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Middle-Earth => Bag End => Topic started by: chompers on June 04, 2010, 02:33:40 AM

Title: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: chompers on June 04, 2010, 02:33:40 AM
Round 2 ... time to find out which persona of Sam is the best ...

You can vote up to three times.

Post discussion below to try and influence others votes.

Maybe we can learn something from this if the discussion is good.

Let's find out which Sam is the best!

Some links to the personas ...
Sam Bearer of Great Need
Sam Faithful Companion
Sam Frodo's Gardener
Sam Great Elf Warrior
Sam Innocent Traveler
Sam Loyal Friend
Sam Needer of Vittles
Sam Nice Sensible Hobbit
Sam Proper Poet
Sam Resolute Halfling
Sam Samwise the Brave
Sam Son of Hamfast
Sam Steadfast Friend 11U172
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: ket_the_jet on June 04, 2010, 04:19:43 AM
The only correct answer is Sam, Son of Hamfast. Great Elf Warrior.
-wtk
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: chompers on June 04, 2010, 04:58:00 AM
12 chances at improving Sam and Decipher couldn't get it right?
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Kralik on June 04, 2010, 05:20:43 AM
The only correct answer is Sam, Son of Hamfast.
-wtk

No contest. :up:
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Kenddrick on June 04, 2010, 05:50:36 AM
Sam, Great Elf Warrior
Sam, Son of Hamfast.

Great Elf Warrior was chosen based on his strength bonus, while Son of Hamfast gives good burden removal, and the option of saving the game if Frodo dies.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Fierce on June 04, 2010, 05:57:43 AM
1. Sam, Proper Poet
2. Sam, Son of Hamfast
3. Sam, Great Elf Warrior

The Poet and the Warrior have the Gandalf Signet and are great in a Trust Me deck.

The ability to make Sam, Proper Poet defender +1 i combination with Trust Me As You Once Did has saved me quite some times.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Legolis on June 04, 2010, 08:17:53 AM
I'm going with Sam, Needer of Vittles probably the best picture of him. Sam, Loyal Friend has that look of "Did you just fart master Frodo, or is that the rabbit stew?"  :o
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Pepin The Breve on June 04, 2010, 08:47:13 AM
Define "best" and i can give some opinion  ;)

If best is in term of gameplay (at least in movie block where i'm most familiar with) i would go with Sam, SoH. He is one of the most common (if not the most) splash in decks. He is the supreme counter to corruption and burdening (keep him alive and give him healing and your opponent will have to add like 5 burdens per site to get you) and allows some decks to abuse "add a burden to...". I think that EVERY one of my non-shire decks have at least one copy of him.

Sam, GEW may be the best in hobbit decks but not close to flexibility of aplication as SoH.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Cw0rk on June 04, 2010, 11:33:29 AM
I only chose two.

Sam, GEW
Sam, SoH

Looks like I'm not the only one.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Elessar's Socks on June 04, 2010, 12:00:30 PM
1. Sam, Son of Hamfast
2. Sam, Proper Poet
3. Sam, Great Elf Warrior

P.S. I see what you did there, Sour Fruit.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: lem0nhead on June 04, 2010, 01:28:07 PM
P.S. I see what you did there, Sour Fruit.
;)

I know his mind better than he does. Plus its blindingly obvious... even if you don't agree as well!
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Yanko Markovic on June 04, 2010, 02:25:12 PM
I'm going with Sam, Needer of Vittles probably the best picture of him. Sam, Loyal Friend has that look of "Did you just fart master Frodo, or is that the rabbit stew?"  :o

No way. Sam, Bearer of Great Need is by faar the best Sam pic. The whole card is artistically beautiful, and the subtitle works awesome with that pic.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: SomeRandomDude on June 04, 2010, 02:40:53 PM
GEW definitely. I mean, duh. Westfarthing Businessman with tokens aplenty to boot.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: Legolis on June 04, 2010, 03:31:24 PM
I'm going with Sam, Needer of Vittles probably the best picture of him. Sam, Loyal Friend has that look of "Did you just fart master Frodo, or is that the rabbit stew?"  :o

No way. Sam, Bearer of Great Need is by faar the best Sam pic. The whole card is artistically beautiful, and the subtitle works awesome with that pic.

I don't know he is all dirty in that pic of course that gives him a certain characteristic of not posing hmmm I think your right  ;D
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: legolas3333 on June 05, 2010, 12:44:41 PM
Sam soh for sure not until shadowfax gotm was there burden removal that reliable
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: menace64 on June 05, 2010, 09:38:12 PM
I voted for bad ones in order to ruin the accuracy of this poll.
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: chompers on June 12, 2010, 06:10:16 PM
No contest this poll ...

Sam Son of Hamfast is the best! 19 sets and Decipher couldn't improve on the original persona. Close second to Sam Great Elf Warrior.

Seems persona's of Sam that alter resistance are not considered worth the effort with a grand total of zero votes for each.

Time to forget about hobbits and poll another culture .... perhaps it's time for "You shall not PASS!"
Title: Re: So which persona of Sam is the best?
Post by: chompers on June 12, 2010, 06:19:43 PM
It's worth noting that "a close second" would not make a poll "no contest."
-wtk

I thought about that ... but i meant it was no contest as there was only two personas most considered voting for .... perhaps i could have phrased it better :)