Beaver

Armadillos and Folklore

Mark, I love OTJ, and how it uses the fauna, flora and folklore of North America to feel 'western'. Armadillos, Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Prairie Dogs, Buzzards, Coyotes, Roadrunners, Gila Monsters, Wolverines, Porcupines, Tumbleweeds (nevermind the Tumblewaggs), Beavers, Possums, Badgers, a knight riding a Moose, a battalion of various Cactus-folk and a Magic version of Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox. Its like a roadtrip from my childhood through Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas was condensed into a set, even the panning for gold at a tourist trap! All I'm left wondering is when can we return so we can get a card inspired by John Henry, the steel-driving man, and maybe an ornery bison or two.

Please dole out copious high fives to those who had the idea that this set needs a bunch of critters from the southwest and the Rocky Mountains to feel like a western setting.

High fives shall be applied.

Armadillo Badger Battalion Beaver Blue Coyote Dog High Fives Knight Outlaws of Thunder Junction Oxen Porcupine Possum Sheep United States Wolverine

Beavers in Future Games

Beavers in Magic if or when?

I’ll say when, but not necessarily as a creature type.

Beaver Creatures If/When

Beaver Behavior Insight

More on beavers: Researchers have placed speakers in the woods near Beaver dams, and played running water sounds. The beavers felt compelled to fix the "leak" and piled woods on top of the speaker. That might not be an argument for then being blue, but I wanted you to know.. :)

I always appreciate a good beaver fact. : )

Beaver Blue

Blue's Rodent Token Suggestion

Since the possibility of rodent tokens in every color has come up, I have to say that I think blue's token should absolutely be beavers. Not only are they semi-aquatic, beavers are well known to change their environment by constructing dams and lodges. They are one of the few animals known to artificially shape their environments to their needs. The behavior of beavers align with blue's philosophy.

There seems to be a lot of support for beavers.

Beaver Blue Colors Keyword Actions Tokens

Rodent Cycle Composition

Rodent Cycle: Moles should be Reds and Beavers should be Blue (to complete the Rat/Black, Mouse/White, Squirrel/Green cycle).

Interesting suggestion.

Beaver Black Blue Green Mole Mouse Rat Squirrel White

Blue Beaver Creature Idea

If or when: blue beaver creature which makes dam tokens?

“Get these dam tokens out of here.”If.

Beaver Blue Creatures If/When Tokens

Rodent Characteristics

You asked about which rodents would fit blue and red. Blue has got to be beavers, no way around it. Not only do they swim, but they build things too!

That’s been suggested before.

Beaver Blue Red

Rodent Tokens Suggestions

"ikketton asked: Now that we have mice in white, rats in black, and squirrels in green, what rodent tokens would be appropriate for red and blue?Suggestions?" Lemmings in Red, Beavers in Blue

: )

Beaver Black Blue Green Mouse Rat Rat Red Squirrel Tokens White

Green’s View on Nature

Re: yesterday's color mailbag. Does Green also consider beavers cutting down trees as an unnatural act?

No, just as a lion killing a gazelle isn’t murder.

Beaver Colors Green

Unstable Draft High-Five

Mark! This weekend I played my first Unstable draft, which quickly degenerated into a 5 player star multiplayer game (you win when the two people opposite from you have lost). On turn 2 someone played The Grand Calcutron, and I won by beating people up with a 15/15 Hydradoodle that I untapped with a Multi-Headed Beaver. It was an amazing time, so please accept this virtual high-five!

Accepted!

Beaver Commander Hydradoodle Limited Multi-Headed The Grand Calcutron Unstable

Johnny vs Spike

The MTG Turing Machine and the MTG Busy Beavers (Season of Doubling) are probably the Johnniest things out there, but they're both about proving a result. How come?

If I understand them correctly, they’re very Spike. They’re trying to show they can accomplish a task. They’re trying to demonstrate what they are capable of. It’s not a form of self-expression which is what Johnny is all about.

Beaver Demonstrate Johnny / Jenny Spike