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By stressedoutatumc (stressedoutatumc)
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#588098
LORE wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:10 am
BCSWowbagger wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:38 pm WHERE IS THE COACH KEVIN VIDEO THAT DOES NOTHING BUT TALK THROUGH THE DECISION ABOUT WHOM TO SEND ON A MISSION ATTEMPT AND WHAT DILEMMAS TO WORRY ABOUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SLOW AND TIMID?

My own fear of attempting comes from not adequately understanding what could be down there / what's likely to be down there. Kevin avoids this by knowing what all my dilemmas are before his first attempt. (Kris also.)
WHY DO PEOPLE GIVE ME SO MUCH CREDIT AS AN EVIL MASTER MIND?!? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR DILEMMAS ARE OR WHERE YOU PUT THEM, I JUST THROW BODIES AT MISSIONS AND AM AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE WHAT THEY DISCOVER!
Sometimes I flip my people over and randomly select half to attempt a mission.

Sometimes I make it look like I'm doing this but actually have preselected and staged so it divides into the teams I want.

The results are roughly the same.
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By pfti (Jon Carter)
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2E Cardassia Regional Champion 2023
#588108
BAN AND FIX THE FOLLOWING.. ULTIMATE USER. FINAL FRONTIER. TO BOLDLY GO. EMPOK NOR. DOUBLE DUMBASS

BAN MAJORLY CHANGE THE STARBASE, FEDS OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE AN OUTPOST THAT IS OBJECTIVELY BETTER THAN ALL OTHER OUTPOSTS
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#588135
DOUBLE DUMBASS ON YOU JON !!! :cheersL: :cheersL: :cheersL: :P :cheersR: :cheersR: :cheersR:
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By LORE (Kris Sonsteby)
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Architect
1E Andoria Regional Champion 2023
2E Andoria Regional Champion 2023
W.C.T. Chairman's Trophy winner 2014-2015
#610895
WHY IS THE LACKEY SHUFFLE FOR 1E THE CRAPPIEST THING EVER? IF YOU WANT A "NORMAL" TEST DRAW YOU HAVE TO TRY 10 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET ANYTHING REMOTELY LOOKING LIKE A STANDARD OPENING HAND.

NO, LACKEY, I DO NOT WANT TO START THE GAME WITH 3 SHIPS IN MY OPENING HAND WHEN MY DECK OF 50 ONLY HAS 4 IN IT. NO, LACKEY, I DO NOT WANT TO START THE GAME WITH ALL THE CARDS FOR 1 PLAY ENGINE AND ZERO FOR THE OTHER 4 PLAY ENGINES. NO, LACKEY, I DO NOT WANT TO DIG DOWN TO CARD #24 BEFORE I FIND A DRAW CARD. ETC., ETC., ETC.
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By JeBuS (Brian S)
 - Director of Operations
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1E Deep Space 9 Regional Champion 2023
#610896
WHY DO PEOPLE THINK "A STANDARD OPENING HAND" IS RELIABLE? IS IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T SHUFFLE ENOUGH IN REAL LIFE? THE TRUTH IS THAT "RANDOM" DOESN'T MEAN "EVENLY DISTRIBUTED". THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD STOP BITCHING ABOUT RANDOMNESS AND START SHUFFLING THEIR PHYSICAL CARDS MORE!
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By Professor Scott (Mathew McCalpin)
 - Delta Quadrant
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1E Cardassia Regional Champion 2023
#610898
TRUE STORY, BUT LACKEY SHUFFLE IS A THING, JUST NOT AS BIG A THING AS IT'S MADE OUT TO BE.
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By nobthehobbit (Daniel Pareja)
 - The Center of the Galaxy
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#610900
LACKEY SHUFFLE IS ALGORITHMIC PSEUDORANDOMNESS, WHICH IS STILL A LOT MORE RANDOM THAN MOST SHUFFLES THAT PEOPLE PERFORM IN REAL LIFE AND THEREFORE IS TRUER TO WHAT A PROPERLY RANDOM SHUFFLE WOULD PRODUCE.
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By JeBuS (Brian S)
 - Director of Operations
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1E Deep Space 9 Regional Champion 2023
#610901
FOR ALL THE PHYSICAL PLAYERS OUT THERE:

IF YOU USE A "RIFFLE SHUFFLE -
FOR A DECK OF 52 CARDS, YOU SHOULD RIFFLE SHUFFLE 7 TIMES.
EVERY TIME THE DECK SIZE DOUBLES, YOU SHOULD ADD ANOTHER RIFFLE SHUFFLE (SO FOR 104 CARDS: 8 SHUFFLES, 208 CARDS: 9 SHUFFLES)

IF YOU USE AN "OVERHAND SHUFFLE" -
FOR A DECK OF 52 CARDS, YOU SHOULD OVERHAND SHUFFLE 10,000 TIMES.
EVERY TIME THE DECK SIZE DOUBLES, YOU SHOULD ADD ANOTHER 1,000 OVERHAND SHUFFLES (SO FOR 104 CARDS: 11,000 SHUFFLES, 208 CARDS: 12,000 SHUFFLES)

IF YOU "SMOOSH SHUFFLE" -
FOR A DECK OF 52 CARDS, YOU SHOULD SMOOSH SHUFFLE FOR 52 SECONDS.
EVERY CARD BEYOND 52 CARDS, YOU SHOULD ADD ANOTHER SECOND OF SMOOSH SHUFFLING (SO FOR 104 CARDS: 104 SECONDS, 208 CARDS: 208 SECONDS)

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, BRINGING THIS UP! :x
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By LORE (Kris Sonsteby)
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1E Andoria Regional Champion 2023
2E Andoria Regional Champion 2023
W.C.T. Chairman's Trophy winner 2014-2015
#610902
JeBuS wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:48 pm I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, BRINGING THIS UP! :x
GOOD.... GOOD... LET THE HATE FLOW THROUGH YOU!
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By Professor Scott (Mathew McCalpin)
 - Delta Quadrant
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1E Cardassia Regional Champion 2023
#610907
WHAT DO THEY CALL IT WHEN YOU MAKE 5 OR 6 RANDOM SIZED PILES ONE CARD AT A TIME AND THEN RANDOMLY MASH SHUFFLE (I ASSUME THAT IS WHAT @JeBuS MEANS BY SMOOSH SHUFFLE) THE PILES BACK INTO THE DECK?
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By JeBuS (Brian S)
 - Director of Operations
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1E Deep Space 9 Regional Champion 2023
#610909
Professor Scott wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:18 pm WHAT DO THEY CALL IT WHEN YOU MAKE 5 OR 6 RANDOM SIZED PILES ONE CARD AT A TIME AND THEN RANDOMLY MASH SHUFFLE (I ASSUME THAT IS WHAT @JeBuS MEANS BY SMOOSH SHUFFLE) THE PILES BACK INTO THE DECK?
SMOOSHING IS SCATTERING THEM ON THE TABLE AND SMOOSHING THEM AROUND.

PILE SHUFFLING IS AMONG THE WORST, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY SHUFFLING ANYTHING AND IS ENTIRELY TRACKABLE. WHICH IS WHY IT'S GENERALLY BANNED IN MTG TOURNAMENTS.

ALSO WHY MTG LETS YOU SHUFFLE YOUR OPPONENT'S DECK WHEN CUTTING.
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By nobthehobbit (Daniel Pareja)
 - The Center of the Galaxy
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#610910
PILE STACKING IS USEFUL FOR ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE THE PROPER NUMBER OF CARDS IN YOUR DECK BUT IS AS JEBUS NOTED NOT A SHUFFLE AND IF SOMEONE TRIES TO DO IT MORE THAN ONCE YOU SHOULD STOP THEM SINCE IT'S JUST WASTING TIME.
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#610911
THIS ALL WOULD BE MOOT IF THESE GAMES LET YOU REDRAW AN OPENING HAND LIKE ALL MODERN GAMES DO BUT THEN A ZILLION CARDS WOULD NEED TO BE ERRATAD SO OH WELL
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