Monday, February 4, 2008

Gaming Related Quiz Results

This is a page that I will continue to exoand as long as I have days where I am not at work, in class, playing a game to review, and bored off my bum.

If you want to know there you stand, just click the results.


Take the Hecatomb™ TCG What Is Your Doom? quiz.





I am a d8


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Friday, February 1, 2008

On Token Creatures

I don't know why, I love token creatures. No matter what game I am playing, there is just something about pooping out a little chump blocker that warms my heart.

I constantly find myself planning planning entire decks around generating ridiculous quantities of token creatures. I have been known to bend the laws of physics by producing an infinite number of these little buggers (okay, so I know there is no such thing as infinity in card games. I just pick a number that is really, really big. ).

Be it Magic: the Gathering or Mystical Empire, I love exploiting the means of production in order to create an army out of thin air. Of course, just because I can swarm an opponent does not guarantee victory. In Mystical Empire there is a card that nullifies all damage from creatures with less than four loyalty (if you do not know what that means, check the archives or wait until the re-review in the new and improved format ).

I am still on a quest to find the simplest “infinite” creature combo. The best I have found is in Mystical Empire involving Ring of Zombie Lord (not a typo ) and Vasir, Eternal Dragon. Of course you can only have on Ring and two Vasirs per deck and that just so happens to be the exact amount of each that must be in play, if any one of those is removed from the game... well, you're buggered. If this combo does kick off, the zombies you produce are ready to attack the same turn. So I guess it is worth it.

Now, just because a game does not give you the ability to create token creatures does not mean I do not like it (you can ask my friends in Sweden about that ). However, this ability does allow for a large variety of strategies ranging from a simple “Zerg Rush” (yay, StarCraft reference!) to a deck so complex that it requires a degree in theoretical mathematics to complete one turn (my personal favorite ). Give it a try, you just might like it.

Oh, and for those that have played me in M:tG, I have one word for you. Ornithopter.

New Services... Kinda

Well, since I am coming out of my long hiatus, I have brought a few new features to UTTG. First is what I like to call "The Scrounger". Whenever you see a card name that is a hyperlink, if you click it you will be brought to an image of that card. The more people that view those images, the more money I get.

Another service you will notice to your left. I have a widget that connects to a list of items that I like on Amazon.com. I will be expanding it often, and everything there gets me a commission when you buy it.

Now, I know I said I was going to use Youtube.com for videos, but I have changed my mind. Instead I am using Revver.com. They pay me.

You will also notice that at the bottom of every post is a PayPal donation button and a Google ad. You are not obligated to donate or click the link. In fact, if I were to tell you to click the link it would violate my TOS. My Google ads are also in the Scrounger.

Finally, I am setting up a shop where I can sell off the excess gaming materials I will be acquiring. These will be unopened of course (no, I will not be parting with my Draim materials. I love it too much ).

I hope you like the content I will be providing you, and I hope you will tell your friends.