Subject: Real Men...
From: [email-masked] (Philip Dutre)
Date: 6 Jul 1994 16:13:22 GMT
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Maybe some of you remember the "Real Men, Real Roleplayers, Loonies and
Munchkin" list that appears on rec.games.frp.* now and then.

Here it is again, in a limited form, and applied to Magic players.

Any more?

Favorite Single Color Deck:

REAL MEN play with a red deck.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with a green deck.
LOONIES have all their cards colored with a fluorescent marker.
MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck and try to convince you it's a single color.

Favorite Dual Color Deck:

REAL MEN play with red/blue.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with green/white.
LOONIES play with a fluorescent/artifact deck.
MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck.

Favorite Creature:

REAL MEN prefer the Shivan Dragon.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Verduran Enchantress.
LOONIES prefer the Jade Statue.
MUNCHKINS prefer any Elder Dragon.

Favorite Way of Dealing Direct Damage:

REAL MEN prefer Desintegrate.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Prodigal Sorcerer.
LOONIES prefer the Falling Star.
MUNCHKINS prefer a forked Hurricane.

Favorite Artifact:

REAL MEN prefer the Juggernaut.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Amulet of Kroog.
LOONIES prefer the Chaos Orb.
MUNCHKINS prefer the Colossus of Sardia.

Favorite Expansion:

REAL MEN prefer the basic set.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer Arabian Nights.
LOONIES want to use the cards from Jyhad in their Magic decks.
MUNCHKINS prefer Legends, especially the gold cards.

Favorite Deck Size:

REAL MEN play with 60 cards.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with anything between 100 and 150 cards.
LOONIES play with all the cards they have. "Shuffling is fun!"
MUNCHKINS play with 200 Legends.

Favorite Ante-affecting Card:

REAL MEN prefer Jeweled Bird.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer Brone Tablet.
LOONIES prefer Contract from Below.
MUNCHKINS don't play for ante, because they may loose a card.

Favorite Way to Remember Life Points:

REAL MEN use a 20-sided die.
REAL ROLEPLAYERS use gem-colored stones, carried in a purse.
LOONIES try to play the Lich as soon as possible.
MUNCHKINS use a 100-side die.

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In article <[email-masked]>,
Philip Dutre <[email-masked]> wrote:
>Maybe some of you remember the "Real Men, Real Roleplayers, Loonies and
>Munchkin" list that appears on rec.games.frp.* now and then.
>
>Favorite Dual Color Deck:
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>REAL MEN play with red/blue.

	Red/Black.

>REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with green/white.

	But prefer rainbow decks.

>Favorite Creature:
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>REAL MEN prefer the Shivan Dragon.

	Or Khabal Ghoul.

>REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Verduran Enchantress.

	Atog maybe :)

>Favorite Way of Dealing Direct Damage:
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>REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Prodigal Sorcerer.

	Or psychic venom.

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Favorite way of Killing Creatures
REAL MEN prefer Nivinyrral's Disk
REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer stasis/winter orb and siren's call
LOONIES prefer gravity sphere and earthquake
MUNCHKINS prefer just having lots of wallse
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 Sorry for changing the text, but...

 Favorite Single Color Deck:
 
 REAL MEN play with a red deck.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with a green deck.
 LOONIES play blue (but no creatures).
 MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck and 30 Resurrections.

 Favorite Dual Color Deck:

 REAL MEN play with red/blue.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with green/white.
 LOONIES play blue/red (but no creatures except Kobolds).
 MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck and 30 Resurrections.

 Favorite Creature:
 
 REAL MEN prefer the Shivan Dragon.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Verduran Enchantress.
 LOONIES prefer Kobolds (but not Ornithopters).
 MUNCHKINS prefer Elder Dragons.

 Favorite Way of Dealing Direct Damage:
 
 REAL MEN prefer Disintegrate.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Prodigal Sorcerer.
 LOONIES prefer the Falling Star and Argorian Archaeologists.
 MUNCHKINS prefer a Forked Forked Forked Fireball.

 Favorite Way of Healing:

 REAL MEN prefer Heal.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer Stream of Life.
 REAL LOONIES throw all their Ornithopters to Atog then
  sacrifice him with Life Chisel.
 REAL MUNCHKINS have four Ivory Towers out by turn two.

 Favorite way of Killing Creatures:

 REAL MEN prefer Nivinyrral's Disk
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer stasis/winter orb and siren's call
 LOONIES prefer Lured Berserked Orcish Oriflammed Might Stoned kobolds
 MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck and 30 Resurrections

 Favorite use of CoP's:
  
 REAL MEN don't use CoP's.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS use CoP: Green
 LOONIES use CoP:Artifact, Nova Pentacle, and Jade Statue,
  but run out of mana.
 MUNCHKINS get out CoP's after their Ivory Towers.

 Favorite Artifact:
 
 REAL MEN prefer the Juggernaut.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer the Amulet of Kroog.
 LOONIES prefer the Nova Pentacle when playing with Kobolds.
 MUNCHKINS prefer to interpret Sacrifice as their opponent's creatures.

 Favorite Expansion:
 
 REAL MEN prefer Unlimited.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer Arabian Nights.
 LOONIES prefer Jyhad.
 MUNCHKINS prefer Legends, especially the gold cards (and bought them, too)

 Favorite Deck Size:
 
 REAL MEN play with 60 cards.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS play with 100 cards.
 LOONIES play with all their cards.
 MUNCHKINS play with a gold deck and 30 Resurrections.

 Favorite Ante-affecting Card:
 
 REAL MEN prefer Jeweled Bird.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS prefer Bronze Tablet.
 LOONIES prefer Contract from Below.
 MUNCHKINS don't play for ante, because they may loose a card.

 Favorite Way to Remember Life Points:

 REAL MEN use a 20-sided die.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS use gem-colored stones, carried in a purse.
 LOONIES try to play the Lich as soon as possible.
 MUNCHKINS use a 100-side die.

 Favorite Way to Buy Cards

 REAL MEN pre-order.
 REAL ROLEPLAYERS reserve their cards at their local store.
 LOONIES collect G/W/B boxes (but only if they have squiggles).
 MUNCHKINS wait outside Carta Mundi and want the God Box.

Cedric.
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