh/scarab. Could also move this deck in a more stall functioning direction.
To my knowledge, I do not recall the pairing of Jelly and Desert. It's a very clever cc combo. It inspires more exploration. Nicely done, Plein.
Here's an untuned stall idea:
#2 Seeing red
pun: Standard trivial pun associated rage with red
explanation:
simple red deck with red creatures
mostly upped
Metamorphosis + Pheonixes with Cremation for FIRE POWER
Straightforward Fire deck. I actually laughed out loud when I saw this. Monofire is somewhat of a meme in the history of Elements. It's such a strong deck that when you 'see red' you might think 'oh no'.explanation:
simple red deck with red creatures
mostly upped
Metamorphosis + Pheonixes with Cremation for FIRE POWER
#3 Sauna
Enjoyed this deck very much. My favorite. The way I would build AND name thematic decks, too. Every card fits and synergizes thematically and also function well together. This is a deck that soothes my heart and eyes.
#4 420 blazeit
(https://i.imgur.com/k8bGPP5.jpeg)
I understand the cultural reference just enough to know it is thematically synergistic. Deck also functions well. It doesn't 'speak to my heart' but its a strong submission for the pun/meme theme.
#5 Nekomancer
Repeatedly killing and bringing cats back to life
This deck is tied for best 'name' with Wallop. The name/title itself is perfect. Neko meaning cat in Japanese and playing off of necromancer and death. Absolutely clever. The deck code isn't as novel as others but functions well. #6 What can you throw but not catch?
What can you throw but not catch?
Answer: A tantrum.
- Rage Elixer
- Nymph's Tears
- Steam Machine ("to get steamed" = to be angry)
- Sympathetic Georesonator just trying to be supportive, resonating with the Nymph's tears.
Only submission to go for the 'riddle' aspect. And it works very well..highly deserving of the tied first place. I think the deck code could be more tuned and potentially lean on material. Here's how I'd move it towards material: boom, rage, and tornado all befit a 'tantrum'. Throw rock also thematic. Answer: A tantrum.
- Rage Elixer
- Nymph's Tears
- Steam Machine ("to get steamed" = to be angry)
- Sympathetic Georesonator just trying to be supportive, resonating with the Nymph's tears.
#7 Boflex
(https://i.imgur.com/dXJhHXC.png)
Boflex was one of my 3 votes. I think people didn't get the full meme here. Which required understanding the old card art for stone skin (bulging muscle) and the mass market gym product - Bowflex. This is a layered and nuanced meme, quite advanced actually combining a new card (Bo staff) with old card art (stone skin) with a commercial product linking the former (Bowflex machine). The meme was too strong for people to get. Solid functional deck, perhaps not as creatively built as some of the others. #8 Eggthrower
(https://i.imgur.com/d0uQPb2.png)
Full meme deck. I enjoyed it and it plays satisfyingly. Ofc phase shield is what strengthens this deck to be more playable vs. AI targets. Well built/tuned, good use of cardinal quanta and chroma mark for egg offspring. #9 Wallop
(https://i.imgur.com/5nnYB0w.png)
Explanation: Wall OP
The best pun 'title'. Can't get more clever than that. Wallop = Wall OP. It's a double pun. The Wall is not only Overpowered but turns into a weapon after wall is imbued to defender. Then wall goes and 'wallops' the opponent. Like Boflex, Wallop might be over the heads of some of our voters. This got one of my 3 votes and I considered it my 2nd choice after Sauna and before Boflex.Explanation: Wall OP
Post by: serprex on May 04, 2025, 10:24:48 am
Post by: Septima Rhay on May 04, 2025, 11:56:05 am
boflex name also derived from mirror shields, with "flects" sounding like "flex"
here I thought mirror was representing looking at your own muscles in the mirror. see, your puns are too strong.