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Weiss By the Numbers: Going First in Weiss Schwarz

Weiss Schwarz is a turn-based game, which naturally means someone gets to go first. The player who gets to go first gets the advantage of attacking once before the opponent can do anything and working with a deck before the opponent puts cards into inaccessible zones such as the clock. Logically, a first mover advantage could exist in Weiss Schwarz. If it exists, how good is this first mover advantage? Continue reading Weiss By the Numbers: Going First in Weiss Schwarz

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Stonks: Evaluating Weiss Schwarz Characters Cards by their Net Present Stock

Weiss Schwarz, at its core, is a game of resource and risk management. The player uses a currency generated by attacking to fund their characters and events. Which means it’s only natural to bring in financial math to evaluate how valuable each card is. We’re going to try and compare the present value stock flow each character generates to compare how stock efficient they are. Continue reading Stonks: Evaluating Weiss Schwarz Characters Cards by their Net Present Stock

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Weiss by the Numbers: Is English Weiss Schwarz worse for Translation and Print Errors than other English editions of Japanese trading card games?

The poor quality of translations for the English Edition of Weiss Schwarz is a constant issue. In 2019, Bushiroad even apologized for the quality of their translations on the Weiss Facebook page. At the time of writing, Fujimi Bunko has already had seven translation errors in their Card of the Day teasers. Translation, especially between languages as dissimilar as English and Japanese, is difficult and … Continue reading Weiss by the Numbers: Is English Weiss Schwarz worse for Translation and Print Errors than other English editions of Japanese trading card games?

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How many Xboxes is my Meta deck worth?

Right now, Xbox Live is so broken you can’t play offline games. I’m not even kidding. So, I’m going to regret my years old decision to buy the Halo box in terms of an equally poor financial decision to play competitive trading card games. Currently, an XBOX One X costs $CAD500 on Amazon to be a paper weight.. So how many meta builds can you … Continue reading How many Xboxes is my Meta deck worth?

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