tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post8318967090078316605..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 081116—StrainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-52025559789137167802016-08-15T10:02:54.568-04:002016-08-15T10:02:54.568-04:00You have interpreted correctly. If you pay the man...You have interpreted correctly. If you pay the mana or the creature, you have strained.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-59746487608408316342016-08-13T12:32:27.896-04:002016-08-13T12:32:27.896-04:00The templating is super-confusing. As I read it, y...The templating is super-confusing. As I read it, you get the strain effect regardless if you sacrifice it or pay the cost. It doesn't specify what "straining" is.Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796834860620921124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-61752096879023301622016-08-12T10:30:18.433-04:002016-08-12T10:30:18.433-04:00This makes me feel like building a deck where all ...This makes me feel like building a deck where all of my cards gives me multiple options, sometimes letting me choose multiple. However, I probably don't have the cards for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425079529545521732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-71243444890834799312016-08-12T10:28:27.543-04:002016-08-12T10:28:27.543-04:00The land one adds unnecessary tension. If you choo...The land one adds unnecessary tension. If you choose to sacrifice the land, you end up behind on land drops. If you don't, you've spent a turn not casting a spell. Really the only good option is to pay the mana, and even that isn't really a good third turn option.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425079529545521732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-51725035495764926592016-08-11T14:14:11.932-04:002016-08-11T14:14:11.932-04:00This is basically a split card with Fuse, where on...This is basically a split card with Fuse, where one half is a creature and the other half is a spell.<br /><br />I am really hopeful that we will some day get split cards where half of the card is a permanent (like in Split Card Cubes). This would obviously be incredibly clunky, but you can make it much more elegant by printing a full size copy of the permanent version on the back side of the card. <br /><br />As to your version, I really like it. The act of playing a game is really about making choices, choosing between different lines. This doesn't mean that more choices are always better, but it means that cards that produce interesting choices between lines of play are to be valued.<br /><br />In this case, the choice between "would you like a creature or a spell" is rarely interesting. If they have an enchantment that is valuable, you're going to choose the Disenchant over the bear. If they don't, you're going to choose the bear.<br /><br />But, this mechanic adds an additional layer, a choice of whether you want the creature AND the spell, for more mana of course. This is nearly always a very interesting sequencing puzzle in the opening turns of a game. So at least from a game design fundamentals point of view, this gets my thumbs up.Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-20138836277124499862016-08-11T13:46:01.369-04:002016-08-11T13:46:01.369-04:00Costs us 1 character. Definitely better. Good call...Costs us 1 character. Definitely better. Good call.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-89408412729680387742016-08-11T13:02:56.947-04:002016-08-11T13:02:56.947-04:00Oh, that could be a nice sweet spot in flexibility...Oh, that could be a nice sweet spot in flexibility. It gives you some flexibility, but you still only really want to play the cards if you want the effect.<br /><br />I think I would go with keywording, but writing "Strain 2", so like echo it can be changed in future for whatever reason. Or even changed to a non-mana cost.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.com