http://www.thinkgeek.com/pennyarcade/other/7faf/
Got my set today, the artwork is great and the game actually seems deep. I'll post more details after this weekend when I actually get a chance to play it.
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http://www.thinkgeek.com/pennyarcade/other/7faf/
Got my set today, the artwork is great and the game actually seems deep. I'll post more details after this weekend when I actually get a chance to play it.
I <3 Pa.
From what I saw I like the art, but Ive never been into card games.
picked up there new book a few days ago and I was tempted to get the card game. However since I ave no one to play against...I figured I might as well pass. :(
I think I read on their site that you can download and print some sample cards to try out.Quote:
Originally Posted by taggart6
Roflmao.Quote:
It's a part of their new UFS system, which includes decks based on fighting games like Street Fighter and Soul Calibur. What this means is that you could play Gabe or Tycho against Chun-Li or whatever, and actually stand a chance of victory. This is not possible under ordinary circumstances.
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Originally Posted by spamjedi
got a link? I can't seem to find it.
I ordered my set last Friday, a few days later it still says "processing" on their site, so I checked to make sure it was in stock. It was, so I sent an email asking what the delay was, and they said that now that it is in stock, they will hurry and ship it. Still processing, almost a full week later.
Oh I guess it was sample cards for the other games. Sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by taggart6
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/02/08Quote:
If our particular manifestation doesn't turn your crank, but you are interested in the mechanics of a card game based on arcade fighters like Soul Calibur and Street Fighter, there is some recourse for you. You can actually get demo decks for free online, print them out, and play to your heart's content - here is the Soul Calibur one, and here is one for Street Fighter. You can even mail the guys at Sabertooth at [email protected], and they'll send a couple to your house if you so desire.
One thing I like about this system is that the decks seem to be self contained. No going out searching for boosters or anything like that. I gave up on the M:tG stuff a while back; between video games, books, and (especially) comics, I have enough stuff taking my money without becoming addicted to the crack that is the CCG.
Although this is a pretty fun, free one I played online for a while -
http://cmc.redleaf.de/
Of course, for other non collectible card games, you can't go wrong with cheapass.com.
Yeah, collectible card games are too much trouble, games like this are much more fun. I was looking at the rules of this one last night and for some reason it seems unnecissarily complicated, but I guess I'll see how it really is this weekend.
A good, easy, and portable one I like is Lunch Money. Each player is supposed to be a little schoolgirl and the game consists of playing cards to beat the **** out of the other players and verbally humiliate them.
For me, Munchkin will always be my number 1 card game. My wife and I use to get together with some of our firends and have 6-7 player games that would last for 4-6 hours. It was crazy go nuts fun and rocked even more when you took a shot each time you leveled up. the game is pretty versitle, and you can buy addons for such genres as monsters, ninjas, superheores, and etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamakazie
I've seen Munchkin, haven't played it, it looks fun. The reason why I mention Lunch Money is because its a fast, fun, and easy to pick up game that I just bring around with me in my car for times when things are boring and there are 3 other people nearby.
Actually there is one collectible card game worth the trouble. Magic the gathering. Almost every japanese collectible card game is based off it some way or another. Duel Masters is an exact copy. Its probably the best card game in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamakazie
It also costs a fortune to be really competitive at, and I have never had a crack-like addiction to a MMORPG like I did to M:tG. Don't need a cash sink like THAT again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Transfurzz
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Originally Posted by monroeski
A cousin of mine was really deep into Magic: The gathering. He had something like 2-3 2 inch binders filled with cards. AFter a few years, he sold them all off and used the procedds to buy a guitar, amp and computer. I think he got 2-3 grand for the cards. It looked liked he had a lot of rares.
I'm not sure why PA is so damn popular, i like it and all, but now they have their own card game? Damn. I guess a lot of gamers like comics and get the best of both worlds from PA. The PA guys are also very smart and likeable, so i guess that helps.
Only card games i've ever played are the casino related ones. I might be interested in a card game like this (non-collectible type), though it would raise my nerd level a point or two. I'm trying to keep it on the down low as much as I can lately.
Hence my problem trying to find people to play munchkin know that I'm out of school....grrrrrrQuote:
Originally Posted by Adaman
I think a key to their popularity versus older comic artists is that they're not just some disembodied name attached to a strip, they actually have the message posts every day and you get to know them. PA isn't just something you read, necessarily, but something you belong to, in a way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adaman
Of course, that just pretty much puts them equal to almost any other webcomic, so past that, I'm not sure why they're so popular. I mean, I think a lot of their strips are insanely hilarious, but probably just as many not only don't seem to have a funny punchline, they seem to not have a punchline at all.
Where did you get their latest book?Quote:
Originally Posted by taggart6
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Originally Posted by Mr Cherry
thinkgeek.com
they still have them in stock.
finshed reading it the day I got it....that was some good readin!
You guys following the discussion between Gabe and the President of SOE? Pretty interesting.
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Originally Posted by spamjedi
I can't wait till this spills over into PVP.... :D
Thats why I passed on my cards to my younger brother. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
He came back from school one day holding Wrestling Cards, so I wrestled it out of his hands and stuffed some real class into them. :cool: I don't see the point in paying money for a bunch of printed-on-paper photos of big sweaty men cussing and cringing while in a hold.
I have some really old magic the gathering cards from when it first came out. They have been in storage up in my room. Might have to try to sell them off and make some moneys :)