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    What about those "obscure" names?

    Is there a story behind all of the weird names that crop up in Magic, or did WOTC just throw them out (they might have in the beginning but I don't know if they consolidated a story behind them since then). Like Nevyrral, or Barl, or Delif, or Sulieman... This came up while I was going through...
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    Tribond: Question 6

    The category is Academics. What do these three have in common? HEPATITIS JAUNDICE CIRRHOSIS Answers are due Friday, 10/12 by 6:00 AM EST and must be PMed. Anyone may join.
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    Tribond: Question 5 Answer and Scores

    What do these three have in common? HARD CLAY GRASS Answer: They're tennis courts (surfaces). Player(s) who got it right: Apollo, Elrond, EricBess, linsivvi, Melkor, sageridder So now there's two people in the lead... but don't fret, if one of them stumbles, it's still an open game ;)...
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    Tribond: Question 5

    The category is Sports & Recreation. What do these three have in common? HARD CLAY GRASS Answers are due Tuesday, 10/9 (because of the holiday) by 6:00 AM EST and must be PMed. Anyone may join.
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    Tribond: Question 4 Answer and Scores

    What do these three have in common? NEWTON LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BUNKER HILL Answer: They're battles of the Revolutionary War. Player(s) who got it right: fuzzy, EricBess, Gaelic, sageridder Some people just said places in Massachussets, sorry :) Scores: EricBess 4 Gaelic 4 sageridder...
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    Tribond: Question 4

    The category is Academics. What do these three have in common? NEWTON LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BUNKER HILL Answers are due Thursday, 10/4 by 6:00 AM EST and must be PMed. Anyone may join.
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    Tribond: Question 3 Answer and Scores

    What do these three have in common? FLIES ROWS DIPS Answer: They're lifts in weight training or physical conditioning. Three people have moved ahead... but the game's still open! Scores: EricBess 3 Gaelic 3 sageridder 3 Hetemti 2 Apollo 1 Azrael 1 Elrond 1 Istanbul 1 Melkor 1
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    Stronghold Demo

    I've been reading and watching this game in Computer Gaming World and it looked pretty cool. Basically it's a medieval sim where you build castles and defend your land. A little game came out before the demo which gave a little preview of what was in store and finally the demo came out! It's...
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    Tribond: Question 3

    The category is Sports & Recreation. What do these three have in common? FLIES ROWS DIPS Answers are due Monday, 10/1 by 6:00 AM EST and must be PMed. Anyone may join.
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    Tribond: Question 2 Answer and Scores

    What do these three have in common? MOREY AMSTERDAM ROSE MARIE CARL REINER Answer: Actors from the Dick Van Dyke show This one was apparently a bit more tricky :) Four people moved up to share the lead. Scores: EricBess 2 Gaelic 2 Hetemti 2 sageridder 2 Apollo 1 Azrael 1 Elrond 1...
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    Ideas for Mana Flare in MP

    Mana Flare 2R Enchantment Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of that type to his or her mana pool. Does anyone have any general ideas on how to use this in multiplayer? I'm thinking I could put more higher cc spells in the deck and mana sinks like Mishra's...
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    Tribond: Question 2

    Oh yeah, the game is to 15 points. The category is Entertainment. What do these three have in common? MOREY AMSTERDAM ROSE MARIE CARL REINER Answers are due Thursday, 9/27 by 6:00 AM EST and must be PMed. Anyone may join.
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    Tribond: Question 1 Answer and Scores

    What do these three have in common? THE KELLOGG CO. THE KEEBLER CO. SANTA CLAUS Answer: They have elves. Everyone but one who answered this got it right. Scores: Apollo 1 Azrael 1 Elrond 1 EricBess 1 Gaelic 1 Hetemti 1 Istanbul 1 sageridder 1 Melkor 0
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    Tribond: Question 1

    Okay, we're starting with a new game of Tribond, to keep the games going. For those who haven't played before, you need to find the common thread between the three things below. The category is Miscellaneous. What do these three have in common? THE KELLOGG CO. THE KEEBLER CO. SANTA CLAUS...
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    Beyond Balderdash: Question 16 Final Answer and Scores

    What happened on March 29, 1971? 1. The famous Italian painter Massimo Campigli died of a heart attack. (Apollo's guess) 2. The first arcade video game is released but the public finds it too difficult to play. (sageridder's guess) 3. Casual Friday made its debut. (Ransac's guess) 4. Ford...
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    Beyond Balderdash: Question 16 Answer List

    What happened on March 29, 1971? 1. The famous Italian painter Massimo Campigli died of a heart attack. 2. The first arcade video game is released but the public finds it too difficult to play. 3. Casual Friday made its debut. 4. Ford recalled all of their Pintos due to exploding gas tanks. 5...
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    interesting combo I saw last night

    Rukh Egg and Burnt Offering and Animate Dead. Boy was that annoying.... :)
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    Need deck ideas for MP!

    Okay, I just played Magic last night with two other people and it was.... discouraging, to say the least. I was the first out in three games. Here's the setup: it's free-for-all, with players able to split their attacks among their opponents. One of the players plays "weird", he likes to...
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    LD deck

    This is my land destruction deck. I posted once before a while ago as part of another thread but here's it separately. Card availability for improvements is limited to sets Revised through Stronghold. Creatures 1 Energizer (I love this guy!) 1 Monstrous Hound 2 Wall of Souls 1 Juggernaught 1...
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    Spike deck

    This was my first and only Spike deck which used my one and only Recurring Nightmare :). Card availability for improvements is limited to sets Revised through Stronghold. Creatures 1 Rabid Rats 1 Spike Soldier 1 Keeper of the Dead 2 Leeching Licid 2 Skyshroud Archer 1 Dauthi Cutthroat 2 Spike...
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