Conspiracy Value
Economics forum
Posted on June 3, 2014, 6:39 p.m. by Mondocoffee
Hey guys, what are the high value reprints in Conspiracy. I've only been playing for a year so I don't know all the old cards. I don't want to accidentally pass high value cards.
CommanderOfBolas says... #2
I am not denying that the Rochester Draft is a good way to do it. it is actually great for experienced players. but not everyone is an experienced player. some people are new to the game, and rochestering the rares means they wont get anything valuable. obviously there are exceptions, but if I pull a foil goyf, im keeping it. besides being $500, its a great card. why would anyone pass it? even if you don't play it, why is it unfair that you get to keep a card from a pack that you paid for? There is prize support in the keep what you pick drafts, so the winner still gets all the prizes. I understand what you are saying about the value of the set, but think about how much Dack is going to be worth a few weeks after he is released. he will see minimum, if any legacy play, which leaves him to EDH, where he is okay, not spectacular, and maybe cube. his price will drop from 50 to 20 within a month. exploration, stifle, pernicious deed are the other ones that are worth anything. they are all going to drop. the value isn't actually as high as you think.
June 4, 2014 12:20 p.m.
CommanderOfBolas - there is a difference between keeping a card from a pack you paid for and keeping all cards you pull from all packs. Sometimes the goyf you pick won't even be from one of your packs it will be from the guy on the right or whatever.
I did say that keeping the cards that you open in your packs would be the best way - but is impractical
June 4, 2014 12:31 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #4
ChiefBell, I wonder if it is because Oxford is one of the greatest academic institutions in the world that they (you) do the "pick rares at the end" method where most places do the "take what you pick" method. You have to be doing something different from other run-of-the-mill colleges to be on top.
Or maybe you're all experienced Magic players with inner Spikes.
June 4, 2014 12:48 p.m.
I think that my lgs is full of spikes, or rather, people that are very competent at the game. We have new players - but even our new players are very quick to get to a high level. Maybe that's intellectual ability, maybe it's luck, maybe it's because there are loads of experienced magic players that tutor others in my area. I don't know.
I don't even do competitive drafts, it's not my scene. I just know what happens because I have a lot of friends that do. It's not an issue, it's just an interesting point.
June 4, 2014 12:54 p.m.
I used to host drafts at my college and we did it both ways . . . everyone agreed (including four utterly new players) that the rochestering led to more fun and a better experience overall.
I was severely disappointed in our first draft (keep picks) because even the two winners (who got booster prizes) were waaaaaaay outmonied by the guy who pulled foil Koth of the Hammer in his third pack (even though it didn't fit his deck great) and placed bottom 60%.
The second draft I built mono-white weenies (with mostly commons), placed second, and went home with some money cards and some other "collector's choices". Even the noob who got fifth got a mythic rare during redistribution (Elbrus, the Binding Blade Flip I know, but he was thrilled) and we all felt that the competition was more meaningful as people built to win, not to profit.
June 8, 2014 1:33 a.m.
deathtouch_roadrunner says... #7
Most casual players intensely dislike drafting the cards from the sealed pool after play because it provides a MASSIVE incentive for them to not even bother drafting. Joe average is looking it waste a couple hours and justify it by getting a a good card or two they can put in one or two of their prized decks that they've been adding cards to here and there for the last five years. Rochestering rares massively screws this demographic, which is vastly important to most LGS's bottom line.
I think Rochestering the sealed pool rares only makes sense to people with very deep pockets or to people who are very competitive and have lots of experience drafting.
On the other hand, rochestering the prize pool (or part of it) often makes lots of sense to the casual player and provides even more reason for them to draft.
For the Conspiracy multiplayer format I think the best experience is probably pack drafting the prize packs in reverse order of elimination after keeping what you draft.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #1
We draft for picks at my LGS. It leads to better decks and a more fun Limited environment. Then again Denver seems to be more competitive at Magic than most cities. Keeping what you pick seems silly and boring. Just like in real life to the winner go the spoils.
June 4, 2014 11:25 a.m.