# The Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898 "2009-05-10T00:53:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/1 "2009-05-10T00:53:57Z")
post here if you just lost The Game. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/2 "2009-05-10T01:54:09Z")
Arrrrgh! You bastard!! It’s been _months_! ---
**Author:** ![ajb867](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/3 "2009-05-10T10:10:48Z")
Awesome… Also Boxxy. ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/4 "2009-05-10T10:39:45Z")
I have. And now I won’t be able to go near a computer for a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/5 "2009-05-10T10:51:54Z")
[No, I didn’t.](http://magiccards.info/scans/en/10e/339.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/6 "2009-05-10T17:31:30Z")
I did… :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/7 "2009-05-10T17:51:22Z")
> [@ajb867](#): > > Awesome… > Also Boxxy. Whenever you see boxxy you’ll remember this post and lose the game. ---
**Author:** ![Sincere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sincere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sincere)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/8 "2009-05-10T22:19:04Z")
Damn! You got me too ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/9 "2009-05-11T21:58:31Z")
I taught a co-worker how to play. It was one of the very first conversations I ever had with him. I reasoned, that I should have a lifetime immunity from him. Because every time I see him, I lose. However, another time, a customer was leaving the store, overheard both of us teaching a third co-worker who consistently ““didn’t know”” what we ere talking about. She lost before she left. And she let us know. HEH. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/10 "2009-05-11T22:02:55Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > [No, I didn’t.](http://magiccards.info/scans/en/10e/339.jpg) Hijack. My Cousin pulled that card on me in game. Was the first time I EVER saw that card. EDIT: Wasn’t there an Instant like this? I so thought it was an Unglued card. Seriously WOTC, you keep that pulling shit like that, but you all but ban Counterspell? /Hijack. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/11 "2009-05-11T22:04:42Z")
And Also: [http://xkcd.com/391/](http://xkcd.com/391/) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/12 "2009-05-12T05:45:44Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Hijack. > > My Cousin pulled that card on me in game. Was the first time I EVER saw that card. > > EDIT: Wasn’t there an Instant like this? > > I so thought it was an Unglued card. > Seriously WOTC, you keep that pulling shit like that, but you all but ban Counterspell? > > /Hijack. [Angel’s Grace](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=110504)? Also, [Swords to Plowshares](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=184675) your damn Angel. EDIT: On second thought, just [Krosan Grip](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=126274) that damn thing. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/13 "2009-05-12T18:06:56Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Also, [Swords to Plowshares](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=184675) your damn Angel. You don’t want to play against my life gain deck. I Usually plowshare my own critters. Except for this one time. I plowshared his elf. I believe he gained 125 or something. Yes. But it was ok. I won the game 36,992\* to 0. If you want to see the deck list, let me know. \*Let’s just say this deck is by far, the best deck I ever, ever had. He was playing an elf deck, I was playing life gain. My life gain deck is the REASON you do not under estimate life gain. Multiple copies of [http://magiccards.info/us/en/306.html](http://magiccards.info/us/en/306.html) and [http://magiccards.info/10e/en/4.html](http://magiccards.info/10e/en/4.html) And it just gets better from there. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/14 "2009-05-12T18:33:00Z")
How well does that deck fare against blue based control? I’m skeptical as to it’s ability to win through a wall of counters. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/15 "2009-05-20T23:28:25Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > How well does that deck fare against blue based control? I’m skeptical as to it’s ability to win through a wall of counters. :dubious: Usually, Counterspell decks have to pick and choose, to get maximum effect. My deck is such, that once you let just enough through, you don’t see what has already happened. For Example: If I play down a lot of enchantments / artifacts, you won’t care, It’s not a creature. Then, I play Wall of junk[http://magiccards.info/us/en/315.html](http://magiccards.info/us/en/315.html) Which works NICELY with Angelic chorus. [http://magiccards.info/card.php?card=Angelic%20Chorus](http://magiccards.info/card.php?card=Angelic%20Chorus) Again, and again, and again. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/16 "2009-05-20T23:41:47Z")
When you die in The Game, you die for real. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/17 "2009-05-21T06:29:40Z")
I just lost the game. Joe ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/18 "2009-05-21T06:37:16Z")
I lost again. Completely forgot what this thread was about. Dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/19 "2009-05-21T13:45:14Z")
I lost as soon as I saw the thread title. Motion to ban… ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898/20 "2009-05-21T17:08:56Z")
Okay, google’s not helping and I’m ridiculously curious. Can somebody clue me in? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game/495898.md?page=2)