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Thanks to the efforts of Alex Hume, there is now a Dirty INWO Tricks Web Site! Alex's work has created the one Web site devoted to oppression, dirty dealing and World Domination (aside from Microsoft's homepage, I mean). Drop by and re-read the vicious plots from earlier issues of the newsletter, and drop a line to Alex or myself with your latest Machiavellian machination. Alex gets this month's Dirty INWO Trick "HUZZAH!" for his efforts!
Now on to this month's nasties...
Steve Hatherley is represented by two Dirty Tricks this month, the second of which he cleverly hid in the UFAQ. Now you know why Tricky Dick reads the UFAQ religiously! Also included are submissions from Doug Ingram and Tony Ricardi and a tax-time tip from John Jacobsma.
************************************************************************Some cards can kill a well-thought out deck. Antitrust Legislation can wipe out a Gnomes Corporate deck; World Hunger can cripple a Green deck, Near Miss can defuse a Fusion Seppuku deck. If you're playing a vulnerable deck, Steve suggests building a firewall by playing the offending card yourself early and then use Nevermore! If you are afraid of a New World Order card, remember to pack a replacement or Plot to quickly nullify your nemesis, and play it early when it won't hurt as much.
************************************************************************One of the biggest disappointments to the Bermudans is the fact that Lyndon Larouche's four juicy Alignments don't count for Goals (and despite the awkward phrasing, they *never* count for Goals). What to do? Steve slipped us a hint in the UFAQ: "Sounds like a job for the Dittoheads to me!" Not only do those slack-jawed owners of cranial vacuums boost the power of their Master, they also gain the same Alignments, plus Fanatic. Count five alignments, instead.
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DIRTY INWO TRICK no. 13: CORPORATE REORGANIZATION FOR THE MASSES!
from Organization Man Doug Ingram
Remember the Sherman Act! Doug notes that the NWO: Antitrust Legislation is worded to allow *anyone* to reorganize their Power Structure when it's played, so long as no Corporate group is controlled by any other Corporate group. So if you're not a greedhead playing a Corporate-heavy deck, put in Antitrust Legislation wherever you were going to put Reorganization. The only thing that will be more fun is if your opponent *is* playing a Corporate deck.
************************************************************************I loved it! It was better than _Cats_! I'm going to see it again and again! Tony suggests that when one of your Media groups is attacked, you first play NWO: Apathy to prevent any other groups from aiding the attack. Then add enough defense to make the attack fail. Finally, play Don't Touch that Dial! on the unfortunate attacker, who by now is wishing he stayed home watching _Murder She Wrote_.
************************************************************************Instead of using the Lawyers to get immunity from the IRS, just put a couple copies of the Plot Go Fish in your deck. Use Go Fish to ask for your card back when you are taxed. Remember that when you looked at the card it was still yours, so that won't protect the Taxman. And John notes you have a great bargaining chip if the IRS taxes someone else!
************************************************************************If you have a dirty INWO trick that you'd like to share, either send it to me via e-mail or post it under the subject "Dirty INWO Trick." Or send it via the link at the Dirty Trick Web Site.
My criteria is simple: the trick must be legal, it must be feasible (no "master plans," please, that's deck building) and it must be illuminated; when someone who's never heard it before is told the trick, they ought to go "wow!" (or at least "cool!"). It should also be focused on clever use of the cards; no tricks that require a lot of social engineering. That's the major distinction between these ideas and the "Stupid INWO Tricks" in the INWO Book (although the distinction is fuzzy; Stupid INWO Trick number 6 could also qualify as a Dirty INWO Trick.)
I re-write the tricks rather than quoting the authors directly to allow for my comments and a certain amount of uniformity. If I quote anybody directly, you'll see those cute little quotation marks and then an attribution, just like in professional newspapers. Unlike them, I'll attempt to make the quoted material accurate.
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Dan Myers Evansville, Indiana U.S.A. 103056.1407@compuserve.com
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