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Regional Discussion => Monadnock => Keene => Topic started by: maulotaur on April 16, 2009, 01:20 AM NHFT

Title: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on April 16, 2009, 01:20 AM NHFT
I have a giant box of Magic the Gathering² cards to donate if anyone wants to play or if there is a comic shop where I can play.

Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: dalebert on April 16, 2009, 01:38 AM NHFT
There is, in fact. I see people playing games like MTG all the time in the back of the store. Jess O'Keene was going to run a D&D game for us there but he's just a tease.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: AntonLee on April 16, 2009, 04:56 AM NHFT
I got like 4 Royal Assasin's lying around somewhere
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: AnarchoJesse on April 16, 2009, 08:41 AM NHFT
I'll take the donation :D

Maybe even exchange some goodies for them!
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 16, 2009, 08:54 AM NHFT
I love MtG, but rarely play. And I suck, but it's fun! Does anyone else play? I'd love to get a weekly or monthly game night going. And, I'd love to accept your MtG cards maulotaur! :)
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: AnarchoJesse on April 16, 2009, 09:15 AM NHFT
Oh man.

Type 2 or Type 1?
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Lumpy on April 16, 2009, 09:20 AM NHFT
Well, there are a pile of us also playing D&D in real life...  I'm just sayin'
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: dalebert on April 16, 2009, 01:37 PM NHFT
I bought someone's collection of cards off eBay a while back and never got a chance to build any decks from them. I've played and did ok for a noob, I guess, and had enough fun to buy some cards. Seems like a bit of a racket if you're not careful but then again, cards are probably a lot less expensive now. Don't know. I think my cards are in storage in Stratham.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: AntonLee on April 16, 2009, 02:09 PM NHFT
I haven't played in years, and I can't find my deck anywhere. . . wait I found a generic pack I bought a few years ago. 

I'm down, I used to love that game
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 16, 2009, 02:15 PM NHFT
Excellent. We've got some people interested in an MtG game. Anton is on the coast, I'm near Manch, and Jesse and Dale are in Keene. I'm up for a Keene evening - are you, Anton? How does Sunday April 26 in Keene work for y'all (and for anyone else interested)? I don't have a place in Keene, so of course we'd need a specific location, but we might be able to do it at Vendetta or something.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: AntonLee on April 16, 2009, 02:21 PM NHFT
ehh I can't do it on the 26th because I'm heading to Florida that day.  You guys should do it and the next time it comes around I'll definitely make that drive out on my Shivan Dragon.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 16, 2009, 02:27 PM NHFT
I picked that date out of my ass. What date works for you?
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 23, 2009, 09:47 AM NHFT
So it looks like this Sunday, April 26 is not happening for MtG. How about the next Sunday, May 3?
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: FTL_Ian on April 23, 2009, 10:05 AM NHFT
I sold off all of my collection to that shop in Keene.  If someone has an extra deck, I'll play, though it's been a few years for me.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 23, 2009, 10:16 AM NHFT
I've got enough cards to make a few decks, although they may be somewhat retarded decks if you are really into it. I've always found that even old cards and weak decks can put up a decent fight.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: FTL_Ian on April 23, 2009, 12:06 PM NHFT
Naw, I only ever played for fun occasionally.  It's just a game.

I thought I may have saved one deck from my collection, but I guess I didn't.  At first I felt a little regret over not keeping it, then realized it's just a game and that I should have silly emotional attachments to things like that.  My identity and positivity should not depend on my collection of possessions, so I'll have fun with whatever cards you provide me!
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on April 23, 2009, 12:08 PM NHFT
Wow. That was deep. You had me at "it's just a game." :)

You're welcome to use my cards when we play. Now, when do we play? Sunday, May 3?
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: dalebert on April 24, 2009, 12:36 AM NHFT
I'm missing a few things that I am pretty sure I left in my friend's basement in Stratham including a spare car key (my battery is dead), a headset for my comp, a tablet that I'm selling to Mike, and now my MtG cards. This gives me extra incentive to make a trip there soon to grab a few things.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: jaqeboy on April 24, 2009, 11:22 AM NHFT
Quote from: maulotaur on April 16, 2009, 01:20 AM NHFT
I have a giant box of Magic the Gathering² cards to donate if anyone wants to play or if there is a comic shop where I can play.


Liberty Books in Concord is both a comic shop and a free-stater biz. 75 Allison Street. He's usually closed Sunday and Monday, but he welcomes people to come there for gatherings.

There was a shop in Nashua on Kinsley Street, but I forget the name of it.

The Relentless Dragon in Amherst: relentlessdragon.com

PS: Oops, just noticed this was in the Keene region.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on April 29, 2009, 10:10 AM NHFT
Quote from: FreeKeene.com's Ian on April 23, 2009, 12:06 PM NHFT
depend on my collection of possessions, so I'll have fun with whatever cards you provide me!

For those who no longer have decks and still like to play, there is the 'big box' variation.

My box has two slots which I have filled with lands on one side and spells on the other.  The box acts as your library, so on each turn, the player draws the next card from each side of the box.  There is a mixed assortment of rares and non-basic lands, and I try to keep out cards that have you shuffle or look through player or opponents' libraries.  We might want to make some other adjustments to this, but it seems to work and you can't really get land-screwed.   ;D

Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: dalebert on April 29, 2009, 11:21 AM NHFT
I checked and apparently I gave the MtG cards away back in L.A. It's hard to remember what all I kept. Oh well.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on May 02, 2009, 09:31 PM NHFT
Did anyone confirm they wanted to play Magic: The Gathering tomorrow, Sunday, May 3 in Keene?
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on May 03, 2009, 01:16 PM NHFT
Quote from: dalebert on April 29, 2009, 11:21 AM NHFT
I checked and apparently I gave the MtG cards away back in L.A.

I could supply commons and lands or loan pre-cons.  If you have valuable cards, I can show you how to make proxy decks using deck sleeves.  They can look really good and keep more valuable cards from getting worn.  And if hard-core players get bent out of shape about this, carry the original(s) to show that you own them.  (I would not carry all of them at once since I had some lifted a few years back.)



Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Coconut on May 03, 2009, 07:05 PM NHFT
Quote from: Mike Barskey on May 02, 2009, 09:31 PM NHFT
Did anyone confirm they wanted to play Magic: The Gathering tomorrow, Sunday, May 3 in Keene?

Herding.
Cats.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on May 03, 2009, 08:03 PM NHFT
In.
Deed.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: dalebert on May 03, 2009, 08:37 PM NHFT
I was considering it but you guys just waited around too long and the bar was getting obnoxiously noisy and I had work at home waiting for me.
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on May 04, 2009, 02:04 PM NHFT
Quote from: Mike Barskey on May 02, 2009, 09:31 PM NHFT
Did anyone confirm they wanted to play

Do you have a venue?

Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on May 04, 2009, 02:09 PM NHFT
I don't have a venue, but it can't be hard to find one. We could play at Vendetta, at the game store across the street, in the gazebo in Central Square, at someone's house, at Panera, in a park, etc.

Next Sunday, after Social Sundays, I would like to play MtG. I hope others are interested, too! Remember, I play to have fun (i.e., I suck!).
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: n/a on May 08, 2009, 11:35 AM NHFT
there must be some strange MTG bug in the air.... i was just talking to someone else about getting into MTG again.

i haven't done it in over 10 years, so i don't remember a thing about it... but i do remember it was fun, and the looks on guy's faces when i kicked their ass was priceless.  no super nerd wants to lose to a girl with pigtails.

but i wear the pigtails to show my star wars tattoo ;)

oh, added bonus for this thread, my good friend and film school partner, gabe carlton-barnes, is a MTG national champion.  just google his name and you'll find tons of crap on how amazingly kick ass he is at it.  he moved to NYC from our hometown of portland, OR (just before i moved to NH), so he could live where the national championship tournament takes place.  he says i should come down and check one out, and i'd love to... if anyone else wants to as well, it could be cool...
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Nat F on May 08, 2009, 03:27 PM NHFT
Quote from: n/a on May 08, 2009, 11:35 AM NHFT
oh, added bonus for this thread, my good friend and film school partner, gabe carlton-barnes, is a MTG national champion.  just google his name and you'll find tons of crap on how amazingly kick ass he is at it.  he moved to NYC from our hometown of portland, OR (just before i moved to NH), so he could live where the national championship tournament takes place.  he says i should come down and check one out, and i'd love to... if anyone else wants to as well, it could be cool...

MtG Nationals rotate through the US, this year it's in Kansas City.  But NYC is one of the best places to play the game competitively.  I have to stay away from the cardboard crack though.  It was nice while Wizards paid to fly my across North America and Europe but I managed to quit my habit a few years ago.

-Nat
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: Mike Barskey on May 10, 2009, 09:10 PM NHFT
Bah!
Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on June 26, 2009, 12:57 PM NHFT
Quote from: Mike Barskey on May 10, 2009, 09:10 PM NHFT
Bah!

I would check out the comic shop across the street - those are usually good places to meet to play.  Then people can go to someone's house if they are ok with that.  I wonder if Panera would allow it to go on in their restaurant.



Title: Re: Comic shop?
Post by: maulotaur on June 26, 2009, 01:05 PM NHFT
Quote from: Dalebert on May 05, 2009, 10:45 AM NHFT
MtG isn't role-playing. It's totally a strategy game. Wow, you're losing your nerd credentials fast with these glaring technical errors!

As far as I know, it is role-playing when you play the role.  If you read the background on it, you are supposed to be a wizard casting spells on the plane of Dominaria.  The spell effects and creatures in the game exist independently of the actual physical cards and the zones are just conceptual organizers.