LoadingReadyRun: It's Magic

[bloodmonkey]

Kudos to James for pre-emptively wielding the poppy

 

[Ensiferum]

That was great! my friends and I just started playing Magic, so I really related to the episode. That whole "spending limit" never does work.

 

[Matt_LRR]

Alex has the magic of film-editing, maybe.

Alex also actually does card tricks. This episode is a little of column A, a little of column B.

-m

 

[Unhappy Crow]

Is it wrong to say I enjoy this episode, even though I don't know crap about Magic?

 

[Matt_LRR]

What app were you using to record life? I looked for a while and couldn't find one

It's called "gathering"

-m

 

[Chasmodius]

Alex also actually does card tricks.

Yes, of course, I did not mean to denigrate his obvious skill at the slight-of-hand operations on display. But that is clearly not the "magic" which astounded Graham, which Alex described as the magic of magnets. I simply posited that Alex's skill at video-editing was the real wizardry on display (regardless of who actually edited the video, I mean to argue that he was transferring the skills he has been honing with the Crapshots to "real life").

 

[Xocrates]

I'd like to play but...
1) I don't have enough money and
2) I have nobody to play with

So I was wondering is the game on steam any good?

Depends on what you think a good MtG game needs to have. The Steam version solves both your problems by being a) cheap compared to the real thing, b) having online and a solid AI.

That said, you need to unlock all but 2 of the decks by playing the campaign, the Deck editing is very limited (you can't alter the base decks, you can only add/remove cards you unlock later for each deck. And there is no way to control the amount/type of lands, the game does that for you), it takes a while to get used to the game mechanics (namely the time windows to respond and the fact that lands auto-tap), and if you're planning on playing online, I should warn that last I checked there was no chat other than voice chat (which CAN'T be turned off if you have a microphone plugged in).

I did have fun with it and consider it a fairly solid investment (heck, I considered the challenges alone worth the price), but if you're anything other than a casual player there are probably better alternatives, including MtG:Online

 

[The Random One]

It's amazing how CH manages to be consistently better than the normal episodes of a series that is so consistently good. Magic magic cards were awesome. MAGIC ALL UP ON THIS *****

I guess Kitty Deck Wins is the next Red Deck Wins.

 

[Vanbael]

Oh this was appropriate after winning an EDH tourney. I do love Alex's magic tricks in Magic the Gathering. All I have to say is I've been in Kitty vs. Bird wars, I beat the cats down hard.

 

[Wes1180]

I'd like to play but...
1) I don't have enough money and
2) I have nobody to play with

So I was wondering is the game on steam any good?

Depends on what you think a good MtG game needs to have. The Steam version solves both your problems by being a) cheap compared to the real thing, b) having online and a solid AI.

That said, you need to unlock all but 2 of the decks by playing the campaign, the Deck editing is very limited (you can't alter the base decks, you can only add/remove cards you unlock later for each deck. And there is no way to control the amount/type of lands, the game does that for you), it takes a while to get used to the game mechanics (namely the time windows to respond and the fact that lands auto-tap), and if you're planning on playing online, I should warn that last I checked there was no chat other than voice chat (which CAN'T be turned off if you have a microphone plugged in).

I did have fun with it and consider it a fairly solid investment (heck, I considered the challenges alone worth the price), but if you're anything other than a casual player there are probably better alternatives, including MtG:Online

I actually haven't played it before and just saw it on steam. I have played the yugioh card game before and spent too much money on it.

 

[jameskillalot]

awesome "I call this deck the angry kitties" - did anyone else see Kathleen coming?

 

[Xocrates]

I actually haven't played it before and just saw it on steam. I have played the yugioh card game before and spent too much money on it.

In that case I believe you should be fine. The game is obviously meant as a gateway drug as opposed to a replacement to the real thing.

 

[Piction Froject]

Kitties win every time and they nullify all magic within the surrounding areas.

 

[Weaver]

Oh god this is exactly me....

 

[Siegreich]

it's weird I'm wearing the exact same gorrilaz shirt.

 

[Joey Gazella]

Hey... Where is Bill?

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

"There's Magic everywhere in this *****." Is a damn Kick-ass Line! It should Definitely get a Tshirt!

 

[Taynas]

This episode was hilarious. I was slightly saddened by the way Tim left but I guess the cH versions of you guys really are jerks so that explains that.

 

[icyneesan]

Magic Magnets! How do they work?

 

[MisterLillie]

One of you best!
Graeme your Gorrilaz shirt is boss! I wish I had picked one up when I was at the concert.