If those spectacles delay victory to turn 12 or beyond, the deck is objectively lower power because it deviates further from the optimal (earliest possible) win, introducing more opportunities for disruption or variance
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I find it funny that Smokestack itself is not so much a lock card by the above definition, but rather a way to capitalize on the temporary paralysis that these sorts of cards create
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These tend to be on the more chaotic side of things, but their unpredictability can often lead to wild games
I can see many applications for this card, and all of them are devastating