On the Cheap – Crab Scouts
By popular demand (well, by request of a reader), today’s On the Cheap will cover Crab Scouts. Specifically, a Hiruma-based “bushi league” deck – no rares, no promos, and only fixed cards if they...
View ArticleKotei 2012/Embers of War Meta-Game Update #1
It’s still Kotei season, but a new expansion is legal, so the statistics start over. Keep in mind that, with only one weekend of tournaments under our belt, and the one big one not reporting enough...
View ArticleKotei 2012/Embers of War Meta-Game Update #2
There were three more Kotei this weekend (the winner from the Anchorage Kotei is not included because, as I type this, that tournament is still playing its T4), plus we’ve been able to add in the...
View ArticleOn the Cheap – ToP Honor
by Jay Earle Burn the heretic! After seeing military deck on top of military deck in these “on the cheap” articles I felt it was time for another honor deck. Today we’ll be doing another bushi league...
View ArticleKotei 2012/Embers of War Meta-Game Update #3
Sorry we’re a little late this week, but I’m back from vacation so I thought I’d get you folks those stats. There were five Kotei last weekend, but only full data from four so far. Forgotten Temple...
View ArticleKotei 2012/Embers of War Meta-Game Update #4
Only two Kotei last weekend, and we don’t have full data on the biggest one, so the data changes this time around are actually more influenced by the inclusion of the missing Kotei from last weekend....
View ArticleEpisode 55 – Naga Babies (Part 1)
Episode 55 – Naga Babies (Part 1) – is now available for download. Chris, Jay, Justin, and Kevin talk about recent developments in L5R, including the 10,000 card, shipping costs for The Shadow’s...
View ArticleKotei 2012/Embers of War Meta-Game Update #5
We are now fully up to date on the Embers of War environment, including all data from all three Kotei last weekend. Crab and Unicorn have (relatively speaking) come back to earth (with Lion taking the...
View ArticleEmbers of War Decklists #1
Kotei season is over, and most lists that will be published have been, so hopefully this will serve as a complete-as-we-can-get look at Embers of War decklists prior to the legality of the Kotei pack...
View ArticleEmbers of War Decklists #2
Another set of Embers of War decklists for you. Some newly posted, and some that make it look like I must have not looked hard enough when I was perusing the Kobune Port last time. Appearances by a...
View ArticleOn the Cheap – Dragon Kensai
The On the Cheap articles seem to be of interest to our audience and, in the absence of a string of article submissions from people who aren’t me, I thought I’d go ahead and do one of my own. Now,...
View ArticleEpisode 050 – Refrigerator (Part 2)
Strange Assembly Episode 50 (Refrigerator – Part 2) is now available for download. Join Chris, Jay, Kevin, and Mike as they kick off the Embers of War set review. This episode includes Unicorn and...
View ArticleEpisode 051 – Refrigerator (Part 3)
The Strange Assembly set review of Embers of War continues in Episode 51, which is now available for download. This episode features Chris, Jay, Kevin, and Mike discussing Crab, Spider, Crane, and...
View ArticleEpisode 052 – Refrigerator (Part 4)
The newest episode of Strang Assembly, and the conclusion of the Embers of War set review, is now available for download! Check out Chris, Jay, Kevin, and Mike as they go over the Lion, Dragon,...
View ArticleOn the Cheap – Scorpion Paragons
We’re going whole hog on the “cheap” part this time around, bringing you a “bushi league” deck. Not everyone uses this term the same way, so here’s what I mean by it: no rares, no promos, no Forgotten...
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