Three Things To Expect in Early Emperor Edition

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Strange Assembly

An Emperor Edition strategy article by Randy Slaven: So it’s Emperor Edition and you’re playing L5R. Perhaps you’ve played in a few tournaments, perhaps you haven’t. In either case, here are a few basic truisms of the environment as is. … Continue reading →

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Episode 042 – Imperator

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Strange Assembly

After just a tiny bit of a wait, the Strange Assembly podcast is back in action! Chris, Jay, Justin, and Mike offer their initial impressions of how decks for the clan themes will shape up in the new Emperor Edition … Continue reading →

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Celestial Arc Meta-Game Update (sort of)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Strange Assembly

Now that CE has come to an end and, to all appearances, my data influx has as well, it might be interesting to look at the meta-game data for CE as a whole. Well, the Harbinger-and-later part of CE, anyway … Continue reading →

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SC Meta-Game Update #9

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Strange Assembly

Looks like we’ve got at least this one more Second City meta-game update – no new tournaments, but a smidge of extra data. This post will have the basic “make the cut %” data, with more detail found on our … Continue reading →

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Strange Assembly Status Update

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Strange Assembly

So, you might have been wondering where Strange Assembly has been the last couple of months? It’s been that long since we last had a new episode, and not even any web updates in the last month. Well, I spent … Continue reading →

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SC Meta-Game Update #8

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Strange Assembly

This will be the final Second City update, unless some more data comes in about older tournaments and/or someone runs a tournament in January/February as Celestial Edition, instead of using proxies from the “Kolat Edition” PDF. No tectonic shifts from … Continue reading →

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Review – Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Strange Assembly
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The 20th Anniversary release of Vampire: The Masquerade marks White Wolf’s return to the old World of Darkness (sorry, “classic” World of Darkness) and, at least for now, a return to the non-PDF publication. V20 is a 500+ page, full-cover, … Continue reading →

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Bounty/Prize Splits and “Bribery”

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Strange Assembly

So, if you check out the results of the Emerald Championships, you’ll see a little bit of offering to split bounties and/or prize support during the elimination rounds. This has kicked up a minor fuss. Two questions: 1) Is it … Continue reading →

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SC Meta-Game Update #7

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Added in the data after this weekend are the Emerald Championships and the Paris Level 15 event, which were won by Unicorn and Dragon, respectively. Mantis takes back the “best at making the cut” title, a title they probably find … Continue reading →

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Review – Heart of Doom (Thunderstone)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Heart of Doom is the fifth expansion for AEG’s Thunderstone deckbuilding game. Heart of Doom bring new options to Thunderstone’s fantasy fighting goodness, and brings to a close the game’s initial story arc. Heart of Doom requires the base Thunderstone game … Continue reading →

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