The Mana Leek
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Finished up my Solo, and about to finish up my 2-player, 15x10 challenges (play 15 board games 10 times each) a good bit early this year.
Might blab about those 30 games I played here or somewhere. There were some bangers.
Might blab about those 30 games I played here or somewhere. There were some bangers.
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Finished up my Solo, and about to finish up my 2-player, 15x10 challenges (play 15 board games 10 times each) a good bit early this year.
Might blab about those 30 games I played here or somewhere. There were some bangers.
Might blab about those 30 games I played here or somewhere. There were some bangers.
I'm very out on Magic anymore. And doubly so on official WotC communications/collabs.
But Jet Lag the Game is awesome and this was fantastic.
But Jet Lag the Game is awesome and this was fantastic.
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm very out on Magic anymore. And doubly so on official WotC communications/collabs.
But Jet Lag the Game is awesome and this was fantastic.
But Jet Lag the Game is awesome and this was fantastic.
Remember, if r/FreeMagic ever posts and celebrates you as "Based <ContentCreatorNameHere> you've messed up somewhere along the line.
(Events based on a true story)
(Events based on a true story)
September 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Remember, if r/FreeMagic ever posts and celebrates you as "Based <ContentCreatorNameHere> you've messed up somewhere along the line.
(Events based on a true story)
(Events based on a true story)
Draft & Write Records is so dang good. May be my favourite roll/flip/draft and write? Or at least favourite non-super-heavy one (looking at you Hadrian's Wall and Twilight Inscription)
September 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Draft & Write Records is so dang good. May be my favourite roll/flip/draft and write? Or at least favourite non-super-heavy one (looking at you Hadrian's Wall and Twilight Inscription)
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
Update on Slay the Spire the Board Game solo play: it might be the worst solo game I've played this year. It was originally designed to be multiplayer and it really shows.
It is *brutally* difficult and random in a way that just doesn't feel good in a board game. Multiplayer apparently fixes this.
It is *brutally* difficult and random in a way that just doesn't feel good in a board game. Multiplayer apparently fixes this.
May 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Update on Slay the Spire the Board Game solo play: it might be the worst solo game I've played this year. It was originally designed to be multiplayer and it really shows.
It is *brutally* difficult and random in a way that just doesn't feel good in a board game. Multiplayer apparently fixes this.
It is *brutally* difficult and random in a way that just doesn't feel good in a board game. Multiplayer apparently fixes this.
Finding the Slay the Spire boardgame quite difficult solo (this is a known issue it seems), but boy is it wild how much worse the BGG forum posts are for this game vs any other solo game. So much "git gud" "game's not for you" toxic gamer BS. Plus a healthy dose of advice based on very low % chances
May 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Finding the Slay the Spire boardgame quite difficult solo (this is a known issue it seems), but boy is it wild how much worse the BGG forum posts are for this game vs any other solo game. So much "git gud" "game's not for you" toxic gamer BS. Plus a healthy dose of advice based on very low % chances
Incredible University Challenge final tonight. Most exciting I've seen.
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Incredible University Challenge final tonight. Most exciting I've seen.
Elections Canada's website being down for over and hour while polls are still open needs to be investigated to hell and back. It's never been an issue before, so what's the source this time? Something totally benign I bet...
April 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Elections Canada's website being down for over and hour while polls are still open needs to be investigated to hell and back. It's never been an issue before, so what's the source this time? Something totally benign I bet...
Sure, yeah, not getting the Marvel rights for digital was **definitely** something totally out of WotC's control and was just big, bad, mean Disney and not WotC just saving money on licensing for a platform that drove 1% of their revenue increase... 🙄
April 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sure, yeah, not getting the Marvel rights for digital was **definitely** something totally out of WotC's control and was just big, bad, mean Disney and not WotC just saving money on licensing for a platform that drove 1% of their revenue increase... 🙄
Remember, if it's critical of WotC it's a conspiracy theory. If it cuts WotC some slack or puts the blame one someone else, it's clearly the truth.
Magic discourse is worse than I remember, just in a different way 😂
Magic discourse is worse than I remember, just in a different way 😂
April 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Remember, if it's critical of WotC it's a conspiracy theory. If it cuts WotC some slack or puts the blame one someone else, it's clearly the truth.
Magic discourse is worse than I remember, just in a different way 😂
Magic discourse is worse than I remember, just in a different way 😂
Played Magic for the first time in 5 months. Damn, limited is real bad.
April 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Played Magic for the first time in 5 months. Damn, limited is real bad.
So he's moved from we should be the 51st state to we're "MEANT" to be it...
Not sure how much longer these alarm bells need to be rung...
Not sure how much longer these alarm bells need to be rung...
INGRAHAM: You're tougher with Canada than you are with our biggest adversaries. Why?
TRUMP: Only because it's meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.
TRUMP: Only because it's meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.
March 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
So he's moved from we should be the 51st state to we're "MEANT" to be it...
Not sure how much longer these alarm bells need to be rung...
Not sure how much longer these alarm bells need to be rung...
The best time to plant a tree is 8 years ago. The second best time is now.
Ditto for an American revolution, just sayin...
Everything is in place for ya'll to invade my county and I'm not terribly cool with that.
Ditto for an American revolution, just sayin...
Everything is in place for ya'll to invade my county and I'm not terribly cool with that.
March 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The best time to plant a tree is 8 years ago. The second best time is now.
Ditto for an American revolution, just sayin...
Everything is in place for ya'll to invade my county and I'm not terribly cool with that.
Ditto for an American revolution, just sayin...
Everything is in place for ya'll to invade my county and I'm not terribly cool with that.
I look forward to boots on the ground, parts of my country being ceded, Canadians and Americans being actively killed, and people STILL acting like it's all a funny little joke or some negotiation tactic.
Generational damage has been done to our relationship.
Generational damage has been done to our relationship.
March 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I look forward to boots on the ground, parts of my country being ceded, Canadians and Americans being actively killed, and people STILL acting like it's all a funny little joke or some negotiation tactic.
Generational damage has been done to our relationship.
Generational damage has been done to our relationship.
Sure am a fan of the states bordering my province entering a state of emergency to prepare to "do what needs to be done."
Not at all concerning. Nope. Not at all.
Not at all concerning. Nope. Not at all.
March 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sure am a fan of the states bordering my province entering a state of emergency to prepare to "do what needs to be done."
Not at all concerning. Nope. Not at all.
Not at all concerning. Nope. Not at all.
Reposted by The Mana Leek
It’s always exhausting when the entire nation of Canada is thrust onto the international stage like we have been these past few weeks.
I obviously don’t speak for all Canadians, but I’m damn proud to be Canadian (with a few exceptions of course) but I do enjoy how we normally fly under the radar.
I obviously don’t speak for all Canadians, but I’m damn proud to be Canadian (with a few exceptions of course) but I do enjoy how we normally fly under the radar.
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s always exhausting when the entire nation of Canada is thrust onto the international stage like we have been these past few weeks.
I obviously don’t speak for all Canadians, but I’m damn proud to be Canadian (with a few exceptions of course) but I do enjoy how we normally fly under the radar.
I obviously don’t speak for all Canadians, but I’m damn proud to be Canadian (with a few exceptions of course) but I do enjoy how we normally fly under the radar.
Americans should probably listen to this. A chunk of it is **directly** addressed to you. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trudeau says Trump's 'dumb' trade war is designed to collapse the Canadian economy | CBC News
Speaking to reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Trump is trying to prompt "a total collapse of the Canadian economy" because he thinks that will "make...
www.cbc.ca
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Americans should probably listen to this. A chunk of it is **directly** addressed to you. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Just need to be crystal clear for any Americans who don't get it yet (and you're having your own issues, I get it).
We're not having a friendly rivalry. We're not thinking "tee hee Trump sure is bad eh?"
We're wondering if/when the bombs are going to start dropping on us.
We're not having a friendly rivalry. We're not thinking "tee hee Trump sure is bad eh?"
We're wondering if/when the bombs are going to start dropping on us.
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just need to be crystal clear for any Americans who don't get it yet (and you're having your own issues, I get it).
We're not having a friendly rivalry. We're not thinking "tee hee Trump sure is bad eh?"
We're wondering if/when the bombs are going to start dropping on us.
We're not having a friendly rivalry. We're not thinking "tee hee Trump sure is bad eh?"
We're wondering if/when the bombs are going to start dropping on us.
Finally Magic will have some cards with anime art on them!
Team Avatar is making their way to the planes of Magic: The Gathering this November. Appa, yip yip! #MTGxATLA
https://youtu.be/oxQiMLeyhKM
https://youtu.be/oxQiMLeyhKM
Bend the Elements, Master the Game | Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar the Last Airbender™ Announcement
Long ago the four nations lived in harmony, but everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Now Magic: The Gathering will master the elements and bring the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender to a new format. Gather your own Team Avatar and experience the journey you know and love through the lens of Magic with Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar the Last Airbender™.
Learn More - http://mtg.social/ATLA
Available Everywhere - November 21
#MTG #MagictheGathering #MTGxATLA
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Finally Magic will have some cards with anime art on them!
Step one complete. Now we burn down the White House again.
February 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Step one complete. Now we burn down the White House again.
If you're wondering why we're not respecting the war song of a nation aggressively implying they plan to take us over, I invite you to read this sentence again.
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
If you're wondering why we're not respecting the war song of a nation aggressively implying they plan to take us over, I invite you to read this sentence again.
So...nobody checks things like this before they go to print anymore eh?
February 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So...nobody checks things like this before they go to print anymore eh?
Boy took a look at Magic's (the entire game category) viewership stats for the first time in a long time and it's officially returned to about pre-Arena-era levels of viewership.
Makes me not feel as bad for not feeling like Magic content is worthwhile anymore 😅
Makes me not feel as bad for not feeling like Magic content is worthwhile anymore 😅
February 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Boy took a look at Magic's (the entire game category) viewership stats for the first time in a long time and it's officially returned to about pre-Arena-era levels of viewership.
Makes me not feel as bad for not feeling like Magic content is worthwhile anymore 😅
Makes me not feel as bad for not feeling like Magic content is worthwhile anymore 😅
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I’m not a publisher, but I think it’s vital, now more than ever, to stand up and affirm again: trans rights are human rights. And punch nazis, to boot. My heart goes out to everyone in the US living in fear right now - but standing together, and standing up for each other, is crucial
Wanna know what would be sick?
If boardgame publishers publicly stated “trans rights are human rights”
I want to see which publishers I should avoid working with
If boardgame publishers publicly stated “trans rights are human rights”
I want to see which publishers I should avoid working with
January 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I’m not a publisher, but I think it’s vital, now more than ever, to stand up and affirm again: trans rights are human rights. And punch nazis, to boot. My heart goes out to everyone in the US living in fear right now - but standing together, and standing up for each other, is crucial