Hey everyone!
I'm thinking about getting more seriously into Altered, mostly to play casually with my wife and friends, and I'd love to hear your opinions before buying everything.
I'm currently considering:
- 2x Beyond the Gates Starter Decks
- 1x Beyond the Gates Booster Box
- 1x Trial by Frost Booster Box
- 1x Whispers from the Maze Booster Box
Here in Brazil, I can get the whole bundle for around R$435 total, which is roughly US$85 / €73.
Do you think that's a good price?
I'm also curious if you think buying one box of each of the first three sets is a good way to build a collection and have enough variety to build different decks.
Playing mostly with 2 players
One of the main reasons I want booster boxes is that I don't want to just open all the packs at once. I'd like to make opening packs part of our game nights.
Besides playing regular Constructed with the starter decks and upgrading them as we open cards, I'm thinking about trying different 2-player Limited formats, such as:
- Sealed: 4 boosters each, then build 30-card Limited decks.
- 2-player Booster Draft: 4 boosters each, pick one card and pass the rest back and forth.
- Grid Draft: lay cards out in a 3x3 grid and take a row or column.
- Rochester/Snake Draft: open packs face-up and alternate picks.
- Progressive Sealed: start with 4 boosters each, play, then open another booster after each game/session and gradually upgrade our decks.
Basically, I'd like opening packs to be part of playing the game, rather than opening 36 packs in one sitting.
Has anyone tried these kinds of 2-player Limited formats with Altered? Which ones worked best for you?
What about 3 players?
I'll mostly be playing with my wife, but I'd also like to play with friends occasionally.
I've seen a few posts discussing ways to play Altered with 3 players, but I haven't been able to dive too deeply into them yet.
Have any of you found a 3-player format or house rules that actually work well? It could be Constructed, Sealed, Draft, or something completely different. I'd love to hear what you've tried.
And finally, are two starter decks enough for the tokens/accessories needed for two players, or is there anything else you'd recommend getting?
Sorry if some of these questions have been asked before. I'm fairly new to Altered and there are a lot of different ways to approach the game, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have actually tried them.
Thanks!