Card Games
 

Im a former MTG player, I just quit like year due to lack of people in my area with a orinized play area. Was just wondering if I was the only one or are there different card games that are worth getting into?

I love TCG's, they're great! I used to play Magic, but I lost my cards when I moved, so I gave up on that. I've played Pokemon, Battletech and Yu Gi Oh, which is actually quite good. Plus you get to shout a lot "BLUE EYES SWIRLY TURTLE IN ATTACK MODE!" Great fun!

What's orinized? Anyway my High School banned magic because if you play magic then that means you worship the devil....
Damn midwest schools. They also banned raver pants and anything that could be what they consider goth or rave.

I just back into magic. kamigawa kicked ass...

as of now, the best card game on the market is till poker. Or maybe blackjack

The game that inspired MTG:Cosmic Encounters
 

I played MTG in the past, but I've become burned out on collectable games in general. The whole concept that you have to keep buying components to be competitive just chaps me.

Plus I played Cosmic Encounter for years before I played Magic (Cosmic is the game that inspired the creation of MTG) and I never thought MTG reached the level of fun and originality that Cosmic did. I've been shopping on ebay again to purchase Cosmic Encounter or Simply Cosmic (steer away from the Avalon Hill or Hasbro produced versions) and I don't ever see me buying MTG again ... just a personal choice.

BTW, you can play Cosmic Encounter Online for free:

http://www.cosmicencounter.com

I'd encourage you to try it out ... it's big fun.

A most unusual card game: ... F*ck This!
 

This looks like fun!

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F*ck This!

The rudest sort of card game you've ever played. Players get points by creating and completing more profane, obscene, blasphemous or scatalogical phrases than the other players, using a vast array of obscenties, profanity and bodily functions available.

This game has no redeeming features, will corrupt our youth, and contribute to the decline and fall of Western civilization. But it's still gut-bustingly funny.

You're going to hell anyway, so you might as well have a few laughs on the way . . .

http://www.hyperbooks.com/catalog/20105.html

I hate card games!I lost so much money on them
but nothing usefull from them,and I lose them or they get stolen!
I will never ever buy any card games in my life!

Even though this is from before, Sure it counts. And to correct my original post it was meant to be organized however I am a moron and cant type.

I must be one of the shittiest card-players on Earth.

Every time I play even the simplest game, I have to have the rules explained to me over and over. Gets pretty frustrating for the other person(s), and I always fuck up and lose.

I hate cards.

So you suck at playing cards? Remind me to invite you over to my house for my next strip poker game...........

:D

Hahaha, oh please do! I'd be in my undies before you could even shuffle the deck...

:D

How about combining the love of cards with....

the universal and undying love of pirates?

Pirates

Really simple and great little strategy game, which inspires advanced naval tactics and more than a handful of really dodgy pirate accents (arrrgh, mi hearties, ready the cannons, lets blow that scurvy dawg to davey jones' locker). The boats also look pretty displayed, I've got a nice fleet of some 50+ ships (mainly British, of course).


Failing that... taking the topic further and going for some cool card games...

Totally renamed spy game : Originally "before I kill you Mr. Bond..." but changed due to a cease and desist, it is a rather fun and simple game where you play an evil villain building his/her evil lair. You send out spies and bombs to blow up the lairs but the spies can be captured and when they are you have a choice. Execute them right away for minimal points OR taunt them, tell them your dastardly plans for world domination, throw them in that tank of sharks or introduce them to your lovely (and promiscuous) assistant. If they fail to escape, you earn double points and can taunt again. However, should the spy escape your elaborate death trap, they'll blow up your lair on the way out.

Gloom : Picked this up recently, nice transparent plastic cards. You have a family which you must inflict all manner of misery on (the more miserable and unfortunate their life, the more points they are worth) before killing them off to secure the points.

Interesting concept on these games, do you happen to have a website with them so that we could get a little more information on them?

Yup, I just figured they were bolded. Interesting...

Apples to Apples is an awesome party game. Meaning it's easy to learn and play, even when you're positively smashed.

As far as regular card games go...I'm partial to Hearts, myself.

My 2 favorites are Texas Hold 'Em and Bullshit in that order.

I know, it's an old thread, I hope you don't mind me too much bumping it....

I've just recently rediscovered MTG. I used to play with my brother years ago, but I've never bought any cards myself til about a months ago. I knew that some artists I'm very fond of did designs for some cards, so I bought a few boosters in a fantasy shop in Athens and hoped to get some of those I wanted. I was successful. But then, in the shop, I started to play it, and I liked the system of the game a lot, so I bought some more cards some weeks later.
When I feel tired and exhausted of work, I go to that little shop, have a coffee with the guys and play some Magic. Much better and cheaper than going for a coffee or a drink somewhere else in Athens and much more fun.

Basically, now I'm not buying more cards, but trading those I don't need for my 2 decks or those with artwork I don't like.

All other (card) games I play are not collectable. I like games. A lot :D

I still play MTG when I have the chance, which is rare. I prefer sticking to the occasional Type 1 Tournament I hear about. That way, the cards I already have still remain useful.