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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
Card of the Day
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Toy
Boat
Unhinged
Reviewed November 29, 2004
Constructed: 2.25
Casual: 2.70
Limited: 3.38
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Jeff Zandi
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Toy Boat
This is a great Unhinged card because it
combines interesting art, a comical wink at an
old mechanic (in this case Cumulative Upkeep)
and overall silliness. The problem with trying
to actually play this card in real life is your
definition of "repeat 'Toy Boat' real fast" in
order to pay for cumulative upkeep. I get it,
the words "toy boat" is a mini tongue twister,
the faster you repeat it, the more likely you
are to eventually misspeak. If you misspeak the
words 'toy boat' when you are paying the
cumulative upkeep, you must sacrifice Toy Boat.
Of course, all there will ever be when you try
to play this card are arguments over how quickly
the player said the words and more arguments
over whether the player misspoke the words at
any point.
This is a funny Unhinged card that can't be
expected to be played truly correctly. If it
COULD be played correctly in a consistent
manner, it would be quite a solid creature in
limited play. Hard to imagine how this card
would fit well in any constructed deck,
regardless of its inherent Unhinged playability
difficulty.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.0
CASUAL: 2.5
LIMITED: 3.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge |
Toy Boat
Three power! Three toughness! Three mana! Seems
like a good plan for any deck. While its
cumulative upkeep can be a bit challenging, this
card is build for fast decks, and if you need to
pay its upkeep more than four times, he's
probably already done his job. I've drafted this
successfully a few times now, as it fits with
any color, and can be played at three mana
regardless of what color mana they are. I
strongly suggest this is draft, but in
constructed you could find better things to play
at three mana.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 2
Limited: 5 |
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DeQuan
Watson |
Toy Boat - Monday
This card is cute. It plays on the old tongue
twister. The only problem I have is that judging
what "quickly" is could be an issue. And I
imagine this card is terrible for those with a
lisp or some other speech impediment. But
overall, the card is decently balanced.
Constructed: Don't even think about it
Casual: 3
Limited: 2.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Toy Boat --
I can't complain too much about a 3/3 creature
for three mana, especially one that can fit in
almost any deck. However, I think the cumulative
upkeep is a bit much. I tried to say "Toy Boat"
five times quickly and learned that my Boats
might be making a trip to the graveyard within a
few turns. Overall, this card is decent enough,
but you should probably practice with it before
taking it to any game that you need to win.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 3.0 |
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