Silver Age: HL 10/1

I got my wisdom teeth pulled out yesterday, and thanks to the painkillers I have been high as a kite ever since! Whee! Anyway, tomorrow our posse will be playing Silver Age decks. With MEV’s upcoming release now is the time to try and break MUN before it’s too late.

The one deck I can’t seem to wrap my head around is the SHIELD/Crime Lords ‘Double Agent!’ build. The team-up is simply too awesome to ignore, but there isn’t a whole lot in common that the two teams share. My first instinct is to stall out like none other, and throw in some devastating late drops… hm.

We’ll see what my chemically imbalanced head comes up with. It should make for an interesting night. See you there!

Breaking You: Arkham Discard

The goal of ‘Breaking You’ is to spotlight overlooked themes in the game, and to use cards that might not otherwise see a lot of play. Also, whenever possible, we’re going to try and make these decks affordable for new players (ie: Random Punks.) This week we’ll be looking at the Arkham Inmates, who have seen almost no play whatsoever in Silver or Modern Age.

This will not be a deck for the faint of heart. Let’s do this, people!

HL: Clone Saga Preview

This Wednesday we’re going to be practicing the new Silver Age Clone Saga format at our Fullerton Hobby League. Although we will not be playing for the Marque Event prizes yet, it should still be a lot of fun.

Bonus points for the player who brings the most unique Clone Saga deck. If anyone does Spider-Man I’ll probably just curl up into a little ball and cry.

Clone Wars

In case you missed it, the new Hobby League Marquee Event has been announced:

Marquee Event: Vs. System Silver Age “Clone Saga” Tournament
This marquee event is the first ever VS System Silver Age Clone Saga event. For this event, players may build any deck legal in Silver age. During the game, the uniqueness rule does not apply to characters when recruiting or substituting.

Goodbye uniqueness, hello Mega Legend decks! There are a dozen or so characters who have three or more spots on the curve in Silver Age, and just about any one of them are a force to be reckoned with when uniqueness is taken out of the equation. Hulk, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Darkseid, Captain America and Doom immediately come to mind, but it’s the stuff I’m not expecting that really worries me.

I applaud UDE for throwing caution to the wind this time around — Perhaps now might be the time for my long awaited Luke Cage/Iron Fist ‘Sweet Crisis!’ deck.