Friday, October 05, 2018

Good Card, Bad Card #97

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Good Card: Archaic Snare

Why: Those requirements are serious. Even without any filters to set it up this has a solid chance of hitting. It worked for me against a Borg solver straight up. No Archeology and one Engineer short. When it does it, then the real fun begins. Especially if they're using a 2 span space mission, and enjoy flying back and forth. Just be careful and not use it in a battle or assassin deck. That effect goes both ways.



Bad Card: Armus Roulette

Why: Mr. Miracle's recent thread on the boards has me thinking Premier dilemmas.... this one is a doozy. I recall seeing this card used one time. The very first sealed event I played in December 2002. Even then it missed.  It only has a chance to hit against a pure weenie deck. Even then any attribute cheater will overcome it, and you just wasted 4 counters. You're better off using those 4 counters for anything else. This card suffers from "Premier Costing Syndrome". There are a number of cards (like Cry "Havoc") that miss that mark on costing big time. It was after years of 1E, a game with two cost: One and Free. We'll have to cut them some slack.





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