#blaugust 2024

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Blaugust 2024 In Review

Blaugust 2024 In Review - The tabulations have been made, and today I talked at length about the event and the various awards that folks have earned.

Good Morning Folks! Because of the quirks of the calendar, the day that was normally “Tabulation Day” aka September 1st took place on a Sunday. It just so happened that I was rather sick yesterday, and today is a Holiday here in the United States. As a result of both of these things, I pushed my tabulation activities to this morning where I have spent it counting posts on blogs. Huge thanks to…

Blaugust 2024 In Review

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Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Storm Surge”

Yes, I did purposely use the most jarringly un-thematic card illustration in the deck as the preview. That cleric bringing the “um… what is happening here?” vibes. As this is the final deck of the block and the premodern era, and it’s coming at the end of my participation in Blaugust 2024, it feels appropriate to fold that into my “Random stuff at the start of the post” section. I did think…

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Storm Surge”

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Blaugust 2024 - The End and What I Learned Week

I kind of let this one really fall off after a strong start. I’ve already kind of touched on the various whys of it all. Mostly just a combination of being busy and the usual lack of motivation. I can’t say I learned anything new that varies from last year’s wrap up. I wish I could be more positive. I’m still pining for the days of old I guess. Which also may be part of why I’m so jaded. I’ve…

Blaugust 2024 - The End and What I Learned Week

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Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Pulverise”

As of putting together this post I’m one Mischievous Quanar (and a handful of Islands) away from putting this deck together and it’s easily the Onslaught block deck I’m most interested in shuffling up first. Of the ones I don’t already have, of course. Is it good? Well, define good. The important thing is that it should be absolutely hilarious to play. Here’s hoping, at least. Pulverise A red…

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Pulverise”

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Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Max Attax”

This has got to be the low point of Onslaught Block’s theme decks. It’s the second beast deck when other tribes felt like they didn’t get the best representation: Soldiers and Birds for instance. It’s also a low point in terms of available review: we’ve only got our two staples in Precon Decon and Herr Doktor. Not even the Troll and Toad product reviews which have become pretty consistent. These…

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Max Attax”

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My Love Language is Precons

This post follows a similar one I did about the various Blue Black Faeries decks that have been released on Arena since Wilds of Eldraine. It’s basically exactly the same thing, but about Red Green Dinosaur decks, of which there’s been a few of over the last year as well. The idea is have a bit of a look at what each of the decks is doing, what cards overlap and what is different. If you were…

My Love Language is Precons

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Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Goblin Mob”

Notably, this was the first ever monored Theme Deck. If you don’t count all the 40 card ones from Portal and Starter etc. Or the World Championship Decks. Which weren’t theme decks, but there were red ones printed before this. But even so! Goblin Mob Mountains + Goblins. A Classic. Official product information webpage (archived) Screenshot of page, circa 2003 Welcome to the wonderful world…

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Goblin Mob”

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Bring Arts – Final Fantasy VII – Barret Wallace

And Barret completes the last of the 4 core heroes. Though now that I think about it, Aerith kind of doesn’t count does she? It’s complicated, she is kind of core to the plot but also she uh… Isn’t around as much… For spoilery plot reasons from a 25 year old game. How about we go with Barret rounds out the core 3 heroes of Cloud, Tifa and Barret. Barret is an interesting character in the game,…

Bring Arts – Final Fantasy VII – Barret Wallace