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Message no. 1
From: ">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<" <axlrose@**********.COM>
Subject: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:17:23 -0400
Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a better
distribution of runners, gears, etc. Currently, I have bought 3 starters
and about 30 boosters. I have common runners and gears coming out of my
ears but locations and objectives are scarce. I get the occasional contact
and special, but only in commons. Where do you come across the rares of
these? In fact, why does it seem I keep getting the same uncommons over
and over while other uncommons seem more rare uncommons? Am I the only one
experiencing these problems?

Heh - anyone want to donate some unwanted extra cards to me? Anything and
everything gladly accepted! (Can't hurt to ask...)
>>>>>Axlrose - ...<<<<<
Message no. 2
From: "(No Name Available)" <mothman@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:23:37 -0600
>>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<< wrote:
>
> Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
> through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a better
> distribution of runners, gears, etc. Currently, I have bought 3 starters
> and about 30 boosters. I have common runners and gears coming out of my
> ears but locations and objectives are scarce. I get the occasional contact
> and special, but only in commons. Where do you come across the rares of
> these? In fact, why does it seem I keep getting the same uncommons over
> and over while other uncommons seem more rare uncommons? Am I the only one
> experiencing these problems?<<<

I've heard about other people having problems. If you need objectives,
buy satarters. You'll get at least 6 every time. You might luck into a
location-heavy starter too. I did! I got 7 Locations in one starter!

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Message no. 3
From: Nemein <eness@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 13:36:28 -0700
>--">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<"
<axlrose@**********.COM> wrote:
>
> Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
> through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a
> better distribution of runners, gears, etc.

After opening 2 boxes (+12 or so) of boosters, and a box (+4) starters
I would say the starters are the better deal. This is based on the
fact (that with 3 boosters = 1 starter, pricewise) you get more cards
for your money (45boosters, 70starters). You are guaranteed some
Objectives. The number of rares should be equal (3 each). Plus you
get the "stylish" rule card and a nifty box to cart your decks around
in ;-) Also I think the distribution problems are more prevalent in
the boosters than the starters. Atleast if there were problems in the
starters, it wasn't as obvious to me.


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Message no. 4
From: Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 07:27:55 -0700
> Heh - anyone want to donate some unwanted extra cards to me? Anything and
> everything gladly accepted! (Can't hurt to ask...)

Sure. Send me a SASE and I'll send you commons.
Message no. 5
From: Tony Glinka <glinka@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:40:24 -0700
Nemein wrote:

> >--">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<"
<axlrose@**********.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
> > through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a
> > better distribution of runners, gears, etc.
>
> After opening 2 boxes (+12 or so) of boosters, and a box (+4) starters
> I would say the starters are the better deal. This is based on the
> fact (that with 3 boosters = 1 starter, pricewise) you get more cards
> for your money (45boosters, 70starters). You are guaranteed some
> Objectives. The number of rares should be equal (3 each). Plus you
> get the "stylish" rule card and a nifty box to cart your decks around
> in ;-) Also I think the distribution problems are more prevalent in
> the boosters than the starters. Atleast if there were problems in the
> starters, it wasn't as obvious to me.

What I did was split a box of starters and a box of boosters with a
friend and then got another box of boosters for myself. You do get more
cards with the starters, but most of these are commons, with a slightly
more uncommons. If you are buying a bunch of cards, you will end up with
more than enough commons and uncommons, at least that is the case with
me. I now have 20+ of some commons.
One drawback to the starters is the problem with the missing rare card
in some packs. 4 out of 10 starters I have bought came with only 2
rares. I will not buy any more starters just because there is that chance
of a missing rare. But again I have more than enough of the commons and
uncommons and so I am really only buying sets to get rares.
If you aren't going to buy a whole lot of cards starters may be the
way to go. But if you plan on buying a bunch of cards, buy more boosters,
but do get some starters so that you get all of the objectives.
Just my own slightly twisted two cents worth.

Tony
Message no. 6
From: ">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<" <axlrose@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:58:21 -0400
At 03:40 PM 9/29/97 -0700, you wrote:

<snip snip a lot of words *smirk*>

> If you aren't going to buy a whole lot of cards starters may be the
>way to go. But if you plan on buying a bunch of cards, buy more boosters,
>but do get some starters so that you get all of the objectives.
> Just my own slightly twisted two cents worth.

>Tony

So I assume the only way to get the objectives is through the starters?
The boosters will never carry them? Bummer - of the three starters I did
buy (from different places mind you), two of them had the exact same six
common objectives *aarrgghh*.

What a life...
>>>>>Axlrose - ...<<<<<
Message no. 7
From: Tony Glinka <glinka@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:14:15 -0700
>>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<< wrote:

> At 03:40 PM 9/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
> <snip snip a lot of words *smirk*>
>
> > If you aren't going to buy a whole lot of cards starters may be the
> >way to go. But if you plan on buying a bunch of cards, buy more boosters,
> >but do get some starters so that you get all of the objectives.
> > Just my own slightly twisted two cents worth.
>
> >Tony
>
> So I assume the only way to get the objectives is through the starters?
> The boosters will never carry them? Bummer - of the three starters I did
> buy (from different places mind you), two of them had the exact same six
> common objectives *aarrgghh*.

Let me clarify this. I do not think the boosters have any of the common
objectives. They will have the rare and uncommon ones. So if you want the
common ones you will need to get them through starters. But you can also can
get the uncommon and rare ones in starters, too, not just the common ones. I
actually have more of the uncommon objectives than commons, just because I
mostly got boosters.

Tony
Message no. 8
From: Andrew Payne III <smiling_bandit@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:20:02 -0700
---">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<" wrote:
> So I assume the only way to get the objectives is through the
> starters? The boosters will never carry them? Bummer - of the three
> starters I did buy (from different places mind you), two of them had
> the exact same six common objectives *aarrgghh*.
>
> What a life...
> >>>>>Axlrose - ...<<<<<
>

Objectives will come in boosters. I got one starter that had 11
objectives in it, the 6 commons, 4 uncommons, and a rare.

Here is the purchasing strategy I have been sticking to since I heard
and experienced the collation problem.

I started by buying starters and buying one booster for each starter.
After getting all of the commons and a good amount of the uncommons, I
switch to buying 3 booster for every starter. After getting all of the
uncommons I am just buying boosters, unless you want more commons and
uncommons. I am fortunate to live close enough to buy from 5 stores,
with 3 different suppliers for them. I buy no more than two starters
or 6 boosters at each store in a given week. I have gotten a real
good mix of cards, I have 1-1/2 long boxes filled and the highest
number of one card is 15.

I also have a love/hate relationship with the sets collation. When I
bought three boosters and a starter, two of the boosters had False
Mentor in it. Then I smiled to myself and went back for 3 more
boosters and got another False Mentor. Another time I got two PAC's.
So while it maybe a real pain collecting a set, I have got dup's of
some really cool cards.

===
Andrew Payne III
smiling_bandit@**********.com
http://www.oakland.edu/~ddmccoll/sr






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Message no. 9
From: Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:46:22 -0700
---">>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<<" wrote:
>
> So I assume the only way to get the objectives is through the
starters?
> The boosters will never carry them? Bummer - of the three starters
I did
> buy (from different places mind you), two of them had the exact same
six
> common objectives *aarrgghh*.

Most of what I bought towards the end of completing my set were
Boosters. I still got a good number of Objectives in them. Not as many
as the "guaranteed" six per Starter, but I still got them.

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Message no. 10
From: "(No Name Available)" <mothman@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:44:37 -0600
> So I assume the only way to get the objectives is through the starters? The boosters
will never carry them? Bummer - of the three starters I did buy (from different places
mind you), two of them had the exact same six common objectives *aarrgghh*.
What a life...<<

The starters are the only place to get common objectives. I think that I
got some uncommona nd rare objectives in my boosters…

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Message no. 11
From: Jeff Holt <mystic@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:32:16 -0500
Axlrose wrote:
>Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
>through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a =
better
>distribution of runners, gears, etc. Currently, I have bought 3 =
starters
>and about 30 boosters. I have common runners and gears coming out of =
my
>ears but locations and objectives are scarce. I get the occasional =
contact
>and special, but only in commons. Where do you come across the rares =
of
>these? In fact, why does it seem I keep getting the same uncommons =
over
>and over while other uncommons seem more rare uncommons? Am I the only =
one
>experiencing these problems?
>
>Heh - anyone want to donate some unwanted extra cards to me? Anything =
and
>everything gladly accepted! (Can't hurt to ask...)
>>>>>>Axlrose - ...<<<<<

Me personally, I would like to buy a box of boosters and only get two =
new rares. I had better luck buying three random booster packs (two =
rares I didnt have and one I did) than I did with one box of starters =
and two boxes of boosters. I still think this is a grand addition to =
the Shadowrun universe. Now if I could just find some players in the =
Houston area......

Jeff Holt, a.k.a. "Mystic"
mystic@*********.com
Message no. 12
From: Tony Rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Where to find...
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:51:46 -0500
You wrote:
>
>>>>>> Axlrose - ... <<<<< wrote:
>>
>> Overall, what is the better deal when it comes to buying the cards -
>> through starters or through boosters? And which of the two offers a
better
>> distribution of runners, gears, etc. Currently, I have bought 3
starters
>> and about 30 boosters. I have common runners and gears coming out
of my
>> ears but locations and objectives are scarce. I get the occasional
contact
>> and special, but only in commons. Where do you come across the
rares of
>> these? In fact, why does it seem I keep getting the same uncommons
over
>> and over while other uncommons seem more rare uncommons? Am I the
only one
>> experiencing these problems?<<<
>
>I've heard about other people having problems. If you need objectives,
>buy satarters. You'll get at least 6 every time. You might luck into a
>location-heavy starter too. I did! I got 7 Locations in one starter!
>
I've had more than that, say like 11 objectives in one starter; makes
it fun to try and play in a sealed deck tournament.

Maybe this is only a personal ovservation, but I have noticed more
Specials/Stingers in boosters.

Argent

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