"Rabblemaster of Predicaments" - 30 August, 2014

This week was a lesson in humility, not that it hurt our win percentage at all. We just learned that maybe we ought to read what's actually on the cards, rather than assuming we know what we do. Despite that, we ended up doing... pretty well. Go ahead and check it out.



There were a bunch of times during play that we misread what cards on both sides of the field did. It's easy to forget part of a card with which you're comfortable, such as Juggernaut. 5/3? Great. Artifact? Sure. Must attack each turn? Fantastic. I didn't want to block with that anyway. Can't be blocked by walls? Doesn't really seem to matter, unless you're making a decision about whether to play out a wall when one's going to be swinging at you.

The point is, we completely forgot about that clause on a card which we've played about a hundred times.

Worse still, I misread a card which I've never played with (i.e. Goblin Rabblemaster). Reading what you want it to say rather than what it actually says can make a huge difference in play style, and it's a mistake which is all to easy to make.

Thank goodness our deck was agreeing with us.

One more thing I want to mention. Even with all the errors, we ended up going 3-0. Making mistakes does not mean you're a bad player. Winning games does not mean you're a good player. Sometimes it's all in the cards, and sometimes you have to scrape every ounce of win out of your brain that you can. Just do your best, and keep doing your best. This game is about improving yourself.

Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time.


-Step.