The General - by RootRanger

[mathman101]

What was the answer to the Second Challenge?

I too was a non-participant who did the challenge, but I didn't send in as I was waiting to see how close I was when the answers were released.

[Solaris]

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Ash Eater
I - Scarab (Scarab will always have at least 1 HP at the end of turn)
J - Procrastination
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Cockatrice
M - Psion
N - Quintessence
O - Twin Universe
P - Phoenix

Fun challenge. Only one I might've screwed up on is Scarab.

Proper answers, for the curious

[iancudorinmarian]

Spoiler for Spreadsheet Form:

Spoiler for List Form:

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Fire Spirit
I - Chrysaora
J - Ice Shield
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Cockatrice
M - Psion
N - Quintessence
O - Parallel Universe
P - Phoenix

Took me some time to find that last 4/4 creature. Turns out there's this new "Life" element.

Here are my answers. I don't think Solaris' scarab/ash eater really counts, since Ash eater is 2/1 and Scarab is 2/N.

[mathman101]

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Ash Eater
I - Scarab (Scarab will always have at least 1 HP at the end of turn)
J - Procrastination
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Cockatrice
M - Psion
N - Quintessence
O - Twin Universe
P - Phoenix

Fun challenge. Only one I might've screwed up on is Scarab.

Proper answers, for the curious

Thanks Sola. I guess I got them wrong then 

Spoiler for my answers:

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Fire Spirit
I - Chrysoara
J - Ice Shield
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Psion
M - Cockatrice
N - Heal
O - Thorn Carapace
P - Phoenix

[iancudorinmarian]

Check my post, math

[Solaris]

Spoiler for Spreadsheet Form:

Spoiler for List Form:

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Fire Spirit
I - Chrysaora
J - Ice Shield
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Cockatrice
M - Psion
N - Quintessence
O - Parallel Universe
P - Phoenix

Took me some time to find that last 4/4 creature. Turns out there's this new "Life" element.

Here are my answers. I don't think Solaris' scarab/ash eater really counts, since Ash eater is 2/1 and Scarab is 2/N.

For the purposes of practicality, though, ingame, a Scarab is not 2/N, but 2/1.

[iancudorinmarian]

Spoiler for Spreadsheet Form:

Spoiler for List Form:

A - Nova
B - Abomination
C - Lava Golem
D - Immolation
E - Spark
F - Dimensional Shield
G - Fire Shield
H - Fire Spirit
I - Chrysaora
J - Ice Shield
K - Ghost of the Past
L - Cockatrice
M - Psion
N - Quintessence
O - Parallel Universe
P - Phoenix

Took me some time to find that last 4/4 creature. Turns out there's this new "Life" element.

Here are my answers. I don't think Solaris' scarab/ash eater really counts, since Ash eater is 2/1 and Scarab is 2/N.

For the purposes of practicality, though, ingame, a Scarab is not 2/N, but 2/1.

That would lead to 2 different answers being correct, which I'm not sure was really intended.

[mathman101]

Check my post, math

much closer I guess, but still different.(L,M,N,O) Thanks guys.

Best of luck in your final challenge!

[rob77dp]

A - Nova
B - ABOMINATION
C - LAVA GOLEM
D - Immolation
E - SPARK
F - DIMENSIONAL SHIELD
G - Fire Shield
H - FIRE SPIRIT
I - DEVOURER _or_ CHRYSAORA
J - DUSK MANTLE _or_ ICE SHIELD
K - Ghost of the Past
L - COCKATRICE _or_ PSION
M - PSION _or_ COCKATRICE
N - QUINTESSENCE _or_ HEAL
O - PARALLEL UNIVERSE _or_ THORN CARAPACE
P - Phoenix

Note: By my reckoning of the clues, there seems to be two sets of dual answers which are I/J and L/M/N/O above indicated with "or" tags order-specific.

[iancudorinmarian]

I have found a deck that wins 100% against both aether ones, but the AI doesn't know how to play it properly and it loses with it. What is it to be done in this situation?

I'll PM you the deck I'm talking about to prove it.

[RootRanger]

I have found a deck that wins 100% against both aether ones, but the AI doesn't know how to play it properly and it loses with it. What is it to be done in this situation?

I'll PM you the deck I'm talking about to prove it.

Unfortunately, the round's event card requires both matches to be played by the team's worst player, who is completely incapable of playing any better than the AI.

There's really no fair way to resolve this other than having the AI play the decks. Actual human testing would take far too long, and approximating win percentages would be too subjective.

[iancudorinmarian]

How did such a scrub get into the mighty team fire? *sigh* Okay then, I'll try something else.