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I ran Big Game Hunters a #fabtcg event this weekend. It was designed to be a bit like old school magic where players put up ante. There were also so flavourful twists and turns as players each received a unique Blessing of Chaos or Blessing of Dracai to use during the event. 4x commoner into CC T8.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I actually like it when a show subverts expectations regarding plot armour. The film itself I go back and forth on. I've probably seen it about five times and sometimes I think it's bland and uninteresting, even boring. Sometimes I think it's dark, grim and engaging.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Hunter or Hunted. I'm hosting my second event at my LGS next weekend. Some flavourful additions being prepared. The games might not be as hard as reading my handwriting :P If you're in New Zealand and want to sign up you can do so here: novagames.co.nz/collections/...

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I dont know how you turned up on my timeline but ... You post about Generals, you get a follow.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

You content is amazing. But just do whatever brings you joy, whether it's staying or leaving.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I'm running my second event at a local store in New Zealand. This one is Hunted themed. As such, participants bring along a bounty of cards and claim bounties from others for each game they win. Excited to put together another event and do something a bit different for the community :)

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Won my Road to Nationals here in New Zealand playing Oscilio. Taking out 3x CYB decks in the top 8, including beating Calling Champion Matt Rogers and Guardian legend Cayle McCreath. Ecstatic with the result!

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

But the prestige of a high placing... ESPECIALLY on Rhinar ... is priceless.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

My preference would be for the shared example. I know there's problems either way, but I know there's local players who will now, at a competitive event, need to be coaxed at every moment and will be looking to move quickly their opponent forgets. It's bad sportsmanship ... but the game allows it

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I understand there's advantages and disadvantages both ways ... but James' personal story amounted to being put into a position of playing by the rules or not, not being put in a position of helping his opponent win. The cards are played, do they take effect? 1/2

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Day two of the #fabtcg Calling Christchurch on Oscillio with a 5-2 record. Very proud to get this far after setting my goal for the event at 1 win. Looking forward to the games today :)

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Really love it. Also, love how you captured Florence noteable facial structure. Really cool piece!

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Hard agree. Only missed opportunity was some flavour text in that ocean of white.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

It's always nerve wracking to put yourself out there by doing something creative but I bet the results are rad.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

It's New Years eve here in New Zealand, wishing all the #fabtcg family a happy New Year and a 2025 filled with great friends and great games.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

In card games you might find a 50 yo playing against a 10 yo, a mother playing against her son's friend, a neurodiverse person discussing deck builds with someone else. I've always thought the strength of the community is it is almost unconditionally accepting of whoever wants to play. 3/3

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I was a bit socially awkward growing up and found a home playing Magic cards with friends, people at a local store, and at school (when we weren't kicked out of the library for doing so). It gave me a sense of community I might not have otherwise experienced and I'm grateful for it. 2/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

One thing I like about TCGs is that they are often welcoming of people who are a bit different in one way or another. The communities are usually a little odd in someway, and so if someone else comes along who doesn't quite fit a societal norm, then they are welcomed in as one of the same. 1/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Call to the Grave -> Plume -> Ring of Roses is a four of :P

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

While the Calling Kuala Lumpur and Battle Harden Wellington took place this weekend, alongside Skirmish season ... the REAL #fabtcg main event of the weekend was the Battle for Candlehold that I hosted at a local store, check out this write up if you're curious :)

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Battle for Candlehold – After Action Report

“Florian must be stopped. His poison tongue must be silenced before it corrupts all of Candlehold. Bring sanity back to this land. Defeat him, and his champions. Earn my blessing.”- Ver…

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

There's so many unhelpful and inaccurate views on mental health in social media. My supervisor gave a wonderful articulation of my experience as a therapist today when he said "Years ago, psycho-education used to be about teaching people new ideas, now it is about getting them to discard ideas".

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I don't know who you are (Discover feed!) but that's an amazing achievement. Well done! :)

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Really? If you can maintain the ability, it's likely an energy potion every turn. That seems really powerful.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I hadn't seen the musical before but went to see the movie with my partner. I appreciated that it was equal parts magic/Oz and Mean Girls. It was a banger!

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Agreed. Playing some classes (and a fairly large spread classes) into Engima feels like playing into early Prism more than like playing into Dromai.

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DeadSummer, Fabled Scholar @deadsummer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I will never stop singing the praises of Nathan and his site legendarystories.net for collecting and organising all the lore for FaB. Absolute legend in the FaB lore community. Go give him a follow!

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Introduction - Flesh and Blood Lore

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A big of a throwback draft of #fabtcg with friends over the weekend. I was the one of Iyslander ... as evidenced by the seven Aether Iceviens :P Only played two rounds, but went 2-0 beating a 1/4 Dromai and a 1/3 Fai. Draft is probably my favourite format of FaB.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

James White's commentary that CYB Engima is "what a control deck looks like in Flesh and Blood" seems to indicate banning Sink and/or Fate is not the direction the developers are looking at.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

But most Engima's on CYB don't attack. So they will always be below. If they aren't, they just take some damage. The cards that would have blocked stay in the deck and so are life/block later given that the match up will go to fatigue. There isn't really a mini-game, it just lengthens the game.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

You can play it that way. CYB being generic means it can go in any deck though. Michael Hamilton at World's ran it in Nuu. That style of build doesn't really fit thematically with an assassin but it is possible to build the deck that way. CYB Engima doesn make ward/auras but not till turn 50 :P

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Reaping Blade, if that's what you're referencing, doesn't really help with CYB in a meaningful way.

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This allows any deck to have a counter of some type if they make the space for it, if people sleep on CYB it allows that deck to win a tournament. It also allows counter play by the CYB player, who can wait till you tap out and play his spells or play another life gain in response 5/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

exist that allow you to play your game into CYB (but ideally it shouldn't be a one card, hard counter either). Something like Vambrace but a bit stronger ... like a generic arms piece that said pay two: the next time your opponent would gain life this turn prevent it 4/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

play your game against them, are starts in play, stays in play cards ... you also know you'll be playing Kano when you see the hero reveal. For CYB to be healthy, I think the same conditions would need to occur and a generic equipment piece or multiple classes equipment pieces would need to 3/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

And I thought about other decks that require specific countering. Kano jumps to mind, if you didn't bring more than 1 AB and/or SV then you generally just lose without getting to play the game. The difference that came to my mind was that the counter to Kano, or at least the cards that let you 2/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I also found that language a bit confronting but tbf, it's not far away from what Oldhim did in the past. I was recently thinking about the counters to CYB and how they need to be made space for in the sideboard, but then also drawn at relevant times and then, themselves not be countered... 1/x

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Sam George @stonethecrow01.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

There's no denying you were on to this card's deal from the start.

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