Introduction to MTG Philosophy 101

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• Flatfish

  November 2016

  @Faiths_Guide Yep. Everything is born from it and everything dies in it.
  
  I love this contest. I'm close to favouriting every entry - apparently great ideas of philosophy make up for great ideas on mtg cards.
  
  
• Faiths_Guide

  November 2016

  @Flatfish
  I'd say, if you're teetering on the cliff of decision as to whether or not to favo(u)rite, jump. XD
  
  (Oh, and I totally agree. Some really cool stuff here.)
• Faiths_Guide

  November 2016 edited November 2016

  Is parallax philosophical?
  
• Kinojitsu_Asahi

  November 2016

  @Faiths_Guide Not necessarily but this card provided an interesting perspective so I'll let it pass. (Also, is this how you use Gravitate because I was SOOO confused about it in the Mechanix challenge lol)
  
  Also @Flatfish glad you liked this contest . MTG is sure highly compatible with stuffs like philosophy!
• Faiths_Guide

  November 2016

  @Kinojitsu_Asahi
  Essentially a given parameter (hand size, life total, etc.) is "attracted" or "drawn to" another given parameter (I don't think this would have to be the same entity) by a factor indicated numerically.
  
  So, in my cards instance:
  At the beginning of each player's upkeep that player's life total will move up or down 4 life towards his or her opponent who's life total has the greatest absolute difference with their own.
  (eg. 4 players - life totals 40, 38, 36, & 35 respectively. At the beginning of "38 life's" upkeep, he or she will lose 4 life because the player who's life total has the greatest difference (35) is lower than theirs. 3 players - life totals 40, 38, & 36 respectively. At the beginning of "38 life's" upkeep, nothing happens because 40 and 36 have an equal absolute difference of 2 and are therefore "tied" relative to the active player.)
  
  It's not the simplest to explain, however, in play it should be pretty easily followed.
• Kinojitsu_Asahi

  November 2016

  Badump
• Kinojitsu_Asahi

  November 2016

  Alright. Given that there seems to be no more entries, I will end this contest by this Saturday and start judging.
• Corwinnn

  November 2016

  Sweet!
• Kinojitsu_Asahi

  November 2016

  OK judgement done! Wow all of the entries are super awesome! Picking three winners and two HMs are actually a lot harder than I expected.
  
  Anyways:
  The two HMs goes to:
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ad-hominem-1 by @CrucibleOfHate
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/apeiron by @Flatfish
  
  The 3rd place goes to: Cogito Ergo Sum by @AustinSmith
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cogito-ergo-sum
  Fun card and an interesting take on the concept. I like it!
  
  The 2nd place goes to: Asymmetric Attitudes by @Faiths_Guide
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/asymmetric-attitudes
  Awesome flavor text combined with a strong and interesting design!
  
  The 1st place goes to......: Irksome Cynic by @Ironhart !!!
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/irksome-cynic
  Super fun, super flavorful, and potentially highly powerful! Absolutely great!
  
  All winners can either PM me or post the cards you would like me to fave here!
• Corwinnn

  November 2016

  Congrats to all the HMs and Winners!
• Faiths_Guide

  November 2016

  Congrats @Mentionable and other @Winners! Thanks for the really neat contest @Kinojitsu_Asahi!
  
  Favorite three you like best in here please!
  http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Faiths_Guide/sets/16057
• Kinojitsu_Asahi

  November 2016

  @Faiths_Guide Glad you liked the contest!
  
  Everyone else come claim your prize!