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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 05, 2025, 12:18:17 pm »
Waiting on a deck submission from 7Seven 7Seven has been withdrawn for not submitting a deck.  Waiting on Elemensch and Neopergoss to reply to queries They replied, thanks. Deck submission phase is still considered open for edits until the above are resolved closed.  Playing notes can still be sent after deck submission is done at anytime. 

Once decks are sealed, we'll make the decks and match pairings for R1 known.  Pilot hosts will coordinate a time to run matches.  We will know all the decks in advance.  So, the decks will have less RNG from 'hmm what might my opponent be packing'.  That should mitigate some of the best of 1-game rng by not playing as optimally when the opponent's deck may be in the dark.
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Puns, Memes, and Riddles
« Last post by pimpollo on May 05, 2025, 12:12:31 am »
Just Desserts is a Yu-Gi-Oh card too it was good to see
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Puns, Memes, and Riddles
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 04, 2025, 11:56:05 am »
Quote from: serprex on May 04, 2025, 10:24:48 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.
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Puns, Memes, and Riddles
« Last post by serprex on May 04, 2025, 10:24:48 am »
boflex name also derived from mirror shields, with "flects" sounding like "flex"
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Puns, Memes, and Riddles
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 03, 2025, 04:39:03 pm »
I enjoyed seeing these deck submissions.   9 players found it attractive enough to submit a deck.  We have a fellowship of the pun heading to dark comedic lands..  Voting was very close with 3 decks getting 5 votes, 2 decks getting 4 votes, 1 deck getting 3 votes, and 3 decks getting 2 votes.  Each deck met the event theme well and attracted votes.  Rewards will be dispersioned soon.

Here are my thoughts on submissions
Spoiler for 9 submissions:
#1 Just Desserts
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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:
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#2 Seeing red
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Spoiler for explanation:
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'.
#3 Sauna
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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
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Spoiler for image:


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
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Spoiler for explanation:
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?
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Spoiler for Answer/explanation:
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.
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#7 Boflex
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Spoiler for image:
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
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Spoiler for image:
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
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Spoiler for Image/Explanation:

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.
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Puns, Memes, and Riddles
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 02, 2025, 12:21:39 pm »
Congrats to the winners of Puns, Memes, and Riddles!  :water :life :fire are where the top puns are at.

Spoiler for 3-way tie for 1st place:
Sauna by BGA_NICE99
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420 blazeit by Manuel
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What can you throw but not catch? by Elemensch
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Spoiler for 2-way tie for 2nd place:
Nekomancer by Timpa
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Eggthrower by Aves
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Spoiler for 3rd place:
Wallop by Niharia
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Spoiler for Cool participant decks:
Just Desserts by Plein
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Seeing red by lleberknit2
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Boflex by Serprex
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Events / Re: Deckbuilding Competition: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 01, 2025, 07:57:51 pm »
Reminder decks are Due May 4th.  You may include 'playing notes' when you forum/discord PM me the decks.  Playing notes meaning preferences for when to mulligan (and what to look for in starting hand), how to play combos, and other essential tips to optimize playing your decks.  We'll do our best to play your decks well. The plan is for asdw152 and I to pilot host decks and share replays.
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General Game Discussion / Community Poll - July
« Last post by Septima Rhay on May 01, 2025, 02:02:02 pm »
July poll - What is your least favorite way to get obliterated by the AI? (Pick up to 5).

Spoiler for past polls:
Spoiler for June 2025:
June Poll - vote for your favorite creature card with the bug trait (pick up to 3). Read more about how the bug trait was developed as part of a new weapon design event here. Contribute to development of bug ideas here.

Thanks to Hitei for submitting the June Poll idea

Spoiler for May 2025:
Each month, we'll start a new community poll.  Here's our May 2025 poll: let us know what your favorite elements are.  Pick up to 3.
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Events / Re: Team Quest Design: Design a New Quest
« Last post by Turlututu on April 29, 2025, 05:19:53 pm »
The questline was fun, the games were overall fairly easy but never too easy. Nice deck diversity as well.
I wonder if it's possible to run the whole gauntlet with a single deck, preferably unupped… maybe I'll try that as a challenge to myself.

There's a text display glitch at the end of the first game by the way.


Edit: turns out I still had one game to go. Same glitch there.

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General Game Discussion / Re: Silly Match Replays
« Last post by BGA_NICE99 on April 29, 2025, 01:31:40 pm »
6 silences in a row
Spoiler for game play code:
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