CheezusChrist

Elder Xennial, cat dad and moderately awful gamer

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@Pastrytime @YuutoShJ @RandyyyTCG @Frodan Id say for the amount of events played, Pris has a record that I feel will be very hard to beat for a long time.

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@SilverfusePlays You were great! Nothing stood out to me as a mistake and you had great energy and insights. Glad to see you represent the midwest, looking forward to seeing what the future holds for you!

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@SaffronOlive Riftbound has been doing this at the RQ's and it's been awesome. If you watch the top 8 from RQ LA you can see for yourself

[Rocklho @Rocklho]

„No Style no sauce“

- 2026

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@AliEldrazi

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@MillThat Volibear could probably do it even easier

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@Lhocost @RiftboundReport Huh, did not put that together, thanks for the correction

[Jimmy Wong @jfwong]

I have had the honor and privilege to attend many conventions for the games I love. MagicCon, RQs for Riftbound, GenCon, PAX, you name it.

My con experience is usually positive. I cherish these opportunities to meet fans and jam games. There is however, a dark underbelly that demands our attention and awareness.

We’re on the third day of #RQLA and there have been multiple cases of sexual assault, misogyny, and downright abhorrent behavior that should never be allowed, but unfortunately always happen at these large, male centric, events.

Most attendees will never see it happen, some will hear about it on social media, and many will get into arguments over it online. Ultimately the discourse just ends up becoming another point of contention and talking point and the actual issues don’t really get addressed as the wash of other controversy or news eventually takes over.

We can all agree that this type of behavior is absolutely wrong - what we tend to miss is learning what we can do in the face of it. Social media is good for raising awareness, but past that I believe it is important to talk about what you can do as an attendee to clamp down on this as a community.

Now that you know it happens, you can be a steward in the face of it. If you sense someone is being scummy or being misogynistic, don’t be afraid to raise your voice and call it out. A simple “Hey can we call a judge over here?” or “Excuse me, this behavior is not acceptable” can do an incredible amount of good when someone being harassed might need the help or is simply in such a state of shock they are unable to call for help.

Sometimes the simple act of togetherness of being someone else simply witnessing and upholding the affect person’s reality of discomfort goes a long way.

If you’re just an internet warrior and are only interacting online, there are more useful things to do than start an argument over someone’s testimony or making assumptions without proper knowledge. Maybe you can try to ask questions and start from a place of not knowing, or sometimes it’s better to just not say anything at all if you’re not contributing towards a positive solution. It is astounding to me how often people will go to war over incomplete information and spend their energy taking each other down instead of working towards an actionable plan to help the people affected.

Building a community starts with community members standing up for each other and taking correct action in the face of danger. Correct action is often much more measured than what we’re used to online. Correct action is often realizing you’re not the right person to tackle the issue and learning who to appeal to so the situation can be appropriately dealt with.

If you discover that the systems in place are not adequate for resolving the situation, congrats, you now can focus your energy on that- who can you talk to that might have the ability to affect some change in this arena?

If you see something, say something. If you don’t have anything productive yo say or do, find someone who has the power and duty to do so instead.

Stay safe out there everyone.

[CheezusChrist @socat42]

@tronisbad Elder is what made Jayce Aurora a problem. There was not nearly this much vitriol for the deck when it was Deadbloom Predator and Mindsplitter. Card is just bonkers and the thing that should be considered for bans before aurora.

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@TortianCloud @Chosler Absolutely agreed, this kinda shit needs to be called out and and removed from our hobby. Not gonna let it get swept under the rug as far as I am concerned.

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@TortianCloud @Chosler Absolutely, I hope he is banned from UVS/Riot events as well as getting the book thrown at him legally. Sorry that you had to go through that, and hope that you get the justice you deserve.

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@Chosler I am just glad that it was handled in a way that it allows them to still compete if they want to, especially considering her partner was in best of contention.

[Riftbound @playriftbound]

It’s opening night for Riftbound’s newest set, and the devs are ready to show off. Who’s stealing the spotlight in their first game? #RBRadiance

[Corporate Absurdity @CorpAbsurdity]

What happens when you ask an IT guy for help without making a ticket.

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@joleary Obviously this needs to be updated with some of the newer items like Poke Pad, but this is what I had built when I started building decks for each type. Very interested to see what other folks have built.

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@joleary The list I made ages ago was reallllllll bad. Made it good to teach with since it was very unlikely to win regardless. I'll see if I can find a way to post the list

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall has just voted against stopping Trump's illegal war in Iran.

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@jcroucher @2pamalert I refuse to believe that those are real people