Battle 67: Erdnaseum vs Erdnase 216

[john]

Erdnaseum

IErdnase 216

Which old design with a new Erdnase twist do you love more?

[splice42]

216s all the way. I don't really like that ambigram on the Erdnaseum cards, to be honest. I've been carrying a 216 around and it's a solid deck, stands up to table faros without a complaint. It's an OK back design. It'd be better without the one way back, I suppose, but it can be a useful feature for some. You can dig that edge reading, for sure.

[Anthony]

I picked up both recently and while I like them both for my collection, even a novice like me was amazed at how the 216's felt and handled.

[Don Boyer]

To me, the Erdnaseum deck was merely OK.  The packaging was nice, but it had little to distinguish it from the other Bee Erdnase decks.

The 216s are a totally different beast.  The have a feel unlike anything I've ever seen come out of Erlanger, and perhaps Cincinnati as well.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

216's for me! 

[Rob Wright]

Got the 216's on Don's recommendation. Just a great deck of cards.

[bhong]

I picked up both recently and while I like them both for my collection, even a novice like me was amazed at how the 216's felt and handled.

I'd second that and just have to say, 216's for sure. Honestly, nothing feels like that at all.

[yoel]

216's handle amazing and look badass.  I find the Erdnaseum's to be an eyesore hands down probably the ugliest deck in my collection.   

[Don Boyer]

216's handle amazing and look badass.  I find the Erdnaseum's to be an eyesore hands down probably the ugliest deck in my collection.

You need to get around more, then!  I've seen FAR, FAR worse!

[yoel]

You need to get around more, then!  I've seen FAR, FAR worse!

I said "in my collection" of course I've seen worse but I didn't buy them.  As for the Erdnaseum's well I got them as a mystery deck otherwise I would have never bought them. 

[bhong]

You need to get around more, then!  I've seen FAR, FAR worse!

I said "in my collection" of course I've seen worse but I didn't buy them.  As for the Erdnaseum's well I got them as a mystery deck otherwise I would have never bought them.

I wouldn't say go as far as to say it's an "eyesore" but I think the text on the back doesn't help the design as much. The Erdnase Acorn back is a better way to do the text on the back of the card.

[john]

216's win by over 10!

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