Goblin Blastronauts

Rules Vs. Card Ideas

Hi mark thanks so much for your blog.It must happen sometimes you work on a mechanic or card that everyone understands how its supposed to work and its clear what that card wants to do but the rules of the game cant technically allow for it to work. Can you share an example of something that seems simple but has never been done because of a rules issue?

The best example would be to look at the acorn cards of Unfinity. While a few we’re kept acorn for Legacy concerns, the vast majority of acorn cards simple don’t work in the rules. Here are some I get asked about all the time: Claire D'Loon, Joy SculptorFar OutGoblin BlastronautsGrand Marshall MacieHow Is This a Par Three?It Came from Planet GlurgLila, Hospitality HostessSolaflora, Intergalactic IconSole PerformerTrigger HappyTruss, Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer Claire D'Loon, Joy Sculptor Far Out Goblin Goblin Blastronauts It Came from Planet Glurg Legacy Lila, Hospitality Hostess Mechanics Performer Rules Solaflora, Intergalactic Icon Sole Performer Trigger Happy Truss, Chief Engineer Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Acorn Status Reasoning

Was there a reason why Goblin Blastronauts had to be acorn?

The second ability didn’t work in the rules. We did try to find templates that did, but nothing that fit on the card.

Goblin Goblin Blastronauts Rules Templating Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Goblin Blastronauts Reasoning

Why is goblin blastronauts acorn?

It’s the fault of the second ability. It’s one of those “seems like it would work in the rules, but subtly can’t” type of effects.

Goblin Goblin Blastronauts Rules Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Goblin Blastronauts

Re: Goblin Blastronauts, I believe the issue is that it copies an ability that has already resolved, and thus is no longer an object that can be "seen" and copied in the normal Eternal ruleset. But it works with a little common sense

FYI

Eternal Goblin Goblin Blastronauts

Goblin Blastronauts Query

Why is Goblin Blastronauts acorn? Unless there are mana abilities in the set that make you roll dice, it seems fine as eternal.

You would think, but the rules couldn’t handle the last ability. Please note, my goal was to make every card eternal that could be.

Die Rolling Eternal Goblin Goblin Blastronauts Mana Rules Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Goblin Blastronauts Query

Why is Goblin Blastronauts acorn?

The last ability has some weird corner case issues in the rules.

Goblin Goblin Blastronauts Rules Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

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