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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Topic started by: niksag on January 20, 2013, 08:19:01 PM
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Does anyone play in central florida. Im a hour away from orlando ,tampa , and the. SWAMP .
I am trying to teach my son and some of his freinds the game .but still having trouble understanding some of the rules myself. so I thought playing or watching in person would help me.
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I know YourMathTeacher has a playgroup in Florida somewhere (I think near Orlando) but I'm not entirely sure where. He'd be a good person to contact via PM or something.
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YourMathTeacher works at Disney World, so I think it's safe to assume he's within driving distance of Orlando :-*.
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YourMathTeacher works at Disney World, so I think it's safe to assume he's within driving distance of Orlando :-*.
YMT no longer works at Disney.
Does anyone play in central florida. Im a hour away from orlando ,tampa , and the. SWAMP .
I live in Four Corners, 8 miles from Disney World, at the intersection of 192 and 27. I have not scheduled any tournaments yet this season due to finances. Once I get my tax return, I will start hosting again. I usually have one announced open tournament per month, and occasional impromptu tournaments. My first one will probably be impromptu so that we won't have to wait 6 weeks after I get my return.
I am trying to teach my son and some of his freinds the game .but still having trouble understanding some of the rules myself. so I thought playing or watching in person would help me.
I do not normally play in my own tournaments, so I will be able to answer questions and tutor you as you go. My playgroup is very flexible and not ultra competitive. We are more about the fun and fellowship.
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Cant wait.
Let me know when.
Are there any children playing in your local tournaments?
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Cant wait.
Let me know when.
Are there any children playing in your local tournaments?
My players are mostly in the 11-17 range. My 6-year-old wants to play, but players need to be able to read effectively in order to play Redemption, unless they only use cards with little to no special abilities. I can arrange a "kids" table if yours are very young.
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Cant wait.
Let me know when.
Are there any children playing in your local tournaments?
Plenty. Some of them even under the age of 18. (I'm a big kid ;) ). Seriously though, Tim's group consists of mostly kids/teens.
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My players are mostly in the 11-17 range.
Then my son should do fine.
Now im worried about my self!
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Then my son should do fine.
Now im worried about my self!
No worries. If you need to trade cards to upgrade your deck before the tournament, then that can be arranged. I have just about every card in the game available for trade. My players are pretty much civilization focused, so you will face Blue Genesis, Green Prophets, Garden Tomb Ladies, Angels, Red Banding, and Judges offenses. You will also face Egyptian, Magician, Orange Demon, Pharisees, Philistines, Assyrians, and Syrian defenses. None of my players use the same civilizations, so you get a great variety at my tournaments. No two games are the same! ;D
Fortunately you will not have to play against me, since my Absalom's Soldiers deck is nigh unbeatable. :o
I must warn you, though, that Josh (TheKarazyVP that posted above) is a unique individual that brings entertainment along with high-tier competition. He has been known to bring his Heroless deck from time to time, as well as an outlandish array of hats. ;)
We also tend to engage inextracurricular activities if time permits. I have a different video game console set up in each room, so you can play the PS3, Wii, PS2, Gamecube, N64, or even 3DS and DS. We also have an affinity for multiplayer games like Settlers of Catan, Shadows Over Camelot, Pit, and Phase10.
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My players are pretty much civilization focused, so you will face Blue Genesis, Green Prophets, Garden Tomb Ladies, Angels, Red Banding, and Judges offenses. You will also face Egyptian, Magician, Orange Demon, Pharisees, Philistines, Assyrians, and Syrian defenses.
I guess since I have no clue what you are talking about .I should look into deck building strategy.
What type of deck?
I have been trying to build up my collection while learning the rules as we use e/f and g/h decks.
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I guess since I have no clue what you are talking about .I should look into deck building strategy.
What type of deck?
I have been trying to build up my collection while learning the rules as we use e/f and g/h decks.
Again, no worries. We can discuss all your options just before the tournament, or you can play in the tournament against the different civs to see which one you like.
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Still working on the lingo what is " civs"
What types of decks t1 or t2 in your tournaments?
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Civs=Civilizations Civilizations=Different people groups which are represented by groups of Characters and Enhancements in Redemption,
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An example of this would be Judges and Babylonians or something like that where the cards play around their theme. A judges offense would probably include heroes such as Samuel, Ehud, Jair, David, Angel Under the Oak, Gideon, etc. and Babylonians would have Evil Characters such as Nenuchadnezzar, Nergalsherezer, Belshazar, Nebushasban, and some other guys who have a lot of Ns, Zs, and Rs in there name. :P Likewise, the G deck has an Exodus theme on offense and focuses on different character mentioned in the Exodus civilization such as Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and Jethro.
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Thanks for the explination im gonna do some mor home work on this.
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http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/deck-building-and-design/brigade-generalizations/msg469815/#msg469815
Various civilizations have different strategies. Eg: egyptians tend to discard cards from the deck, tgt tends to ignore evil characters, prophets tend to shuffle evil characters, etc.
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http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/deck-building-and-design/brigade-generalizations/msg469815/#msg469815
Various civilizations have different strategies. Eg: egyptians tend to discard cards from the deck, tgt tends to ignore evil characters, prophets tend to shuffle evil characters, etc.
Great cheat sheet thanks.
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Im moving down to South Florida in a couple months, i am currently in Prof Underwoods play group but it would be nice to catch some of you tournaments.
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Im moving down to South Florida in a couple months, i am currently in Prof Underwoods play group but it would be nice to catch some of you tournaments.
Where in South Florida? If you are talking Miami, then you will be 4 hours away from me. If you mean the University of South Florida (which is actually in Tampa), then you will be less than an hour away.
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I will be like right above Miami, but im sure i will make a couple
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I will be like right above Miami, but im sure i will make a couple
See if the Delarosas are still hosting. They were near Ft. Lauderdale.
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I played with them when i was down there before but its only them two left in there play group
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I played with them when i was down there before but its only them two left in there play group
Maybe it'll just take having a guy like you to bring some fresh fire to them. You could be the encouragement they need to restart their playgroup. I know they are both very creative when it comes to recruiting players. They're just a bit discouraged after their first round of recruits didn't last. They just need someone to help them decide to give it another try :)
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I will give it a shot.
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I will want to build a t1 deck for this tournament ?
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I will want to build a t1 deck for this tournament ?
Yes. My group only plays Type 1. None of us have the resources or desire to make competitive Type 2 decks. A few of my players (including my son) had tried a couple times to make a T2 deck, but they became very frustrated with remembering to declare the LS, and wasting time and cards when they forgot to. The experience left a very bad taste in their mouths, and they have had no interest in trying it again.
We generally play Type 1 2-Player, Type 1 Multiplayer, and TEAMS. I sometimes run traditional Booster Draft and Sealed Deck. All of my tournaments use the Name-on-Name Bonus optional rule. We do not use any other modified rule structure (i.e. Type 3 or Limited Dom).
To reiterate, my players are not ultra competitive. They use 63-77 card Type 1 decks that are based on a civilization theme that no one else in the group has. Expect much laughter and singing at my tournaments. ;)
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A few of my players (including my son) had tried a couple times to make a T2 deck, but they became very frustrated with remembering to declare the LS, and wasting time and cards when they forgot to.
When just starting with T2, it's not a huge deal to declare the LS once the battle gets to that point (either the rescuer wins the battle or the defender wants to do something to get rid of the LS). It's not an easy habit to get into when switching over from just playing T1. :)
The experience left a very bad taste in their mouths, and they have had no interest in trying it again.
Maybe if I can make it down for a visit sometime, I can help out. If they already like playing with slightly larger decks then I would guess they would enjoy being able to use multiples of their favorite civilizations cards. :D
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When just starting with T2, it's not a huge deal to declare the LS once the battle gets to that point ...
Unless you are in a tournament where the opponent goes strictly by the rules..... ;)
If they already like playing with slightly larger decks then I would guess they would enjoy being able to use multiples of their favorite civilizations cards. :D
That was the other problem I mentioned earlier. My players don't have the resources to amass multiples of their civ cards. The trading online has slowed alot, so even I can't get all that they would need.
Maybe if I can make it down for a visit sometime, I can help out.
You are always welcome. We have a spare bedroom (with its own bathroom) available if you need a place to stay.
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That would be a lot of fun, it's always been a goal of mine to visit different playgroups when I'm traveling. I went to the FL state tournament many years ago and met up with some of Bryon's playgroup in CA a couple years ago.
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That would be a lot of fun, it's always been a goal of mine to visit different playgroups when I'm traveling. I went to the FL state tournament many years ago and met up with some of Bryon's playgroup in CA a couple years ago.
And in case you were curious, YMT, it was before your time in FL, so don't feel bad if you don't remember us there...pretty sure it was 2004.
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I played with them when i was down there before but its only them two left in there play group
Maybe it'll just take having a guy like you to bring some fresh fire to them. You could be the encouragement they need to restart their playgroup. I know they are both very creative when it comes to recruiting players. They're just a bit discouraged after their first round of recruits didn't last. They just need someone to help them decide to give it another try :)
'twas a sad set of circumstances with that lot... No one could have predicted the unfortunate turn of events! Things were going well, numbers were growing strong... all until 'it' happened. The attrition rate was high... their forces were outnumbered! They fought to the death; every last one of them until none remained but their fearless leaders. The bloodshed was great and the body count was high... there are even tales of great sacrifice and heroics... maybe even a few legends spawned from the great incident all the way until the final reckoning. I have heard the Delarosas received PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as a result of the carnage. Apparently none of the recruits survived and the ensuing depression that followed the loss of so many young, innocent lives... let's just suffice it to say it's always a dark day in Redemption history when comrades' lives are lost... due to life itself.
(Sorry to barge in after all this time has lapsed, but I just happened to see this)
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So, South Florida Redemption is back?! :prayer:
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Unfortunately, no, not that I know of... I work nights Wednesday through Sunday so the Delarosas are still the only two... Spicy has been side-tracked with school and our blonde, forever 12 step-child... I'm not sure what his situation is. The Fellowship has broken and Frodo decided to take a vacation. I just wanted to check in on the community and see what has happened since my life got flipped, turned upside down and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the Prince of the Air! :-\
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I miss seeing you around CS. Thanks for dropping by, and for your humorous writing :)
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We have a small group two to three people in the fort myers area. We haven't done much playing lately due to waiting on the new cards.
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I miss seeing you around CS. Thanks for dropping by, and for your humorous writing :)
I miss being around... but that's how life goes for a full-time worker who's still doing a class or two and trying to appease Uncle Same as a Reservist. I hardly get to enjoy my two days off and can't keep up with the new things happening here in Middle Earth! BUT the sun is shining so I can't and won't complain. I may return to Narnia once more... you may have need of me yet. Just not at this point in time. :laugh:
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