Episode 24 - Art of the Group Game

Art of the Group Game   Today we're going to talk about how to bring your A-game for the group game.  Group games in MTG can range from silly and casual to cutthroat and political.  The Commander format lends itself to a more casual atmosphere since the decks are usually slower off the block, but getting knocked out first always sucks so we're going to talk about what it takes to thrive and survive in a multi-hour game against your closest geeks.  But before we get to the Art of the Group Game… Community Spotlight: Mad Hatter - 00:04:40 @z4ck38 - 00:13:54 Thanks Mike Condon for the music and editing Tiffany for the logo/icon Special Thanks to Dylan Hicks for the use of their Thunder Clap sound in the episode: http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/Nature/Storm/Lightnin-Dylan_Hi-8584/index.php Main Topic - Art of the Group Game Overview of what a group game is Touch on some of the group game types Kitchen Table Magic Emperor / Two Headed Giant Arch-Enemy Commander Talk about finding the right number of players per table I like 4. Lee made a table Review the specifics of the Commander group rules Command Zone 21 points to kill with commander Powerful  Mechanics Talk about what types of card mechanics are powerful in group games Targeting all opponents Extort - Blind Obedience Targeting all players Pestilence / Pyrohemia Abilities that scale with opponents Syphon Mind Syphon Soul Syphon Flesh Un-fun Mechanics Things that make the game too slow Staxy cards - Winter Orb Meekstone Things that kill the pace of the game Wipes Mass LD (Armageddon) Things that make players feel left out or bored or lose control Long combos Shared Fate Possibility Storm Fun Cards Talk about our favorite group cards Ryan Spike Weaver Boundless Realms Supplant Form Lee Pestilence Crown of Doom Syphon cards (see links above) Politics Tricks for manipulating the table Fake Favors Threat naming Round Table Beats Grudges Linger threats Sequential game strategies When you are going to lose you can set up some good karma for the next match Make joke alliances before games, and then do something beneficial to the partner… the implications are binding. Signoff Lee, where can people find you online? Please don’t You can check us out at brotherswarcast.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqS_bKvsjalCoDFozWiK_w You can email us directly at [email protected] On twitter @brotherswarcast Ryan individually @greenegeek