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Topic: When you play mtg, what do you use for a life counter?
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yakusoku
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posted August 08, 2011 12:26 PM
      
Goaswerfraiejen, My next non-Magic goal in life is to tell some woman she looks like she got "hit with a beauty stick". Back on topic... When I play EDH on the dining table, we usually just use D20's (2 D20's = 40 life). In any level of tournament, even an FNM, I've seen far too many dice get knocked over and pen and paper has help me win more than a few disputes over life totals, even when the other guy is supposedly keeping track as well. I'll usually do this: 20
19 - ST
17 - GG
14 - SB
10 - GG, CP
8 - SS
6 - SS
0 - Shrine My opponent started at 20 life, took 1 from a Scalding Tarn, 2 from a Goblin Guide, 3 from a Searing Blaze, 4 from a Goblin Guide and a Chandra's Phoenix, 2 from a Staggershock, 2 more from the same Staggershock when it rebounded and 6 from a Shrine of Burning Rage. It's VERY important that I have his life totals absolutely correct, so I don't think I've done exactly lethal and actually have fallen one short. I've had to do the full game replay a few times because my opponent will THINK he's at 3 life, I'll be able to go back and point out that he didn't count the Searing Blaze, which killed his would-be blocker. That's why now I usually confirm every life total change. "I play Searing Blaze on your Lotus Cobra, so that puts you at 14." "Yes." "Then, on my turn I'll cast Chandra's Phoenix and I'll attack you with both, putting you at 10." "Okay. My turn?" __________________
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Thanos
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posted August 08, 2011 01:05 PM
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Originally posted by psrex:
I like the InQuest life counter best:http://www.magiclibrarities.net/rarities-inquest-life-images.html It goes from 1 to 60.
Same here.
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hilikuS
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posted August 08, 2011 01:20 PM
 
Mine is sort of like tiered based on what's near me.Pen and paper on the table, use that.
If no pen and paper, grab some dice.
If no dice, use my sideboard to count my life total. Horizontal cards are 5, verticals are 1. This usually prompts my opponent to keep track of my life for me, because there's a lot of head scratching involved.
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revenger
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posted August 08, 2011 01:24 PM
 
I use my life counter for it. The red version. With tyhe red mana symbol on it. 2 parts to it.It only goes to 60 life though. ~Revenger __________________
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ryan2754
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posted August 08, 2011 05:09 PM
AGO made me thishttp://zombitography.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d386wjc __________________
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AGO
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posted August 08, 2011 06:13 PM
Just posted this from my personal counters.
Blue Red Elemental Blasts
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1dt
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1c5 __________________
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TimeBeing
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posted August 08, 2011 06:48 PM
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Originally posted by AGO:
Just posted this from my personal counters.
Blue Red Elemental Blasts
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1dt
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1c5
I like them a lot, but the ones you sell on etsy are not very good compared to the ones on your Dart page
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AGO
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posted August 08, 2011 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by TimeBeing:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by AGO:
Just posted this from my personal counters.
Blue Red Elemental Blasts
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1dt
http://zombitography.deviantart.com/#/d45x1c5
I like them a lot, but the ones you sell on etsy are not very good compared to the ones on your Dart page[/QUOTE]Of course not. These counters would be expensive if I sold them. I would need $200 to make it worth my while.
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rockondon
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posted August 08, 2011 07:24 PM
I've lost all respect for anyone who thinks my counter looks nice. Unless of course they were being sarcastic, in which case they're still cool. My counter looks nasty. But it's sure functional. It has two wheels so I can track my opponent's life too - they both go up to about 25. Not bad considering I was kinda drunk when I made it. Surfing online I see a lot of different ones:
Kamahl
ultrapro
WOTC
Molten masticore
Plastic box thing
snake chick
I'm not sure I even understand this one
foil elvish visionary
JMS
Duelist
Don't know what this is but it looks cool P.S. AGO - I love your work! __________________
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MTDetermine
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posted August 08, 2011 08:07 PM
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Originally posted by WeedIan:
I thought it was against the rules to use a program during games?
We just play casually among ourselves so no problem there. Its good to know that using an App to record scores could be illegal.
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caquaa
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posted August 08, 2011 08:13 PM
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Originally posted by rockondon:
Surfing online I see a lot of different ones: Plastic box thing
I'm not sure I even understand this one
foil elvish visionary
JMS
Duelist
Don't know what this is but it looks cool P.S. AGO - I love your work!
plastic box thing: Pretty sure the guy makes them himself out of some golf score counter. It sure seems very simialr to what it isI'm not sure I even understand this one: You have to put that one together, heh. Some assembly required and such. Duelist: My favorite, minus the color. Old style duelist abacus Don't know what this is but it looks cool: Cthulhu
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CoupDeGrace
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posted August 08, 2011 08:32 PM
I had used this for around 8 years.Life Counter __________________
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hammr7
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posted August 08, 2011 10:29 PM
I don't play any more, but when I did I had a nice choice of which counter I wanted. See the bottom of this page and the top of the following page in this thread:http://www.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6950&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60
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Myysterio
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posted August 13, 2011 04:12 AM
For EDH and casual: Flying Tricyle Double Life Counter
http://tinyurl.com/3qd5ur5
I generally will use the mana symbol(S) corresponding with the color of my commander.For real games, I use a ManaWerx Life Counting pads I got in 2005 or one of the 200 pads magicarsenal.com sent me back in the day.
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Myysterio on August 13, 2011]
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