turt
Warrior
211 Posts
    
Canberra, Australia
 | | 11/30/2007 12:01 AM |
| | I saw a thread like this on the Wizards boards a couple of years ago, and I liked it, so I thought I would give it a go. Basically, I have 3 boosters (24 minis) which my wife has put away, and I'll get one a day in December, like a regular advent calender. I know it should be 25 minis, but 24 works well. Tune in tomorrow to see the first mini revealed. | | | |
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 11/30/2007 5:33 AM |
| Funnily enough I am doing the same thing after I read a thread about a guy doing it on the EN World boards! Even though I blatantly stole it I think it is a great idea. It was also hilarious hearing my wife describe some of the minis. She likened the new swarms to biscuits! :) Yes, she has absolutely no interest in minis but I managed to rope her in to doing this at least. My advent calendar only has 24 pockets so 3 boosters work out perfectly. Actually, a lot of advent calendars don't have a pocket for Christmas day as that's when you get to open all your other presents.
I'll start my own thread for my calendar turt so I don't steal your thunder. Olaf the Stout | |
My Trade Thread
12 Trades Completed - Bert the Troll, Keoki, elf_ranger, kalle, Dropbear, twilightraven, SkYlyn3, Monolthicus (x2), qillan_dvra, xuthal, MMT 2007
My Reference Thread | |
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ckissee
Underboss
1431 Posts
KD :)
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 11/30/2007 12:45 PM |
| Day 1:
A Rare! Ogre Brute. And this is one I don't have, so it's a great start. | | | |
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demarkov90
Skirmisher
27 Posts
| | 11/30/2007 12:53 PM |
| | isnt it only friday 30th december? or do you live in australia? | |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soVfpWsxajk | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 11/30/2007 1:12 PM |
| | I'm an Aussie. It's early here, but it's still December. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/01/2007 2:56 PM |
| | Day 2: An uncommon - Dwarf Maulfighter. I wanted another one of these, so that's cool. | | | |
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MAURIZIO
Sergeant
930 Posts
Lima, Perú
| | 12/01/2007 4:59 PM |
| | I like the Idea! | |
Againts the Giants Called Shot: Cattie Bri.
Dungeon of Dread Called Shot: Cockatrice.
Todas las batallas en la vida sirven para enseñarnos algo, inclusive aquellas que perdemos. Paulo Coehlo
"DnD teaches you a valuable lesson, always loot the bodies of your dead enemies"
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/02/2007 11:24 AM |
| | Day 3 - An Uncommon - Astral Stalker. I don't really need any more, but it's cool. | | | |
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stephengroy
Underboss
1362 Posts
Tempe AZ Beeyotch
| | 12/03/2007 8:22 AM |
| Hrm...chocolate, or minis?
Decisions, decisions!
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Waiting for Chainmail Equivalencies since 2005
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6621 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 12/03/2007 9:00 AM |
| | My wife and I did something like this the first December we were collecting. That was when I had still only opened a small number of boosters overall, so each booster was a major rush. This was a blast. I don't remember if there was a connection with advent calendar. We were stretching out a booster so I didn't go to the store every day to buy a new one. Now that I have opened about 2.5 to 3 cases per set for a couple of years, it wouldn't be the same, but it would still be fun. Thanks for sharing and have a blast with it. | |
"Look to God and live." Alma 37:47
Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
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Master of the
Awesome Sauce
Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 12/03/2007 10:30 AM |
| cool idea. Best of luck on your pulls... we'll be waiting.
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
"Rejoice, for bad things are about to happen." | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/03/2007 2:46 PM |
| Day 4: Another Uncommon! Does this mean the next four will be commons? Visejaw Crocodile. I don't think I've got one yet, so that's cool.
Thank you to everyone who's given me words of encouragement. What will tomorrow bring? | | | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6621 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 12/03/2007 11:42 PM |
| | This will be the thread that finally puts you over 200 posts. | |
"Look to God and live." Alma 37:47
Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
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Master of the
Awesome Sauce
Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 12/04/2007 8:49 AM |
| It's a christmas miracle! 
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Official Delegate, Wizards of the Coast
Against The Giants Called Shot: Huge Green Dragon
Icons Called Shot: Gargantuan Prismatic Dragon
"Rejoice, for bad things are about to happen." | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/04/2007 1:21 PM |
| Posted By Corim Danex on 12/03/2007 11:42 PM
This will be the thread that finally puts you over 200 posts.
Gee, that never occured to me when I sstarted this thread. 
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/04/2007 1:22 PM |
| | Day 5: A common. It's the Farmer, not a bad little dude, but I do have a few already. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/05/2007 10:18 PM |
| Oops nearly forgot!
Day 6: Another common. This time a Flame Snake. Already got lots, ut it doesn't look too bad for a common. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/06/2007 1:59 PM |
| | Day 7: As expected another common. This time a Rot Scarab Swarm. I like the mini, but I already have lots of them. Oh well. | | | |
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Duke of Spoils
greyhaze
Warlord
5841 Posts
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realmaster
Underboss
1969 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 12/06/2007 8:57 PM |
| | this is a great idea. :) thanks for sharing. | |
Thanks, realmaster. Let's split up!!!!!
RIP Gary Gygax 1938-2008
Unhallowed vindicated champion: van richten
Successful trades:72
Trades in progress:0
Have issues with:1 burning_kazuki
Bad trades:0 | |
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 12/06/2007 9:09 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 12/06/2007 7:01 PM
Hey, you both got swarms today. :)
Or as my wife calls them, "little biscuit-looking things!" :)
Olaf the Stout | |
My Trade Thread
12 Trades Completed - Bert the Troll, Keoki, elf_ranger, kalle, Dropbear, twilightraven, SkYlyn3, Monolthicus (x2), qillan_dvra, xuthal, MMT 2007
My Reference Thread | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/07/2007 7:50 PM |
| | Day 8: Another common - Snake Tongue Cultist. Again, I've got lots of these. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/07/2007 8:50 PM |
| | Day 9: A Rare! - Sahuagin Baron. Another rare I don't have. At the begining of the month I was missing 5 rares, now I'm only missing three! | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/09/2007 1:42 PM |
| | Day 10: An Uncommon - Tiefling Cleric. | | | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6621 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 12/10/2007 12:10 AM |
| | I am curious to see if Day 17 will be a rare. If so, then the first mini opened from each booster will be a rare. | |
"Look to God and live." Alma 37:47
Vindicated Champ of Hippogriff (Arcadian Hippogriff) and Uncommon Horse | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3191 Posts
Netherlands
| | 12/10/2007 10:04 AM |
| Posted By Corim Danex on 12/10/2007 12:10 AM
I am curious to see if Day 17 will be a rare. If so, then the first mini opened from each booster will be a rare.
Opening 'em from the bottom then, rares allways in the bottom of the booster.
D.
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Member of the Bearded Devils
Champion of the Huge Spider (WotDQ 46/60), A New Umber Hulk (DoDe 57/60), and Hardcopy Printed DDM 2.0 Stat-Cards for all Minis! | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/10/2007 1:22 PM |
| Day 11: Another Uncommon - Yuan-Ti Malison. I've already got one, but another one probably wouldn't hurt.
I can't comment on how the boosters were opened. I just passed them over and said here go for it. I'm guessing that my wife just put the cards straight in. I haven't got the minis in the calendar, just the cards. Would've taken her too long to sort through them. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/11/2007 3:45 PM |
| | Day 12: An Uncommon - Ravenous Ghoul. I can't remeber seeing one of there before, so that's cool. | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/13/2007 6:11 PM |
| Oops - Day 13 - A common, Another Rot Scarab Swarm. Looks like I've now got a swarm of swarms.
Day 14 - Another common - Militia Archer. Don't need anymore, but that's probably the case for most of the commons. | | | |
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ckissee
Underboss
1431 Posts
KD :)
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/16/2007 8:10 PM |
| Too many Christmas parties:
Day 15 - A Common - Mercenary Sergeant
Day 16 - Another Common - Boneshard Skeleton
Day 17 - Yet another Common - Another Mercenary Sergeant.
Ckissee - I've sent the MMT on, but I forgot to update the thread. Will do so now. | | | |
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Richard II
Commander
3663 Posts
| | 12/17/2007 9:00 AM |
| | In hindsight, it probably would've been best to open all three boosters and do the 12 commons first, then the 9 uncommons, and finish it up with the three rares. Woulda built suspense more. | |
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 12/17/2007 2:14 PM |
| Assuming of course that your significant other knows enough about them to tell the difference between them. My wife doesn't. Olaf the Stout | |
My Trade Thread
12 Trades Completed - Bert the Troll, Keoki, elf_ranger, kalle, Dropbear, twilightraven, SkYlyn3, Monolthicus (x2), qillan_dvra, xuthal, MMT 2007
My Reference Thread | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/20/2007 12:20 AM |
| New job, plus Christmas stuff = Flat out!
Day 18 - Another Common: Boneshard Skeleton. I will build an army and take over the world. Oh hang on, that's right, I don't have time.
Day 19 - Common ago-go: Drow Blademaster
Day 20 - Another Common: A buscuit, I mean Rot Scrub Swarm | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/20/2007 1:10 PM |
| | Day 21 - A rare yay - Fire Archon. I have one, but another wouldn't hurt. | | | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3191 Posts
Netherlands
| | 12/21/2007 1:16 AM |
| Posted By turt on 12/20/2007 1:10 PM
Day 21 - A rare yay - Fire Archon. I have one, but another wouldn't hurt.
Great pull, Fire Archons rule!
D.
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Member of the Bearded Devils
Champion of the Huge Spider (WotDQ 46/60), A New Umber Hulk (DoDe 57/60), and Hardcopy Printed DDM 2.0 Stat-Cards for all Minis! | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/23/2007 1:19 PM |
| Hmm, Internet seems to be broken at home. So:
Day 22: Uncommon - Human Cleric of Bahamut
Day 23: Uncommon - Ravenous Ghoul
Day 24: Uncommon - Yuan-Ti Maison | | | |
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/23/2007 1:29 PM |
| Summary
Rares:
Ogre Brute
Sahuagin Baron
Fire Archon
Uncommon:
Dwarf Maulfighter
Astral Stalker
Visejaw Crocodile
Tiefling Cleric
Yuan-Ti Malison x2
Ravenous Ghoul x2
Human Cleric of Bahamut
Commons:
Farmer
Flame Snake
Rot Scarab Swarm x3
Snake Tongue Cultist
Militia Archer
Mercenary Sergent x2
Boneshard Skeleton x2
Drow Blademaster
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turt
Warrior
211 Posts
Canberra, Australia
| | 12/23/2007 1:30 PM |
| | Merry Christmas to all. I hope santa brings you lots of minis. | | | |
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