Ramblings

I have to admit, I suddenly find myself quite enamored with the new World of Warcraft TCG. I can't wait until next weekend to get my hands on some real cards. I've already said it once, but I think it's worth repeating. This game is by far the most fun TCG out there today.

While I am in love with WoW, I am quickly becoming disenchanted with The Spoils. I will say it started with the disappointing Organized Play announcement, and now with how much fun WoW has turned out to be, I just find myself not really wanting to play or build decks or even look at cards for The Spoils.

I was pretty shocked at the results of the VS. System's $10K Columbus. I wasn't shocked by the names in the Top 8 as much as the decks. Five Faces decks and a Wrecking Crew deck that was essentially Faces with Justice League Task Force taking the place of Faces of Evil. So six swarm decks, a New Society, and Heralds/Inhumans Stall. The Heralds deck also sported 4 copies of the good Dr. so all told there were 472 copies of Dr. Light in the top 8. You have to think that Prosak may have misjudged the metagame a little choosing not to play a copy of 5 drop Surfer or Worldship. This is no knock on Prosak, who is one of the most creative deckbuilders in the game. If you plan on playing Silver Age soon, I would recommend some good three-drop hate, not only for Dr. Light, but also for that other 3-drop that likes to dominate formats, Ahmed.

And finally, after a pretty dead period for tournaments in my area, I will be heading to Lubbock this weekend for a Magic PTQ for Geneva. The format is Time Spiral sealed, and I am really looking forward to getting back in there. I'll post a report on Monday or Tuesday.