Do we think George is being pissy because he’s now genuinly scared he won’t be able to do it? 👀 It’s race two, Kimi’s outdriven him and gotten a grand slam, and George potentially has to come to terms with not being able to walk this championship ….
That being said, well done to Kimi! Very good job by him today.
I think that's exactly what it is, which is objectively hilarious. We saw it last weekend as well, with George accusing Charles of driving dangerously for *checks notes* cleanly overtaking him.
It'll be interesting to see how George handles the pressure because it’s not looking good so far, and we're only two races into the season.
Kimi deserves all the praise, and I'm happy to know that the other drivers will probably go out of their way to make sure he knows it.
When you play this, replace another target warrior or item's effects with "When this is destroyed, each opponent draws a card."
When this is destroyed, you draw a card.
My Own Rules
Item | {Strong}
If a warrior would win a clash against another warrior, the other warrior wins instead.
It's Me, Bokey!
Warrior | {Weak}
{Ace}
When you play this, you can replace target card on the field's effects with target card in a graveyard's effects.
Once per turn, when a warrior attacks a card, you can give that attack target {Underwhelm} this turn. (If it would Decide the Outcome of a Clash, it always loses.)
{Sniper} 1 (When this attacks a player directly, it deals 1 extra damage.)
Bubble Bouncing
Invocation
The next card you play from your hand has {Followup}. (You can play an additional card after that one.)
The next card target opponent plays from their hand has {Overwork}. (After they play it, they can't "Play a Card from their Hand" on their next turn.)
Size Shifter
Warrior | {Normal}
During your turn, this becomes {Strong}.
During your opponent's turn, this becomes {Weak}.
{Piercer} 1 (When this defeats a card, it deals 1 damage to that card's controller.)
Footwear Exchange
Invocation
Swap the effects of two target cards on the field until end of turn. They also both gain your choice of {Piercer} 1, {Underwhelm}, or {Teamwork}.
"Let's walk a mile in each other's shoes!"
Null-Goo Drone
Warrior | {Normal}
When you play this, another target card loses its effects as long as this remains on the field.
The Infinity Everything Sword!!
Item | {Weak}
{Ace}
This has every effect from every other item on the field and in the graveyards.
Equip this to a warrior. That warrior has every effect from every other warrior on the field and in the graveyards.
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Deck: Plushies
Gimmick: Matching and {Overwhelm}ing enemy cards' strength
Itsy Bitsy Kitty
Warrior | {Weak}
{Overwhelm} (If this would Decide the Outcome of a Clash, it always wins.)
{Piercer} 3 (When this defeats a card, it deals 3 damage to that card's controller.)
Crazy Color Chameleon
Warrior | {Normal}
{Overwhelm} (If this would Decide the Outcome of a Clash, it always wins.)
{Blocker} (When another card is attacked, you can redirect the attack to this.)
{Inconspicuous} (This cannot be attacked if there are other possible non-player targets.)
Big Bouncy Bear
Warrior | {Strong}
{Overwhelm} (If this would Decide the Outcome of a Clash, it always wins.)
Pursue the Perfect Pal
Invocation
{Ace}
Search your deck and graveyard for up to two warriors and put them into your hand. You may put one of them onto the field instead if it has the same strength as an opponent's warrior.
Grub Grabbing Gorilla
Warrior | {Normal}
After this clashes with a warrior of equal strength, destroy up to one target item and gain 1 life.
Cotton Craving Customers
Invocation
Choose {Weak}, {Normal}, or {Strong}. Each player creates a warrior of that strength. These warriors can't attack each other.
Draw a card.
Affectionate Army Ants
Warrior | {Weak}
{Pressure} 1 (You have +1 combat tension.)
After this clashes with a warrior of equal strength, if you haven't created a copy of Affectionate Army Ants this turn, create a copy of this.
Button-Eyes Plush Dragon
Warrior | {Strong}
{Ace}
Once per turn, after your warrior clashes with a warrior of equal strength, your warrior can attack again this turn.
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Deck: Gunlance
Gimmick: One-time use effects
Rocket Sheller
Warrior | {Normal}
{Blocker} (When another card is attacked, you can redirect the attack to this.)
When this attacks or is attacked, you can {Strengthen} it until end of turn. Use this effect only once. (It turns from {Normal} to {Strong}.)
Shrapnel Sheller
Warrior | {Weak}
{Followup} (When you play this, you can play an additional card this turn.)
After this attacks or is attacked, you can destroy a card on the field. Use this effect only once.
Shield Plating
Item | {Strong}
{Pressure} 1 (You have +1 combat tension.)
When a warrior you control is destroyed, you can return it to the field. Use this effect only once.
Full Reload
Invocation
{Ace}
Choose one:
-Shuffle your graveyard into your deck, then draw two cards.
-Remove all cards you control from the game, then return them to your field. {Strengthen} each warrior you control until end of turn. ({Weak} becomes {Normal}, {Normal} becomes {Strong}, {Strong} gains {Overwhelm}.)
Incindiary Sheller
Warrior | {Strong}
To play this, return a card you control to your hand.
{Piercer} 1 (When this defeats another card, deal 1 damage to its controller.)
When your opponent attacks, you can redirect the attack to this. Use this effect only once.
Minefield Wasteland
Item | {Weak}
At the end of your turn, {Fumble} target opponent. (Describe an action. If the opponent does that before your next turn, you can Counter Your Opponent's Play for free.)
When this is attacked, destroy the attacking warrior. Use this effect only once.
Burst Sheller
Warrior | {Normal}
{Ace}
During your turn, you can play an additional staple. Use this effect only once.
When a card you control is targeted by an opponent's effect, deal 2 damage to that opponent. Use this effect only once.
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Deck: Money
Gimmick: Creating and using {Weak} items.
Bottomless Vault
Item | {Strong}
When you play this and at the beginning of your turn, create a {Weak} item.
Your {Weak} items have {Inconspicuous}. (They can't be attacked if there's another possible non-player target.)
Stressed Hoarder
Warrior | {Normal}
When you play this, create a {Weak} item.
{Pressure} X, where X is the number of {Weak} items you control. (You have +X combat tension.)
Senior Banker
Warrior | {Strong}
{Ace}
When you play this, create a {Weak} item.
Instead of spending advantage, you may sacrifice a {Weak} item for each 1 advantage you would spend.
Wallet Weightlifter
Warrior | {Normal}
When you play this, create a {Weak} item.
{Piercer} 1 (When this defeats a card, deal 1 damage to its controller.)
As long as you control three or more {Weak} items, {Strengthen} this. (It turns from {Normal} to {Strong}.)
Bribery
Invocation
Create two {Weak} items.
You can sacrifice any number of your {Weak} items. For each one sacrificed, destroy a random card controlled by target opponent.
IRS Agent
Warrior | {Weak}
At the end of your turn, {Fumble} target opponent. If the opponent performs the action, you also create two {Weak} items.
{Sniper} 1 (If this attacks directly, it deals 1 extra damage.)
Eat the Riches
Invocation
{Ace}
Create a {Weak} item.
Target a warrior you control. Sacrifice all your {Weak} items. For each one sacrificed, {Strengthen} that warrior and give it {Piercer} 1.
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Deck: This card creation system is kinda fucked up?
Gimmick: Raigeki
Destroy One
Invocation
Destroy target warrior your opponent controls. (This is a maximum power, perfectly balanced card according to the card creation rules.)
Destroy All
Invocation
Destroy all warriors target opponent controls. (This is also a perfectly balanced card.)
Gain OR Drain
Invocation
Choose one:
-You gain 1 life.
-Target opponent loses 1 life.
Gain AND Drain
Invocation
You gain 1 life and target opponent loses 1 life.
So, card creation in Perfect Draw uses a point system with a few metrics. The relevant ones here are "powerful" and "versatile". If an effect gives you card advantage, such as destroying an opponent's card, it's an amount of "powerful" equal to the card advantage it gives. So destroying 1 monster is 1 powerful is 1 point. What about destroying all opponent's warriors? The card creation rules say to assume each player probably has 1-2 warriors on the field, so that's 2 points.
Next is "versatile". Any time a card gives you an additional option, that's 1 versatile, which is also 1 point. "Destroy target warrior" lets you choose which warrior gets destroyed, so it's versatile. 1 versatile + 1 powerful = 2 points. "Destroy all opposing warriors" doesn't give you any choices, so it's 0 versatile + 2 powerful = 2 points.
The Gain/Drain cards are the same way. The OR lets you choose (versatile 1) between effects of powerful 1, for a total of 2. The AND gives you two effects of powerful 1 with no choices, for a total of 2. Technically all these cards are worth 3 points because they're "consistent", but that doesn't change anything; they're all worth the same amount.
Obviously something's not right here. Getting choices can be powerful, yes. Getting to choose which warrior is destroyed is stronger than, for example, if it was random. But the rules treat "getting to choose between 2 effects" and "getting two effects" as equally powerful.
I feel like I MUST be missing something. This isn't some loophole or exploit, it's the basic rules of card creation, applied to dead-simple effects. They can't have messed up something so simple, right? But I can't read the rules in any way that makes "destroy all opposing warriors" as anything other than 2 points, and "destroy target warrior" is explicitly mentioned as being 2 points.
That said: This is the demo version. Maybe it's an early draft, or maybe the full version gets into more detail, or maybe I misinterpreted something. If anyone wants to read through the card creation rules and see if they can make this make sense, or if anyone reading this has the full version, please comment, I want to understand.
UPDATE: I bought the full version and ribbons exactly solve this problem :D
it is bad of me to not care about kimi's wins? i haven't really seen his skill much, PLUS its a very good car.... we have seen his last season driving. everything and everyone is hyping him up so much but im like i haven't seen him really drive
You're allowed to care or not care about whatever you want, anon! Don't let anyone try to dictate that for you.
Kimi definitely has talent, but it’s the car that has put him in the very fortunate position he's currently in. I never want to see a Mercedes win a championship, but I'm happy he's having such a good season because if a Mercedes has to win, I'd much rather it be him than George.
Something about the symmetry poetry of Max's suzuka streak being ended by Kimi, someone who clearly looks up to him like crazy, BUT ALSO Charles having to hear the Italian anthem but it's not for him, the prince of Monaco, it's for this kid now
If I was a good writer I could make something of this 😭
This ask is poetry in and of itself, anon.
And, at least it's their kid, which probably softens the blow signficantly for them both.
Had Lewis been Kimi's teammate, he would have made a point out of sounding happy for Kimi on that radio. Same with Max, Charles, Alex, etc
Oh, 100%. I think every senior driver would have been able to put at least a tiny bit of enthusiasm into their voice had they been Kimi's teammate. Hell, even the rookies would have been able to fake it.
As much as I love Kimi, we can associate that genuinely being happy and so happy for him is pretty hard not even gonna lie. God let us have a good weekend and good weekends after this crappy one because this was a very shitty one.
Nah, I'm genuinely happy for him because this is a huge deal. And he's keeping whiny, bitter George off that top spot which is a very important bonus.
Congratulations to Kimi! Here's hoping that if a Mercedes has to become the WDC this year, it ends up being him.
