Tag: slearch
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Boy’s Suicide Possibly Caused by Game; Manufacturer Denies Responsibility
The tragic death of James Goodman this past weekend has many searching for answers and many, including the boy’s parents, believe that a trading card game is to blame.
James was an avid player of the card game “Magic: the Gathering”, a game in which players do something with cards.
“We found chat transcripts and internet logs about James wanting to use this card,” Mrs Goodman said, holding up a “Lich’s Mirror” game card that investigators say was on his person when his body was found. “He and his friends kept saying he had to find better ways to … ‘kill himself’ so that the card would be more powerful” she continued, having to pause to dab away the tears.
“Does that sound right to you? It’s just sick. Someone should be held responsible.”
That someone, she claims, is Wizards of the Coast, the company that produces Magic: the Gathering. According to company representative Mark Rosewater, that simply isn’t the case.
“I just want to be clear, all of us here at Wizards of the Coast are deeply saddened by the loss of Timmy or Johnny or whatever,” said Rosewater. “At the same time, we can’t control how everyone who plays our game will play. We did our due dilligence.”
“Early in the life of the card, it had much of the same functionality but our legal department was leery.” When asked to elaborate he showed us an early version of the card:
“To my understanding, the current wording frees us of any responsibility in cases such as this.”
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MTGO Players to Receive Twice the Anticipation
Starting with Eventide, players of Wizards of the Coast’s wildly successful Magic: the Gathering Online (MTGO) will be given the opportunity to look forward to two sets as opposed to the usual single set. Since Shadowmoor has yet to be made available online, the Eventide Preview Booster on www.magicthegathering.com marks the first time ever that MTGO players have been able to see cards they can’t play with two sets in advance.
“We’re excited,” said Wizards of the Coast Brand representative Worth Wolpert. “Anticipation of what’s coming around the corner is a big part of what players enjoy about Magic,” he continued, “I mean, just look at the response we’ve had on the forums.” At this point Mr. Wolpert turned to his computer, clicked a few things, muttered something about “casual morons”, and told me to leave.
“A lot of the anticipation that MTGO players have felt in the past year has been met with bitter dissappointment, leading to a certain level of jadedness” commented veteran MTGO player Hoagie Side Salad. “In the world of MTGO optimism, new sets are a sure thing – players now have double the new upcoming cards to be happy about,” he continued. “I mean the only way we wouldn’t see these sets is if they just shut the whole thing down, and they wouldn’t do that, right?” At that moment his eyes darted from side and he excused himself.
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Second Eventide Preview Booster Surfaces
Greetings friends! Another Preview Booster has appeared on magicthegathering.com, and as usual I have the real scoop. I have once again been leaked a second preview booster, and wanted you to be the first to see its secrets.
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Magic Arcana: I Want to Ride My Charcycle
(from MagicTheGathering.com’s Magic Arcana)
As you no doubt have seen at your prerelease, there’s a 10 card cycle in Shadowmoor based on an updated wording of our old favourite Char:
R&D noticed a trend among players discussing new cards – they would relate them sometimes nonsensically to previous cards. For example, players would say Brute Force was the “red Giant Growth”, Purge was the “white Terror”, Browbeat was the “red Fact or Fiction”; they would even say things like Remand was the “blue Time Walk”. You can see that the naming of this cycle steers this type of moronic discussion in the right direction; the other cards in the first half of the cycle whether they are old or new, common or rare, have all been updated with a new type and clearer name:
While Shadowmoor was being leaked in perfectly controlled amounts, someone on a message board commented that this card:
was “like a blue Char.” A little narrow minded, but I guess hate will always exist in peoples’ hearts. At any rate he was mostly right and like all cards in the second half of the cycle, it has a hybrid mana cost. We feel that this part of the cycle really showcases the hybrid theme of Shadowmoor and also whatever theme Char has.
This double cycle spans 5 rares, 3 uncommons and 2 commons – this is clearly terrible design and the person responsible will be sacked.– Magic Arcana
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Second Shadowmoor Preview Booster Surfaces
There was a lot of buzz when the Shadowmoor Preview Booster appeared on magicthegathering.com. It piqued a lot of players’ interest, but it also raised a lot of questions. What was going on with Beseech the Queen? What was up with all the hybrid mana? Would that spider get that bunny?
I have been leaked a second Shadowmoor teaser booster and I wanted you, the good people of GoodGamery.com to be the first to see it. Without further ado…
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Transguild Courier
Shadowmoor Preview!
by Mark Rosewater
Hello and welcome to Shadowmoor preview week! As you may have seen by our teaser Shadowmoor booster, this time around we’re doing some pretty cool things with hybrid mana – pretty cool things in a pretty cool/big way. But as you will see with today’s preview card, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
As I’ve pointed out in my past articles, I’m all about elegance. Elegance and simplicity. Nothing sends me into a fit of small man rage harder than a card with a line of text that doesn’t need to be there. With that in mind, we have reworked an old favorite and made it much simpler with our friend hybrid mana. Take a look:
Transguild Courier! Yes, one of the best “build around me and lose” cards from Dissension is back for another go-around in Shadowmoor. Players have always found colorless mana symbols confusing, so introducing the
symbol was a no-brainer that also took away the Courier’s only line of text. Simplicity!I know the question on your mind: will the Courier’s partner in crime Might of the Nephilim be coming back? Are you an idiot?
Until the next time, may you never run out of ideas.
