From: owner-the-edge-digest@ (The Edge Digested) To: the-edge-digest@robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us Subject: The Edge Digested V1 #64 Reply-To: the-edge@robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us Sender: owner-the-edge-digest@ Errors-To: owner-the-edge-digest@ Precedence: bulk The Edge Digested Friday, June 19 1998 Volume 01 : Number 064 Today's subjects from The Edge: Re: [The Edge] a portrait of crime Re: [The Edge] a portrait of crime [The Edge] Control! You must learn Control! [The Edge] today's bonus: kick ass with high tech! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:11:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Eric Jome Subject: Re: [The Edge] a portrait of crime On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, David Freier wrote: > I'll have to try that out sometime. ah... the hightest comliment in the ccg arena. thanks. :) > David "Throckmorton" Freier stick around Dave, tomorrow, Those Without Eyebrows get the same treatment. :) eric [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:16:39 -0400 (EDT) From: David Freier Subject: Re: [The Edge] a portrait of crime Oh I'm always around, usually just lurking, since I don't have much time to play and when I do the big CCG's here in Philly are L5R and lately Doomtown {I'm shootin ta be Deputy Throckmorton ;). David "Throckmorton" Freier > > On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, David Freier wrote: > > > I'll have to try that out sometime. > > ah... the hightest comliment in the ccg arena. thanks. :) > > > David "Throckmorton" Freier > > stick around Dave, tomorrow, Those Without Eyebrows get the same > treatment. :) > > > eric > > > [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge > [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of > [O] (un)subscribe the-edge > [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:48:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Eric Jome Subject: [The Edge] Control! You must learn Control! yesterday, we had a look at Criminal as the centerpiece for a deck. today, we continue with the next in the series and the next thing for us is ... Throckmorton. and you cant think about Throckmorton without thinking about Control. lets employ the same classic deck construction technique we used yesterday. if you remember; 8 Resources, 8 Pullers, 4 Hitters, 4 Blockers, 4 Specials, 12 Other so, onto a sample deck; Resources (8) 8 Duped & Narcotized Masses one of the hardest questions to ask yourself in an OnTE deck is how many Resources? obviously, you are caught between two conflicting goals. early on, you want to draw several. after that, it would be nice to draw none. since you cant arrange for this without cheating (and you would never cheat, right?), you need to inspect the number of cards that can use the bonus pull. the more that can use the bonus, the fewer you need. dont forget to include characters bonus pull in the conisderation as well. for us here, 8 will do. Pullers (8) 2 Undeserved Power 2 Emer O'Tillery 2 Clyde Throckmorton (Bug Killing Monopolist) 2 Throckmorton Device "but Eric, Undeserved Power and the Device arent Characters!" so? anything which can generate influence can be counted under the pullers limit if you like. in throckmorton, the Device belongs here because thats what its for; never use the device for anything but influence. i like to call it "the clock"... when it hits the table, i'll say "we're on the clock people." it means that since the influence generated is risk free and cant be stopped (not even by Andalusia Dog or Simon Wallop), that you only need a certain number of turns before you reach the goal. unstoppable as Time's march. :) we put Undeserved Power here because it can make any character a puller. note that any pull you give the character evaporates at the end of the turn. if you really want to be sporting, you and your friends should adopt a house rule on this card; replace the text with "Crank 2 Duped and Narcotized Masses to give target Character +1 Pull until the beginning of your next turn. Use markers if necessary." Hitters (4) 2 Akio Morimoto (the throckmortonized version) 2 Malak Suzier (Reactionary Activist) this is the throckmortons and controls weak point. if you are lucky enough to go up against non-Humans, Cut-Ups, or Chaos, Malak is 6/7, but both these are weak hitters (esp. being human). your best bet is threatening and cajoling others into hitting for you. Blockers (4) 2 Kofi Ogunlala 2 Barber Hammock ("Purified" Mutant) throckmorton/control is blessed with 2 of the absolute best blockers in the game. kofi is a goddess and barber can protect himself or others very well. Specials (4) 1 Michiko Ishii 1 Ricardo Martinez (throckmortonized) 2 Angela Reyes Michiko is the ultimate defense; choose something you cant touch and hit it. Shield her as best you can... no one lets her live long if possible. Martinez is used to help Akio or Malak get to the back rank or to allow someone to attack and then employ undeserved power. offer his powers as a method of allowing others to hit the enemies back ranks. angela calls the device, but she makes for an excellent target for undeserved power as well. she is a passable blocker after the device is out; she is always Saved. Other (12) 2 Idealogical Polarization 2 Gang A-gley 2 Blackmail 2 Sabotage 2 Immunity 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Newtonian Slam one of the nastiest combos in the game is Idealogical Polarization followed by Sabotage. also, use the Sabotage to take out resources the Polarization misses. most of the cards here are high utility, general purpose; you need to slow down the enemy and protect yourself to make this deck work. immunity is especially important; a Terror'ed Clyde isnt scoring points for you. lastly, some also rans; Touchy Explosives is a fun card to include in this deck. giving this to Clyde or Angela means that even if the flip comes out bad, you are still ok. and it fits the theme; desparate and disposable throckmortonized agents martyring themselves for the cause. heh. this deck counts on risk free influence and defense more than anything else. this can be a good thing when going into a tournament because you cannot predict (and therefore plan to defeat) who your opponents will be. but there is risk here to. this deck requires some very savvy play to work well... you have an uphill battle trying to get the others to ignore you and fight each other. any thoughts on this? who would make good replacements for Akio and/or Malak? got a favorite way to take out the device? a character who is always Saved? ever think about Throckmorton, Entrepreneur? tomorrow, we tune into the Dimension of Gnerust... see you then! :) eric [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:36:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Eric Jome Subject: [The Edge] today's bonus: kick ass with high tech! just for kicks, here is a tournament level Gladstein, Fringe deck that uses lots of rare cards and should give anyone a run for their money. this one doesnt need a big description, just read and enjoy! and anyone who brings this to Gencon owes me a cookie. :) eric - ------------------------------ Gladstein, Fringe Resources (10) 2 Gladstein Secret 8 Oppenheimer Contacts Pullers (8) 2 Dev Ashana 2 Marla Oceana 2 Dr. Furchtegott Nusbaum 2 Roger Chalk Attackers (4) 2 Veronica Sellers 2 Eliza Smith Defenders (4) 2 Big Mitts 2 Cooper Syme Specials (4) 2 Andrea Vernon 1 Tanja Voss 1 ELF Wave Generator Other Cards (14) 2 Vibro Blaster 2 Weird Radiation 2 Mind Control Messages 2 Nano-Tech Medical Machines 2 Loyalty Conditioning 2 Mole 2 Self-Actualizer Combos of Note; Tanja Voss, ELF Wave Generator [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge ------------------------------ End of The Edge Digested V1 #64 ******************************* [O] You received this message because you are subscribed to the-edge-digest [0] To (un)subscribe, send a message to majordomo@robin.ml.org with body of [O] (un)subscribe the-edge-digest To get off digest, subscribe the-edge [O] To post a message, send it to the-edge@robin.ml.org