I want to read about him being the bad ass that he apparently is in the stories, not about how he was part of a traveling circus.
/Name of the Wind rant
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The entire story is told in a series of flashbacks - it's 90% of the book (and book 2). You may not like it if that put you off, but I'd encourage you to keep reading. The book is mostly about his becoming Kvothe - the journey to how he got there. It's a long story. If you're looking for him wielding a sword, slaying beasts, kicking ass and taking names, you're reading the wrong book.
Not all books are for everyone, so maybe it's not your bag. It's too bad if it's not, because that's a damn fine book.
Someone earlier in this thread told me about the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. Anyone have any thoughts on that one? I thumbed through the first book in that series that last time I was in Barnes and Noble. It seemed quite good, but I didn't want to buy it just yet.
Abercrombie is awesome. In contrast to The Name of the Wind, it's gritty, dark and there's some pretty good action. The character development is as deep as any fantasy I've read. Much like Martin, the heroes can act like villains and the villains can act heroic. There's no "he's good / he's bad". The characters are all unique, and it's clear that their past experiences shape the way they act in Abercrombie's world. I love the books. (and the fact that the trilogy is complete is a big bonus) I'd highly recommend it.
I'm not sure if I played those other games. None of them rings a bell, but I played a lot of 64 so I may have played them.
Cheers,
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Make it three. M.U.L.E. is still one of my top 5 best games of all time. I had an Atari 8-bit (800) and played the hell out of it. Archon and Archon 2 were awesome - really most of the Electronic Arts games back then were pretty good. Did you ever play Wizard's Crown? (early RPG, I think it was C64 also)
I've posted a couple of times on the forums, asking for help in evaluating collections. I've gotten some useful advice, and I think I have a good idea on how to evaluate collections that list out the most expensive cards.
Does anyone have some guidelines / strategy for how to make offers on collections of cards that don't have singles listed? What's your strategy?
Do you try to meet that person in person and thumb through the cards first, looking for some hidden gems and make an offer on the spot?
Do you make offers via the Internet without seeing the collection at all?
Do you contact the seller via email and ask questions about the collection? What sort of things do you ask?
If you don't have any information on the cards (but you know the seller hasn't pulled all the expensive stuff), do you have a formula you follow to make your offer?
(I don't have any aspirations to make a bunch of money buying collections. But I like the idea of spending a little cash to buy collections, and selling just enough to make my money back, and maybe build my trade binder. I don't mind a little bit of work to run some auctions.)
On another note, today I found a fairly cheap used copy of a book that was recommended to me by a fellow Song of Ice and Fire fan: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Anyone else read this that can share their opinions on it?
My friend also recommended the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. Anyone have an opinion on that one?
The Name of the Wind is one of the best debut books by a fantasy author. It's riveting (if you like the genre). It's not a difficult read, but it's very entertaining. I highly recommend it. Just realize the series isn't finished - book 2 just came out and was good, but not at the same level as book 1.
The Farseer Trilogy is good, not great. Robin Hobb is one of those "forgettable" fantasy authors, IMO. It's good when you're in the mood for fantasy, just don't expect anything great.
Have you read The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie? If you haven't and you like fantasy, I would recommend that one as well. He's another breakout fantasy author, and the first book in the trilogy was his debut novel. It's in my top 5 favorite series, maybe #3 after George Martin and Tolkein.
I'm still not exactly sure how to go about playing Upheaval. Everyone raves about it, so I assume it's a failing on my part. It seems like a game reset giving you turn 1. I don't get how it creates uneven board states though. Can someone give me some examples of how it's worked for them?
Color me confused, too. That's what I like about these threads, though. Clearly this card does something broken that I'm just not aware of in the Cube. Looking forward to learning a new deck strategy...
1) Sword of Light and Shadow - not much explanation. Sword cycle is teh awesome.
2) Counterspell - the original. I'm a control player and I'm always happy to pickup permission early.
3) Wrath of God - probably not the best pick here. Ajani and Day of Judgment mean a white player to my left, but I might try to cut white hard. Would be nice if Mutavault wheeled.
Sitting here watching UFC and resleeving my Cube with KMC Perfect Fits. This is every bit as boring as I thought it would be. Someone tell me this will be worth it in the long run. I noticed some grime gathering on the inside top of my sleeves. Hopefully this will protect my expensive cards from wear and any accidental spills.
I always told people this was a great show and they'd look at me like I was crazy. Why was a 20-something single (at the time) guy watching a WB show that centered around a single mother and her teenage daughter?
The writing and dialogue on this show was some of the wittiest on TV before some of the modern sitcoms (Arrested Development / 30 Rock) it was a great show from the beginning with some very quirky supporting characters. It went off the rails the last 2-3 season but the first few were some of my favorite shows. I still watch reruns on my DVR late at night when nothing's on.
Of course, Lauren Graham's ass wasn't bad too look at, either.
What kind of decks is Waterfront Bouncer seeing play in? He's not making the cut here and I'm considering swapping for Spellskite. The discard cost seems steep for bouncing a creature unless you're in a Reanimator build.
Did you ever see Reanimate / Animate Dead, etc? That's a pretty good start to UB Reanimator.
The red is a tough call. I probably would have left it out and put in a couple of finishers like Ob Nixilis, the Fallen , Sphinx of Jwar Isle and run more counters. But it's tough to argue a 6-1 record and an MVP Flametongue Kavu. Did SoFI get on the table much? Easily my favorite of the swords.
I have to vent for a moment. A few weeks ago I bought a small collection of cards off Ye Olde Auction House. It was a very good price and contained a couple of Fetchlands I needed to de-proxy my Cube. The price was good enough that I could re-sell several of the rares and make my money back, essentially getting some free Fetchlands for a bit of work.
Ouch. I think after all the dust settles, I probably lost money on this transaction. At these prices I would rather have sold them for $5 a piece to fellow MTGS Cubers.
I missed a lot of Magic. Can someone explain this one to me? Is it as simple as mana ramp, play fatty, play Wildfire?
I tend to favor control. UW or UB control are my favs. I love card advantage, permission and ETB creature abuse. I've had to force myself to draft aggro when it's open. I was very successful with my first BG aggro deck, but since then my record is pretty crap with aggro. My least favorite is green midrange. I like interesting card interactions rather than acceleration into fatties.
More Name of the Wind spoilers
Not all books are for everyone, so maybe it's not your bag. It's too bad if it's not, because that's a damn fine book.
Abercrombie is awesome. In contrast to The Name of the Wind, it's gritty, dark and there's some pretty good action. The character development is as deep as any fantasy I've read. Much like Martin, the heroes can act like villains and the villains can act heroic. There's no "he's good / he's bad". The characters are all unique, and it's clear that their past experiences shape the way they act in Abercrombie's world. I love the books. (and the fact that the trilogy is complete is a big bonus) I'd highly recommend it.
Make it three. M.U.L.E. is still one of my top 5 best games of all time. I had an Atari 8-bit (800) and played the hell out of it. Archon and Archon 2 were awesome - really most of the Electronic Arts games back then were pretty good. Did you ever play Wizard's Crown? (early RPG, I think it was C64 also)
I'm 35 and I still occasionally eat a can of Spaghettio's. (although I have no idea how I used to think Vienna Sausages were good)
Does anyone have some guidelines / strategy for how to make offers on collections of cards that don't have singles listed? What's your strategy?
(I don't have any aspirations to make a bunch of money buying collections. But I like the idea of spending a little cash to buy collections, and selling just enough to make my money back, and maybe build my trade binder. I don't mind a little bit of work to run some auctions.)
The Name of the Wind is one of the best debut books by a fantasy author. It's riveting (if you like the genre). It's not a difficult read, but it's very entertaining. I highly recommend it. Just realize the series isn't finished - book 2 just came out and was good, but not at the same level as book 1.
The Farseer Trilogy is good, not great. Robin Hobb is one of those "forgettable" fantasy authors, IMO. It's good when you're in the mood for fantasy, just don't expect anything great.
Have you read The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie? If you haven't and you like fantasy, I would recommend that one as well. He's another breakout fantasy author, and the first book in the trilogy was his debut novel. It's in my top 5 favorite series, maybe #3 after George Martin and Tolkein.
Color me confused, too. That's what I like about these threads, though. Clearly this card does something broken that I'm just not aware of in the Cube. Looking forward to learning a new deck strategy...
// Approx 1600 rares
3 Force Of Will
2 Wasteland
1 Mana Crypt
4 Tolarian Academy
4 Primeval Titan
4 Grim Monolith
3 Power Artifact
4 Crucible Of Worlds
4 Metalworkers
1 Aether Vile
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Sol Ring
2 Enlightened Tutor
1 Gilded Drake
4 Replenish
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Watery Grave
1 Mind Over Mater
1 Wheel of Fortune
4 Energy Field
2) Counterspell - the original. I'm a control player and I'm always happy to pickup permission early.
3) Wrath of God - probably not the best pick here. Ajani and Day of Judgment mean a white player to my left, but I might try to cut white hard. Would be nice if Mutavault wheeled.
I always told people this was a great show and they'd look at me like I was crazy. Why was a 20-something single (at the time) guy watching a WB show that centered around a single mother and her teenage daughter?
The writing and dialogue on this show was some of the wittiest on TV before some of the modern sitcoms (Arrested Development / 30 Rock) it was a great show from the beginning with some very quirky supporting characters. It went off the rails the last 2-3 season but the first few were some of my favorite shows. I still watch reruns on my DVR late at night when nothing's on.
Of course, Lauren Graham's ass wasn't bad too look at, either.
What kind of decks is Waterfront Bouncer seeing play in? He's not making the cut here and I'm considering swapping for Spellskite. The discard cost seems steep for bouncing a creature unless you're in a Reanimator build.
Did you ever see Reanimate / Animate Dead, etc? That's a pretty good start to UB Reanimator.
The red is a tough call. I probably would have left it out and put in a couple of finishers like Ob Nixilis, the Fallen , Sphinx of Jwar Isle and run more counters. But it's tough to argue a 6-1 record and an MVP Flametongue Kavu. Did SoFI get on the table much? Easily my favorite of the swords.
Tonight, my auctions ended. What did my cards sell for?
Noble Hierarch - $3.25
Verdant Catacombs - $7.00
Arid Mesa - $7.28
Scalding Tarn - $6.50 & $7.78
Ouch. I think after all the dust settles, I probably lost money on this transaction. At these prices I would rather have sold them for $5 a piece to fellow MTGS Cubers.
Sonofa... I'm going to go have a beer.
I missed a lot of Magic. Can someone explain this one to me? Is it as simple as mana ramp, play fatty, play Wildfire?
I tend to favor control. UW or UB control are my favs. I love card advantage, permission and ETB creature abuse. I've had to force myself to draft aggro when it's open. I was very successful with my first BG aggro deck, but since then my record is pretty crap with aggro. My least favorite is green midrange. I like interesting card interactions rather than acceleration into fatties.