TCGs: MTG,Pokemon, etc. Anyone Play or Collect?12580

Originally Posted by dielinfinite
...I did have a few nasty combos in some decks though, again not necessarily to win but for fun (for me, at least). One deck had various methods of turning target land into an artifact or creature, which I would target an opponent’s basic land then either Splinter or Eradicate it, which removes it from the game then lets you search its controller’s hand, graveyard, and library for any copies of that card and remove them from the game. Pull it off early enough and it makes the opponent’s deck unplayable and watching the morale drain on their face is delicious.

Originally Posted by southerncross
I hope you MTG players have gotten to playing smartly. Remember it's a cross between bridge and poker.
Here are a couple of smart strategies to use.
If your deck runs on a total of 6 Mana then just don't throw more land down.
I have played games where my opponent sees me with 4 to 5 cards in hand and they think I'm sitting on spells when I'm sitting on a hand full of land.
Also when you draw almost never play that card straight away before putting that card into your hand first.
You draw a land and drop it into play you just let your opponent know what you just drew.
Nothing like having a hand full of land and your opponent plays a creature you immediately place your hand into your land as if you're going to instantly destroy it then look at your hand then the playing surface and withdraw your hand.
Giving your opponent the impression you can kill their creature.
They may double think next turn on playing their bigger creature thinking you have a card to destroy it and are saving the spell for that.
While in reality you have a hand full of drek land.
When you have them thinking it and you draw a creature kill spell play it immediately from the draw letting them know you just drew the creature kill card and still have that imaginary one sitting in your hand.
Do this also with permission decks with counter spells and always have the mana untapped ready to counter when you have no counter spells.
They cast spells you immediately go for your land in play then after a few seconds withdraw as if changing your mind waiting for a bigger threat.
Bluffing can make you opponent stall a couple of turns and when they called your bluff you have top decked the spells you needed to make your bluff a reality.

So as you can tell I was an annoying player to play against.

Many times I'd finish the round and my opponent would ask what I had in my hand and I'd show them it was all land.

Had such a fun time playing MTG. Deck construction. Spell curve and Mana curve adjustment. And the poker and bluff strategies I'd use.