No Balls
by Arthur Howlin
July 23, 1997
1 Abysmal Daughter
2 Cyclone of Knives
5 Doomed Lackey
5 Eunuch Underling
2 Evil Twin
2 Feast of Souls
2 Gao Zhang
3 Imperial Boon
3 Imperial Guard
3 Infernal Temple
2 Jueding Bao-Fude
5 Shadow Creeper
4 Sinister Priest
2 Thing with 1000 Tongues
4 Tortured Memories
1 Walker of the Purple Twilight
5 White Disciple
1 Queen of the Ice Pagoda
1 Amulet of the Turtle
3 Art of War
2 Birdhouse Cafe
5 Discerning Fire
2 Fox Pass
1 House of Mirrors
3 Inner Sanctum
2 Larcenous Mist
2 Monkey House
1 Sacred Heart Hospital
2 Scroll of Incantation
1 Soul Maze
1 Spirit Frenzy
2 Turtle Island
2 Whirlpool of Blood
1 White Ninja (new)
= 83 cards
Stats:
BY TYPE
39 Characters
10 Edges
15 Events
15 Feng Shui Sites
3 Sites
1 States
BY COST
7 0 cost
18 1 cost
21 2 cost
2 3 cost
8 4 cost
1 5 cost
6 6 cost
20 variable cost
83 Total
2.21 average cost (excluding variable)
BY FIGHTING
18 1 fighting
10 2 fighting
2 5 fighting
1 6 fighting
1 7 fighting
2 9 fighting
3 10 fighting
37 Total
2.95 average fighting (by character)
1.31 average fighting (by card)
BY FOUNDATION
12 Eaters of Lotus
1 Monarchs
PERCENTAGES
16% Base resource
18% Feng Shui
4% Site
31% Magic
BY SET
56 Limited
17 Netherworld
9 Flashpoint
1 Promo
BY RARITY
12 Very Common
36 Common
14 Uncommon
21 Rare
BY FACTION
51 Eaters of Lotus
1 Monarch
31 Neutral
Notes:
This is a Eunuch theme deck - it has 23 cards with the Eunuch designator.
It was expecting to meet other theme decks and so carries a full load of
Discerning Fire. The Eunuchs mostly provide lots of power by means of Imperial
Boon and Feast of Souls. This power is then spent on big hitters like the
White Ninja, Queen of Ice or the Thing. Then too the opponents' strength
can be turned against them with Lotus staples, Evil Twin and Tortured Memories.
Arthur seems to be a fan of theme decks and, besides this one, is famous
for his Cop deck. He himself is the most amiable of players and has not,
until now, been noted for the killer instinct. If anything, he was notorious
for setting up other players for the win - a good person to have on your
right. Perhaps his over-optimism has now been cured and we will have to
watch him more closely. To help you recognise him more easily, see the
attached picture. This crude photo does not do him justice but will, at
least, help you understand his subtitle of Grizzled Vet.
Last modified: January 16, 1998.
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