XXXenophile card list???
Greg Ricker
I'm still looking around the area here waiting the games
arrival, and I was wondering if I can get a card list? Can anyone
help me? http://www.xxxenophile.com doesn't have one online either.
Thanks in advance
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ken boucher
xxxenophile will have a card list available (probobly next week).
I'm assuming it will also eventually have a FAQ. However so far, with a
complete set and some play few questions have yet come up. (Trust me,
the pointing rules make sense once you see a "pointing" card)
Quick Note: With 3 boxes of boosters and about another box of
booster/starters between 3 people we had 5 cards that we only got 1 of,
and about 10 cards we only got two of. However the converse is true. Out
of one box of boosters I got six of some cards.... If you want a
complete collection, trade and play will be a necessity.
Helpful hint: My deck is composed of all the cards I have more than 3
of... That'll get rid of the things!!!!
= bonsai =
David DeLaney
aa...@yfn.ysu.edu (Greg Ricker) writes:
> I'm still looking around the area here waiting the games
>arrival, and I was wondering if I can get a card list? Can anyone
>help me? http://www.xxxenophile.com doesn't have one online either.
Am working on one, assuming the rulebook's correct when it says there's
exactly 270 cards in the set. [There seem to be; people around here _have_
the three or four cards I'm missing, but don't want to trade yet because
no-one but me bought enough yet to have duplicates of the specific ones I
want. I expect this to change.]
Dave
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J Greely
In article <320BD1...@novia.net> ken boucher <bon...@novia.net> writes:
> xxxenophile will have a card list available (probobly next week).
James Ernest has promised to put something on the web site when he
gets a chance, although it may not have the full card data.
In other news, there were around 90 cards cut from the game during
testing, *after* the art was finished. Nene Thomas was surprised to
discover that she only had one card in the set. My guess is that many
of those cards will be revised and included in an expansion set.
> I'm assuming it will also eventually have a FAQ.
There's a stub of an FAQ on the web site, and a place for errata (of
which there is one so far).
> Quick Note: With 3 boxes of boosters and about another box of
> booster/starters between 3 people we had 5 cards that we only got 1 of,
> and about 10 cards we only got two of.
Add another half-box of starters, and you'll have opened the same
number of cards as I have, from which I got three complete sets and
most of a fourth. Even with what you're missing, it sounds like you
got a pretty good distribution.
>If you want a complete collection, trade and play will be a necessity.
More correctly, if you want a complete collection without buying
around 1000 cards (retail price: $150), you'll have to trade. Play can
only improve your collection if, like Ken, you don't play with any of
the cards you have just one of.
--
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
Le Chat Noir
OK, I have a question on how the Nuclear Powered Vibrator works.
When you pop it and put it in your toybox, you now need 10 more points to
win. Is that 10 more from what you need to win, or 10 more from what you
have when it goes in your toybox? I thought it was the former, but my
girlfriend pointed out that it can also be read the other way. So, which
is correct? Anyone?
Thanks,
Izzbot (izz...@eskimo.com)
Dave Van Domelen
In article <Pine.SUN.3.95.96081...@eskimo.com>,
Le Chat Noir <izz...@eskimo.com> wrote:
>When you pop it and put it in your toybox, you now need 10 more points to
>win. Is that 10 more from what you need to win, or 10 more from what you
>have when it goes in your toybox? I thought it was the former, but my
>girlfriend pointed out that it can also be read the other way. So, which
>is correct? Anyone?
You now need 10 more points than your previous victory conditions,
so if you needed 100 before, now you need 110. This is one of the Bad
Gizmos (like Plot Device) which hurt you. If it meant the other version,
it would say something like "You win if you score 10 more points after
putting Nuclear Powered Vibrator in your toybox."
Dave Van Domelen, the "10 more and you win" version would be SO
hosey that it'd break the game....
John Fiala
> jgr...@synopsys.com (J Greely) wrote in article
<JGREELY.96...@kencyr.synopsys.com>...
> In article <320BD1...@novia.net> ken boucher <bon...@novia.net>
writes:
> > xxxenophile will have a card list available (probobly next week).
>
> James Ernest has promised to put something on the web site when he
> gets a chance, although it may not have the full card data.
> In other news, there were around 90 cards cut from the game during
> testing, *after* the art was finished. Nene Thomas was surprised to
> discover that she only had one card in the set. My guess is that many
> of those cards will be revised and included in an expansion set.
>
Well, does this mean that the number of cards isn't 270? I forget
whether I saw that number on the web site or if it was in the rulebook. I
seem to have about 217 of them, and I've only gotten 2 decks and 15
packs.
Favorite card art: Laurie the Lab Assitant.
Favorite card effect: The aphrodesiac ("Physically destroy this card to
take another turn")
Favorite card idea: The Fodunk card.
> --
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>
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Dave Van Domelen (dva...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: In article <Pine.SUN.3.95.96081...@eskimo.com>,
: Le Chat Noir <izz...@eskimo.com> wrote:
: >When you pop it and put it in your toybox, you now need 10 more points to
: >win. Is that 10 more from what you need to win, or 10 more from what you
: >have when it goes in your toybox? I thought it was the former, but my
: You now need 10 more points than your previous victory conditions,
: so if you needed 100 before, now you need 110.
To reinforce Dave's point, compare this card to one of my faves,
"Your Own Apartment". It reads something like Any players who
still live with their parents need 10 more points to win; I might
have mis-remembered a word or three, but I do recall it uses that
same "10 more points to win" template as the Nuclear Powered Vibrator.
And clearly the "Your Own Apartment" card is meant to penalize
those players who still live at home.
Btw, if you look carefully at the art on that card, it looks
like some very interesting things have been going on in Your Own
Apartment...interesting devices on the table and so on...Now pardon
me while I crank up the NPV to the "Oh Lordy!" setting.
--
Jeremy (bea...@owt.com)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Matthew Kudzin
>
>win. Is that 10 more from what you need to win, or 10 more from what you
>have when it goes in your toybox? I thought it was the former, but my
>is correct? Anyone?
Look at it this way, if your girlfriend is right and it means "get another
ten points and you win", then it would be impossible to win if you have the
card in your toybo (and active), because no matter what your score is, you
still need ten more points.
Matthew Kudzin
mku...@mail.sas.upenn.edu
P.S. Personally, I like this interpretation, even if it isn't what was
intended.
J Greely
In article <01bb8880.df0ec860$3ed3...@quail.cssltd.com> "John Fiala"
Sorry for any confusion. The number of cards *after* the cut is 270.
There were exactly enough cards dropped to have been another press
sheet. In an e-mail exchange, James Ernest basically shot down the
conjecture that those 90 cards would ever appear in their current
form, so there won't be an instant expansion set.
>Favorite card art: Laurie the Lab Assitant.
Makes me wish I hadn't changed majors...
--
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
J Greely
In article <Pine.SUN.3.95.96081...@eskimo.com> Le Chat Noir
<izz...@eskimo.com> writes:
>When you pop it and put it in your toybox, you now need 10 more points to
>win.
English is a terrible language, innit? This is sort of like the Magic
card that originally read "opponent loses next turn". Unfortunately,
the picky details don't address this issue, so we're left with common
sense and the anguished screams of James Ernest. Compare the wording
of the following cards:
Naked City (Setting)
All players need five less points to win.
Nuclear Powered Vibrator (Gizmo)
You need ten more points to win.
Your Own Apartment (Setting)
All players who live with their parents need ten more
points to win.
The most sensible thing seems to be that these cards all affect the
total number of points needed to win. Naked City is a good thing for
everyone while it's in play, while Your Own Apartment is a bad thing
for certain players until it gets popped. I would say that the intent
is to make the game run longer for a player with a Nuclear Powered
Vibrator. Sort of like the Energizer Bunny...
--
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
J Greely
In article <4uo0cf$d...@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
dva...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dave Van Domelen) writes:
>This is one of the Bad Gizmos (like Plot Device) which hurt you.
Plot Device is a bad example, since it's a mixed blessing, and can
conceivably be used to your advantage in a Gizmo-heavy deck. Better
examples of Bad Gizmos are Cornelia's Double Bed and Three-Way Bulb.
--
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
David DeLaney
>
>have when it goes in your toybox?
Ten more from what you needed before it went in your toybox.
So, if you were both playing to 100 before, you are now playing to 110 while
opponent is playing to 100. [Think; if it were "You need only ten more points
to win" in interpretation, that would _always_ be true - because it works
the whole time it's in your Toybox .... and you'd always be ten points from
winning until you got it out of your Toybox...]
David DeLaney
jgr...@synopsys.com (J Greely) writes:
>ken boucher <bon...@novia.net> writes:
>> xxxenophile will have a card list available (probobly next week).
>
>James Ernest has promised to put something on the web site when he
>gets a chance, although it may not have the full card data.
Here's one in the meantime, compiled entirely from cards I bought [or saw] -
I'm working on a spoiler list for my own use, and may put it on my Web page,
suitably attributed, if Phil&Co. are agreeable...
XXXenophile list
Gizmos:
Aphrodisiac of Lila, Babe Magnet, Big Book O' Forbidden Knowledge, Big Red
Hammer, Blow-Up Luv Panda, The Body Electric, Bouncin' Buddy, Boy Toy, Canned
Heat, Chain of Command, Cornelia's Double Bed, Crown of Oriana, Erotic Potato
Prints, Friendly Monolith, Huge Organ, Lil' Robot Buddy, The Little Engine That
Could, Mind Control Doodad, Nuclear Powered Vibrator, Pleasure Centrifuge, Plot
Device, Prizewinning Cucumber, Robot Soldier, Seduction Pump, Sex Drive,
Squibulator, Steam Powered Love Doll, Thick Gloves, Three-Way Bulb, Unnatural
Axe, Wand of Pleasure, We-Don't-Know-What-It-Is-But-We-Like-It, Wet Blanket,
Wooden Cow of Pasiphae, XXX-Ray Specs, 'Zilla Suit
Settings:
Bedside Manor, Bermuda Triangle, Bi-Plane, Cajun Hog-Eating Contest, Control
Room, Fountain of Youth, Garden of Earthly Delights, Green Light District, The
Hatchback of Notre Dame, High-Flyin' Dirigible of Love, Home Entertainment
Center, Idyllic Planetoid, Island of Lust Toys, Island of Mu, Lost Planet of
Avalon, Lost Temple of Hootcheeku, Magic Whirlpool, Milady's Chambers, Moon
Palace, My Gazebo on Ganymede, Naked City, Nether Region Nine, Nicely Curved
Space, Nude Ranch, Parallel Dimension, Roman Bvbble Bath, Scoober Spider Web,
Slumber Party, Steamy Shower, Stonehenge, Sultan Bogalaka's Harem, Time Warp,
Universal Joint, Xanadu, Your Own Apartment, Zero-G Chamber
Characters:
50's Aliens who Dig Earth Women, A_Ether Bunny, Alien Abduction Squad, Alien
Sex Mechanic, Amelia Earhart, Amorous Blob, Andromeda Swain, Anemone Mine,
Aphrodite, Asteroid Annie, Atlantean Witch Doctor, Axelrod Rimthruster,
Bactram,_Mad Political Scientist, Baron Droit de Seigneur, Bernadette Sysoptrix,
Betelgeusian Pleasure Beast, Big Dumb Lem, Bilitis the Courtesan,
Bites-On-The-Neck, Blue Opal, Boolatraaca, Brigid the Witch, Brother-In-Law
from Another Planet, Buffalo Gals, Caligula's Smarter Brother, Captain Jackler,
The Cartoonist, Cat-Headed Women, Catherine the Great, Cernunnos, Chief
Engineer Zarazewski, Chinese Ghost, Chronoteen,_Empress of Time, Clydesdale Bob,
Colossus of Rhodes, Cornelia Cannon, Count Pointercount, Crash Callahan, Crazed
Cheerleader from Space, Crop Circle Jerks, Cult of the Jade Nipple, Cyborg
Officer Mariko Bugatti, Cyrano de Bergerac, Daisy Chaing, Dark and Stormy
Knight, Death Nell, Deep Space Incubus, Deep Space Succubus, Deus Ex Machina
Man, Dionysus, Dithmys the Dryad, Doc Havoc, Doctor Daphne Goodbody, Earl of
Sandwich, Ecuador Jillette, EEEAAARGH,_Prehistoric God of Love, Elizabeth
Spaceholder, Empress Wu, The Empress' Towel Boy, Enchilada Progress, Enid
Weems, The Eunuch, Evil Dr. Oscillator, Ewan McKay, Ex-Boyfriend, Ex-Girlfriend,
Falling Skywater, Felga Darkin, Finlay Hong, French Moon Maid, Frog Prince,
Gene Poole, Geodetic Dame, Giant Arcturan Brain in a Jar, Governor Weems,
Greased Pig, The Great Googlimoogli, Headmistress Holly, Heemu Fee, Helen
Highwater, Helen of Troy, Helena Handbasket, Heroine of the Revolution,
Hir-Ha-Hur-Low-Toe,_Jr., His Girl Tuesday, Huldra Maid, Hung Jury, Immel,_High
Priestess of Hootabix, Indecent Exposure Gordon, Iris Green,_Gizmo Queen, Jack
Tarr, Jamel Ak-Kahreezistin, James Madison, Jerry Wa, Jillian Billion, John of
Gaunt, Julie Ann Frye, Killer B-Girl, King Leer, King Wazaromo XXIII,
Kintu,_the First Man, Klipshack Dragonspawn, Kublai Khan and Molly, Kwai'utl,
Lab Assistant Laurie, Lady Atosa, Lazlo,_Exhibitionist from Neptune, Le Petit
Mort, Leather Lads of Lomax, Leda and the Gecko, Leilani, Lilith, Lio of Ion
Clan, The Little Stripper, Lord Thermofax, Lovely Inga,_the Milkmaid, Madame de
Pompadour, Marital Artist, Marquis de Sade, Martian Queen, Martian Warrior,
Marvin Teeth, Master of Tantric Sax, Master of the Cyber-Geisha, Mata Hari,
Medical Officer Roytman, Meedrax Dragonget, Men in Black Leather, Mind Blower,
Minoan Bull Dancer, Miranda, Mistress Acapella House, Mistress of the Close
Encounter, Mr. Right, Ms. Right, My Favorite Venusian, Mysterious Dr. Pushtak,
Narcissus, Narnax,_Janitor of the Jungle, Net Surfer, Nibbly Noo,_Phone Sex
Goddess, /Nik,_Fodunk of the Glass Sveege/, Nine Inch Neil, Odeon Hammersmith,
Officer Friendly, Okaraska, The Omicron, One Night Stan, Oob the Naiad, Orgasm
Lass, Pan, Police Sirens, Python O'Malley, Queen of Sheba, Queen of Tarts,
Queen of the Moon, Queeva Spang, Rashoo,_Temple Maiden, Rising Tsar, Rivetts
O'Reilly, Robot Queen Rugosa, Roxanne, Roxelana, Santa Claus, Shameless Hussar,
Shango,_God of Thunder, Shinda Finn,_International Spy, Sidonie Gabrielle
Claudine Colette, Silicon Valley Girl, Sinbad, Skendo,_Desert Warrior,
Slag-Blah Priestess, Smokey Joe, Sneaky Pete, Sneevax,_Cute But Evil Space Babe,
Sparks Katkin, Stan Bloon,_the Man in the Moon, Sweet Talkin' Swan, Syd Krause,
Technomage, Tempus Fidget,_Chronovoyeur, Thaddeus,_the Toy Builder,
Theodora,_Empress of Rome, Tia of Klim Point, Toby Robinson, TV Repairman,
Vibrator Repairman, Victoria Frankenstein, The Villainous Vibrator, Ving
Tillamook, Vinnie V. da Vinci, Voin of Wukkerbee, Vroomhilde, Xynotreen,
Xytina,_the Lotus Eater, Z'Gof9-7,_Pyramid Builder, Zola Ching, Zonifax the
Irradiated
Dave "enjoy!" DeLaney
jcg
It would be best to list Gizmos and Setting together
before characters.
"Queen of the Moon" comes before "Queen of
Sheba" because of the "ignore the" rule.
"Helena Handbasket" probably comes before
"Helen Highwater" and "Le Petit Mort" probably
after "Leilani".
"50's Aliens who Dig Earth Women" might come
after "Felga Darkin".
Pedantically,
Jon.
Does anyone else think "Wet Blanket" is not
supposed to "contradict" any settings (gizmos?)?
Jack Dracula
jcg <First...@ElSegundoCA.ATTGIS.COM> wrote:
Alright, you've riled the Librarian.
>"Queen of the Moon" comes before "Queen of
>Sheba" because of the "ignore the" rule.
The 'ignore the' rule usually only applies to articles at the
beginning of a name. Thusly, Queen of Sheba, then Queen of the
Moon.
>"Helena Handbasket" probably comes before "Helen Highwater"
Other way around. You'd list Helen before Helena.
>and "Le Petit Mort" probably after "Leilani".
Le would come before Leilani, so again, other way around.
>"50's Aliens who Dig Earth Women" might come after "Felga Darkin".
That's a flavor choice. I like all the numbers at the beginning,
but it's up to you. Just be consistent either way.
Jack Dracula
is a librarian
J Greely
In article <4valgn$i...@rap.SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM> jcg <First...@ElSegundoCA.ATTGIS.COM> writes:
>It would be best to list Gizmos and Setting together
>before characters.
Might as well, since there are so few (36 of each). Since you asked so
nicely, I'll even post it that way...
>Does anyone else think "Wet Blanket" is not
>supposed to "contradict" any settings (gizmos?)?
Well, it contradicts Xanadu, but it comes first alphabetically, so
there's no problem.
XXXENOPHILE Card List
**** GIZMO ****
Aphrodisiac of Lila Phil Foglio past, mythic, gizmo
Babe Magnet Phil Foglio future, mythic, gizmo
Big Book O' Forbidden Rich Larson past, mythic, big, gizmo
Knowledge
Big Red Hammer Kaja Foglio past, big, alien, gizmo
Blow-Up Luv Panda Tom Verre past, gizmo
The Body Electric Matt Howarth future, gizmo
Bouncin' Buddy Robert DeJesus modern, gizmo
Boy Toy Gerard Donelon modern, gizmo
Canned Heat Robert DeJesus modern, alien, gizmo
Chain of Command Brian Snoddy past, gizmo
Cornelia's Double Bed Justin Norman modern, gizmo, enigma
Crown of Oriana Ernie Chan past, gizmo
Erotic Potato Prints Phil Foglio past, vegetable, gizmo
Friendly Monolith Charlie Wise future, gizmo
Huge Organ Phil Foglio past, big, gizmo
Lil' Robot Buddy Brian Snoddy future, gizmo
The Little Engine That Could Phil Foglio modern, mythic, gizmo
Mind Control Doodad Brian "Sugar Lips" future, alien, gizmo
Snoddy
Nuclear Powered Vibrator Quinton Hoover future, mythic, gizmo
Pleasure Centrifuge Mark Tedin future, alien, gizmo
Plot Device James Ernest future, gizmo
Prizewinning Cucumber Phil Foglio past, vegetable, gizmo
Robot Soldier Dan Smith future, gizmo, cyborg,
warrior
Seduction Pump Rick Hoberg modern, gizmo
Sex Drive Michelle Spaulding future, gizmo
Squibulator Charlie Wise past, alien, gizmo
Steam Powered Love Doll Brian Snoddy past, gizmo
Thick Gloves Dan Smith future, gizmo
Three-Way Bulb Phil Foglio future, gizmo
Unnatural Axe Brian Snoddy past, mythic, gizmo
Wand of Pleasure Kaja Foglio past, alien, gizmo
We-Don't-Know-What-It-Is-But- Jim Woodring future, alien, gizmo
We-Like-It
Wet Blanket Robert DeJesus modern, alien, gizmo
Wooden Cow of Pasiphae David Cherry past, gizmo
XXX-Ray Specs James Ernest future, mythic, gizmo
'Zilla Suit Phil Foglio modern, mythic, gizmo
*** SETTING ***
Bedside Manor Nicola Leonard past, setting
Bermuda Triangle Rob Alexander past, alien, setting
Bi-Plane Colleen Doran past, setting
Cajun Hog-Eating Contest Phil Foglio modern, alien, setting
Control Room Neil Vokes future, setting
Fountain of Youth Tomoko Saito past, mythic, setting
Garden of Earthly Delights Colleen Doran past, mythic, setting
Green Light District Phil Foglio future, setting
The Hatchback of Notre Dame Dan Smith modern, setting
High-Flyin' Dirigible of Love Phil Foglio past, setting
Home Entertainment Center Brian Snoddy modern, setting
Idyllic Planetoid Rob Alexander future, alien, setting
Island of Lust Toys Phil Foglio future, setting
Island of Mu Neil Vokes past, alien, setting
Lost Planet of Avalon Colleen Doran future, mythic, setting
Lost Temple of Hootcheeku Phil Foglio future, mythic, setting
Magic Whirlpool Ken Fletcher modern, mythic, setting
Milady's Chamber Phil Foglio past, setting
Moon Palace Tom Verre future, alien, setting
My Gazebo on Ganymede Phil Foglio future, setting
Naked City Robert DeJesus future, setting
Nether Region Nine Todd Lockwood future, alien, setting
Nicely Curved Space Bob Eggleton future, setting
Nude Ranch The Big Cheese modern, setting
Parallel Dimension Susan VanCamp modern, alien, setting
Roman Bvbble Bath David Cherry past, setting
Scoober Spider Web Justin Norman past, setting
Slumber Party Justin Norman modern, mythic, setting
Steamy Shower Robert DeJesus modern, setting
Stonehenge Harold McNeill past, alien, setting
Sultan Bogalaka's Harem Kaja Foglio past, setting
Time Warp Todd Lockwood past, setting
Universal Joint Neil Vokes future, setting
Xanadu Neil Vokes past, mythic, setting
Your Own Apartment Dan Smith future, mythic, setting
Zero-G Chamber Colleen Doran future, setting
**** 55555 ****
50's Aliens who Dig Earth Mitch O'Connell past, alien, invaders
Women
**** AAAAA ****
Aether Bunny Tim Collier future, alien, wabbit
Alien Abduction Squad Mike Raabe modern, alien, squad
Alien Sex Mechanic Matt Howarth future, alien, mechanic
Amelia Earhart Rich Larson past, alien, aviatrix
Amorous Blob Phil Foglio past, alien, blob
Andromeda Swain Colleen Doran future, alien, suitor
Anemone Mine Phil Foglio future, alien, clone
Aphrodite Kaja Foglio past, mythic, god
Asteroid Annie Phil Foglio future, hero
Atlantean Witch Doctor George Barr past, alien, witch,
doctor
Axelrod Rimthruster Kirk Van Wormer future, legend, hero
**** BBBBB ****
Bactram, Mad Political Anson Maddocks future, mythic,
Scientist scientist
Baron Droit de Seigneur Monika Livingstone past, baron
Bernadette Sysoptrix Diana Harlan Stein future, pirate
Betelgeusian Pleasure Beast Anthony Waters future, alien, beast
Big Dumb Lem Justin Norman modern, mythic, big,
dumb, farm boy
Bilitis the Courtesan Jean E. Martin past, historic, poet
Bites-On-The-Neck Vicky Wyman modern, alien, vampire
Blue Opal Tomoko Saito past, hero, warrior
Boolatraaca Quinton Hoover past, mythic, statue,
god
Brigid the Witch Dan Smith past, witch
Brother-In-Law from Another James Ernest future, alien, relative
Planet
Buffalo Gals Phil Foglio modern, gals
**** CCCCC ****
Caligula's Smarter Brother Phil Morrissey past, ruler, villain
Captain Jackler Lela "Space Marine" future, space marine,
Dowling captain
The Cartoonist Phil Foglio modern, artist
Cat-Headed Women Tom Verre future, alien
Catherine the Great Daniel Patrick Buckley past, historic, ruler
Cernunnos Brian Snoddy past, mythic, god
Chief Engineer Zarazewski Lela Dowling future, space marine,
mechanic
Chinese Ghost Leah Hirsch past, spirit
Chronoteen, Empress of Time Kaja Foglio future, mythic, enigma
Clydesdale Bob Vicky Wyman past, centaur
Colossus of Rhodes Todd Lockwood past, big, mythic,
statue
Cornelia Cannon Justin Norman modern, enigma, student,
clone
Count Pointercount Mike Raabe modern, vampire
Crash Callahan Toivo Rovainen future, goofy, cyborg
Crazed Cheerleader from Space Doug Shuler future, cheerleader
Crop Circle Jerks Komar, King of the modern, alien
Voins
Cult of the Jade Nipple Quinton Hoover future, villain, cult
Cyborg Officer Mariko Bugatti Lela Dowling future, cyborg, space
marine
Cyrano de Bergerac Ernie Chan past, historic, hero,
poet
**** DDDDD ****
Daisy Chaing Lea Hernandez future, farm girl
Dark and Stormy Knight Ernie Chan past, warrior
Death Nell Lea Hernandez future, dominatrix
Deep Space Incubus Doug Shuler future, alien, villain,
demon
Deep Space Succubus Anson Maddocks future, alien, villain,
demon
Deus Ex Machina Man Phil Foglio future, mythic, hero
Dionysus Lubov past, mythic, god
Dithmys the Dryad Colleen Doran modern, mythic, spirit
Doc Havoc Rich Larson past, hero, doctor
Doctor Daphne Goodbody Michelle Spaulding future, scientist
**** EEEEE ****
Earl of Sandwich Phil Foglio past, historic, earl
Ecuador Jillette Dan Smith modern, explorer
EEEAAARRGH, Prehistoric God The Old Wise One past, mythic, god
of Love
Elizabeth Spaceholder Mark Rogers future, hero
The Empress' Towel Boy Ernie Chan past, mythic, paramour
Empress Wu George Barr past, ruler, villain
Enchilada Progress Zak Pasco modern, alien, spy
Enid Weems Charlie Wise future, exhibitionist
The Eunuch Hilary Barta modern, villain
Evil Dr. Oscillator Monika Livingstone past, villain
Ewan McKay George Barr future, hero
Ex-Boyfriend Pete Venters modern, musician, jerk
Ex-Girlfriend Pete Venters modern, princess
**** FFFFF ****
Falling Skywater Colleen Doran past, warrior
Felga Darkin Bill Sienkiewicz future, passionate,
person
Finlay Hong Tomoko Saito future, cyborg, athlete
French Moon Maid Matt Howarth modern, alien, maid
Frog Prince Kaja Foglio past, mythic, critter,
prince
**** GGGGG ****
Gene Poole Justin Norman future, clone
Geodetic Dame Anson Maddocks future, mythic,
astronaut
Giant Arcturan Brain in a Jar Todd Lockwood future, alien, big,
psychic, brain
Governor Weems Charlie Wise future, ruler
Greased Pig (unsigned) modern, critter
The Great Googlimoogli Tim Collier future, alien
**** HHHHH ****
Headmistress Holly Tomoko Saito past, villain
Heemu Fee Lela Dowling future, mythic, demon
Helena Handbasket Mark Tedin modern, mythic, demon
Helen Highwater Mark Rogers modern, mermaid
Helen of Troy Ruth Thompson past. queen
Heroine of the Revolution Our Fearless Leader past, hero
Hir-Ha-Hur-Low-Toe, Jr. Matt Howarth future, alien, spud
His Girl Tuesday Rich Larson modern, mythic, hero
Huldra Maid Kaja Foglio past, mythic, spirit
Hung Jury Kirk Van Wormer modern, exhibitionist
**** IIIII ****
Immel, High Priestess of Harold McNeill future, priestess
Hootabix
Indecent Exposure Gordon Fastner & Larson future, exhibitionist,
hero
Iris Green, Gizmo Queen Phil Foglio modern, queen
**** JJJJJ ****
Jack Tarr April Lee past, exhibitionist,
sailor
Jamel Ak-Kahreezistin Tom Verre past, mythic, djinn
James Madison Justin Norman past, alien, historic,
ruler
Jerry Wa Phil Foglio modern, inventor
Jillian Billion Robert DeJesus modern, athlete
John of Gaunt Margaret Organ-Kean past, historic, duke
Julie Ann Frye Phil Foglio modern, nature girl
**** KKKKK ****
Killer B-Girl Anson Maddocks modern, alien, bug
King Leer Duncan Eagleson past, ruler, voyeur
King Wazaromo XXIII Ruth Thompson modern, mythic, king
Kintu, the First Man George Barr past, prince
Klipshack Dragonspawn Quinton Hoover past, mythic, dragon
Kublai Khan and Molly Phil Foglio past, historic, ruler,
and friend
Kwai'utl Mark Nelson past, aztec, babe
**** LLLLL ****
Lab Assistant Laurie Tomoko Saito future, scientist
Lady Atosa Ruth Thompson modern, concubine
Lazlo, Exhibitionist from Phil Foglio modern, alien, big,
Neptune exhibitionist
Leather Lads of Lomax Dave Allsop future, alien, lads
Leda and the Gecko Mark Rogers future, zoologist, and
friend
Leilani Nene Thomas past, enchantress
Le Petit Mort Phil Foglio modern, mythic, spirit
Lilith Susan Alexander past, mythic, villain
Lio of Ion Clan Dan Smith future, pink, plastic,
person
The Little Stripper Lubov modern, exhibitionist
Lord Thermofax Justin Norman future, mythic, lord
Lovely Inga, the Milkmaid Tom Verre modern, maid
**** MMMMM ****
Madame de Pompadour April Lee past, historic, madame
Marital Artist Dan Smith modern, athlete
Marquis de Sade Drew Tucker past, historic, villain
Martian Queen Alicia Austin future, alien, queen
Martian Warrior Rich Larson future, alien, warrior
Marvin Teeth Justin Norman modern, villain, host
Master of the Cyber-Geisha Zak Pasco future, prince
Master of Tantric Sax Doug Shuler future, mythic, musician
Mata Hari George Barr past, historic, spy
Medical Officer Roytman Lela Dowling future, space marine,
doctor
Meedrax Dragonget Quinton Hoover past, mythic, dragon
Men in Black Leather Kirk Van Wormer modern, enigma
Mind Blower Robert DeJesus future, psychic, villain
Minoan Bull Dancer Duncan Eagleson past, dancer
Miranda Mark Rogers modern, witch
Mistress Acapella House Mike Raabe future, dominatrix
Mistress of the Close Frank Kelly Freas future, explorer
Encounter
Mr. Right Colleen Doran modern, mythic, mr.
Ms. Right Cheryl Austin modern, mythic, ms.
My Favorite Venusian Dan Smith modern, alien
Mysterious Dr. Pushtak Lela Dowling future, alien, doctor
**** NNNNN ****
Narcissus George Barr past, mythic, geek
Narnax, Janitor of the Jungle Phil Morrissey past, janitor
Net Surfer Dan Smith future, athlete, geek
Nibbly Noo, Phone Sex Goddess Alicia Austin future, operator, god
Nik, Fodunk of the Glass Drew Tucker future, alien, fodunk
Sveege
Nine Inch Neil Toivo Rovainen future, warrior
**** OOOOO ****
Odeon Hammersmith Colleen Doran future, conqueror
Officer Friendly Robert DeJesus modern, officer
Okaraska Quinton Hoover past, mythic, statue,
god
The Omicron Lela Dowling future, alien, space
marine
One Night Stan Tomoko Saito modern, jerk
Oob the Naiad James Ernest modern, mythic, spirit
Orgasm Lass Fastner & Larson modern, hero
**** PPPPP ****
Pan Quinton Hoover past, mythic, god
Police Sirens Mike Dashow modern, sirens
Python O'Malley Diana Harlan Stein future, villain
**** QQQQQ ****
Queen of the Moon Kaja Foglio past, alien, queen
Queen of Sheba Lubov past, historic, queen
Queen of Tarts Tim Collier past, queen
Queeva Spang Fastner & Larson future, scientist
**** RRRRR ****
Rashoo, Temple Maiden Anthony Waters future, maiden
Rising Tsar George Barr past, ruler
Rivetts O'Reilly Justin Norman past, builder
Robot Queen Rugosa Doug Shuler future, villain, cyborg,
queen
Roxanne Daniel Patrick Buckley past, lady
Roxelana Michelle Spaulding past, courtesan, queen
**** SSSSS ****
Santa Claus Doug Rice modern, mythic, jolly,
old, elf
Shameless Hussar Gerard Donelon past, warrior
Shango, God of Thunder Quinton Hoover past, mythic, god
Shinda Finn, International Brian Snoddy modern, spy
Spy
Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Mark Rogers past, historic, novelist
Colette
Silicon Valley Girl Phil Foglio future, beta, version
Sinbad April Lee past, hero, warrior
Skendo, Desert Warrior Stormin' Gus Norman past, warrior
Slag-Blah Priestess Doug Shuler future, priestess
Smokey Joe Doug Shuler modern, hot, hero
Sneaky Pete Doug "Fabio" Shuler future, explorer, spy
Sneevax, Cute But Evil Space Generalissimo Jose A. future, villain, babe
Babe Foglio
Sparks Katkin Lela Dowling future, space marine,
mechanic
Stan Bloon, the Man in the Vicky Wyman past, alien, ruler
Moon
Sweet Talkin' Swan Diana Harlan Stein past, mythic, god
Syd Krause Robert DeJesus modern, hero
**** TTTTT ****
Technomage Dan Smith future, witch
Tempus Fidget, Chronovoyeur Todd Lockwood future, jerk
Thaddeus, the Toy Builder Charlie Wise future, alien, builder
Theodora, Empress of Rome Todd Lockwood past, historic, ruler
Tia of Klim Point Dan Smith future, pink, plastic,
person
Toby Robinson Toivo Rovainen modern, hero
TV Repairman Colleen Doran modern, sweet, mechanic
**** VVVVV ****
Vibrator Repairman Mike Dashow future, mechanic
Victoria Frankenstein Kaja Foglio past, scientist
The Villainous Vibrator Robert DeJesus modern, villain
Ving Tillamook Ruth Thompson future, villain, cyborg
Vinnie V. da Vinci Kaja Foglio past, artist, inventor
Voin of Wukkerbee Tomoko Saito past, geek
Vroomhilde David Cherry past, mythic, warrior
**** XXXXX ****
Xynotreen Quinton Hoover past, mythic, statue,
god
Xytina, the Lotus Eater Todd Lockwood past, vampire
**** ZZZZZ ****
Z'Gof9-7, Pyramid Builder Liz Danforth past, alien, psychic,
builder
Zola Ching Tom Verre past, princess
Zonifax the Irradiated Dashin' Dan Smith future, alien, villain
--
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
J Greely
In article <4vdakk$t...@rac3.wam.umd.edu> vam...@wam.umd.edu
(Jack Dracula) writes:
>>"Queen of the Moon" comes before "Queen of
>>Sheba" because of the "ignore the" rule.
>The 'ignore the' rule usually only applies to articles at the
>beginning of a name. Thusly, Queen of Sheba, then Queen of the
>Moon.
Okay, who let the librarian in (and why isn't there a helpful
librarian in XXXenophile? saving her for the expansion?)? The library
rule might only apply to leading articles, but the game rule (he says,
sniffing haughtily) is:
Ignore words like "The" and "A" when alphabetizing cards.
So not only does Queen of the Moon come first, but Le Petit Mort is
correctly filed under "P". Five points to everyone anal enough to have
caught that one.
Actually, it doesn't matter for the game, since the only cards for
which this could make a difference are:
Master of the Cyber-Geisha
Master of Tantric Sax
Queen of the Moon
Queen of Sheba
Queen of Tarts
None of their instructions conflict, so even if you pop all five of
these cards at once, the end result will be the same (modulo any of
the stranger gizmos).
>>"Helena Handbasket" probably comes before "Helen Highwater"
>Other way around. You'd list Helen before Helena.
My Pocket Webster's puts Helena (Montana) before Helen of Troy, so
even if we're ignoring "of", it should also come before Helen
Highwater.
>>and "Le Petit Mort" probably after "Leilani".
>Le would come before Leilani, so again, other way around.
[and he calls himself a librarian; hah! :-)]
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J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com)
Jack Dracula
J Greely <jgr...@synopsys.com> wrote:
>The library rule might only apply to leading articles, but the
game rule (he says, sniffing haughtily) is:
> Ignore words like "The" and "A" when alphabetizing cards.
The game changed the rules about the alphabet? How bizarre. The
only thing weirder I heard was the OnTE rule about odd numbers.
Anyways, I didn't know the rule because, well, I don't play XXXenophile,
and haven't bought any.
>So not only does Queen of the Moon come first, but Le Petit Mort is
>correctly filed under "P". Five points to everyone anal enough to have
>caught that one.
This one is true, from a vaguely objective standpoint. I just was
figuring thhem all as titles.
>> >and "Le Petit Mort" probably after "Leilani".
>> Le would come before Leilani, so again, other way around.
> [and he calls himself a librarian; hah! :-)]
So does the state of Maryland. Who's wackier now?
Jack Dracula
your tax $$$ at work.
Snibor Eoj
J Greely (jgr...@synopsys.com) wrote:
: Okay, who let the librarian in (and why isn't there a helpful
: librarian in XXXenophile? saving her for the expansion?)? The library
: rule might only apply to leading articles, but the game rule (he says,
: sniffing haughtily) is:
: Ignore words like "The" and "A" when alphabetizing cards.
I would say that the implication is for leading articles only, since that is
the correct way (yes, I'm backing up the librarian.) As a matter of fact,
until you stated it this way here, there is no way I ever would've even
considered thinking about it as ignoring all articles; that seems
preposterous to me. I would think that the clarification was for the
benefit of those not familiar with the rule in the first place, and for
differentiating between things like "The Bard" and "Bob", (yes, I know
those aren't real cards... I just made up two names to prove a point) in
which case The Bard would come first.
: My Pocket Webster's puts Helena (Montana) before Helen of Troy, so
: even if we're ignoring "of", it should also come before Helen
: Highwater.
You've got a very strange dictionary, friend. Are you sure someone didn't
switch your real dictionary with a fake one on April 1st?
Snibor Eoj
jmro...@sccs.swarthmore.edu http://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~robins/
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In article <4vi0tg$c...@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu>
jmro...@condor.sccs.swarthmore.edu (Snibor Eoj) writes:
>I would say that the implication is for leading articles only, since that is
>the correct way (yes, I'm backing up the librarian.) As a matter of fact,
>until you stated it this way here, there is no way I ever would've even
>considered thinking about it as ignoring all articles; that seems
>preposterous to me.
Okay, I confess; I don't really care, but it's fun to lampoon the
usual Rules Lawyering that goes on for CCGs. I've lost count of the
number of Magic games that got bogged down because of someone reading
absolutely absurd things into the cards, and then having to jump
through equally absurd hoops to "prove" them wrong (leading me to
create the "Circle of Protection: Stupid Question" card for Tom
Wylie). There's a guy out there who's *still* convinced that a Tsunami
should destroy an Island of Wak-Wak, and will cheerfully argue for
hours with anyone who can't escape him.
The real point of my article was that not only could the rules be
taken to mean several different things, but that no matter how you
read them, it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference in the
game. None of the cards with "the" in the middle conflict with each
other, so no matter how someone chooses to define "alphabetically",
the results will be the same.
>: My Pocket Webster's puts Helena (Montana) before Helen of Troy, so
>: even if we're ignoring "of", it should also come before Helen
>: Highwater.
>You've got a very strange dictionary, friend.
Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition, 1987. Go
figure.
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