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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #225 on: September 26, 2015, 07:06:08 pm »
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In not sure but my post was intended to b a joke

I thought maybe you had big fat fingers or something.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #226 on: September 27, 2015, 12:41:18 am »
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In not sure but my post was intended to b a joke
Yeah, but I wanted to hear more about your thoughts on Coppersmith. More of that red overdose. It emanates warmth that makes you wish it was good more often.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #227 on: September 27, 2015, 10:02:37 am »
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It's good as an opener if there aren't any Attacks and there's at least one Village on the board.  It likes draw, too.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #228 on: September 27, 2015, 10:24:09 am »
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It's good as an opener if there aren't any Attacks and there's at least one Village on the board.  It likes draw, too.

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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #229 on: September 28, 2015, 12:10:21 am »
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Sorry for not having a post. It's been a heck of a weekend. You'll get three today if I'm up to it.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #230 on: September 28, 2015, 09:20:14 am »
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Sorry for not having a post. It's been a heck of a weekend. You'll get three today if I'm up to it.

Is this an apology or more avant garde art criticism? I don't even know what's real anymore.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #231 on: September 28, 2015, 02:48:59 pm »
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3. Secret Chamber



Continuing the theme of bad cards having great art, here's Secret Chamber. Let's look past the fact that the head ornament looks ripped right out Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; it's still a baller detail that makes the image visually striking. The open panel on the roof is another nice touch. It definitely looks like some screwy stuff goes on in this chamber, and I don't think we could ask for much else.

2. Swindler



The Swindler is one of the best-dressed gentlemen in the entire game's canon. That look on his face is absolutely perfect for what the card does too. He's offering you nothing but garbage and it couldn't be more apparent. You know you're in for a fun game when you see this charming gentleman in his dapper pink attire.

1. Courtyard



The majestic Courtyard has the best art in intrigue. I love this picture. The plants are all beautiful, the building clean and wealthy. Even the cute detail of the young lady about to fall in a well stands out here. It's one of my favorite pictures in the game and I couldn't rank it any lower. How far we've come.

Thank you all for bearing with me. Or not. We'll wrap up Intrigue tomorrow and see how it compares to the Base Set. You all seemed interested in just sticking with linear release order, so Seaside will follow.

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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #232 on: September 28, 2015, 06:39:00 pm »
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one would be led to believe that mr. swindler is all too conscious of what his left hand is up to, he could have at least borrowed one of the glass things from his uncle to hold instead of that uncomfortable thumbs-up he's doing
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #233 on: September 28, 2015, 07:32:09 pm »
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He's giving a thumbs-up to all the wonderful merchandise he has waiting for you inside.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #234 on: September 29, 2015, 04:32:02 pm »
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That's it for Intrigue. The set has its artistic ups and downs. I feel as if the lows are lower than the Base Set but the highs are mostly higher. I think the theme I perceive in the set is the strongest thing it has going. Seventeen of the kingdom cards feature either shady characters, people whispering to each other, or some kind of meeting of questionable moral. It is nice that the artists all seemed to get the memo on that one; even innocuous cards like Wishing Well fit in to the theme.

The box art is not my favorite. I don't care for the way the trees look like they were glued on to the landscape, and the evening colors look just a little too pink, which is even weirder since the sky is blue above the logo. Still, it's got a shady meeting going on, so it has something.

My average rating for the cards in Intrigue is 6.02, a bit lower than the Base Set overall. Some of this has to do with the inconsistency (Harem/Shanty Town really stick out) and some drawings I'm not entirely sure were finished. It's still above average, but hey, the best is yet to come.

Next time: Seaside
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #235 on: September 29, 2015, 05:40:36 pm »
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Seaside has a lot of really beautiful art; that should be a fun list to make (after Navigator).  Intrigue is definitely hit or miss, but some of the top cards (Courtyard, Mining Village) are some of my favorites from all of Dominion.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #236 on: September 30, 2015, 05:06:54 pm »
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Part 3: Seaside

24. Navigator



Is anyone surprised by this? If you are, man, I don't know what to tell you. Look at his massive arm. I'm not sure what Bruce Banner is doing out on the open seas, but hopefully the poor guy found some peace out there.

I guess some of you probably are fixing to type "THERE ARE MORE THAN 24 CARDS IN SEASIDE." Chill. Have faith. Have I ever steered you wrong before? Don't answer that.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #237 on: September 30, 2015, 05:17:34 pm »
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Massive arm?  What about his massive... lips?
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #238 on: September 30, 2015, 05:22:29 pm »
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So you're doing the Native Village/Pirate Ship/Island triptych as one piece of art, huh? I'm not sure how much sense that really makes. I mean yes they connect together seamlessly, but they're pretty disjoint apart from that. You might as well just rank each artist for their art across all the cards.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #239 on: September 30, 2015, 05:37:40 pm »
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Navigator art is I think the worst among all Dominion cards with other obviously bad ones not even being close.

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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #240 on: September 30, 2015, 05:54:19 pm »
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By this point, I doubt anyone is surprised that I like the Navigator art.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #241 on: September 30, 2015, 05:55:14 pm »
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By this point, I doubt anyone is surprised that I like the Navigator art.

I think your profile picture was enough to stunt our surprise. 
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #242 on: September 30, 2015, 05:57:31 pm »
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By this point, I doubt anyone is surprised that I like the Navigator art.

I think your profile picture was enough to stunt our surprise.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #243 on: September 30, 2015, 05:59:35 pm »
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So you're doing the Native Village/Pirate Ship/Island triptych as one piece of art, huh? I'm not sure how much sense that really makes. I mean yes they connect together seamlessly, but they're pretty disjoint apart from that. You might as well just rank each artist for their art across all the cards.

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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #244 on: September 30, 2015, 06:02:40 pm »
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You might as well just rank each artist for their art across all the cards.
Jsh should totally rank the artists at the end.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #245 on: September 30, 2015, 06:05:56 pm »
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Those aren't big arms, just poofy sleeves.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #246 on: September 30, 2015, 06:16:00 pm »
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Those aren't big arms, just poofy sleeves.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #247 on: September 30, 2015, 06:22:13 pm »
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Those aren't big arms, just poofy sleeves.

I'm not sure replacing "massive arms" with "poofy sleeves" really invalidates the criticism in any way.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #248 on: September 30, 2015, 07:14:32 pm »
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I also dislike navigator's four-finger-hands. This man wasn't created for any Disney or Simpsons cartoon!
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #249 on: October 01, 2015, 03:02:07 pm »
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23. Treasure Map



It took me this long to realize that the picture is meant to be half a map, which explains why it looks like the artist stopped drawing it on one side. I still dislike how the scope device looks and think the coins look weird. Aside from that, it's not that bad a picture, but Seaside is a step beyond the first two sets in terms of art so Treasure Map ends up ranking pretty low.
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