What's up fellow gamers, just wondering if there are any other mtg players here that are interested in doing webcam games over spelltable/discord? I've been playing a lot on various servers but it would be very fun to have a consistent playgroup of chill people if anyone else is interested.

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Nope. Not a single other person on here has ever played MTG, let alone does so on a regular basis.

  • booty [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I played a little bit of standard magic. I had fun, but covid hit and I didn't want to go play at the local nerd HQ. I was never good, more like barely good enough to say I know how to play the game. I was gold in Arena if that helps.

    So depending on your skill level there probably wouldn't even be much point lol

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      the nice thing about MTG is that with the right deck match-up and format, a novice can stand a reasonable chance against a pro, and both can have fun

  • rubpoll [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I learned to play on MTG Arena, which does all the work for you, but then I got a girl's number when she brought up playing MTG on Cockatrice, and I have no idea where to start because MTG Arena does so much of the mechanical work of playing the game and Cockatrice does none and she's going to realize I'm a poser :bawllin-sad:

    It's like the difference between playing basketball in real life and playing it over a video game - you learn the rules, you might win all the time, but you aren't learning how to actually play it because the computer does all the work. Not sure what to do.

    • Commiejones [comrade/them, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      call her and be honest. "I'm ashamed to say I got your number under false pretenses. I play magic on Cockatrice. I am a poser. I have no clue how to really play but if you'd like to show me I'm sure Id pick it up fast."

      That's a perfect setup you have there. Vulnerability and honesty are sexy. You get an easy plan for a date. She gets to spend the whole time being nerdy and confident because she is good at something.

  • UlyssesT
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    15 days ago

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    • GrumpigPoopBalls [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      this shit (plus the wildly over the top release schedule and predatory pricing) is why I mostly play with proxies now

  • spring_rabbit [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I played from Masques-Onslaught and then Innistrad-Khans. But there's been like a zillion releases since then? How do you even keep up?

    • GrumpigPoopBalls [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      mpcfill.com mostly lol. Playing with real cards is highly overrated if you aren't going to real events where the organizers actually care

  • Aliveelectricwire [it/its]
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    2 years ago

    I have a red white deck I call "Dog Dog Dog" it's all dogs and cards that make dogs immune to combat damage and cards that let me play multiple dogs per turn. I love it.

  • BGDelirium [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    My username has nothing to do with MTG...

    I've played over Discord/webcam a few times. It's alright.

    I mostly play goofy singleton formats with my one nearby Magic friend.

    • GrumpigPoopBalls [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      which formats? i more or less exclusively play singleton these days between commander, cedh, canadian highlander and cube

      • BGDelirium [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Mostly the latter two. Trying to use what little free time I have to find a commander group and socialize but the few times I've tried commander in the distant past, I found to dislike the politics and slowness of the games.

        My friend and I usually play 60-card Brawl with random restrictions and bans.

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    2 years ago

    yes :sadness:

    i've had trouble with spelltable but i'd be willing to give it a shot. maybe if you have Tabletop Simulator that would be more reliable?

    • GrumpigPoopBalls [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I don't have the slightest idea how to play magic on TTS but i do have it and I would def be willing to learn!

  • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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    2 years ago

    I started playing just before they took out mana burn and stopped playing around Khans because all my friends who played moved away and all the games stores were cesspools.

    Then during the pandemic my sister started dating a guy who played magic and she asked me to help her get better.

    What format you looking to play?

    • GrumpigPoopBalls [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      if it was all online (cockatrice or one of the other platforms) i would basically play any format at all since there's not even the barrier of needing to print a deck when you want to try something