Monitor Monitor

Monitor Design Origins

Hey Mark, why wasn't the Monitor Monitor a monitor lizard?

Because it wasn’t concepted as that when the art was commissioned. The name came after art.

Art Lizard Monitor Monitor

Feedback on Unfinity Launch

I judged my Unfinity launch this weekend. Wanted to send some feedback here:- Players seemed really frustrated that stickers were pretty one use. Stickers never went back properly on the sheet after use. - General Positive reaction to Attractions. Players did seem frustrated with the dexterity ones, mainly due to difficulty. Lots of talk about using them in Commander.- Humor of the set landed okay but when it landed, it landed very well. Lots of love from the enfranchised players on the in-jokes and references.- "What constitutes a hat?" Is now a philosophical question. Highly recommend some reminder text when "hats matters" returns as a theme.- Some complicated black border rules questions actually came up more often than normal. One that stuck out was the interaction between Monitor Monitor, Drop Tower, and how the rules see dice results.- Embiggen, Animate Object, and A Real Handful were definite bombs that took over games. Six-Sided Die as well but I think that breaks even due to the variance.All in all, everyone left happy over 3 events in 2 days (minus one vocal player who was upset with stickers.) I personally loved the set and plan on building around some cards in commander. Hope this helps! :)

Thanks for the feedback.

A Real Handful Animate Object Attractions Black Border Commander Die Rolling Drop Tower Embiggen Experienced / Enfranchised Players Humor Monitor Monitor Rules Six-Sided Die Stickers

Rules Update for Cards

Do die rerolling cards like Monitor Monitor currently work within the black-bordered rules or will they need a rules update with the release of Unfinity to function?I believe the issue with a card like Snickering Squirrel functioning in black border is that it requires you take an action in the middle of an ability resolving.

By the time you can play with the cards, they will work in the rules. I’m not sure when the rules update is.

Black Border Monitor Monitor Rules Snickering Squirrel Squirrel

Monitor Monitor Humor

Little disappointed Monitor Monitor isn't a big lizard. Any chance of a Monitor Monitor Monitor in the future?

The art was finished long before we came up with the Monitor Monitor name. Plus the Hall Monitor in Strixhaven already did that joke.

Art Hall Monitor Humor Lizard Monitor Monitor

Reroll Templating

I just want to see I am VERY hyped for Monitor Monitor, mostly because it means we'll finally have clean rules for "reroll dice" effects that were always a bit handwavey in previous un-sets, and I love that!

Properly templating die rerolling for the normal rules was one of our goals.

Die Rolling Monitor Monitor Rules Templating Un-sets

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