Hello, and welcome to the 2013 edition of the MTGS Cube Forum Secret Santa! Some people showed interest in this in the Community thread, so I volunteered to coordinate this year's edition. (You can also check the previouseditions.)
Let's start with a small FAQ, courtesy of Humpty_Dumpty and MagnetMan. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
"?">Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition in which members of a group or community are randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost, since the alternative gift tradition is for each person to buy gifts for every other person. In this way, the Secret Santa tradition also encourages gift exchange groups whose members are not close enough to participate in the alternative tradition of giving presents to everyone else. (from Wikipedia)
Like the definition said, it's a way to give/receive gifts from people you wouldn't normally have that kind of interaction with. It's always fun to get things in the mail that aren't bills or junk; it's also a lot of fun to send something that isn't a bill payment or similar.
Don't worry, you're just picking out a gift for a fellow forum member, not a fiance. From similar events, I've found that something in the $10-$15 range is average. Factor in shipping and you can easily make someone's day for under $20.
There is a real mix of people on this thread, from impoverished students to relatively well paid professionals. Other people may have artistic talents, and a few alters were sent last years. Participants should understand that this is quite different from a trade, and give what they can afford.
Once I've got a list of everyone who wants to sign up, I'll shuffle up the names and randomly "hand them out" to another person.
Luckily, we all share one very common interest =P To make things a bit easier, I'm gonna ask that everyone participating send me a "wishlist" of any length along with the rest of their info. This way, no one should draw a complete blank when coming up with ideas.
Of course not! Be creative! That's what makes this fun. The wishlist idea is just something I thought of to make things a bit easier. Remember that the bigger the wishlist, the easier you make things for your Santa.
First thing's first, post in this thread, then send me a PM. In your PM, please include:
-Name
-Address
-A wishlist of any number of Magic related items you may like
I'll keep an updated list of everyone participating at the bottom of this post. I'll wait about a week or so before I close off entry and start handing out names.
As soon as possible! Since we all live in a wide variety of cities, states, countries and even continents, the actual date we all receive our gifts is going to vary. Don't rush out and grab the first thing you see, but do your best so that your recipient gets their gift before the end of January.
One cool thing I've seen done is a gift reveal thread after the exchange. So once you get your gift, take a picture with/of it! Once the presents start rolling in, I'll start up another thread so we can show off our shiny presents and thank our fellow cubists =D
Like last year, we can probably just keep this thread going to show off the shiny presents.
I'll close the list of participants after a week (more or less). That way, some of us can still get their goodies in time! I will also keep this post updated with the list of participants.
I have been out of the loop for a while, but am definitely interested in tbis endeavor. Plus, I have a bunch of foils/alters from my dismantled peasant cube that would love to find a home. I will have the PM in soon.
I have been out of the loop for a while, but am definitely interested in tbis endeavor. Plus, I have a bunch of foils/alters from my dismantled peasant cube that would love to find a home. I will have the PM in soon.
No problem... I'll only add your name to the OP after receiving your PM, but I'm keeping everyone's name. Just make sure you send me your PMs before Sunday night!
I'm still waiting for some PMs. I am thinking about closing the list next Monday, December 9th, at 8AM GMT. I someone else still wants to join, they're very welcome!
Total side note but I like how people are discussing running this over itself.
Well, it has to be said that Kolaghan is clearly better than Kolaghan. Considering what BR decks usually want and how stiff the competition in this guild is, there is no way that I would run Kolaghan over Kolaghan! Kolaghan might make it in as the sixth guild card or so. Kolaghan on the other hand ranks several places below that.
It was so funny to me when they described this as a downgrade to the original Zurgo during the Pax East panel. I was thinking if this is a downgrade, they should really "downgrade" all legendary creatures. Haha.
My deck designing is quite concise at this point:
1. Come up with deck idea
2. Realize this idea is somehow fundamentally similar to another deck I have or that is commonly played in my group
3. Decide I don't want to disassemble one of my existing decks
4. Give up and do nothing
I don't see the point of this new shroud mechanic. It's strictly worse than Hexproof. Threshold is pretty bad too, Delirium is a much better mechanic and probably easier to activate.
Otherwise this card is a pretty neat guy. Dodges removal and grows into a Primal Huntbeast. 3/5
We have 13 Secret Santas this year (you can find their names in the OP). I already sent the lists by PM. Don't forget to post here when you receive your presents!
Total side note but I like how people are discussing running this over itself.
Well, it has to be said that Kolaghan is clearly better than Kolaghan. Considering what BR decks usually want and how stiff the competition in this guild is, there is no way that I would run Kolaghan over Kolaghan! Kolaghan might make it in as the sixth guild card or so. Kolaghan on the other hand ranks several places below that.
It was so funny to me when they described this as a downgrade to the original Zurgo during the Pax East panel. I was thinking if this is a downgrade, they should really "downgrade" all legendary creatures. Haha.
My deck designing is quite concise at this point:
1. Come up with deck idea
2. Realize this idea is somehow fundamentally similar to another deck I have or that is commonly played in my group
3. Decide I don't want to disassemble one of my existing decks
4. Give up and do nothing
I don't see the point of this new shroud mechanic. It's strictly worse than Hexproof. Threshold is pretty bad too, Delirium is a much better mechanic and probably easier to activate.
Otherwise this card is a pretty neat guy. Dodges removal and grows into a Primal Huntbeast. 3/5
Let's start with a small FAQ, courtesy of Humpty_Dumpty and MagnetMan. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
There is a real mix of people on this thread, from impoverished students to relatively well paid professionals. Other people may have artistic talents, and a few alters were sent last years. Participants should understand that this is quite different from a trade, and give what they can afford.
-Name
-Address
-A wishlist of any number of Magic related items you may like
I'll keep an updated list of everyone participating at the bottom of this post. I'll wait about a week or so before I close off entry and start handing out names.
Like last year, we can probably just keep this thread going to show off the shiny presents.
Participants:
akroma44
chucknorris(god's father
Juju
MagnetMan
MarkusMagic
Mister Lamp
mook1e
mrbrightside
Oglor
Smithore
Suicufnoc
swarmandsing
Winterlude
Former DCI L2 Judge
My old Cube podcast on ManaDeprived, with Goodking and artbcnco: http://manadeprived.com/podcasts/mtgin3d/
You can find me on Twitter as well.
Nice!
Please don't forget to
I'm also looking forward to this.
Former DCI L2 Judge
My old Cube podcast on ManaDeprived, with Goodking and artbcnco: http://manadeprived.com/podcasts/mtgin3d/
You can find me on Twitter as well.
Kicking asses in style
thanks to me for this wonderfull sig.
EDH Decks:
- Reya Dawnbringer // - Mistform Ultimus // - Balthor the Defiled // - Urabrask the Hidden // - Mirri, Cat Warrior
360 Uncommons only Cube!
I hope my secret santa recipient likes altered cards.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
I need to finish my list overhaul, so pm will be sent later (a day or so...)
540 Peasant cube- Gold EditionSomething Spicyhttp://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=484979
No problem... I'll only add your name to the OP after receiving your PM, but I'm keeping everyone's name. Just make sure you send me your PMs before Sunday night!
Former DCI L2 Judge
My old Cube podcast on ManaDeprived, with Goodking and artbcnco: http://manadeprived.com/podcasts/mtgin3d/
You can find me on Twitter as well.
Former DCI L2 Judge
My old Cube podcast on ManaDeprived, with Goodking and artbcnco: http://manadeprived.com/podcasts/mtgin3d/
You can find me on Twitter as well.
Former DCI L2 Judge
My old Cube podcast on ManaDeprived, with Goodking and artbcnco: http://manadeprived.com/podcasts/mtgin3d/
You can find me on Twitter as well.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards
I actually haven't even sent my gift out yet. I needed the money I got for Christmas to get the cards and to get out to my LGS to pick them up haha.
Kind regards
Markus
Finally finished and sent out my Secret Santa gift. I hope it goes down well.
Juju Alters - Altered MTG Cards