Comments on: This One Guy

By: Caleb

Caleb — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:57:02 +0000

Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite authors! That’s pretty cool. What was he like?

By: maryvarn

maryvarn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:05:23 +0000

Thanks for the referral to the budget series on mtgsalvation.com! Looks like it’s a really good resource.
That must be fun to play board games with a developer. I’m glad to hear that the comic isn’t too far off in how it could feel to demo your own game.

By: maryvarn

maryvarn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:59:27 +0000

Thanks, I’ll have to check that out!

By: Haakon

Haakon — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:14:18 +0000

Well, Magic isn’t as expensive as it might seem. That’s only the case if you don’t buy Boosters to get specific cards, though. Especially regarding cards that matter in tournaments, since they might be relatively expensive to purchase but you can always sell them later with literally no decrease in value, many staples have been increasing over the last few years.

But that’s only relevant if you’re willing to enter the competetive level, while playing casual decent decks won’t cost much more than 30-50 Dollar(and you can recycle a lot of cards for other decks). A good source of inspiration regarding budget decks is the Budget Series on mtgsalvation.com by James Heslip.

Anyway, I’ve been playing nonstop since 2001, on a semi-competive level for a few years now and the game hasn’t lost any appeal yet.

But more on topic: I’m in a boardgaming-club with a developer who always wants to test prototypes, so I know the sometimes depressing experience of presenting a game. But it can also be an eyeopener for exploits/unbalanced forces,… or for a new strategy one hasn’t thought of yet.

By: Debbonair

Debbonair — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:26:00 +0000

Howdy, I been reading your comic for a long time, but I’ve never been much on comments. I’ll make an exception this time to point y’all towards a VERY nice MTG alternative to buying cards. There’s a free application called OCTGN that acts as a virtual tabletop for trading card games. I been playing on it for years since I couldn’t spare the money to keep buying boosters. It’s very nice if a bit subject to crashes. It’s got its own lobby to find games pretty much anytime. just google it,

Keep up the good work!

By: Bombur

Bombur — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:05:13 +0000

It is fun, I just started a year ago. Duel decks are a great way to start. When you want to make your own decks, make some proxy (aka fake) cards first to see which you like and how you like playing them. It will save a lot of money and give you knowledge of the game and are just as fun! And I squealed when I saw you mention Brandon Sanderson! Favorite web comic artist and sci fi author together at last!

By: spudwalt

spudwalt — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:06:01 +0000

I’d always seen people hanging around in like lunchrooms and student lounges playing Magic The Gathering, but I’d never really tried it much until I found out there was a version of it on Steam. I went ahead and bought that, and it’s pretty fun. Treefolk FTW!
I think I do need to find a way to speed my deck up, though. That and find a couple more ways to deal with flying monsters.

By: Shalista

Shalista — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:51:28 +0000

Just started playing when my boyfriend got me to play a game with him. I’m totally addicted now and we play all the time. I can totally slaughter him now =)

By: victorpofa

victorpofa — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:24:00 +0000

I have been MtG free since 2002. Pateboard crack that is. Beware the addiction of Magic the Purchasing (TM)

Garfield was lining up distributors before release and was at Wargames West in Albuquerque (a big distributor as well as game store at the time) when some gamers from my school were there. They bought pre-Alpha cards from him and ended up addicting our whole campus. I broke free with the release of Homelands, and finally sold all my cards in 2002.

Have fun, but beware the lure of one more pack.

By: Alyred

Alyred — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:39:05 +0000

It takes a very solid will to avoid. Good luck!