Decked! #26: Call of Cthulhu January 2016 Draft Deckbuilding

Returning to the Call of Cthulhu draft held at Black Moon Games, Ray goes over the cards he’s pulled and his strategy for the upcoming matches against fellow players.

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Decked! #25: Call of Cthulhu January 2016 Draft

Black Moon Games hosted a Call of Cthulhu LCG draft recently, and Decked! was there to catch the action. Before we get into the matches of the day, let’s look over Ray’s shoulder to see what he selects from the cards offered to him, and get some insight into his drafting process.

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Decked! #24: Night of the Avatars vs. Toxic Fungi

Brap’s Magic‘s recent Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game tournament winds down with Rod’s Avatars going up against the mi-go and their pervasive toxemia. Will the recently discovered Mi-Go Warrior cheese make an appearance? Watch and find out!

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Decked! #23: Night of the Avatars vs. The Deck with No Name

The series of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game matches from Brap’s Magic continues with the avatars of Nyarlathotep, piloted by Rod, going up against Ray’s alliance of the Syndicate and the Order of the Silver Twilight. This is not the deck from Decked! Tech, but maybe, possibly was inspired by that brainstorming session.

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Decked! #22: Night of the Avatars vs. The Black Network

We kick off the latest Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game tournament hosted by Brap’s Magic with Rod’s first foray into the new avatars of Nyarlathotep from The Thousand Young coming up against Carlo’s Criminals decks. This is a change-up for both players. Carlo has played Yog-Sothoth mill decks in competitions to date, and Rod’s largely played human factions, so they’ve both switched to opposite sides of the fence, playing to different strengths than they normally do.

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Decked! #21: Project MILL vs. Toxic Fungi

Wrapping up this Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game tourney series from Black Moon Games, we see Carlo’s mill deck, packed with Yog-Sothoth’s nastiest discarding tricks, turn up the heat against the mi-go and their allies.

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Decked! #20: The Moon God’s Shield vs. Toxic Fungi

Black Moon Games‘ recent Call of Cthulhu tourney rolls on as Ray’s mono Cthulhu deck tries to play the slow game against Tyler’s mi-go synergies, using Pervasive Toxemia as a tax on committing characters to attack or defend stories. Thanks to Black Moon Games for hosting this Cthulhu LCG tournament and supporting the local game community.

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Decked! #19: Forward the Foundation vs. Toxic Fungi

This game of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game comes from a recent tournament hosted by Black Moon Games in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Rod brings the law and order of the Blackwood Agency and its allies to the table, while Tyler advances the otherworldly plots of the alien mi-go, intent on disseminating a space plague among the peoples of earth.

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Decked! Tech: Lock, Stock and Two Frothy Steins

In celebration of Decked! getting 100 subscribers on YouTube — thank you everyone who’s been following along, commenting, and sharing the game play goodness out there — we’re doing something a little different this week: Decked! Tech. Ray builds a deck live on tape for you, from his initial notion to weeding through all the possible cards to whittling down to a final fifty. Bear in mind this is an initial draft list, which we will test and come back with revisions.

Lock, Stock and Two Frothy Steins

Total Cards: (50)

Character: (20)
3x Lodge Barkeep (The Order of the Silver Twilight)
3x Clover Club Bootlegger (The Twilight Beckons)
3x Ol’ Lazy Eyes (Conspiracies of Chaos)
3x Keeper of the Silver Sphere (The Order of the Silver Twilight)
3x Tragic Celebrity (Conspiracies of Chaos)
3x Extortionist (Core Set)
2x Lookout (Lost Rites)

Support: (15)
3x Under Cover of Darkness (Denizens of the Underworld)
2x Sarnath (Denizens of the Underworld)
3x Guardian Pillar (Search for the Silver Key)
3x Elder Binding (Aspirations of Ascension)
2x The Seventh House on the Left (Kingsport Dreams)
2x The Plague Stone (Terror in Venice)

Event: (12)
3x Forcing the Truth (Curse of the Jade Emperor)
3x Intimidate (Secrets of Arkham)
2x Low Blow (Core Set)
2x On the Lam (Denizens of the Underworld)
2x Panic (Core Set)

Conspiracy: (3)
3x Unending Festivities (Terror in Venice)

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For this inaugural session of Decked! Tech, Ray starts with Lodge Barkeep. One of the more tantalizing entries in Call of Cthulhu‘s card pool, the Barkeep is cross-faction steadfast. He’s a Silver Twilight character that requires a Syndicate resource on one of its owner’s domain to play, and brings an exhaustion trick to the Silver Twilight faction. You could say the deck builds itself, but Ray makes some discoveries along the way that keep things interesting.

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Sharp-eared viewers may note that while recording, Ray initially dubbed this deck “I’ll Have What He’s Having.” Almost immediately after recording, Ray said, “I should have called it ‘Lock, Stock and Two . . . something.'” And thus the deck name you see today.

Decked!: The Black Network vs. The Diva and Her Boys

A friendly game between matches pits the Syndicate’s skill shenanigans against Hastur’s maniacal cultists. Played by Carlo as the Syndicate and Ray as Hastur.

This was a friendly game of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, played between rounds at a tournament hosted by Brap’s Magic in Burlington, Vermont. You can catch the three recorded matches over on Decked!’s YouTube channel. Subscribe while you’re there for the latest updates!