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Joshua J. Carlson

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Be excellent to each other! Libraries are not neutral. Father, husband, librarian, nerd, Liverpool FC supporter, Magic: the Gathering player. #YNWA #LFC #MTG

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 36m

Love Swarm as a concept, and it could really be implemented simply with something like "[insert creature type] cascade"

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 3h

What about Lorwyn made you quit? I am the opposite, Lorwyn brought me back to the game, and, other than The Hobbit, is the only thing I'm looking forward to next year.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 23h

I kind of like it in my Prosper, Tome-bound deck.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad I was not the only one. Within 10 words his voice took over the whole thing.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 5d

Define your music taste in eight artists:

The Cure
Eve 6
Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory
Stone Temple Pilots
THUS LOVE
Looking Glass
Florence + The Machine
Fleetwood Mac

Hobbes (like the Heathen) Q (like the letter) @hobbesq.bolasgang.com · 6d

Define your music taste in eight artists:

Cat Stevens
Death Cab for Cutie
They Might Be Giants
De La Soul
Willie Nelson
Belle and Sebastian
Elliott Smith
Chris Cornell

MA-8, Fucking Pervert Slut @ma-8.bsky.social · 6d

Define your music taste in eight artists:

Placebo
Skating Polly
Linkin Park
Stick and Poke
Zolita
Salt n Peppa
Metric

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 5d

Right? We were all supposed to build Second Life libraries and start doing professional library work from within the virtual realm.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 6d

I've never seen Mirror Strike before, but now I want a dozen of them. What a fun and surprising card.
#MTG

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 6d

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 6d

I'm sorry to hear that.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 6d

Oh man, I had no idea. The playerbase was so great there when I was in town for a conference, was one of the best LGS experiences I've had.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 6d

I went to an absolutely great LGS called Gamer's Library when I was in Madison last spring. Super nice people, very welcoming.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

Duals? Fetches?
off the top of my head:
Deflecting Swat, Fierce Guardianship, Ranger Captain of Eos, The Meathook Massacre, Teferi's Protection, Esper Sentinel

probably lots more

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

I would have loved some Lorwyn jumpstart

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

I have a ton of it and still don’t understand the game

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

Cosmic Spider-Man felt lazy to me, and now Heroes in a Half Shell feels even lazier since Cosmic Spider-Man was just released. All colors = throw some keywords on it, and then do something simple related to the shared creature types.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

well, survey is closed already?

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

Apparenlty there's a new version of it which I only just found out about. tiny-leaders-reborn.blogspot.com

Tiny Leaders: Reborn

tiny-leaders-reborn.blogspot.com

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

which I find a nice change of pace. At the time I was playing it (I only say it's not popular now because I never hear it talked about) it was original Tarkir block, and Tiny Leaders really shook up my local play group for a while in a good way.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

I liked the 3MV or less deck building restriction. It really changed a lot about what cards you would consider and gets rid of a lot of "auto includes." It's one on one, tends towards faster games, more beatdown, and is the opposite of what I usually like about Commander, ...

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 7d

This deck looks fun. Would love to see room made for Enduring Renewal as a way to create "immortal" gods and allow for replaying key creatures.

Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 8d

I really liked Tiny Leaders when it was popular.

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 8d

Great reccomendation!

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LevDev Shenanigans! @levdev.bsky.social · 8d

Still...when all said and done....seriously...try cubing if you want to make a custom experience with Magic with select cards. I think that will be better then this.

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 8d

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Joshua J. Carlson @carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social · 13d

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