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Title: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: john on January 22, 2014, 08:45:38 AM: (http://i.imgur.com/6nZtYWl.png)
Erdnaseum
(http://i.imgur.com/e4R8ey9.png)
IErdnase 216

Which old design with a new Erdnase twist do you love more?
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: splice42 on January 22, 2014, 10:19:44 AM: 216s all the way. I don't really like that ambigram on the Erdnaseum cards, to be honest. I've been carrying a 216 around and it's a solid deck, stands up to table faros without a complaint. It's an OK back design. It'd be better without the one way back, I suppose, but it can be a useful feature for some. You can dig that edge reading, for sure.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: Anthony on January 22, 2014, 11:32:34 AM: I picked up both recently and while I like them both for my collection, even a novice like me was amazed at how the 216's felt and handled.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: Don Boyer on January 22, 2014, 12:33:39 PM: To me, the Erdnaseum deck was merely OK. The packaging was nice, but it had little to distinguish it from the other Bee Erdnase decks.

The 216s are a totally different beast. The have a feel unlike anything I've ever seen come out of Erlanger, and perhaps Cincinnati as well.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: Jamm Pakd Cards on January 22, 2014, 02:13:46 PM: 216's for me!
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: Rob Wright on January 22, 2014, 10:39:43 PM: Got the 216's on Don's recommendation. Just a great deck of cards.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: bhong on January 22, 2014, 10:56:28 PM: Quote from: Sparkz on January 22, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
I picked up both recently and while I like them both for my collection, even a novice like me was amazed at how the 216's felt and handled.

I'd second that and just have to say, 216's for sure. Honestly, nothing feels like that at all.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: yoel on January 23, 2014, 10:18:47 AM: 216's handle amazing and look badass. I find the Erdnaseum's to be an eyesore hands down probably the ugliest deck in my collection.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: Don Boyer on January 23, 2014, 05:47:45 PM: Quote from: yoelanshel on January 23, 2014, 10:18:47 AM
216's handle amazing and look badass. I find the Erdnaseum's to be an eyesore hands down probably the ugliest deck in my collection.

You need to get around more, then! I've seen FAR, FAR worse!
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: yoel on January 23, 2014, 10:46:06 PM: Quote from: Don Boyer on January 23, 2014, 05:47:45 PM

You need to get around more, then! I've seen FAR, FAR worse!

I said "in my collection" of course I've seen worse but I didn't buy them. As for the Erdnaseum's well I got them as a mystery deck otherwise I would have never bought them.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: bhong on January 23, 2014, 11:02:13 PM: Quote from: yoelanshel on January 23, 2014, 10:46:06 PM
Quote from: Don Boyer on January 23, 2014, 05:47:45 PM

You need to get around more, then! I've seen FAR, FAR worse!

I said "in my collection" of course I've seen worse but I didn't buy them. As for the Erdnaseum's well I got them as a mystery deck otherwise I would have never bought them.

I wouldn't say go as far as to say it's an "eyesore" but I think the text on the back doesn't help the design as much. The Erdnase Acorn back is a better way to do the text on the back of the card.
Title: Re: Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216
Post by: john on January 30, 2014, 09:35:31 PM: 216's win by over 10!

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