Merry christmas to everyone except Hasbro.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah. Merry Christmas!

@suntzu6122

6 ай бұрын

Hahahahahah

Theyve cleverly dodged the Die Hard question by including Eignt Crazy Nights on the card, which is a Chanukah movie, meaning the group of films clearly is not restricted to Christmas ones.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Very true. In fact they never say the word Christmas once on the card. So, does that mean that they're implying Die Hard is a movie appropriate for any holiday?

@theunwelcome

7 ай бұрын

actually they just say "holiday-themed" so, since there are a lot of holidays, I'd open it up even more: Rebirth on the Fourth of July, Arbor Day Elf, heck I'm sure there's a good Day of the Dead reference in here somewhere... I'd definitely accept Festivus, too!

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Very VERY good. Arbor Day Elf was a particular thrill to read. Loved it

This type of video isn't usually my jam, but I had to keep watching after "Bruce Force-of-Willis"... Very good stuff

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

It's because Hasbro is a sinking ship, that is also on fire. Wizards of the coast is one of the few profit makers they seem to have anymore I'm not surprised they're getting rid of the wrong people in the slightest. It's like trying to make a rowboat go faster by getting rid of the oars to reduce weight

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, you said it. Which is a real shame tbh

@Oneiromantisgr

7 ай бұрын

That was the best metaphor I have heard for the situation.

@jasoninthehood9726

7 ай бұрын

That’s what they get for charging $20+ for action figures. As a parent, kids aren’t even into toys as much as we were growing up…they’re more interested in digital items and the toys they do want are under $10 and branded as a “mystery box”.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

God damn real life loot boxes!

I want to hear the argument for Princess Bride as a Christmas movie, thats a new one to me

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

If you get a chance, watch you. It's one of those "Oh, wow! This IS a Christmas movie. How did I not notice that before" things. Let me know if you do, I'd love to hear your reaction

@krusk3544

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames I watched it again this Christmas night since you put it that way. (I realize you're in the UK so its about 2:30AM your time, but that's what we get for inventing timezones.) I kinda get it. The bit that everyone watches the movie for, the fantasy action revenge-love story with the witty dialogue (The "Sports") has positively nothing to do with Christmas. The overstory, the grandfather connecting with his grandson because he's sick on or around Christmas, is definitely a Christmas story. I always kinda dismissed those scenes as cheap meta-commentary on these sorts of adventure stories, with struggles between boyish action-adventure literally fighting for screen time against the emotional portions of the story. On this rewatch though, I tried to take notice of the arcs that the narrator and his grandson went on through the story. Ultimately, their story is about love and compromise. The grandson realises the authenticity and value of love and connection, first despising affection both in the story and from his grandfather, then growing to appreciate what love truly means and feels like from consuming the story. The narrator is compromising the truth of this somewhat dry, methodical swashbuckling romance with his own wit and humor, its strongly implied most of the humorous voices and witty jokes are the byproduct of the grandfather altering what's on the page to suit it grandson more-so than attempting to stick to the story HIS grandfather told him all those years ago. Those themes are TEXTBOOK Christmas movie. So yeah, good pick mate, I never looked at the film as much more then a very witty comedy. Hope you enjoyed Christmas, and have a happy new year.

@Stray7

7 ай бұрын

I kinda got it instantly, though it was one of those "Oh, I can definitely SEE that" moments where I didn't think of it as one before, but it definitely fits when you look at it again through that lens.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

@krusk3544 I did enjoy Christmas, thank you very much. I hope yours was good too. And I'm glad to hear to hear I have another convert in my yearly mission to make The Princess Bride a Christmas movie. To be honest, I just want more excuses for people to watch it because I love it so much

"No, it's German for The Hardened Scales!"

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

This made me actually laugh of loud when I read it

2:44 While unfinity does include tournament legal cards in the base set; all commons and uncommons that are not tournament legal MUST have a non-holo acorn stamp. Legal rares have a regular rare stamp while acorn rares have acorn stamps. A common/uncommon with the unfinity set symbol and NO acorn is tournament legal. This is similar to commons and uncommons from universes beyond that must still have a triangle stamp at the bottom due to being from a crossover.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

For sure, but then it becomes more complex when you look at their legality in other formats. And to be fair, my point was more about how they're not easy to recognise on sight. A card with a Silver Border you will spot straight away, but the acorn is easier to miss

@Mat-tg4fk

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames believe me we ALL wish unfinity had actual silver borders lol

@Stray7

7 ай бұрын

It is still stupid and I hate it.

@Stray7

7 ай бұрын

@@Mat-tg4fk There are Unfinity cards that are fine as normal magic cards. There's a solution for that, though...PRINT THEM IN NORMAL F-ING SETS!

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. I don't find playing a game of "Spot the acorn" to be great when they're so small. I'd much rather they were eaiser to see out of the pack

This man having the CORRECT opinion on the Die Hard situation. You sir got a like and subscribe

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Why, thank you very much!

The question is not whether or not it’s A Christmas movie, but whether it’s THE Christmas movie

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

I dunno. I always felt like "Santa Claus: The Movie" was THE Christmas movie, and that wasn't very good. I don't really wanna watch that every year

I have a problerm with them accepting llanowar elf, by that logic I can cast half my elf deck by just naming cards that have elf in the name

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Oh you know what, that's a very very good point I didn't consider

@daftwulli6145

6 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames thank you ;)

There are three kinds of holiday media. 1: media that is themed around the holiday (for example: Elf, Rudolph, etc). 2: media that people traditionally enjoy on the holiday (for example: live sports, "that one movie", etc). 3: actively participating in an event like Caroling, decorating the house, Trick or Treating, a corn maze, egg hunt, or going to theatres or operas. 3 is often a source for new entries into 2 or 1.

@RedBobcatGames

6 ай бұрын

Is 3 a media though? Surely that's just a form of entertainment. Couldn't just spending time with friends in their home be considered media by the same metric as decorating the house? Interested to hear your thoughts

I'll be honest, when collectors complain about not acquiring a 1-of-a-kind (or whatever super rare) event or employee item, it just makes me roll my eyes. The good news is that they aren't entitled to anything despite acting so :)

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Sure, I somewhat agree. But I also understand that if Magic is a collectable card game, then it is somewhat strange not to be able to collect them all. It's not something that specifically bothers me. Like when I play Pokemon, I only really try to catch the few I actually want. But I can understand why people would feel different

@Sillimant_

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGamesthe pokemon tcg just handle the whole collecting aspect better, as does the Yugioh OCG. Basic versions of cards are plentiful and available, it's the special treatment that are more expensive. Look at magic, where sometimes the only version of a card *is* the special version. Looking at you, nexus of fate. Even the Yugioh tcg, as much as it shafts players, still actually reprints cards, at a time where they're still viable. I'm convinced proxies play a not insignificant role in keeping the game going. God knows I wouldn't still be playing without them. Then there's the whole disaster of the reserve list, treating the game as a financial asset instead of a game

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

To be fair. I believe it's still the case that some cards create tokens that have never been printed. You literally need to proxy those, and after magic 30 I think we can all agree that WotC endorse proxy cards

@daftwulli6145

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames after magic 30th ? You do realize they printed collectors edition and international collectors edition ?? With gold on the back

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, that's true. I didn't think of that. Very fair point

also if your movie is set at christmas then it's a christmas movie PERIOD. if they went out of their way to set it at christmas time and there are scenes featuring christmas lights and decorations then it's a deliberate choice. why else would they waste time and money stringing up christmas lights when they're filming in summer or spring.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

See, I somewhat agree. I think you could argue that some films set over the course of a year featuring Christmas shouldn't count. Like Harry Potter, for instance. But I'm fine with it. I just feel people like me and you may be in the minority when it comes to that opinion

@robertoso8796

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames that's just IMO of course but when it comes to this argument i feel confident making that statement because it isn't really a debate. the choices SHOULD be: does it talk about jesus or not,. even if christmas is not explicitly mentioned they're still using the imagery to set the scenes and poke our emotions. and not that it is relevant but i am a militant athiest and don't want anyone to think i'm standing up for jesus or anything, just m thought process.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Hmm, I'm not sure I agree there. I think plenty of movies that feature Santa don't mention Jesus. But I'd be happy to say they're Christmas movies. I do get where you're coming from though

I like your balance between goofy moments and moving the information along. Well done.

@RedBobcatGames

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed

the polar expropriate + how the grinch expropriated christmas

@RedBobcatGames

6 ай бұрын

Ha! Very good!

That "Rakdos thing in a suit" is just Rakdos. In a suit.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

I dunno. I think Rakdos is bigger than that. I don't know how tall he is exactly, but he always seemed massive to me on the cards

@Stray7

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames I very much doubt they're going to be all that fussed about keeping lore-accurate to his height on a silly card like this.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

It breaks my heart, but you may be right

I wasn't even aware of this card, I thought the video was gonna be about Humbug. Good vid

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

You have to search it by name if you want to find it on Scryfall cos it's a non-legal card for fun

Its ok... there is a sliver legion that is literally scribbles on a white background that may be more your prices range 😆😆

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Tbf I'm not sure how he feels about that one. I know those were done by children for charity, so I think I'd personally file them under... fan creations, or something? But then i don't collect Slivers. And thank the lord, cos the price of some of those full art ones from Secret Lairs...

Also I ran the numbers for fun. Let's take Chris' pay and round up to 9.5 mil. Divided by 1,100 people (laid off) that comes out to... 8,636.36 (etc) per person. Annually. For comparison. Minimum wage in the USA is $7.50 an hour. At 40 hours a week, 52 weeks in a year, that comes out to $15,080 annually. So if Chris gave up his paycheck, he could have paid those fired at just over half the rate the USA government requires them to pay anybody. (Now if you liquidated everyone on the summary compensation table screen, that would come out to.... 35,272.72 (etc) per person for the 1100 fired.)

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Oof. I didn't break it down like that. Jeeze

Merry Christmas!

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

Acorns explicitly denote ILLEGAL. That's not a thing.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I meant some of the cards in the packs they come in are legal in certain formats. I wish I'd worded that better, because as I've said it in the video it's not right

Oh, that not what i thought this video is about

@RedBobcatGames

6 ай бұрын

What did you think it was about?

I don't know if there's really a GOOD time to announce 30% of your company is being fired, but a couple weeks before Christmas is up there for the worst time to do it... funny how "we're struggling financially" is always used to hurt the people at the bottom, instead of the braindead shit at the top who actually deserves it

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Preach

@jasoninthehood9726

7 ай бұрын

It’s done for year end / new year tax reasons. Not condoning it but there are reasons why big businesses always do it around the holidays.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Strange time though, as with D&D they have a new product edition coming out. Doesn't exactly instill confidence in the new product if the people making it just got fired.

Another great video, I'm a bit late to it but hope you had a good Christmas and die hard is most certainly a Christmas movie

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

I did. I hope you had a good Christmas too!

@charlieread7097

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames I did thanks

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Get anything good?

I've not bought anything hasbro this year. Not since they laid off the 800 2 weeks after last xmas.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

No, which is a shame because this knock on effect may likely lead to more lay offs, which seemingly will only hit the lowest of the rung first. Damned if you do, damned if you don't

I'll go ahead and admit.... I like arguing about Die Hard being a christmas movie more than having an opinion one way or the other. Maybe we can have a spectrum grade settling it all. You have stuff at one end like Santa Clause movie or a nativity film. Then the other end is less "christmasy" stuff like die hard. Then it's not about whether it's a christmas film or not but how christmasy it is.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

See, now that's a whole new argument. One in which I would argue I feel. See, I would say Die Hard is very Christmassy! Certainlly more Christmassy than some actual "made for Christmas" movies

@simplegarak

7 ай бұрын

@RedBobcatGames totally fair. And it'd a fun time too! I'm certainly interested in your proof for how christmasy Princess Bride is. So Rambo has christmas trees in it. Where do we place it on the spectrum?

@simplegarak

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames and don't forget LotR is pretty christmasy.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

The argument for why the Princess Bride is a Christmas movie is made better by the movie itself than I could ever make in a single comment. If you get a chance, go back and rewatch it with an eye to the Christmas elements. Trust me, they're there

Ideally not with #17...

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Pot of Greed is my favourite Magic the Gathering card!

good video

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Die Hard being a Christmas movie is a common misconception. Yes, it is set around Christmastime, but so are various other holidays. More importantly, the movie is about an attack on a fortress, where the beleaguered, outnumbered, and outgunned defender somehow manages to hold out despite all odds, and there is a lot of fire involved. No, Die Hard is a Chanukah movie.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yippee-ki-yay

I don’t think any acorn cards are legal tho

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Well, depends on the format. Many of them are legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. They're not restricted to just Un-sets

@braydenc1791

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames that’s just wrong. Any card with an acorn symbol isn’t legal in any format. There are cards in Unfinity that have regular holo foil stamps that are legal in eternal formats, which is probably what you’re thinking of

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, sorry my wording could have been clearer there. What I meant was "many of the cards from those sets", not strictly the acorn cards. But that's sort of my point, they're all mixed in and the acorn symbol is small, and very hard to distinguish in play. It's really not difficult to think they're legal when they shouldn't be when they all have the same black border

We may fight about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but at least we can agree that Hasbro is fucking terrible.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Preach!

If anyone deserves to be visited by ghosts this Christmas it’s Hasbro

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Honestly thought you were going to say me at the end of that sentence for some reason, haha

@AquaHedgehog

7 ай бұрын

More accurately, the Cox that's screwing their employees.

@richardharrison4762

7 ай бұрын

@@RedBobcatGames do devils that talk about wizards get visits by ghosts? Keep up the good work!

So is this card Legacy playable or not?

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

No, I don't believe any of the special holiday promos are legal in any format because of how weird they can be

They aren’t looking for healthy growth anymore. They want to peak.

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. It's bad for MtG, but shocking for D&D when you take into account they fired everyone just before the launch of their new edition. You would think now would be the time they need those staff the most!

based

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

SHAME ON YOU HASBRO! 😡

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Exactly!

I Once Showed-Up to a ComicBookStore That Played MAGIC, On One or Two Days a Week... & They Wouldn't Let Me Play With My "IceAge/MIRAGE" Old-Days GreenDeck.😒 (I Had KillerBees, YavamayaAnts(That Could Attack With TRAMPLE, Immediately After Entering TheBattleField!) & Forces of Nature, That Smashed Other Players "Decks" Back in Those Days! I Had a "Horn of Deafening" (Artifact) in My Deck as Well. Now I Have an "Elspeth" DuelDeck...But I Need ThePlanesWalker.🤷

@aretnap3653

7 ай бұрын

& From What I've Learned Playing "Modern" MAGIC... You NEED To Play MAGIC On a "SmartDevice" Now, Just to Fully Play MAGIC "Correctly"! Due to ALL The"Phases" & Creature "UpKeep". No Wonder HASBRO "Fired" WIZARD Employees... NoBody Can Financially Play Physical MAGIC: TheGathering AnyMore...or Does.🤷 (Cause of ALL The "Tokens" & Extra Crap Ya Gotta Buy to "Correctly" Play MAGIC Now.)

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. I've never been a fan of this idea that you have to have proper cards to represent your token copies of things. Like, some of those can be well expensive. I don't mind people using dice

oh i love those movie sequels XD

@RedBobcatGames

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad! This was a lot of fun to write, hope you enjoyed!