There's been some interest of trying to play some Zombie Horde in wall game form, so lets see how it works! Details on how Zombie Horde Mode works can be found in this thread in Fun Stuff:
http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?topic=28294.0 (http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?topic=28294.0)
Special notes:
- I (Gorzo) will be running the Horde deck.
- there is a maximum of 4 players (Horde not included) per game. (This is subject to change and special games may occur)
- Please respect the "Don't be a Jerk" rule.
I will edit in a list of my houserules (both functional and achievement-like perks) as I get the chance here:
HOUSERULES
1 ) "My friend, don't be a jerk." - This means don't bring certain cards or decks just for the sake of beating the horde and the way it works. It just ruins your fun, and your teams! It's supposed to be a CHALLENGE! (Ex. {Angel of Glory's Rise}, Turbo Fog, Hulk-Flash / MeliraPod / ridiculously fast and easy infinite Combos)
2 ) "Is that one of ours?" - if a zombie enters the battlefield under a player's control, flip a coin. If it comes up tails, the horde gains control of it.
3 ) "Zombies don't know how to play Blue" - the blue Innistrad Zombies, such as {Skaab Goliath}, will exile the top cards of the zombie graveyard in order to meet their requirements, no matter what cards they may be. If an Innistrad blue zombie is drawn and there are not enough creatures in the graveyard to meet the requirement, shuffle it into the library. Place a 2/2 zombie wizard token onto the battlefield (Alara) and the draw step ends.
4 ) "The wonderful Wizard" - if the players see and destroy the ultra rare Zombie Wizard, when the Zombie Wizard dies, each player may pay 2 life to draw a card. (Horde excluded)
5 ) "Ruination" - The {Skaab Ruinator} will be cast once per turn from the graveyard every turn if able. Like all blue zombies, he gives 0 craps about what he exiles. The 3 from the top.
6 ) "Because F$*& you, that's why" - Tokens that came from the horde's library do not disappear at state checks. Ever. Those 70 zombies and 10 5/5 giant zombies will remain in the zones they are sent to (Hand, GRAVEYARD, exile, etc). These tokens WILL be revived by {Zombie Apocalypse}, and CAN be used as cost fodder for blue zombies such as {Skaab Ruinator}. Deal with it! If a token ends up in the horde's "hand," it will play it for free at the beginning of its next main phase. Tokens created by other effects disappear as normal.
7 ) "NO WHIFFS ALLOWED!" - if the horde casts {Zombie Apocalypse} and has no zombie cards in its graveyard, the players lose X life, where X = 5x#ofPlayers.
8 ) "Clearly his fault" - the player who successfully kills or exiles the {Havegul Runebinder} may draw a card. We all know this was his doing. Good job, you got the jerk!
9 )
10 )
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~SIGNUPS!~
To sign up, pm me or post here! Since there is a max player limit to keep things a challenge, to give everyone a chance, I'll be using an "on deck" queue system. 4 players at a time, and additional players will be signed up to join the next available game.
Once 4 players are signed up, we start! Players may want to include times and days that they are able to be active, for the least waiting between turns. I am always most active between 5pm - 5am EST (Fitting, zombies come out at night!
***ACTIVE GAME PLAYERS***
1) DimirOverlord1300
2) Mochalatte37
3) Spencer_Addington
4) Charbelcher's Rage
---ON DECK---
1) particle
2) xStrayKnightx
3) LeavingEden102
4) Leatfood7
5) Crackalacka
6) Millionlittlee
7) Mlerner
8 ) Birdbrain
9) IntoFire
10) DirtyMustachio
11)E.kann1
...
Any suggestions or comments on how you think this system is running, should run, or could run better, please post or pm me!
Can I play?
I'm in!
Im in i love slaying zombies
I'm in. I'm mostly free on weekends
Im new to all of this but im in.
you can contact me at eny hrs of the day 8-am to 12-am
I wanna play
We have enough to get started! Our first zombie hunters are:
BIRDBRAIN
DYLANW18
INTOFIRE
MLERNER12
You bold few have 3 turns before the horde arrives and comes at you! Use them well! (Take your turns in any order, but don't take your next turn until everyone has taken their turn)
Quote from: Gorzo on November 03, 2013, 04:56:18 PM
We have enough to get started! Our first zombie hunters are:
BIRDBRAIN
DYLANW18
INTOFIRE
MLERNER12
You bold few have 3 turns before the horde arrives and comes at you! Use them well! (Take your turns in any order, but don't take your next turn until everyone has taken their turn)
Can I use eggs?
Mountain
Pass
6/20
Quote from: Mlerner12 on November 03, 2013, 06:51:34 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on November 03, 2013, 04:56:18 PM
We have enough to get started! Our first zombie hunters are:
BIRDBRAIN
DYLANW18
INTOFIRE
MLERNER12
You bold few have 3 turns before the horde arrives and comes at you! Use them well! (Take your turns in any order, but don't take your next turn until everyone has taken their turn)
Can I use eggs?
i think that falls under the catagory, fast easy infinite combos
Also, while I like eggs, I want this to last. I want to be on the brink of death and still hanging in there, doing my best to stay alive
Rakdos GG pass
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 03, 2013, 07:09:25 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on November 03, 2013, 06:51:34 PM
Can I use eggs?
i think that falls under the catagory, fast easy infinite combos
Indeed. Rule #1, Mlerner. Rule #1. If you want to actually have a fun experience with this, play a normal deck. If you want to show off and strut like a rooster with banned super-combos, you'll have to do that at your lgs or a friend's house in a game that doesn't ruin 3 other people's fun :P
In addition, I'm adding a banned list (will edit above). Quite simply, "whatever format your deck is legal in (Legacy, Modern, or Commander), adhere to that format's official banned list for your deck. No cards are banned from standard-legal decks." That sound fair to everyone?
I will be available 3:15 to 10:00 pm Philippine standard time on weekdays.8:00 am to 11:00 pm on weekends.
Draw.
Plains.
Tap.
Cast a {Boros Elite}
Pass.
20/5
You don't need to keep track of your individual life totals, since you all share one, btw. At 20 per player, and 4 players, your team is sitting pretty at 80 life, 2HG style.
Just in case I'm not on when when Mlerner takes his first turn...
TURN 2
You see the shuffling mass, drawing near. The sunset flickers occasionally between hanging limbs and tattered rags.
Attacking:
N/A
On the battlefield:
Nothing
Remaining Horde (deck): 100
The Slain (graveyard): 0
The Purged (exiled): 0
Not everyone took a turn yet
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 06:58:40 AM
Not everyone took a turn yet
Mlerner12 still hasn't taken his turn...
Sorry for the wait :/
Draw
{Marsh Flats}, crack for a Plains, pass.
20/7, discard a Nefarox
Quote from: Mlerner12 on November 04, 2013, 10:29:07 AM
Sorry for the wait :/
Draw
{Marsh Flats}, crack for a Plains, pass.
20/7, discard a Nefarox
why did you discard?
Also. If you drew, played a land, then discarded. You'd have 6 cards
7+1=8 -1=7 -1 = 6
Draw
Island
Pass
20/6
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 03:37:24 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on November 04, 2013, 10:29:07 AM
Sorry for the wait :/
Draw
{Marsh Flats}, crack for a Plains, pass.
20/7, discard a Nefarox
why did you discard?
Also. If you drew, played a land, then discarded. You'd have 6 cards
7+1=8 -1=7 -1 = 6
Right, I did my math wrong :P Thanks
Also, if you cracked it, you should have 19 life not 20
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 04:16:45 PM
Also, if you cracked it, you should have 19 life not 20
Well we share 80 life :P 79. Hope no-one mines me getting out my lands!
(I'm completely stupid right now)
Quote from: Mlerner12 on November 04, 2013, 07:37:32 AM
Quote from: IntoFire on November 04, 2013, 07:33:38 AM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 06:58:40 AM
Not everyone took a turn yet
Mlerner12 still hasn't taken his turn...
I go 4th, it seems...
You all share your turn, so turn order isn't important. If you haven't made your 2nd turn play yet, do it! You don't have to wait for order, you just have to wait until everyone has gone to take your next turn.
Sigh.
Draw.
Forest.
Tap 2,{Heroe's Reunion}gain 7 life
Pass
We are at 86 life.
@Mlerner : Thank the gods I chose lifegain.
Draw
Marsh flats cracking for swamp
{Askran Squire}, pass
85/7
It's dylanw's turn now
@intofire: I'm playing with a flying deck, so I can attack the hoards life even with a bunch of zombies in play. I think our decks work together
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 07:24:07 PM
It's dylanw's turn now
@intofire: I'm playing with a flying deck, so I can attack the hoards life even with a bunch of zombies in play. I think our decks work together
Until {Skaab Ruinator} decides to come play ;) muahaha
Quote from: Gorzo on November 04, 2013, 07:57:18 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 07:24:07 PM
It's dylanw's turn now
@intofire: I'm playing with a flying deck, so I can attack the hoards life even with a bunch of zombies in play. I think our decks work together
Until {Skaab Ruinator} decides to come play ;) muahaha
better hope I don't draw {curse of swine} grounding the ruinator
Edit: or {hands of binding}
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 08:19:53 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on November 04, 2013, 07:57:18 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 07:24:07 PM
It's dylanw's turn now
@intofire: I'm playing with a flying deck, so I can attack the hoards life even with a bunch of zombies in play. I think our decks work together
Until {Skaab Ruinator} decides to come play ;) muahaha
better hope I don't draw {curse of swine} grounding the ruinator
Edit: or {hands of binding}
it is no fun when youre creatures have flying
Quote from: Mochalatte37 on November 04, 2013, 09:05:35 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 08:19:53 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on November 04, 2013, 07:57:18 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 04, 2013, 07:24:07 PM
It's dylanw's turn now
@intofire: I'm playing with a flying deck, so I can attack the hoards life even with a bunch of zombies in play. I think our decks work together
Until {Skaab Ruinator} decides to come play ;) muahaha
better hope I don't draw {curse of swine} grounding the ruinator
Edit: or {hands of binding}
it is no fun when youre creatures have flying
1. I think the hoard produces lots of creatures
2. My deck is low on creatures
3. My creature threats develop kind of slowly
There's nothing wrong with flying creatures in the format. It gives you a bigger edge in offense, but flying creatures are more mana and less durable on defense than non-flyers. It's a trade off.
Going to bed now, I'll pick up in the morning :)
So...whose turn now?
Dylan needs to go.
Second turn, draw
{Watery Grave}, take 2, {Magma Jet} the horde. Scry 2, fish both to the bottom
Third turn, draw
Swamp, {Ashiok Nightmare Weaver}, +2, pass
Thanks for the PM :) I totally forgot about this lol
Draw untap
Plains, pass
85/6
I'll take my turn when I get home. I don't remember what was in my hand
Could ashiok use the cards exiled???
Quote from: Anoobass on November 05, 2013, 01:44:55 PM
Could ashiok use the cards exiled???
I'm guessing yes? For -0? But then the zombies could revert back to the zombie deck. I'll probably just +2 the entire game
Sorry guys, i was grounded from magic caeds for awile, youll haveto contimue this without me...
Draw
{steam vents} untapped
End turn
I'm conserving my resources till the hoard starts developing. I don't have any creatures anyway
Yes, Ashiok's -x may be used on tokens that are exiled from the horde's library - just keep rule #2 in mind that there's a 50% chance the horde gains control of zombies entering the battlefield!
TURN 3
The moans grow loud. You feel the evil presence just outside your barricades, and hear them smashing themselves against it. You know they will be upon you soon.
Dylan hurls a magma jet into the crowd. Two crackling bodies slump to ground and stop moving. You'd feel relieved if not for the rest of the horde still coming at you. (2 tokens milled)
Attacking:
N/A
On the battlefield:
Nothing
Remaining Horde (deck): 98
The Slain (graveyard): 2
The Purged (exiled): 0
Once IntoFire goes, the horde is on you!
Ashiok exiles:
2/2 zombie token
2/2 zombie token
{Stitched Drake}
Question for you guys: if Mlerner is out, would you like to add a new person and have them catch up with their 3 turns real quick?
Either way, it wouldn't be fair for you to have lost life from his fetch lands and then have him leave. Your health is restored to 87.
I'll join if it's cool with y'all I got a decent defense boost with stuff like {high ground}
So who are we waiting on now?
Mrlnr quit out so I'm asking you guys if you want me to be your shield?
Whose turn is it?
Either we play with 3 people and it's Birdbrain 's I believe, or we get a 4th and it's their turn
For the 3rd... I give up
I already took my third turn. I played a land and passed. I'm waiting on the hoard to start showing up before I start using my resources
I'm joining up as your 4th I'm going to just tell you what I have by turn 3
Field
{plains} X 3 (tapped)
{high ground} X 1
{knight of the holy nimbus} X 1
{knight exemplar} X 1
Hand
{plains}
{knight exemplar}
{lost order of j}
{divine reck}
It would now be the hordes first turn
If you guys don't want me here as a shield tell me and I'll leave it be, if not I shall continue
Gorzo to be fair I won't ever put two knight exemplar in play
IntoFire still needs to take his third turn, unless I missed it somehow.
As for the 4th person, Charbelcher, it doesn't seem fair to jump in in front of 4 people in front of you who signed up first in the queue. ;) let me ask them. Mr_beardie is next in line as has rightful claim to the next open spot, should he want it.
Draw a card.
Play an Mountain.
Play a {Searing Spear} and another {Boros Elite}.
Pass.
Draw
Island
Pass
Quote from: Gorzo on November 05, 2013, 11:44:56 PM
IntoFire still needs to take his third turn, unless I missed it somehow.
As for the 4th person, Charbelcher, it doesn't seem fair to jump in in front of 4 people in front of you who signed up first in the queue. ;) let me ask them. Mr_beardie is next in line as has rightful claim to the next open spot, should he want it.
i second this and was just about to say the same thing
Waiting for a reply from mr_beardie before taking the horde's turn, unless the 3 of you want to continue a man down
Quote from: Gorzo on November 06, 2013, 12:22:15 PM
Waiting for a reply from mr_beardie before taking the horde's turn, unless the 3 of you want to continue a man down
i don't mind continuing, but I'll wait for everyone else to respond
I'm cool with it.
I'm fine with it
I'll go ahead and go, then!
TURN 3
Your feeble barricades snap in an instant. The reek of decay floods in, and closely behind it come the first three invaders. IntoFire, quick to respond, calls his searing spear through them, dropping them in an instant! (3 tokens milled).
But the flood of death continues to break in. Two more of the shamblers quickly find their way in before something slams into the opening in your barricade. Quickly it shreds the hole to thrice the size, and you see a four-mouthed, 6-armed abomination. (A 5/5 Zombie Giant has appeared!)
Just when when you think it can't get any worse, lunging in from behind the giant hulking beast is a masked, chain-weilding horror, dripping with black ooze and fresh, crimson blood. You feel a strange force pulling you towards it, though your mind screams at you that only death would greet you in its embrace. (The {Dread Slaver} has appeared!)
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
5/5 Zombie Giant
{Dread Slaver}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 88
The Slain (graveyard): 5
The Purged (exiled): 3
Declare blockers or no no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
Can I take my turn?
Quote from: IntoFire on November 07, 2013, 03:14:10 AM
Can I take my turn?
I think you're the only one with blockers up, so if you're done block (or not blocking) then go for it. We can always rewind if someone has a response to the attackers.
Attacking horde deals 12 damage, dropping your team to 75. (Unless anyone does something to change it)
Umm...Block with both.Take the 7?Confirmation guys?
If you want to block the biggest guy with a 3 power creature I can {magma jet} it so you can use your blockers {elsewhere flask}... I mean elsewhere
My other option is seeing what comes up with {steam augury}
Don't block the {dread slaver} though, if what you'll block with will die. I have other ways I can deal with it
Wait. Can I have {frost breath} ed the two big guys when they were cast but before they attacked?
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 07, 2013, 07:45:22 AM
Wait. Can I have {frost breath} ed the two big guys when they were cast but before they attacked?
Yes
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 07, 2013, 07:45:22 AM
Wait. Can I have {frost breath} ed the two big guys when they were cast but before they attacked?
Dread Slaver is the one we should be focusing on.It's the biggest threat so far.
Will Zombies ever attack Walkers?
Quote from: IntoFire on November 07, 2013, 08:56:06 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on November 07, 2013, 07:45:22 AM
Wait. Can I have {frost breath} ed the two big guys when they were cast but before they attacked?
Dread Slaver is the one we should be focusing on.It's the biggest threat so far.
it only deals 3 points of damage right now, and it steals creatures it kills. I'm going to wait and {magma jet} one of the tokens as they enter the battlefield. I'm ignoring it with my creatures too, because I don't want them taken
I should be able to kill it soon
Yup my knights would make an amazing shield.
Quote from: DylanW18 on November 07, 2013, 09:05:27 PM
Will Zombies ever attack Walkers?
My appologies, I forgot Ashiok was on the field! Yes, they do attack walkers. None of these 4 attackers are attacking Ashiok, but thank you for reminding me. There is a random check for each attacker to see if it attacks player or walker.
Who else can block the horde?I can block two of them,but someone needs to do something about the other two...
We should decide on some form of action before people start losing interest
Fine,I block the 2/2 Zombies.Birdbrain,what do you do?
It's the players' turn once you decide blocking, so feel free to start taking your next turn.
Fine. I start my next turn.
Draw.
Play a Mountain
Cast a {Lightning Bolt} and a {Magma Jet}.Scrying 2.
Pass
Draw
{spell heart chimera}
Pass
Draw
Place an Island, and I'll tap 4 for {Jace Architect of Thought}. I'll +1 him, +2 Ashiok, and pass
Quote from: DylanW18 on November 09, 2013, 04:54:50 PM
Draw
Place an Island, and I'll tap 4 for {Jace Architect of Thought}. I'll +1 him, +2 Ashiok, and pass
smart move
Do we all share graveyard?
I'm trying to figure out if my chimeras power is 1 or seven. Can its effect apply to all our graveyards?
You only share turns, not resources (life total being an exception). So "your graveyard" is just your graveyard, not your team's, and "creatures you control" doesn't apply to creatures your teammates control.
I'll have to post the horde's next turn tomorrow, I appologize for the delay. I'm going to sleep early in a sec here. Wasted today away driving to meet some friends 2 hours away, only to find out I had the wrong weekend when I got there. 4 hours on the road for no reason wore me out.
TURN 4
IntoFire, living up to his name, unleashes a slurry of flames onto the mass. His magma jet curves to strike two large looking clumps of writhing dead flesh. ({Undead Alchemist} and {Liliana's Reaver} milled). The lightning bolt arcs it's way through the crowd. You hear a piercing, horrid wailing and can't help but feel that you may have just dodged a bullet... ({Diregraf Captain}, 1 token, and {Zombie Appcalypse} milled)
Dylan sends Ashiok forward. Ashiok happily sends three mindless screamers into the void. (2 2/2 tokens, 1 5/5 giant token milled)
The horde continues to push in. Only a single zombie lurches forward before another 4-armed giant monstrosity blocks the passageway again. (1 2/2 and 1 5/5 giant appear!)
You hear something unexpected - a voice. Guttural and rasped. You turn sharply to see a man. Or rather, what used to be a man. His flesh sags from the bones, and what appear to have been holy vestments are rotted and decaying, stuck to his blackened, putrid skin. He appears to be shouting orders in a language you do not understand. ({Mikaeus the Unhallowed} has appeared!)
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
5/5 Zombie Giant
5/5 Zombie Giant
{Dread Slaver}
{Mikaeus the Unhallowed}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 77
The Slain (graveyard): 10
The Purged (exiled): 6
Declare blockers or no no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
[/quote]
Quote from: Gorzo on November 10, 2013, 01:56:20 PM
TURN 4
IntoFire, living up to his name, unleashes a slurry of flames onto the mass. His magma jet curves to strike two large looking clumps of writhing dead flesh. ({Undead Alchemist} and {Liliana's Reaver} milled). The lightning bolt arcs it's way through the crowd. You hear a piercing, horrid wailing and can't help but feel that you may have just dodged a bullet... ({Diregraf Captain}, 1 token, and {Zombie Appcalypse} milled)
Dylan sends Ashiok forward. Ashiok happily sends three mindless screamers into the void. (2 2/2 tokens, 1 5/5 giant token milled)
The horde continues to push in. Only a single zombie lurches forward before another 4-armed giant monstrosity blocks the passageway again. (1 2/2 and 1 5/5 giant appear!)
You hear something unexpected - a voice. Guttural and rasped. You turn sharply to see a man. Or rather, what used to be a man. His flesh sags from the bones, and what appear to have been holy vestments are rotted and decaying, stuck to his blackened, putrid skin. He appears to be shouting orders in a language you do not understand. ({Mikaeus the Unhallowed} has appeared!)
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
5/5 Zombie Giant
5/5 Zombie Giant
{Dread Slaver}
{Mikaeus the Unhallowed}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 77
The Slain (graveyard): 10
The Purged (exiled): 6
Declare blockers or no no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
Beautiful narration
Draw.
Play a forest.
Cast a {Fog}.
Anyone cool with that?
Quote from: IntoFire on November 10, 2013, 05:12:48 PM
Draw.
Play a forest.
Cast a {Fog}.
Anyone cool with that?
you don't have to take your turn to cast fog
Edit: you have a forest in play. Just use that
Been informed that I missed Bird {magma jet}ting one of the 2/2s. Sorry! You have one less 2/2 attacking that posted, and one more card in the horde's grave :)
So can I {Fog}? Just disregard my last turn.This is my actual turn.
Draw.
Forest.
{Chandra the Firebrand}
Pass.
Draw
{steam vents} untapped
{prognostic sphinx}
Attack for 1
Pass
Hey. I just realized I can use the sphinx to throw away spells to boost my chimera
IntoFire why do you want to fog on our turn?
Quote from: DylanW18 on November 11, 2013, 11:33:12 AM
IntoFire why do you want to fog on our turn?
im guessing he's either a new player, or got confused because its a new format. Both are understandable mistakes
Nope. It's because the horde is attacking.I want to save as much of our life as possible.I want to make this last.
Edit: I use Chandra's +1 ability.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 11, 2013, 05:15:23 PM
Nope. It's because the horde is attacking.I want to save as much of our life as possible.I want to make this last.
Edit: I use Chandra's +1 ability.
I'm confused. I'm the original post you said forest, Fog. We assumed you meant play a forest, which can only happen on your turn
Quote from: DylanW18 on November 11, 2013, 05:33:42 PM
Quote from: IntoFire on November 11, 2013, 05:15:23 PM
Nope. It's because the horde is attacking.I want to save as much of our life as possible.I want to make this last.
Edit: I use Chandra's +1 ability.
I'm confused. I'm the original post you said forest, Fog. We assumed you meant play a forest, which can only happen on your turn
Check the turn I played Chandra.
Sorry about the delay in this - I've had a really hectic week this week. I'll be getting it back running ASAP.
We should all try to get on here at the same time to knock out several turns at once
Speaking of turns, Birdbrain, it's yours now.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 15, 2013, 09:01:51 PM
Speaking of turns, Birdbrain, it's yours now.
i already went. It's Dylan's turn
Hey Dylan! It's your turn.
I thought it was Gorzo's? Maybe I'm wrong though
Dylan please think about what you said... Into has been playing for a minimum of a year and understands that he can't be attacked on his own turn, what he is actively doing is saying "heads up I fog to resist the horde" so that you can move on, btw you all share a lifetotal and thus all share a common turn just post a number and increase it by one each turn to show your move.
Rant over
This is taking a bit longer than I thought it would.
Quote from: DylanW18 on November 18, 2013, 06:37:24 PM
I thought it was Gorzo's? Maybe I'm wrong though
I don't see your turn in there.
And yeah, this is taking longer than expected, but it is largely my fault. I've had a very hectic week, and now that it's a new week, I'm getting sick lol
So Dylan,
You're up.
Sorry guys, I must have misread
I'll UT, Draw
I'll +1 Jace, +2 Ashiok and pass
Okay. It's my turn.
I draw a card and play a Mountain
And then I tap out for an {Earthquake}. Everyone cool with that?
Quote from: IntoFire on November 20, 2013, 06:31:57 AM
Okay. It's my turn.
I draw a card and play a Mountain
And then I tap out for an {Earthquake}. Everyone cool with that?
its gorzos turn
Err.. right. Sorry got kinda excited there. Anyways, this is my turn.
TURN 5
Bird decides it wise to send in a scout to see how the battle fares. Chandra, summoned by IntoFire, volunteers to travel out with the scout. The two return shortly, huffing in exhaustion. "It's horrible out there," Chandra comments, "but in our escape something strange happened. The fireball I threw didn't hit anything...it burst in midair. But do you hear it? They've all...gotten quieter." (Birdbrain's creature attacked for 1 and milled a 2/2 token. Chandra's +1 milled {Endless Ranks of the Dead})
Dylan sends Ashiok forward once more. Once again, Ashiok smiles as he flings 3 helpless undead into the abyss. (2 2/2 tokens and {Diregraf Captain} exiled)
A sinking feeling fills your heart. Barricades shatter one after another as the area floods with the pungent stench of rot. They are coming in. Now. And fast. This can't be good. (ELEVEN 2/2 Zombies AND TWO 5/5 Zombie Giants revealed! Uh oh!)
Something drips on your face from high above. Rain? No, you touch it to find a sort of ichor ooze. You quickly look up to see a winged beast - long, skin-like wing, supporting a reptilian form. It doesn't take long to figure out that pieces of it are missing, and more falling off as it circles above. Whatever has created this foul horde of bodies, it would appear that even dragonkind is succeptible to its ails. ({Stitched Drake has appeared! It exiles the top zombie creature from the grave as an addition cost [2/2 token exiled])
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie (attacking Chandra)
2/2 Zombie (attacking Ashiok
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie (attacking Jace)
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie (attacking Chandra)
2/2 Zombie (attacking Ashiok)
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie (attacking Jace)
5/5 Zombie Giant
5/5 Zombie Giant (attacking Ashiok)
5/5 Zombie Giant
5/5 Zombie Giant (Attacking Chandra)
{Dread Slaver} (attacking Chandra)
{Mikaeus the Unhallowed}
{Stitched Drake}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 57
The Slain (graveyard): 12
The Purged (exiled): 11
Declare blockers or no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
Finally some rolls against planeswalkers. And for some reason they really hate Chandra.
I'll block the {stitched drake}
You know my turn.
Mountain
{Earthquake}
Pass.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 20, 2013, 05:26:31 PM
You know my turn.
Mountain
{Earthquake}
Pass.
arnt you going to block or are we going to take massive damage? And possibly lose the game?
I'll {Hero's Downfall} Mikeaus
Can I just tap i for five? We take 15? If the case is no then I will just +1 Chandra.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 21, 2013, 03:31:08 AM
Can I just tap i for five? We take 15? If the case is no then I will just +1 Chandra.
Earthquake is a sorcery.
And Chandra is about to die a horrible screaming death, unless something is done to save her.
Edit:
As it stands, thanks's to Jace's +1 in effect, the damage totals that are coming are...
16 to the players
2 to Jace
8 to Chandra
6 to Ashiok
This AFTER taking into account that the drake is being blocked by Bird, and Dylan is blasting Mikaeus straight down to hell.
Oh.Okay. I still use the +1 of Chandra but also use 2 Searing Spears to save Chandra.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 21, 2013, 04:43:46 AM
Oh.Okay. I still use the +1 of Chandra but also use 2 Searing Spears to save Chandra.
they won't save her (I don't think)
She's being stacked by a 2/2 and 2 5/5's
After Jace's -1/-0 to attacking creatures, Chandra is being attacked by...
A 1/2 zombie
A 1/2 zombie
A 4/5 giant zombie
A 2/5 {Dread Slaver}.
She entered with 3 loyalty and used a +1, so she's currently at 4. In order to save her, the 4/5 must be blocked/destroyed, and one of the other attackers must also be stopped.
2 searing spears could kill the 4/5, but the remaining 3 attackers would still deal 4 damage to her 4 loyalty.
I used her +1 twice. Making her loyalty 5.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 22, 2013, 08:59:28 PM
I used her +1 twice. Making her loyalty 5.
How? You just cast her last turn and +1'd, now the horde attacks and you can't use walker abilities twice in a turn or during an opponents turn. Or did I miss something somewhere?
I used her +1 a second time on Page 8.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 23, 2013, 03:26:52 AM
I used her +1 a second time on Page 8.
During the Horde's turn, you mean? ;)
Well, yes.
Quote from: Gorzo on November 23, 2013, 07:00:17 AM
Quote from: IntoFire on November 23, 2013, 03:26:52 AM
I used her +1 a second time on Page 8.
During the Horde's turn, you mean? ;)
can you even do that? Anyone here a judge?
Planeswalker abilities are once per turn, sorcery speed. They can't be used during an opponent's turn.
(Rules advisor)
Oh. :( Well, goodbye Chandra.
Did you still want to use those searing spears on anything, or hold onto them for later?
If no one has any other responses or blocks to make, the damage will be dealt and you guys can take your next turn
Can I just use them to attack the horde directly?
The spears? Sure you can use them now to deal 6 to the horde (and mill 6) before the horde's turn is over if you'd like, I don't see why not!
What about using them on a couple of creatures or saving them?
I will use one on the horde and save the other one for later.
K, I'll mill 3 next time I'm at my cards. I believe it's the players' turn now (you'll be taking the damage I posted before towards your health total and planeswalkers).
You are each separate players, even though you share a turn. So when earthquake happens, you would each take 5 (15 from your combined total), and the horde would take/mill 5. Assuming, of course, that the earthquake happens (probably worth the damage with all the crap on the board) and that X=5.
So, in short, {Earthquake} kills everything except BB's fliers?
And the {Stitched Drake}.
I'm cool with that. Anyone else?
What is we down to?
I'mma cast an {Earthquake}. We lose 15 life. You guys cool with that?
Life total:
Start: 80
Preparation turns: +7
Turn 3: -8
Turn 4: fog
Turn 5: -16 (plus damage to the planeswalkers)
Turn 6 so far: Earthquake (15 total) (The horde has none taken its turn yet this round)
If my math is correct, and i didn't miss any lifegain, this puts you at 48 after the quake.
Guys, remember. I have a life gain deck. But still, are you okay with the {Earthquake}?
This has been going on almost an entire month? o.o
And only turn 7?
I wanted to play at the beginning but with a wait time like that... xD
So, you guys cool with killing everything on the board?
Quote from: Vileo on November 26, 2013, 12:12:45 AM
This has been going on almost an entire month? o.o
And only turn 7?
I wanted to play at the beginning but with a wait time like that... xD
There have been a lot of delays, many of which my own - it's been a hell of a month :P the Horde deck is half down, though! It should sway pretty soon one way or the other. There is another {Zombie Apocalypse} in there, so if the horde hits it now, it's gonna be baaaaaaad news
Quote from: Gorzo on November 26, 2013, 12:36:54 AM
Quote from: Vileo on November 26, 2013, 12:12:45 AM
This has been going on almost an entire month? o.o
And only turn 7?
I wanted to play at the beginning but with a wait time like that... xD
There have been a lot of delays, many of which my own - it's been a hell of a month :P the Horde deck is half down, though! It should sway pretty soon one way or the other. There is another {Zombie Apocalypse} in there, so if the horde hits it now, it's gonna be baaaaaaad news
Lol that would be hilarious, though. For us bystanders at least. xD
Unless I use my other board wipes.
Quote from: IntoFire on November 26, 2013, 12:08:02 AM
Guys, remember. I have a life gain deck. But still, are you okay with the {Earthquake}?
how many {earthquake}s are in your deck? We may need one later
Quote from: Gorzo on November 26, 2013, 12:36:54 AM
Quote from: Vileo on November 26, 2013, 12:12:45 AM
This has been going on almost an entire month? o.o
And only turn 7?
I wanted to play at the beginning but with a wait time like that... xD
There have been a lot of delays, many of which my own - it's been a hell of a month :P the Horde deck is half down, though! It should sway pretty soon one way or the other. There is another {Zombie Apocalypse} in there, so if the horde hits it now, it's gonna be baaaaaaad news
I have 3...
Quote from: IntoFire on November 28, 2013, 05:35:04 AM
I have 3...
ok than, go ahead if everyone else is ok with it
You guys cool with it?
They've had plenty of time to object if they weren't, I'd say. I say consider it done, and Bird and Dylan can go ahead with their turn.
This game feels like the walking dead. It's taking forever to get to the good part :3
Yeah, I want to move it along :P but coordinating a game between 4 different people like this is not an easy task.
Quote from: Gorzo on November 30, 2013, 11:04:40 PM
Yeah, I want to move it along :P but coordinating a game between 4 different people like this is not an easy task.
Good on you for doing it though :)
Never did say thanks gorzo. (Got my blackjack and hookers I'm good again)
Okay, so everyone dies?
Since were taking our turns at the same time, I'll take mine hike this is being sorted out
Draw
Attack with both
Before the attack is over with ill drop a {steam augury}
The piles are:
{niv-mizzet Draco genius}
{mountain}
{prognostic sphinx}
{vapor kin}
{mountain}
Since we're facing Gorzo, he picks
Horde chooses Vaporkin and Sphinx to hand, Niv-Mizzet to grave.
You have 4 power total attacking, right? (A 3 and a 1?)
Quote from: Gorzo on December 01, 2013, 10:35:50 AM
Horde chooses Vaporkin and Sphinx to hand, Niv-Mizzet to grave.
You have 4 power total attacking, right? (A 3 and a 1?)
i played another instant/sorcery. So it's 5 power total
Second main phase, I play a mountain, and cast {vapor kin}
I'm done
Ah, the other is a spellheart chimera, I remember now :)
Is it my turn? Lol
Cool cool
UT, UK, draw
Mountain, ill +2 Ashiok, ill +1 Jace, then pass
Lol I'm not really doing much this game... Considering the Ætherlings in hand TT.TT
It's Gorzo's turn now right?
I'll write it up some time today. But it's sleepy time now :P
This one's a doozy.
TURN 6
During the assault against you, IntoFire lets loose a spear of flames into the attacking masses. A few piercing shrieks can be heard in the distance, letting you know he hit true. (2/2 zombie, 5/5 Zombie Giant, and {Geralf's Mindcrusher} milled)
Ashiok takes a few steps back, lightly wounded. Unbroken, however, he steps right back up to continue pressing against the horde for you. (2 2/2 zombies and {Makeshift Mauler} exiled)
Bird sends his flying allies to pick at the edges and thin the enemy. Ever faithful to their Bird-lord, the Sphinx and Chimera take to the sky and begin a series of dives and swipes. Soon after, they return, unharmed and with red-painted talons. (2 2/2 zombies, 5/5 Zombie Giant, {Diregraf Captain}, and {Headless Skaab} milled)
There are still too many. Just too many. You are overrun. You know. You know in your heart that you are overwhelmed. "I'm sorry," IntoFire says, "I have to do it - it's the only way out! Brace yourselves everyone, and hold onto something! This... is going to hurt." He slams his boot into ground, and the earth roars. The ground rips open, and the dead begin being devoured whole by the insatiable fissure. The structures around you collapse as if made from paper, and they too become mere food for the maw of the world beneath you. (Earthquake!! All non-flying creatures have been killed, all players have been injured by rubble, and a few zombies that hadn't gotten to you yet got pulled in! 4 2/2 zombies and {Skaab Ruinator} milled!)
Groaning, you pull yourselves back to your feet. It doesn't take long to hear the shuffling of a pair of zeds for you to snap back into it and prepare yourselves. But when you look for the source of the noise, you realize something. Your shelter had collapsed. It's entirely gone. Swallowed by the quake. And that's when you see it... It's... the whole horde!! The entire horde is focused on you and approaching rapidly! (The {Unbreathing Horde} is upon you! It enters with 47 counters on it! Hope you guys have a blocker!
A clawing sound rapidly approaches from beneath you. You turn towards the open chasm made by the earthquake and see massive, clawed hand covered in chains pulling itself up from the depths. A deep, chilling voice echoes through your minds. "You didn't think you could get rid of me that easily, did you?" A twisted, hulking horror lifts itself up, covered in arms, hooked blades, chains, and shredded leather. "Oh, no, my sweetlings. We've only just begun." ({Skaab Ruinator} has returned from the grave! He exiled 3 2/2 zombies from the top of the graveyard to come back.)
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie (attacking Jace)
{Stitched Drake} (attacking Jace)
{Unbreathing Horde} (47/47)
{Skaab Ruinator}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 35
The Slain (graveyard): 40
The Purged (exiled): 20
Declare blockers or no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
I block the hoard thing with {vaporkin}
{Unbreathing Horde} doesn't have flying. Try again.
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on December 05, 2013, 08:56:03 AM
{Unbreathing Horde} doesn't have flying. Try again.
well, I can't stop it...anyone have any ideas? We're gonna die if this thing gets through
Found my error - forgot to remove 4 from the #of cards tallied in the grave when the Ruinator revived, but still added the 4 to the other zones they moved to.
The Unbreathing Horde is indeed a 47/47.
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 05, 2013, 05:36:20 PM
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on December 05, 2013, 08:56:03 AM
{Unbreathing Horde} doesn't have flying. Try again.
well, I can't stop it...anyone have any ideas? We're gonna die if this thing gets through
Don't you still have a {Prognostic Sphinx} on the field, Bird? Just quietly.
Err, can I just {Oblivion Ring} the {Unbreathing Horde}?
Quote from: IntoFire on December 06, 2013, 04:30:31 AM
Err, can I just {Oblivion Ring} the {Unbreathing Horde}?
If you survive until your turn, sure. It's attacking now, though.
K. lol. GG. Let's see what happens. Sorry guys. I got nothing.
I'm in
So next group?
I thing the next game que is full but I'll put my hat in the ring when a spot opens. Gives me time to read up.
Ps-would a poison counter count as one more card milled? I'm considering a deck that is not dedicated infect or anything, but has some poison counters.
I'll add you the queue!
I've actually never had the poison counter thing come up - that's a good question. If it's just infect, I'd say damage would mill as normal. If you're giving a player (the horde) a poison counter another way somehow, I honestly don't know how to deal with that lol
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 06, 2013, 01:25:05 PM
So next group?
Dylan might have a response. If not, though, I think the Unbreathing Horde gets in for lethal damage.
Bird's {Vaporkin} can block the {Skaab Ruinator} or {Stitched Drake} if necessary, for whatever good that might do :P
Don't forget, Jace's +1 is reducing all attacker's power by 1 too, for what it's worth.
Edit: Just an FYI: player life total right now is 48. Unbreathing horde is attacking as a 46/47 (thanks to Jace's -1/-0) also attacking the players are a 1/2 zombie and a 4/6 {Skaab Ruinator}. The other 1/2 zombie and the {stitched drake} are attacking Jace. So, if Dylan has no responses, you can actually survive the hit with 1 health by blocking the Ruinator. Epic comeback? Lol
I will block the ruinator. I hope someone has life gain...or a response to the hoard...anyone gots a {fog} or {holy day}?
Watch someone throw down a {worldfire} lol
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 07, 2013, 01:37:57 PM
Whatcha someone throw down a {worldfire} lol
Would the horde mill equal to player life loss or down to one card?
And the Skaab Ruinator dialog= LOL
I choose to taunt {in breathing hoard}
"Hey {unbreathing hoard}! Your so stupid, you make beavis and butthead look like Steven Hawking!"
All us sideliners eat popcorn.
Also, two of the fair decks I considered brining were a modern sliver deck [virulent sliver] and a standard orzhov deck.
In addition to wondering how points on counters would work, how does it work if the hoard gains life? Put cards from graveyard into library? Add 2/2 tokens to the deck? Prevent the next damage dealt? Or, like in Dand D, healing spells hurt or have no effect on the hoard?
Life gain on the horde would have no effect.
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 07, 2013, 01:46:13 PM
"Hey {unbreathing hoard}! Your so stupid, you make beavis and butthead look like Steven Hawking!"
{Skaab Ruinator} finds your taunt amusing.
I'm super excited to play :))
Quote from: Gorzo on December 07, 2013, 03:20:45 PM
Life gain on the horde would have no effect.
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 07, 2013, 01:46:13 PM
"Hey {unbreathing hoard}! Your so stupid, you make beavis and butthead look like Steven Hawking!"
{Skaab Ruinator} finds your taunt amusing.
Just noticed but gratz on the 500 kar! 🎉🎉
So,GG?
Haven't heard from Dylan yet about blocks/response to attackers. If he has nothing, it'll be your turns (you'll be at 1 life, and Jace will lose 2 loyalty from damage)
Okay.Lol.
I got nothing.. Lol
R-R-Round Two! Fight!!!
Do I smell an epic comeback?? YES!!!!!
COMEBACK SEASOOOOOOON
Draw
Island
Attack with {prognostic sphinx}
While attacking, I'll use another {steam augury}
The piles are:
{spellheart chimera}
Or
{hands of binding}
{frost breath}
{magma jet}
{curse of swine}
Just realized my deck is way too slow at times...can anyone help us survive till next turn?
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 07, 2013, 10:00:35 PM
While attacking, I'll use another {steam augury}
The piles are:
{spellheart chimera}
Or
{hands of binding}
{frost breath}
{magma jet}
{curse of swine}
The horde doesn't like bacon, and chooses {Spellheart Chimera} to hand and the rest to grave.
Quote from: Gorzo on December 07, 2013, 10:57:41 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 07, 2013, 10:00:35 PM
While attacking, I'll use another {steam augury}
The piles are:
{spellheart chimera}
Or
{hands of binding}
{frost breath}
{magma jet}
{curse of swine}
The horde doesn't like bacon, and chooses {Spellheart Chimera} to hand and the rest to grave.
too bad. I have a {curse of swine} in my hand
I end my turn
:P I'm making them zombie pigs when you cast it. Just because I can.
(Only if on horde pigs, yours will be living piggies still!)
Draw and tap out for a {Street Spasm} overloaded.
Draw.
Play a {Plains}.
and tap 4 for a {Street Spasm} overloaded. I cast an {Oblivion Ring} on the {Unbreathing Horde}. Ti's all I can fo
Quote from: IntoFire on December 08, 2013, 10:36:18 AM
Draw.
Play a {Plains}.
and tap 3 for a {Street Spasm} overloaded. I cast an {Oblivion Ring} on the {Unbreathing Horde}. Ti's all I can fo
you would need to tap at least 4 to overload {street spasm}
This is why I was trying to pm you guys. If I had known you would do this, I would have played that second {spellheart chimera}
Hey Gorzo. Can you put me back on the list?
Ditto. I want another shot at this.
I haven't given up on this game. Though I want to play with completley different people this time to see if I do better. Anyway, let's see if Dylan has something that can let us recover sense intofire's street spasm fizzled sense he overloaded it for 1/2 damage
What zombies are still alive?
Quote from: DylanW18 on December 09, 2013, 10:58:03 AM
What zombies are still alive?
{Skaab Ruinator}, {Stitched Drake}, and 2 2/2 tokens.
Plus god-only-knows what will be revealed on their turn.
And yes, I'll re-add any/all of you to the queue as soon as the game ends :)
Can I be added?
Can anyone else deal with them? My turn is
Mountain, into {Ætherling}, and plusing my walkers if you guys can deal with them for a turn. If not, I can -2 Jace and see what we get
I can deal with them. But you could -2 have anyway, because I can deal with everything on the board without much trouble. Though we NEED damage prevention and/or life gain right now
Also, there's what may come on gorzos turn
Yeah I'll +2 Ashiok and -2 Jace to 2
{Cyclonic Rift}
{Temple of Deciet}
{Mizzium Mortars} are the cards
Gorzo how many cards left in the library
I just went through what the horde has either put on the battlefield or exiled of graveyard.
I may be wrong
The horde has 3 power spells left
36 2/2 zombies left
3 5/5 zombies left
After 3 getting milled from Prog Sphinx attacking, and 3 exiled by Ashiok, there will be 29 cards left in the horde "library." There are still a decent amount of non-tokens left in there. I can think of at least 6. And 3 of them are the same card lol
Quote from: DylanW18 on December 09, 2013, 04:26:56 PM
{Cyclonic Rift}
{Temple of Deciet}
{Mizzium Mortars} are the cards
Horde separates into:
Rift + Temple
Mortars by itself
I hope {zombie apocalypse} turns up next turn. That would be fun
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 09, 2013, 05:35:56 PM
I hope {zombie apocalypse} turns up next turn. That would be fun
You masochist :P
I'll take Mortars
And I cast a {Hero's Reunion}.
And I sign up for this
Is this still going? Cause I really wanna go, and it's been a couple of days now.
I hope you realize this started a month ago lmao.
Can I be in this next time? I was going to do this originally but then got grounded :(
I'm so excited for the next round :))
Crap, has it been my turn? Did I miss someone's turn happening/ending? Sorry guys!
No probs!
Quote from: Gorzo on December 12, 2013, 02:26:51 AM
Crap, has it been my turn? Did I miss someone's turn happening/ending? Sorry guys!
as far as I know, unless Dylan can do something else, it's your turn
I'm tapped out, nothing left for me
Gorzo! To clarify, {Cyclonic Rift}ing the tokens won't kill them correct? Or else in taking Rift
Gorzo Gorzo Bo Borzo. Banana fanna fo Forzo. Me my mo Morzo. Gorzo!
Quote from: DylanW18 on December 12, 2013, 08:46:31 AM
Gorzo! To clarify, {Cyclonic Rift}ing the tokens won't kill them correct? Or else in taking Rift
Correct, but since it's an instant it can stop an attack for the turn. The horde has no 2nd main phase, and will replay it's hand if able on the next turn after the draw.
I'll write up the next turn shortly, my phone is at a whopping 6% battery life right now, and tends to shut down at 4-5% lol
TURN 7
After a brutal blow by the horde, the heroes stand at death's door. IntoFire shouts at his allies "We can't give up now! I can hold them back...for a bit! Stand up and fight with me, we can do this!" (The Heroes' spirits are bolstered, and their health is back up to 8!)
IntoFire takes a deep breath. It's a struggle not to choke on the heavy stink if decay flooding in as he does. With every remaining but of strength, he summons for a ring of force, pushing the invading force back. ({Unbreathing Horde} exiled!)
Ashiok, amazingly unphased by the last assault, keeps doing his thing, dropping the dead into the void and laughing. ({Skaab Goliath} and 2 2/2 zombies exiled)
Bird sends his trusty Spinx out to scout, to see just how effecting the push of force was. It returns minutes later, haggered and completely blood soaked. There's no telling what the Sphinx may have experienced out there, but based on its wounds and the sheer volume of gore, it's safe to say that this Sphinx just had the fight of it's life. ({Call to the Grave}, {Skaab Goliath}, and a 5/5 Zombie Giant milled!)
Something very peculiar catches your eye as it approaches you. Could it be...? No, it's not possible. Someone alive? Not just alive, but walking amongst them? As if he belongs? But there he is, walking calmly towards you, actually pushing one of the undead in front of him to make it walk faster. A gray-haired, gray-bearded old loon by the look of him, in filthy blue robes. (A 2/2 zombie and the {Havenguul Runebinder} have arrived!)
"WHAT HAVE YOU MONSTERS BEEN DOING TO MY BABIES?" The old man screams at you. "HOW DARE YOU HARM MY CHILDREN! DON'T YOU SEE HOW MUCH CARE AND SKILL GOES INTO THEIR CREATION?" He pulls a human skull from beneath his robes and throws it at you. From out of his robe's sleeve, he produces a tome, and begins reading a nonsensical passage aloud. A black ooze bubbles from the skull's eye and nose, and rapidly accumulates. A rotting flesh head is soon formed, then body, and limbs, even eyes. "DON'T. YOU. SEE?" The ooze quickly bulks up, and the new creature becomes larger. You notice the other creatures pulsating and growing along with it. Whatever this stuff is, it reacts with them all!
Attacking:
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie (attacking Jace)
{Stitched Drake} (4/5)
{Skaab Ruinator} (6/7)
3/3 Zombie (Runebinder Token)
On the battlefield:
{Havenguul Runebinder} (Tapped)
Remaining Horde (deck): 27
The Slain (graveyard): 43
The Purged (exiled): 24
Declare blockers or no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
[/quote]
I {frost breath} the drake and the ruinator before they can attack
So we have 9 at us, 3 at Jace. I'd like Jace to stay alive, if IntoFire has a blocker we can stay alive at 2 and keep Jace to protect us some. Or I can kill off Jace and we are at 5, and if IntoFire has a blocker, Jace can die and we stay at 8. Thoughts?
Quote from: DylanW18 on December 12, 2013, 06:22:05 PM
So we have 9 at us, 3 at Jace. I'd like Jace to stay alive, if IntoFire has a blocker we can stay alive at 2 and keep Jace to protect us some. Or I can kill off Jace and we are at 5, and if IntoFire has a blocker, Jace can die and we stay at 8. Thoughts?
im not sure if fire has a blocker, but I do. If he has one too, we can come out better than we would have. But we need to make this count. I could play another chimera next turn and we'd have much more firepower. Or I could sac this one to a 3/3, and help keep us alive. Thoughts anyone?
Edit: just checked...he doesn't have a blocker
Well. Jace isn't doing much at this point, and we need as much life as possible
@dylan: if you picked mortars I can turn the zombies that wouldn't die by it into 2/2's
Something to keep in mind: with my houserules, the Runebinder carries a prize! The player who kills him gets to claim his Runes and draw a free card!
Quote from: Gorzo on December 12, 2013, 10:03:29 PM
Something to keep in mind: with my houserules, the Runebinder carries a prize! The player who kills him gets to claim his Runes and draw a free card!
but he's not attacking
Does exile count?
Yes
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 12, 2013, 08:53:55 PM
Well. Jace isn't doing much at this point, and we need as much life as possible
@dylan: if you picked mortars I can turn the zombies that wouldn't die by it into 2/2's
Yeah, turn the ones I can't get into 2/2's then I'll Mortars
I will {Shock} the {Havengeful Runebinder}. I cast a {Taunting Elf} as well as {Garruk, Primal Hunter} using his +1
Yo we haven't finished blocks
I'll block one of the 3/3's at us. Jace gonna diiieeee
Oh. Sorry. I just posted without reading the rest. I'll just cast a {Shock} then.
All good soooonnnn
We bout dat comeback season life!
*we brought that comeback season to life!
Yeah. We did.
I block that one card. So 3 damage averted
I cast a {Angel's Mercy} as well.
How many cards are left in everyone's hand?
After getting the Mizzium I have 2
Four
I'm sensing a zombie apocalypse.
It is still lurking in there. There are I think 4 nontokens remaining left in the deck, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
How about you, IntoFire? You've been slinging a lot of spells, where are they all comin' from? :P
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 13, 2013, 03:32:09 PM
I'm sensing a zombie apocalypse.
I'm really hoping Ashiok comes through and mills it... Please... Lol
Quote from: Gorzo on December 13, 2013, 03:53:54 PM
It is still lurking in there. There are I think 4 nontokens remaining left in the deck, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
How about you, IntoFire? You've been slinging a lot of spells, where are they all comin' from? :P
I think there's only 2 left no tokens remaing
I'm down to my last 2... in my hand, that is...
Quote from: Mozilla butcher on December 13, 2013, 05:23:29 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on December 13, 2013, 03:53:54 PM
It is still lurking in there. There are I think 4 nontokens remaining left in the deck, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
How about you, IntoFire? You've been slinging a lot of spells, where are they all comin' from? :P
I think there's only 2 left no tokens remaing
I wouldn't make any assumptions, considering you don't know my deck's composition ;) there at least 3 nontokens remaining that I can think of. There may be another one or two others. No one said I have exactly 20/80!
So we finished blocks?
If so, Birdbrain, Curse of the Swine the zombies I can't hit then I'll Mortars everything
Quote from: Gorzo on December 13, 2013, 03:53:54 PM
It is still lurking in there. There are I think 4 nontokens remaining left in the deck, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
How about you, IntoFire? You've been slinging a lot of spells, where are they all comin' from? :P
I have like 3 creatures and 15 land. The rest are spells and some Planeswalkers
Just making sure the game isn't forgotten :))
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 14, 2013, 08:49:59 PM
Just making sure the game isn't forgotten :))
It's not! Sorry, I've just had an extremely busy weekend, haven't had any time. If everyone's done with their turn, I'll write up the next turn tonight
I blocked a 3/3 with a 7/3
Ok Birdbrain , please clear the field with me :D
Draw
I'll play an island, then wait for Birdbrain
I'll also +2 Ashiok
Draw.
{Forest}
Tap 5 for a {Garruk, Primal Hunter} +1 him to put a 3/3 on the field.
Tap one for a {Taunting Elf}
Pass.
Draw
{curse of swine} turning the big guy, and that other thing into pigs
Attack for three
{spell heart chimera}
End
Edit: the drake and the ruinator
I will then be overloading my Mortars
Quote from: DylanW18 on December 17, 2013, 10:12:55 PM
I will then be overloading my Mortars
Might want to run that by Bird first, that would kill all of his creatures, too (except for Prog Sphinx and its 5 toughness)
So my newly summoned Beast will die right away?
Quote from: IntoFire on December 18, 2013, 05:51:32 AM
So my newly summoned Beast will die right away?
Well, we can just say that, since you guys are sharing a turn, you would have held off until after the mortars to cast that taunting elf and + your Garruk. However, we can't say the same for Bird's creatures that have been here since before this turn.
Well I didn't know that Dylan would overload his mortars!
Oh balls. I forgot if hits my companions.
Plus, you can cast that next turn Dylan. {Taunting Elf} will deal with all of 'em anyway.
Ok. I play the chimera after the mortars goes off
I do have an {Ætherling} in hand if you'd like me to play that instead
Mortars is fine with me
Fine.
Ok I'll mortars overload then
Merry Christmas everyone. We should really try to end this by the end of the year...
Indeed! Are you all done with your turns? Shall I commence with the horde?
Quote from: Gorzo on December 20, 2013, 04:50:53 AM
Indeed! Are you all done with your turns? Shall I commence with the horde?
go ahead
Eeuyp!
Quote from: Gorzo on December 20, 2013, 04:50:53 AM
Indeed! Are you all done with your turns? Shall I commence with the horde?
BRING ON THE HORDE!!!!!
No time last night/this morning to write :(
Will write it up this adternoon or early evening!
Fire away.
TURN 7
"My...babies!" The Runebinder gasps as he keels over, slain. The runes adorning the tome still grasped in his dead hands glow, and you feel uncomfortable leaving it his hands, dead as he may be. Pulling the tome away, you feel a surge of dark, hidden knowledge as a series of runes flash before your eyes. (Runebinder slain! It's killer has drawn a card for unlocking his hidden knowledge!)
Ashiok yawns. "They could at least put up a fight. I think the endless void is actually getting full." ({Endless Ranks of the dead} and 2 2/2 tokens exiled)
Bird looks straight into the {Skaab Ruinator}'s demonic eyes. "You're a disgusting pig," he declares.
The Ruinator laughs. "Flattery gets you nowhere with me, morsel. Compliment me all you want, kick and scream all you desire, slay me over and over in rage, I'll always come back for you. You will be devou...what is this?"
The ruinator's skin bubbles and contorts as his form shrinks. A few moments later, a very angry looking rotting blue-skinned hog stands in his place. "Squee!" it complains. {Skaab Ruinator} has been exiled with {Curse of the Swine}!)
Moments later, another blue pig with tiny rotted wings lands with a thud. ({Stitched Drake} has been exiled with {Curse of the Swine}!)
Dylan sees an opportunity! He quickly springs into action and casts a spell. Great fireballs rock the earth from above for nearly a solid minute. When the blaze clears, you see the surrounding area has been scorched completely free if the dead! Unfortunately, it appears a couple of friendly chimeras were caught in the blast. {Prognostic Sphinx} is frantically rolling to put his flaming feathers out, which he is fortunately successful in doing. ({Mizzium Mortars} overloaded has cleared the battlefield of zombies! Until...)
A vicious howl comes from the remaining horde as it rushes in. Led by a lithe-looking corpse in high-quality plated armor, an organized cluster of the dead charge in at high speed, gurgling, howling, and rasping all the way. Backing the battalion of the damned appears to be another one of the 4-armed hulking monsters that you've seen, battled, and grown to fear. (8 2/2 tokens and 1 5/5 Zombie Giant, led by a {Diregraf Captain} have arrived!
Attacking:
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie (Attacking Ashiok)
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
6/6 Zombie Giant
{Diregraf Captain}
On the battlefield:
Only the attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 14
The Slain (graveyard): 47
The Purged (exiled): 29
Declare blockers or no blocks! You may work together to decide blocks (ie "hey, I'll block X if you block Y") and you may "re-do" blockers if someone else's block changes your mind on how you want to do things. The horde ends it's turn when you're done, and you may start your next turn! Once someone takes their turn, though, so there's no re-doing blocks once any player starts taking a turn.
Are they all after the life total, or any after ashiok?
Quote from: Anoobass on December 21, 2013, 06:06:46 PM
Are they all after the life total, or any after ashiok?
Forgot to roll! Whoops! One sec
Need to root for the humans even if ashiok is in trouble.
I have to applaud you, G. The game commentary is awesome... Ever considered being commentator for the pro tour?
If we can survive this attack, I have enough firepower to finish off the hoard
What's the life total at?
I cast a {Holy Day}.
I wasn't going to say anything, but it's getting a bit silly. By my count, IntoFire's hand should currently be at -7 cards. Unless I missed a {Blue Sun's Zenith} for 7 in there somewhere, there's something afoot. Other players please check my math, and if the numbers are negative, how do you wish to proceed? This is your experience, after all.
I would like to request that players tally their hand size each turn, to prevent further issues. Sorry to be a buzzkill :(
If I remember correctly, I draw a card from my turn and an extra card from killing the runebinder,please correct me if I'm wrong.
After my count, although I may be wrong, intofire has -8 cards in hand.
I got -10 but forgot the runebinder so -9.
I'm too lazy to count. But with out playing anything he should have a hand size of 17
Without his cheating we would have been {overrun} by the hoard, so should we just consider that to have happened?
sorry to interrupt, but could you add me to the list for people to face the horde? thanks! :)
Quote from: Taysby on December 22, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
I just read this one page and I am extremely confused...
I'm pretty sure intofire has been drawing two cards on his draw step, so... Yeah.
Quote from: Gorzo on December 22, 2013, 04:04:44 AM
I wasn't going to say anything, but it's getting a bit silly. By my count, IntoFire's hand should currently be at -7 cards. Unless I missed a {Blue Sun's Zenith} for 7 in there somewhere, there's something afoot. Other players please check my math, and if the numbers are negative, how do you wish to proceed? This is your experience, after all.
I would like to request that players tally their hand size each turn, to prevent further issues. Sorry to be a buzzkill :(
I also count -7
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 22, 2013, 10:45:46 PM
Quote from: Taysby on December 22, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
I just read this one page and I am extremely confused...
I'm pretty sure intofire has been drawing two cards on his draw step, so... Yeah.
so what should be done about this?
I'm pretty sure cheating falls under stealing a win and lying, especially sense he said he had two cards in his hand
Quote from: IntoFire on December 13, 2013, 08:15:58 PM
I'm down to my last 2... in my hand, that is...
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 22, 2013, 11:09:55 PM
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 22, 2013, 10:45:46 PM
Quote from: Taysby on December 22, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
I just read this one page and I am extremely confused...
I'm pretty sure intofire has been drawing two cards on his draw step, so... Yeah.
so what should be done about this?
I think you guys lost...
All in favor of round 2
Say I
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Just an FYI, mr_ beardie hasn't been active since early November, so next in line should join up when round 2 starts.
I don't know the order, but I will reiterate my interest. :)
Quote from: Ieatfood7 on December 22, 2013, 11:34:18 PM
I don't know the order, but I will reiterate my interest. :)
The order is on the front page. I'm sure gorzo will add you to it :)
Wait, let me explain guys, my friend borrowed my iPad for a seminar and stumbled upon this thread. He said he got bired and just decided to do some ad-libing on the thread. Those weren't my moves. I gave the iPad to him when we were on turn 4. I only fidcovered what he'd done yesterday. Again, I'm sorry.
Quote from: IntoFire on December 23, 2013, 12:10:46 AM
Wait, let me explain guys, my friend borrowed my iPad for a seminar and stumbled upon this thread. He said he got bired and just decided to do some ad-libing on the thread. Those weren't my moves. I gave the iPad to him when we were on turn 4. I only fidcovered what he'd done yesterday. Again, I'm sorry.
Lawl.
Quote from: IntoFire on December 23, 2013, 12:10:46 AM
Wait, let me explain guys, my friend borrowed my iPad for a seminar and stumbled upon this thread. He said he got bired and just decided to do some ad-libing on the thread. Those weren't my moves. I gave the iPad to him when we were on turn 4. I only fidcovered what he'd done yesterday. Again, I'm sorry.
Somehow don't believe this. Could just be me though...
Quote from: Anoobass on December 23, 2013, 01:02:34 AM
Quote from: IntoFire on December 23, 2013, 12:10:46 AM
Wait, let me explain guys, my friend borrowed my iPad for a seminar and stumbled upon this thread. He said he got bired and just decided to do some ad-libing on the thread. Those weren't my moves. I gave the iPad to him when we were on turn 4. I only fidcovered what he'd done yesterday. Again, I'm sorry.
Somehow don't believe this. Could just be me though...
I'm very gullible, so I believe all thing people tell me... ALWAYS!!!
Promise, I do not lie. For example, I haven't sent out my trade to Rasser yet as I can't find a foil Zhur-Taa Druid.
Regardless, I'm afraid ill have to declare a game end :( round two will start soon! Sending PMs to the next 4 on deck, and giving them a day or so to reply before giving their slot to next person in the list
Quote from: IntoFire on December 23, 2013, 12:10:46 AM
Wait, let me explain guys, my friend borrowed my iPad for a seminar and stumbled upon this thread. He said he got bired and just decided to do some ad-libing on the thread. Those weren't my moves. I gave the iPad to him when we were on turn 4. I only fidcovered what he'd done yesterday. Again, I'm sorry.
how long did your friend have your iPad? Turns took days. either he stole it, or your lying
He had it for aboit two months. It was a seminar/vacation for their office.
...I was gonna make a joke, but you know what, let's move on. I for one accept your apology (magnanimous of me, since I'm not the ones affected by it).
I look forward to watching or playing in round two.
So can I start my turn?
I'm going to be gone today and tomorrow, so If my teammates don't mind waiting, I'll play then but if they don't want to wait, bring in the next person. Happy holidays all :)
Gorzo can put me on the list please and thank you!
Quote from: Spencer Addington on December 23, 2013, 11:57:16 AM
I'm going to be gone today and tomorrow, so If my teammates don't mind waiting, I'll play then but if they don't want to wait, bring in the next person. Happy holidays all :)
No worries, it might take a couple days to start - need to hear back from all 4 people that are ready. I've only heard back from 2 so far (you and DimirOverlord)
Enjoy your couple days off for Christmas, Spence!
Im ready for the carnage
question: does the horde playing tokens count as casting spells? (will they trigger {norin the wary}?)
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 10:49:44 AM
question: does the horde playing tokens count as casting spells? (will they trigger {norin the wary}?)
The tokens are not cast, simply placed on the battlefield. They have no casting cost, after all :P The non-token spells are cast (albeit for free), and would trigger Norin, though.
do the 4 players all take 1 turn or 4 turns? will norin come back 4 times if everyone casts a spell or just once? (trying to decide if i want to play my norin deck for the wall game :P )
They all take one big turn
oh :( well, the deck still might work. {genesis chamber} is great in this kind of multiplayer.
Can I take my first turn?
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 01:23:39 PM
do the 4 players all take 1 turn or 4 turns? will norin come back 4 times if everyone casts a spell or just once? (trying to decide if i want to play my norin deck for the wall game :P )
everyone takes there turn at the same time
@Gorzo: can you put me on the list again please?
You're already on it, #8 ;)
No word from Charbelcher yet. I'll give him a day or two to reply (it's understandable for someone to be a bit too busy to respond on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
Quote from: Gorzo on December 24, 2013, 01:10:19 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 10:49:44 AM
question: does the horde playing tokens count as casting spells? (will they trigger {norin the wary}?)
The tokens are not cast, simply placed on the battlefield. They have no casting cost, after all :P The non-token spells are cast (albeit for free), and would trigger Norin, though.
hmm. might have to sideboard out the {pandemonium}s before playing the horde, those would NOT be a good idea to cast.
Guys, I'm playing mill, so I have a pretty good ability to hurt the horde. Also what I think is an infinite combo. Someone run rest in peace maybe?
I'll be playing white tokens.
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 25, 2013, 03:38:12 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on December 24, 2013, 01:10:19 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 10:49:44 AM
question: does the horde playing tokens count as casting spells? (will they trigger {norin the wary}?)
The tokens are not cast, simply placed on the battlefield. They have no casting cost, after all :P The non-token spells are cast (albeit for free), and would trigger Norin, though.
hmm. might have to sideboard out the {pandemonium}s before playing the horde, those would NOT be a good idea to cast.
Haha ouch! {Warstorm Surge} could work in its place, but that's a pretty rough mana cost considering the horde usually only runs for 10-15 turns
Edit: 10-15 turns if it hasn't killed you yet, that is ;)
Quote from: DimirOverlord1300 on December 25, 2013, 05:55:25 PM
Guys, I'm playing mill, so I have a pretty good ability to hurt the horde. Also what I think is an infinite combo. Someone run rest in peace maybe?
I'm not in this round, but playing an infinite combo is part of the "Don't be a jerk" rule, ie: don't do it. If you have the combo in hand, don't play it.
Quote from: DimirOverlord1300 on December 25, 2013, 05:55:25 PM
Guys, I'm playing mill, so I have a pretty good ability to hurt the horde. Also what I think is an infinite combo. Someone run rest in peace maybe?
No infinite combo please.
Gorzo, I like keeping my {duskmantle guildmages} in my deck, but their first ability would go infinite. So can we say it just doubles the mill or something?
I really want to play. Can we start gorzo?
You could just NOT use their ability to info combo ;)
No response from the 4th person - let me pm the next person on the list and hopefully get an answer so we can get going soon!
Quote from: Gorzo on December 25, 2013, 07:07:06 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 25, 2013, 03:38:12 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on December 24, 2013, 01:10:19 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 10:49:44 AM
question: does the horde playing tokens count as casting spells? (will they trigger {norin the wary}?)
The tokens are not cast, simply placed on the battlefield. They have no casting cost, after all :P The non-token spells are cast (albeit for free), and would trigger Norin, though.
Already have 1 war storm surge in there. Maybe I'll try to find more or just put some {magma jet}s in.
hmm. might have to sideboard out the {pandemonium}s before playing the horde, those would NOT be a good idea to cast.
Haha ouch! {Warstorm Surge} could work in its place, but that's a pretty rough mana cost considering the horde usually only runs for 10-15 turns
Edit: 10-15 turns if it hasn't killed you yet, that is ;)
It's okay, I'm here! Gorzo sent me a message, so I'm clear to be on deck.
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on December 27, 2013, 06:35:27 PM
It's okay, I'm here! Gorzo sent me a message, so I'm clear to be on deck.
I'm ready!
I'll be using my {Kaalia of the Vast} Commander deck. No infinite combos, no evasive creatures, but I DO have {Iona, Shield of Emeria} in the deck. Don't worry, if I come across her I won't play her.
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on December 27, 2013, 10:56:38 PM
I'll be using my {Kaalia of the Vast} Commander deck. No infinite combos, no evasive creatures, but I DO have {Iona, Shield of Emeria} in the deck. Don't worry, if I come across her I won't play her.
Just name green or something. Still a flying blocker if need be. And teammates are not opponents so no drawbacks.
When I first signed up, I seriously considered naming Blue just to screw over the Innistrad Zombies. XD
But that goes against both my moral code in a game like this AND the "Don't Be A Jerk" rule.
Do we all draw on our first turn?
We are ready to start! The horde is ready for round two! Our next challengers are...
DIMIROVERLORD1300
MOCHALATTE37
SPENCER ADDINGTON
XSTRAYKNIGHTX
Good luck, gents! Your first turn starts now! (And yes, you draw for turn - it's a multiplayer game, after all!)
In light of what caused the last game to end, I ask that players keep a tally of their hand size along with their posts of their turn/whenever a card is played by them. Just hand size will do, I'm keeping track of life total.
Awesome! Let's rock!
TURN 1
Upkeep, draw.
Play Plains.
Tap for {Sol Ring}.
Tap Ring for {Orzhov Signet}.
End turn.
Hand size: 5.
T1
UT, UK draw
Plains
{Soul's Attendant}
Pass
Cards in hand: 6
I'm running {souls attendant} and {Darien, king of kjeldor}, so if I cast a king, I'll sac my soul attendants because that combo is a bummer.
So.... Other teammates, its your turn...
I wanna join, put me on the list?
Quote from: Mishra, Artificer Extraordinaire on December 29, 2013, 06:11:46 PM
I wanna join, put me on the list?
Consider it done! I'll update the list and put you on it soon, I've come down a nasty little bug (been coughing non-stop for almost 24 hours now) so I'm being a bit lazy today :P
Edit: oh, and active players feel free to toss dimiroverlord and mochalatte a pm if they don't reply soon! Get em going!
I've sent the others a PM. Am I able to just go ahead and take turns 2 and 3? Or should we wait for the others first?
Deck question. Specifically excluding infinite combo decks, would a competitive standard deck, a competitive modern deck, or an EDH deck be appropriate? (I assume anyone playing an edh deck has the normal comand zone rules, but the life total
Isn't increased).
Or should something more casual be used?
Any format. So long as it doesn't have infinite or really douchey combos, it's fine.
Should I take my turn now? And I have a question. If {mirko vosk, mind drinker} connects, can we say he mills 10 because that's the normal proportion of lands to spells in a deck? Otherwise he'd mill the whole deck?
He should mill until the next non token maybe. :). Keeps the random
You do draw first turn, since it is a sort of multiplayer.
Okay thanks
Ya know what I just realized my edh is gonna make my teammates hate me so here's my REAL turn 1
T1
Draw
{Watery Grave} untapped
{Hedron Crab}
End
18/6
Remember we share a life total of 80, so we're down to 78 now. No biggie, just thought I'd remind you.
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on December 30, 2013, 08:35:37 PM
Remember we share a life total of 80, so we're down to 78 now. No biggie, just thought I'd remind you.
{channel}{fireball}...
Yeah, I'd rather avoid spells like that on the basis that I personally don't have lifegain, unless I pull out {Beacon of Immortality}.
Questions like that really should be directed towards the thread in the Fun Stuff section regarding this game mode. However...
Seeing as the damage to the Horde is treated as mill (dealing 5 damage mills 5 cards), I imagine that switching life totals would result in milling whatever the difference was.
If the Horde were to go up in life, though, I'm not sure.
It has no valid life total, so it would fail.
Not really sure what happened to Mochalatte. But I say go ahead and start your 2nd turn (and 3rd, once you guys finish the 2nd). Mocha can catch up if he shows up before long.
Fantastic!
Turn 2.
Upkeep, untap, draw.
Play Swamp.
Tap Plains and Swamp for {Luminarch Ascension}.
Tap Sol Ring for {Boros Signet}.
End turn.
Hand state: 3.
Well, someone has a game plan, assuming you guys can hold off damage for 4 turns.
I guess I'll be in charge of blocking a lifegain.
T2
UT UK Draw
Plains
Tap for {W} to play another {souls attendant}
We gain one life so we're at 80 again.
Pass
Cards in hand: 5
Life total: 80
Draw
{verdant catacombs}
Horde mills 3
Crack to get a swamp
Horde mills 3
{glimpse the unthinkable}
End
79/5
Quote from: DimirOverlord1300 on December 31, 2013, 12:43:56 PM
Draw
{verdant catacombs}
Horde mills 3
Crack to get a swamp
Horde mills 3
{glimpse the unthinkable}
End
79/5
We're at 80 life broham.
You have to pay1 life to crack the fetch
It's fine. I made the horde mill 16 lol
Wait is it just the 3 of us now?
I guess so. ON TO TURN 3!!!
UT UK Draw
Plains
Tap out for a {thraben doomsayer}
Gain 2 life
Pass
Hand: 4
Life: 81
Alright
T3
Draw
{Scalding tarn}
Horde mills 3
Crack to get an island
Horde mills 3
Mind sculpt
Horde mills 13 total
End
80/4
Turn 3.
UP, UT, Draw.
Play Plains.
Tap two Plains, Sol Ring and the Swamp into Orzhov Signet for {Angelic Skirmisher}.
End turn.
Hand state: 2.
Any one home
Turn 4?
Sorry to interrupt, but just a question:
Gorzo, can I post the entire game narration of my group on my blog?
Since the 4th on our team isn't showing up, can we sub a new player?
I love killing me some zombies
Sorry guys, the delay is 100% my fault. This flu has really got me down. I'm starting to feel better though, and can start up again. But before I begin the horde, you should decide if you want to go at it the 3 of you, or if you want me to add and catch up a new 4th first. It'll be whomever is on the list after StrayKnight.
Edit: in the meantime, I have some horde shuffling and then quite a bit of milling to do lol
Quote from: IntoFire on January 03, 2014, 11:26:35 PM
Sorry to interrupt, but just a question:
Gorzo, can I post the entire game narration of my group on my blog?
If you really want to, considering how it ended. I don't mind if you repost my narrative, but please get the other players' permission before you post it since it includes their user names, or edit their names out so as not to infringe on their privacy
You guys wanna carry on with just the three of us? Or wait for one more? I'm not fussed either way. I have ways to deal with problem cards quite easily, so I'm not bothered.
Well taysby, considering one person has left us, would u like to join?
Play TRON!!!!!
Play something that still makes the Horde a challenge to go against. XD
Well I mean I'm playing mill...
Quote from: Taysby on January 04, 2014, 10:02:12 PM
Quote from: Taysby on December 09, 2013, 05:42:20 PM
I'll try playing after this round... And 2 que ed... Rounds are done.
Hey! What happened to me? I was in the que before xstrayknight!
Oh, crap, did I somehow miss your name when moving the list up? Well, damn, I'm sorry Taysby! Want to jump on in and catch up to turn 3?
Quote from: Taysby on January 05, 2014, 12:39:42 PM
Also, if tron is ok, how would (if it's ok) would {Mindslaver} work? And do the tokens have color? (For {all is dust})
Zombie tokens are black.
Tokens are black, so yes.
Mindslaver would be useless - the horde has no brain and it's 'turn' is replaced by a predetermined series of events. It makes no decisions, so Mindslaver wouldn't do anything.
Quote from: Taysby on January 05, 2014, 06:12:37 PM
Turn 1
No draw
{urza's tower}
{relic of progenitous}. I hope no one has graveyard like
Turn 2
{urza's power plant}
Pop the relic
Draw
Turn 3
{urza's mine}
{wurmcoil engine}
Pass
Have no fear! My {platinum angel} will save us! She'll come out next turn. Now where's that {platinum emperion} when you need him? :P
Wait to put that out so we can gains done life from my soul attendants.
Would it break the "don't be a jerk rule" to use my standard Skies deck? Every creature has flying :P
Gorzo's turn lol
Quote from: Taysby on January 05, 2014, 08:53:09 PM
Doesn't the hoard need to take a turn?
I thought it was 4 turns.
Fixed it :$
Which would be now. Horde incoming, people! Look sharp!
Here it comes... Writing now
TURN 2-3
The dark, slow mass in the distance drawing nearer and nearer is an ominous sight indeed. Most of you make your preparations for the battle ahead, strengthening your defenses and calling upon powerful allies.
DimirOverlord finds this strategy to be a bit dull, however. Instead, he leaves your shelter and approaches the army of the dead. His eyes roll back into his head and he taps into ancient and dark forces of a different calling, pitting his knowledge of ancient dark magics against what evil animates the approaching forces. A swinging, indigo void tears open through the air, pulling into it indiscriminately earth and undead alike. By the time the vortex spins closed, and DimirOverlord's pupils return to view, an entire quarter of the black army is gone. Simply pulled into the entropy.
(17 2/2 Zombie Tokens, 2 5/5 Zombie Giants, 2 {Diregraf Captain}s, 2 {Liliana's Reaver}s, {Havengul Runebinder}, {Geralf's Mindcrusher}, and {Unbreathing Horde} milled!)
TURN 4
DimirOverlord returns to the shelter, and comments, "I think I've made them mad!" Sure enough, just behind him, a massive, hulking brute of sagging muscle smashes through the doorway in one furious swipe of it's three arms. It peers it's head inside and shrieks, the skin beneath its nose peeling away to reveal four rattling jawbones. (5/5 Zombie Giant appears!)
Quickly from behind the towering beast, four figures dart towards you. Three of them look pretty normal, aside from clearly being dead. The fourth, however, wears plated steel armor, and thrusts a saber at you that drips some sort of inky gel. (3 2/2 Zombies and a {Diregraf Captain} appear!
Attacking:
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
3/3 Zombie
6/6 Zombie Giant
2/2 {Diregraf Captain}
On the battlefield:
The Attackers
Remaining Horde (deck): 69
The Slain (graveyard): 26
The Purged (exiled): 0
Okay, I declare Angelic Skirmisher as a blocker, choosing first strike as the combative ability. She blocks the Diregraf Captain.
I have a damage prevention spell in hand, but not enough mana to cast it!
Taysby, block the Zombie Giant with your Wurmcoil. That's the only way it'll die.
As for the other three zombies, I recommend blocking with the Hedron Crab, a Souls Attendant and a Human token, if there is one. Otherwise, both Attendants. I don't mean to kill your creatures off, but having access to heaps of 4/4 fliers is better, right? Or am I the only one who thinks that?
I'll block 2 3/3 with 2 souls attendants.
See I'd block with my crab, but he can mill a whole lot faster than anything else, plus I have something big for next turn
If we just take the 9 damage from the 3/3 tokens, that'll put us a little behind with your ascension, but you have a damage prevention spell or two and I kinda wanna keep my attendants cause they let us gain a bit of life when the horde hits the board.
Okay, sure.
Do you really wanna just mill the Hoard to (un?)death? That seems a bit fun stealing. XD
No I have creatures but they're cmc 5-6
We gain 10 life from the horde.
Quote from: Taysby on January 07, 2014, 04:57:13 PM
Then gain my 6
Then an additional 4 from the two wurms if your wurm coil died.
Thankfully, his Wurmcoil's still kicking. I blocked the Diregraf Captain with my Angelic Skirmisher, having chosen first strike so it's deathtouch couldn't get in. After first strike damage was dealt, all other Zombies lost their +1/+1 from the Captain, making the Zombie Giant a 5/5 again. Wurmcoil's a 6/6, so dead Giant.
Go strategy!
Turn 4 then?
I think so. Can someone involved in lifegain track our life total? I really can't be bothered.
I believe we are at 92. We gained 2 life from wurm coil entering the bf, then 10 from the 5 horde creatures, but lost 6 from letting 3 2/2's deal damaged but we gained 6 back when taysby blocked.
Okay, ON TO TURN 4
UK, UT, draw.
Play Mountain.
Tap Sol Ring into Signets to play {Quicksilver Amulet}.
Tap out lands into the Amulet to summon {Baneslayer Angel}.
Hand state: 1.
Are we attacking, guys? Or should we try to actually stretch it out? I'm not enjoying how easy this is getting.
We need blockers anyway, so as of yet don't attack
Okay guys, should I risk casting {wight of precinct six}? He's a beast for us and not as good for them, we could take him out, so should I?
Quote from: DimirOverlord1300 on January 07, 2014, 08:00:01 PM
Okay guys, should I risk casting {wight of precinct six}? He's a beast for us and not as good for them, we could take him out, so should I?
He'll be a 1/1 if gorzo gets it, so I say go for it. You have to get the thumbs up from taysby and stray though
I'm down with it. Go ahead.
We don't need the angel atm
Another Wurmcoil!
Okay then my t4
Draw
Play {Drowned Catacomb}
Cast {Breaking // Entering} (only breaking tho)
Cast {Wight of Precinct Six}
End
Whatever our life total is/2
Draw
Plains
Tap thraben for a token
Gain two
Tap out for a {hero of bladehold}
Gain 2 more
Pass
98/3
Board state: 2 soul attendants, 1 thraben doomsayer, 1 hero of bladehold and a human token.
Quote from: Taysby on January 07, 2014, 10:57:21 PM
Quote from: Spencer Addington on January 07, 2014, 09:37:11 PM
Draw
Plains
Tap thraben for a token
Gain two
Tap out for a {hero of bladehold}
Gain 2 more
Pass
98/3
Board state: 2 {soul attendants}, 1 {thraben doomsayer}, 1 {hero of bladehold} and a human token.
I forgot da brackets. I'm sorry.
Coin flip came up heads - you retain control of the Wight. Any other actions before the horde's next turn?
I haven't got anything I want to do.
I'm fine
Quote from: Taysby on January 08, 2014, 09:33:44 AM
I forgot the weight was a zombie... I think were done other than that...
That was why I asked haha. But yea I'm done.
Gorzo, him many creatures in your grave?
If I'm reading how you guys blocked correctly (the captain and giant died but the 3 2/2 tokens are still alive [err...undead?], correct?) then the graveyard for the horde is currently up to 28, all creatures.
So my guys a 29/29
{zombie apocalypse!}! {zombie apocalypse}! {zombie apocalypse}! {zombie apocalypse}!
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 09, 2014, 11:28:49 AM
{zombie apocalypse!}! {zombie apocalypse}! {zombie apocalypse}! {zombie apocalypse}!
STOP IT BIRDBRAIN!!!!!!
Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse!
😡
It's all you gorzo :)
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 09, 2014, 04:33:23 PM
Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse! Squirrel apocalypse!
Lol if that were a card, I'd cheat it into play right now :P just for you, Bird!
Writing now!
TURN 5
Bolstering your defenses seems to be proving effective. Only a measly pair of the dead manage to scramble in towards you and join the battle, for the time being. (2 2/2 Zombies added!)
However, something begins to seep into your sheltered keep that no barricade or door would be able to keep out. A glistening, dark mist creeps through every crack and opening. The smell is overwhelming - Decay. Rot. Whatever this mist is, it assaults the senses. And it creeps slowly towards the living, beckoning all the while, as if it has something to offer them. (The {Call to the Grave} is now in effect! Hope you like sacrificing stuff!)
Attacking:
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
2/2 Zombie
On the battlefield:
The Attackers,
{Call to the Grave}
Remaining Horde (deck): 66
The Slain (graveyard): 28
The Purged (exiled): 0
I block with both Angelic Skirmisher and Baneslayer Angel, choosing lifelink as the combative ability.
Two Zombies die, we gain 9 life.
I'll block one with my wight
I milled 11 on my turn
Yeah, well, I have to sac one of mine next turn. -grumble-
We gain 10 from the horde, 9 from stray and 12 from taysby for a grand total of..... 31 life.
Who else here thinks Gorzo should become an author
Quote from: DimirOverlord1300 on January 10, 2014, 08:13:02 AM
I milled 11 on my turn
Sorry, missed the Breaking. Will add the 8 mill to the next turn - why would it be 11 though? I'm assuming Hedron crab, but didn't it block last turn and die so the Luminarch Ascension could get a counter?
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 11, 2014, 11:25:29 AM
Who else here thinks Gorzo should become an author
Quite the compliment ;) thank you for the kind words! In truth I've always wanted to write, and I even have a great story I want to create/tell for either a fantasy novel or maybe graphic novel (if I could find an artist on my wavelength willing to work for the peanuts I have to offer lol) but I struggle with getting the ball rolling with it. Naming characters mostly, I suck horribly at naming my characters!
Quote from: Gorzo on January 11, 2014, 11:31:37 AM
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 11, 2014, 11:25:29 AM
Who else here thinks Gorzo should become an author
Quite the compliment ;) thank you for the kind words! In truth I've always wanted to write, and I even have a great story I want to create/tell for either a fantasy novel or maybe graphic novel (if I could find an artist on my wavelength willing to work for the peanuts I have to offer lol) but I struggle with getting the ball rolling with it. Naming characters mostly, I suck horribly at naming my characters!
maybe I could help with that
No I didn't block with it
What's our life total?
Life total: 129
Sorry guys, I've been falling behind on this. Combination of being in poor health and getting highly distracted by some family stuff.
Yes, it's the players' turn now. {Call to the Grave} triggers during your upkeeps, and you each must sacrifice a non-zombie when it resolves.
Okay, I sacrifice my Baneslayer Angel.
UT, UK, draw.
Play Plains.
Tap two Plains, a Swamp and a Mountain to cast {Kaalia of the Vast}.
Tap Sol Ring to cast {Lightning Greaves}.
Attach Greaves to Kaalia and attack, accelerating {Angel of Despair} onto the field. Target Horde Enchantment.
Anyone else?
Wait doesn't the horde still need it's turn?
We just defended from their turn. It's ours now.
Oh okay lol
Is this still going?
As far as I'm aware. I still have deck out. But alas, 'tis not my turn! I think you're the only one who has gone yet this turn, Stray.
Is this thread alive anymore?
So I had my two edh decks out
One lifegain one super friends and my two decks beat the horde. Oh ya this was edh. Of course I ult {jace the mind sculpter}
Yeah, I've been waiting for other people to hurry up and take their turns!
G,#*¥'
Give me an hour :)
Draw
Plains
Tap out for {cathars crusade}
Tap thraben for a human token
Everything I control gets a +1/+1 counter.
We gain 2 life
Wait to see if we are going to attack I guess
Board state:
4/5 {hero of bladehold}
3/3 {thraben doomsayer}
2 2/2 human tokens
2 2/2 {souls attendant}
5 plains
Hand: 2
My dog knocked my cards off my deck and I can't remember what I had in hand. It kinda looks dead in here too, so I guess I'm out...
what's going on with this? I want to be able to play... :P
We're waiting...
-The Zombies
Taysby and dimiroverlord still have to go and my deck got knocked off my desk, so....
This is dead
Is there still any interest in this? I would be happy to keep running it, but it would need a re-structured player list for still-interested players.
Quote from: Gorzo on February 10, 2014, 10:57:23 PM
Is there still any interest in this? I would be happy to keep running it, but it would need a re-structured player list for still-interested players.
Do it!!! I'm making a new deck and want to test it on the undead sons a bitches!!!
Not completely sure how to play this...but ill try. Smow day tomorrow...
I want to play
Quote from: Gorzo on February 10, 2014, 10:57:23 PM
Is there still any interest in this? I would be happy to keep running it, but it would need a re-structured player list for still-interested players.
I still want to play :)
Count me in
Yeuuuuuuuuuup
I'm still interested, and I'm annoyed that my round died off.
I'm pretty sure I was on the list somewhere
I'm on the deck. Sooo...
il play
I'm playing with my {Animar Soul of Artefacts} deck
Does anyone else have a horde deck to take over?
I do have a horde deck but it will take a while for me to right the beautiful story gorzo wrote
Quote from: Millionlittlee on March 19, 2014, 02:29:17 PM
I do have a horde deck but it will take a while for me to right the beautiful story gorzo wrote
the stories are cool but i dont think they are nessecary
I have a spirit horde deck.
I should be up, but the page in front says my old name, LeavingEden102
I read this and teared up when i remembered we lost Gorzo... In his memory this should be turned into Gorzo horde, with zombies exclusively referred to as gorzites. Nobody can do this like he did it :(
No, in memory of Gorzo
Quote from: Splicer on May 01, 2014, 07:26:12 PM
No, in memory of Gorzo
Did you ever even talk to him or get his advice?
Yes
I have a horde deck, but not a Zombue horde. I built it based on Gorzo's construction.
80 tokens
20 power spells/creatures.
I call it Nature's Revolt. Anyone still interested
in playing?
I'm up for it
Quote from: Taysby on August 10, 2014, 01:20:10 PM
Time to resurrect this with gorzo back? If so, I'm in!
Me too!
I'm keen!
I swear I will not cheat this time!
I wanna try
I would be glad to as well.
I need some time to get everything prepped, and get a group together and whatnot, but I'll be happy to do it. I may have to limit the decks to standard though, to keep the power level from tromping the horde
I have a {B}{G} standard deck...
DIBS
Quote from: Taysby on August 11, 2014, 09:24:46 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on August 11, 2014, 07:32:45 PM
I need some time to get everything prepped, and get a group together and whatnot, but I'll be happy to do it. I may have to limit the decks to standard though, to keep the power level from tromping the horde
Sad face...
Just make the horde better!
:P 80 5/5 zombie giants and 20 copies of {Zombie Apocalypse}?
Quote from: Gorzo on August 12, 2014, 01:32:38 AM
Quote from: Taysby on August 11, 2014, 09:24:46 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on August 11, 2014, 07:32:45 PM
I need some time to get everything prepped, and get a group together and whatnot, but I'll be happy to do it. I may have to limit the decks to standard though, to keep the power level from tromping the horde
Sad face...
Just make the horde better!
:P 80 5/5 zombie giants and 20 copies of {Zombie Apocalypse}?
YESSSSS!!! MAKE IT AN EDH WITH MIKEAUS!!!!
I could offer up my mates Grixis Zombie Commander as a potential candidate. It runs {Nekusar, the Mindrazer}. Just have it pump out a 5/5 Zombie Giant or two 2/2 Zombies each turn when you don't do anything.
If at all possible I'd want to be in
If this starts up again.
Gorzo pleasseee start this up again. This sounded like so much fun. I'd be in for sure.
Same, we might want a new thread though, this ones almost 40 pages.
Quote from: Kaalia with haste on December 14, 2014, 07:37:04 PM
Same, we might want a new thread though, this ones almost 40 pages.
Me, DimirOverlord and Kaalia are definitely in. We could get a group together that wouldn't have problems with long over because we are all friends irl. Anyway pls start this back up Gorzo. Pls.
Idk if he can anymore... Lol
I could see if I could read up on it and get it started. It sounded like fun. Just dunno if my time (GMT+1) is very suited for you guys mostly live in the USA??
Just done the reading and I got some ideas. Both longer term and short term realizable. Got two zombie decks that could go hand-in-hand vs 2 in a 2H giant. Zombies would have the advantage of easy coop. Otherwise I could see if I could virtually merge these two, making a quite evil zombie deck with basics being 2/2 tokens. Or I could pop one of my 2 Theros event decks, got the Minotaur horde and the Xenagos one. Say the word, I'm game.
I'm down
Gave it some time, looks like yr the only one in for now. Could do a two man run on Xenagos or face the horde? My local time is now 8.45 so I'm IMTG time +5. We could settle on a time and date perhaps?
Can I join?
Sure. Haven't started yet. This week has been extremely busy with kids. Monday started with a trip to the hospital due to a concussion, that night one of my daughters developed a severe respiratory spell, needed to be seen as well. She needed medication every 4 hours.. That combined with bad sleeping the week before that... Couldn't be asked to set up a deck for zombies.
We could start up with Xenagos or Horde from the Theros block. I could team up so we'd be three. We take turns simultaneously, so we don't have to wait for one another. I'll play a turn on the event deck once all turns are in.
All that is left to do now is find m and set up.
Opening a wall game: Defeat A God.
First draft of the zombie horde event deck is in casual. It is a combination of my two zombie decks with some of the cards left out and modified to 100 cards. Please shoot.
The Zombie horde is ready and waiting:
Quote from: Kaylesh on March 18, 2015, 04:31:27 PM
10 {Island}
30 {Swamp}
40 lands
2 {Abattoir Ghoul}
1 {Diregraf Captain}
2 {Frightshroud Courier}
2 {Gempalm Polluter}
2 {Gravebane Zombie}
3 {Gravedigger}
2 {Gray Merchant of Asphodel}
4 {Highborn Ghoul}
4 {Infectious Horror}
1 {Infectious Host}
3 {Infernal Caretaker}
1 {Nested Ghoul}
2 {Organ Grinder}
4 {Shepherd of Rot}
1 {Soulless One}
2 {Vedalken Ghoul}
2 {Veilborn Ghoul}
2 {Vengeful Dead}
3 {Zombie Brute}
43 creatures
2 {Covenant of Blood}
3 {Essence Harvest}
1 {Evincar's Justice}
2 {Ghoulcaller's Chant}
4 {Sign in Blood}
2 {Syphon Soul}
2 {Vile Rebirth}
1 {zombie apocalypse}
17 other spells
Sideboard
Notes:
Be afraid!
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