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Title: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: KPopFever605 on December 30, 2011, 05:15:56 PM
With the year coming to an end, I'd figure I'd post a topic where we all get to express which stories were of most important to us. Here is my list share yours (how ever many) below!

[size=78%]1. Death of Steve Jobs[/size]
2. Japan Tsunami
3. Charlie Sheen taken off Two & a Half Men
4. Death of Kim-Jong-Ill
5. Death Osama Bin Laden
6. Occupy Protests
7. The Fall of Ghadafi


Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: Joshua Robinson on December 30, 2011, 05:23:23 PM
New Zealand Earthquakes
Queensland, Australia Floods
India: At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire
 Northern Japan Japan declares Fukushima stable
 Southern Philippines Philippines storm kills hundreds
 Southern Philippines Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: loldudex2 on December 30, 2011, 05:37:16 PM
Um, I'm pretty sure Michael Jackson died in '09.
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: D_bag on December 30, 2011, 05:47:14 PM
The countdown to Harold Campings rapture and the end of the world was pretty exciting.  ;D
And the SF 49ers are jamming pretty much this year.
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: dmbaggs on December 30, 2011, 07:01:04 PM
Yeah Michael Jackson died on June 25th TWO YEARS AGO! so maybe the 2nd anniversary of his passing but that wasn't a huge news story. Not sure where that one came from haha. So you've got nine there and one from 2 years ago
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: KPopFever605 on December 30, 2011, 09:54:05 PM
Oh! I must have really lost track of time :P
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: dee1orean on December 31, 2011, 03:54:59 AM
Interesting how all the "TOP" stories are all negative, no positive stories anyone?
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: moonexe on December 31, 2011, 04:00:41 AM
Um... the success of the Vortex deck? ::)
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: dmbaggs on December 31, 2011, 04:05:11 AM
Yeah, what would the top card related stories be??  ???
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: loldudex2 on December 31, 2011, 10:41:21 AM
Quote from: brown_baggs on December 31, 2011, 04:05:11 AM
Yeah, what would the top card related stories be??  ???

 • Artifice and Red Artifice
 • Infamous Gold Monarchs
 • Smoke & Mirrors v6
 • White Lions
 • David Blaine Variety box
 • LTD. Deck
 • Infinity Deck
 • The Blue Crown
 • Kickstarter (Actuators, Vortex, Apollo, etc.)
 • All of the Merz Decks
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: Don Boyer on January 01, 2012, 04:31:13 PM
Quote from: loldudex2 on December 31, 2011, 10:41:21 AM
Quote from: brown_baggs on December 31, 2011, 04:05:11 AM
Yeah, what would the top card related stories be??  ???

 • Artifice and Red Artifice
 • Infamous Gold Monarchs
 • Smoke & Mirrors v6
 • White Lions
 • David Blaine Variety box
 • LTD. Deck
 • Infinity Deck
 • The Blue Crown
 • Kickstarter (Actuators, Vortex, Apollo, etc.)
 • All of the Merz Decks

Apollo wasn't a Kickstarter project.  Merz67 deck's are in the section of the newspaper with the funny anecdotes, so they're not really news.

I would add:

The New York Magic Project's biggest release to date, the white Arrcos

The partnership between T11 and USPC - cheap Guardians for everybody!

Pure Smoke - one of the hottest gimmicks of the year, to be sure

the plethora of holiday sales, contests, releases, etc.

The massive end-of-year deck glut - a bubble in the market may be approaching.  It's one thing if a dozen artists are making their personal projects, but when the "majors" are releasing decks both new and vintage, mostly rare, practically every week, that can be a problem for the market as a whole.
Title: Re: Top Stories of 2011
Post by: loldudex2 on January 01, 2012, 05:51:09 PM
Oops, I didn't mean Appolo, I meant Crimson Gate I think (Even though they didn't make it).

An about Merz, infamy still make him some of the biggest card news in my opinion.