Cactus Game Design Message Boards

"Man, printing the same card is a waste of time!" KOT and Prince of this World suddenly walk by, and the conversation stops.

But wait! Here comes Eli The Priest who has had 3 cards printed of him!Hello miss Leah and who can forget Image of jesolsy?

The Archers and face-down artifact discarders say hi

As examples of how the same card in every brigade is a good thing?  You really think that having the same card in every brigade is good for the game?  Why not then just make everything multicolor?  That would accomplish the same thing you seem to desire much more efficiently.

Ehud from ROA and patteys say hi

Specific characters being printed into the brigades which they fit into based on themes of those brigades is a good thing.  That is far different than making a separate card for each brigade that then has the same special ability.

But wait! Here comes Eli The Priest who has had 3 cards printed of him!Hello miss Leah and who can forget Image of jesolsy?

You seem to think that I'm talking about the exact same card or about reprints.  I'm not talking about reprints, I'm talking about cards that have different titles and yet do the same thing which in essence become the same card, just in a different brigade.  These cards end up making brigades more similar to each other and make the game stale.  There is no reason why each brigade has to have an archer that has the exact same special ability.  There is no reason why every brigade has to have a weapon that says to interrupt the battle, draw 2 cards, and play the next Enhancement.  There is no reason why 4 out of 7(at the time they were printed) brigades need the same FbtN Hero.  I'm all for having an archer in each brigade but that doesn't mean they should just be copies of each other.  The special abilities of the Panic Demons are a perfect example of what similiar in different brigades should look like.  Sure, they each can band, but hen they each do something completely different that coincides with their respective brigade.

But wait! Here comes Eli The Priest who has had 3 cards printed of him!

FWIW Eli from RoA was supposed to be Gold/Teal.  The teal was left on during the card layout.  How cool would that have been!?!?

i know it was suposed to be gold teal.  he is the only card with the honor of being reprited twice. it was cool wonder why the teal was left out?

Uh.... Cards that were printed 3 times over (Ignoring the starter doms)
Jeremiah(White)
Jeremiah(Teal)
Jeremiah(Teal/Green)

Breastplate of R (0/4)
" " (3/4) WA
" " (3/4) kings

BUCKLER (0/2) < the game winning one
Buckler (3/2) WA
Buckler (0/5) Priests

Coat of mail (red)(0/2)
Coat of mail (red)(3/6)
Coat of Mail (Purple)

and many others.

Bow and Arrow was once king, not sure if that's still the case.

BUCKLER (0/2) < the game winning one
Buckler (3/2) WA
Buckler (0/5) Priests
Buckler Promo *

* Fixed.   

Quote from: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 27, 2010, 02:55:26 PM

BUCKLER (0/2) < the game winning one
Buckler (3/2) WA
Buckler (0/5) Priests
Buckler Promo *

* Fixed.   

SPOILER FOR NEXT YEAR! BUCKLER PROMO!

Quote from: TimMierz on January 27, 2010, 03:19:10 PM

Bow and Arrow was once king, not sure if that's still the case.

Well, it depends on whether you count both the C and the D Shoes of Peace (which I do), in which case it has 5 versions. Bow and Arrow has 4.

Bow and Arrow (Red): 2 versions (A/blue pack [2/1] and C [3/1])
Bow and Arrow (Gold): 2 versions (Warriors [interrupt & prevent] and Kings [negate])
Bow and Arrow (Gray): 3 versions (A/blue pack [2/1], Warriors/C [3/4], Kings [3/2])
Bow and Arrow (total): 7 versions, 10 instances

Shoes of Peace: promo/A/C/D [3/3], F [3/4] - 2 versions, 5 instances

How precisely is a Nuke tactical? It's a NUKE! It doesn't need to be tactical.

Quote from: Bryon on January 26, 2010, 07:02:39 PM

Those same players who are opening tins and getting Zebulun are also opening Thomas, blue Ehud, Ira, Trapped in Cleverness, etc.  If they really want to use Zebulun's awesome ability (major benefit), then they can build a separate Genesis-only deck.  If they want to use Ira, blue Ehud, and Thomas (benefit), then they can do that.  I could just as easily argue that I am "penalized" for using Genesis-only because I don't get a FBN hero or a NT CNB hero or a blocker-choosing hero.  It isn't a penalty, just a choice of benefits.

I continue to disagree. 

They may be opening Thomas, Ehud, and Ira, but they're not putting them in their blue offense decks. What good is a FBTN hero when your opponent has CBN battle winners? What good is Thomas if he makes your other Genesis cards useless, and you never get initiative? What good are your CBN Genesis battle winners if you can't use them?

A Genesis offense is quite potent at the National level. A Thomas/Ehud/Ira deck will not get you very far at a Local. Why would new players want to use a crossbow when there are tactical missiles at their fingertips?

i now diagreee with you my friend genasis IS very strong yet the other deck is very strong also.YMT you have a pm

Quote from: Red Dragon Thorn on January 27, 2010, 06:23:50 PM

How precisely is a Nuke tactical? It's a NUKE! It doesn't need to be tactical.

They just need to be precise enough to target a country...... say, Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Italy, Syria, Greece, Hades, etc.

And I bet that radiation cloud is smart enough to stay within the borders, just like cigarette smoke is smart enough to stay in the "Smoking" section of a restaurant/bar.