It's IMPOSSIBLE to Play Magic: The Gathering Perfectly | Because Science Footnotes

Kyle discusses the impossibilities of Magic: The Gathering, responds to your comments, and more!
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[@becausescience]

Thanks for watching, Super Nerds! *Here's a link to last week's video* if you haven't peeped it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppXQgHeMjrV3gqM -- kH

[@PCGamingClassix]

Next phase, playing cod in magic the gathering

[@Damnationization]

I disagree with the statement that a computer couldn't play a MTG game optimally. I have more experience in MTG than most and have 10 of thousands of cards. I have been doing about 2 pre-releases for several years now and started in 4th edition though I read/knew about it before this. MTG has a finite number of cards and each format has various banned/restricted cards. Narrowing down the card pool total. Also powerful card interactions are known by the player base. A computer could give you the most optimal way to play a deck, in the possible future. But victory would not be certain.

[@vampyrgeden2491]

Watched it, enjoyed it, however, I haven't seen any Thor hair maintenance videos yet

[@josephagamble8863]

I Didn't watch it yet , should I really watch it ?

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Yugi* The GAME/SHOW is YuGiOh, but the CHARACTER is Yugi. Confusing right? Except it’s not really so...

[@japuma630]

You: "Island, pass." Me: "... Island, pass..." So begins the game of death.

[@andrewsparkes8829]

You: "At the end of your turn, Once Upon A Time" So begins the game of Elk.

[@S7E_Siriel-Privat]

man of culture detected XD

[@BEEVIN]

@@andrewsparkes8829 OKO NOOO

[@Soren_31]

I play Green and have a creature with islandwalk

[@MrKezzerdrix]

Play a swamp. Pass...

[@heatarms123]

Kyle: "A combo player like me..." Half the Audience: *Claps* The Other Half: *Pitchforks and torches*

[@itsmedeville4465]

well :D more perfeclty term be like combo players = fun Circus deck players = derp

[@schrottinator]

And then there's the Esper Control player who simply says:"This sounds like having fun. I hate having fun.".

[@TaiWanWaf]

Swords to plowshares? :3

[@FeanorMorgoth]

Combos are the main reason MTG is so MAGICAL for me. When you spend several hours a day deck building just for the joy of creating something new and crazy, that was more enjoyable than actually playing for me. I loved doing stack manipulations with triggered effects and Sundial of the Infinite, so fun!

[@lobezno223]

PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES

[@martinberlese]

Kyle: "I'm not a villain" Also Kyle: "I've tried to close the door before people could get on"

[@jayworldjs]

I think he is gay tbh.

[@jayworldjs]

But that's just me giving my opinion of his sexual orientation, I enjoy his videos very much and his intelligence is astounding. Just to clarify.

[@robertkelly5391]

@@jayworldjs He's mentioned a girlfriend in the past.

[@bleakflouw930]

also Kyle: "island, pass"

[@OsvaldoChannel1]

Kyle: "i am not a villain" Also Kyle: "Island, pass" *ominous music commences*

[@joshwi4193]

I love that magic is so complex it could literally (albeit very slowly) run an AI that could beat you at chess.

[@sky_0f_blue979]

This is a good way to describe how complex mtg is to non players

[@matthieudeloget8998]

Could you make a MTG computer run an AI that can beat you at the game

[@TheMightySpurdo]

@@matthieudeloget8998 according to what was said in this video no. Mtg is so absurdly complex that there cannot be a program that, given a board state, can determine the optimal play.

[@mbrusyda9437]

@@TheMightySpurdo optimal play is not a necessary condition to beat you in a game

[@collinbeal]

​@@mbrusyda9437 damnnnn

[@SuperMrAwesom]

"No board involved" Me: "Then why do I keep checking my board state?"

[@codesjoker]

Giggity

[@marlonmenezes6204]

Kyle: I'm not an evil genius mastermind! Also Kyle: Plays island

[@Small_Panda]

He likes drawing cards

[@dingdongs5208]

Blue is such an overrated colour, green is the true powerhouse of the game

[@chevysupreme]

@@dingdongs5208 cyclonic rift disagrees

[@andrewmoore7014]

@@dingdongs5208 Didn't used to be that way...

[@jrunestad4508]

@@andrewmoore7014 Indeed. It's tough to overstate how much green's power level has grown over the years to people newer to the game. One of the first green decks to do well in tournaments was named Stupid Green because other players couldn't believe they'd been beaten by a "stupid green deck" since it was almost universally acknowledged to be by far the worst color in the game. Now everyone plays with green creatures whether they want them or not...

[@celestialbacon5096]

"pay one extra for rhystic study" this wounds me

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"ARE YOU GONNA PAY? ARE YOU GONNA FUCKING PAY?!?" - Barry the Baptist - 'Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'

[@Silvermankitty]

this would upset me if I ever remembered my stupid triggers!

[@photosinensis]

Everybody has stories of the guy who dropped Rhystic Studies on 1. Because they were there and saw me do it.

[@codesjoker]

Do you pay The One?

[@OoAbraoO]

Me: "I should do something with my life" Also me: *Watching american nerd Thor talk about a magic the gathering based computer at 7AM on a Tuesday*

[@raygun2180]

"Let me get this straight... you can't play Magic: The Gathering perfectly?" "Correct" "But you know how to steal a billionaires car from space?" "Correct" "... Pay one for Rhystic Study?" "Nah, go ahead and draw" "Thank y-" "Pay two for smothering tithe?" " -.- Well played sir"

[@Ascendedninja6]

Smothering titties (as my playgroup has come to call it) quickly becomes a target even when other more brutal cards are in play

[@ultamaflare]

@@Ascendedninja6 commander decks with smothering tithe that forces you to draw cards are fun.

[@t4rv0r60]

recently i made my iwn smothering tithe with mirror made while having rhystic on the field. i didnt last long that game. (augustin never does)

[@becausescience]

Smothering Tithe is the best white card in EDH -- kH

[@raygun2180]

@@t4rv0r60 legit my commander too lol

[@Rick_B]

"We had to cut down the 2.5 hour footage..." I kind of want to see the full recording with all the explanations

[@runefaustblack]

He describes it in his pinned comment on the original video.

[@Tryo707]

Hey I'm a disabled magic player and I'd like to acknowledge all the store/event staff and judges who have made accommodations to allow me to play and have a wonderful experience. With far too many to name individually, thank you all so very much, you are all greatly appreciated. (Oh and I enjoyed your video with Josh and Jimmy very much, well done sir!)

[@RaunienTheFirst]

"Island, pass" Me: *sweating, nervously

[@GreenGearStudio]

"Island, pass" *death stare* Oh no, he playing control

[@randompeepsRS]

Could be playing storm.hes a combo player after all :d

[@GreenGearStudio]

@@randompeepsRS That'd be even worse

[@NoahDoesTechThings]

Paradoxical urza?

[@lostsoulsthc7137]

Could be 5 colour/Artifact bluff

[@DDDHunter]

@@lostsoulsthc7137 or worst ... mill

[@Theoq99]

Kyle: Theorises about world ending scenarios. Perfectly fine. Also kyle: tried to close the elevator door on people. Total supervillain confirmed.

[@natedole8276]

that makes me a supervillain lmao

[@RexYoung206]

"I've never been in a game where it took 2 and 1/2 hours to get through the first turn." Funny, I've been in a few D&D campaigns that sound just like that. :)

[@livedandletdie]

I find it quite normal in both D&D and Magic.

[@NekoJoker]

Very true

[@hunterperry1094]

My d&d games run for about 12 hours average

[@fearjunkie]

Man, you haven't seen nothing yet, Yugioh turns get CRAZY.

[@09Dragonite]

My favorite part about the Turing Machine list is that you literally have a winning boardstate on the very first turn when you pull the perfect opening hand. You blatantly choose NOT to win specifically to demonstrate an endless and uninteractable loop that locks two wizards in an eternal duel with no outs short of scooping or judge intervention.

[@Uomostrano]

Well, good to know. When terminators will rule the planet, we might save ourself from extinction by organizing a MTG tournament. I'm pretty sure that could be the main plot of space jam 2 as well.

[@haladmirknowsbest]

As a MTG player for years now, I can confirm: shit's complicated.

[@mightyone3737]

We've all come a long way since Craw Wurm agro.

[@andrewsparkes8829]

@@mightyone3737 Yup. Now it's Elks all the way down.

[@KhanGarth]

Andrew Sparkes downvoted.

[@andrewsparkes8829]

@@KhanGarth I turn your downvote into an Elk.

[@sky0kast0]

Your elk died to my elf huntress so yeah sad

[@Aedi]

"I've never seen a game where it takes 2 1/2 hours to get through the first turn" I think we should introduce Kyle to EDH

[@becausescience]

EDH is all I play! I have ~18 decks -- kH

[@DeisFortuna]

@@becausescience ooh. Which ones are your favourites to play? I'm personally a fan of my Mizzix deck, because I'm a filthy degenerate who will play a chaos storm deck using Mind's Desire.

[@JakeRegalado-ChonkyThickems]

@@DeisFortuna you can see him play a couple of his decks on I Hate Your Decks KZbin channel, very very good episodes with him. He plays Najeela in one and Belbe in another

[@TheGoodOne1998]

There is the old Gishki FTK in Yugioh which could take about 40 minutes to do their turn and defeat the opponent if they haven't surrendered, died of boredom, or they had enough disruption to stop the FTK and in turn win because that deck had no plan B.

[@Kaiserland111]

Kyle, that was an incredibly crazy game, and I loved that video! My longest game was a 2-headed giant commander game on Aug. 31, 2019 when there was an ALMOST infinite combo that required my friend and I to calculate the combat damage for two and a half hours, ending with 7.2249x10^54 combat damage in one completely legal combat step. I made sure to take a picture of the board state, as well as the two whiteboards we were using to make sure our damage calculation formula (yes, we had to make a formula to simplify it) was correct and accounting for all the damage. I love Magic :)

[@novacaesar9303]

That is cool as hell 👀😎😸

[@7th_Heaven]

[Exponential Growth] is a beautiful card 😉

[@finnpeterson4335]

@@7th_Heaven Unfortunately, still blocked by a 1/1 squirrel.

[@7th_Heaven]

@@finnpeterson4335 Yup. unless you are running 2 card unblockable combos in GB. Chatterfang+Yavimaya Cradle. Lathril + Alpha Authority. Stealth Menace Unblockable, hexproof. Then the 26 or whatever elves she makes from the connect can be sac'd and kills the other 2 players main phase 2 off poison tip archer+ sac outlet exponential growth is a fun card. can be protected by allosaurus shepherd. being not instant speed it was never the most competitive but neither was Cultist of the Absolute before---and look what that makes Lathril ...and Tevesh Szat/Rograkh. they will print flying squirrels for more um, robust chump blockers eventually. but until then, cheerio! ;) best counters for that are mindbreak trap (bypasses allosaurus protections) maze of ith (deals with it at combat step), and of course fog and darkness effects (also combat fizzles)

[@Attaxalotl]

Oh my god, That’s beautiful!

[@codytyndall1077]

Kyle: You know what, Island, pass. People unaware: Okay, and? People who know: Oh no

[@Theoq99]

Yeah well... Archipelago.

[@Merennulli]

I assume that's a trail to get across an island.

[@tuck295q]

Tap/return.... Ok ok, that’s fine, Another island pass COUNTER TARGET SPELL! DO YOU HAVE TWO MORE MANA HUH? HUH? HUH?

[@FlyingDominion]

On turn one, what are you going to use that for? 2nd Forest, cast Elvish Visionary, ETB draw a card. Unsummon? On a 2-cost draw creature in (probably) an elf deck?

[@darklightstudio]

Haven't played Magic in years, so I don't get it.. Can someone explain pleasee? TY :)

[@oyleslyck]

Kyle: I'm not an evil genius mastermind! Also Kyle: 1:26 I've tried to close the door before people could get on...

[@KainaX122]

My reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2OnYp2MqMlnfqs

[@thehumanistisin9924]

Pretty sure that just means he was seeing if it worked

[@roberthunter5059]

To be fair, you don't have to be a genius mastermind to do that.

[@yohumanfrisk]

Kyle... These two are my favorite videos! I can't explain how awesome it was to see a mind I admire talk about a game I admire! Most players tend to be a bit older, but I'm an 18 year old who was lucky enough to find out about Magic earlier in life, and I love this game! Thanks for the great videos!

[@AimbotBrandon]

After watching different Mtg KZbinrs for years, watching you play made me finally bite the bullet. I bought a bunch of cards to play with my 8 year old

[@derpherpington3129]

Hope that investment brings you much joy for years to come!

[@Synthetica9]

>Even if AI takes over, they still won't be able to dominate in magic tournaments. Perfect play is not the same as superhuman play

[@origaming_plays573]

Even so, If the AI Manages to Scry the whole deck the AI can definitely come up with the perfect play for this round.

[@christopherarmstrong2476]

turn one bogle turn two arcanum wings turn three before combat or during combat. aura swap for eldrazi conscription

[@chadgrimwell8380]

The AI will shuffle his deck in the optimal draw sequence and you wouldn't even know it. Because AI.

[@cassidycook9018]

True, I do feel like some alphazero type AI programmed with the rules of magic and given some period of time to run games against itself would probably be insanely strong over the course of a few years or decades. Maybe not perfect, but probably beyond human ability.

[@shreknocratus4682]

@@chadgrimwell8380 The AI isn't going to cheat, not unless the programmers allow it to cheat, which would completely defeat the point anyway.

[@Ryuka1993]

"Something insane like draw my whole library." Sounds like a pretty average game with niv mizzet parun edh lol

[@adamhartman3799]

I prefer the and now you're entire library is exiled for 7 mana

[@christopherabbott3484]

I do that in my Multani style deck with "MINE MINE MINE." Lots of fun even if it is unglued.

[@dimanarinull9122]

I do that in my Tatyova deck but it's also a fairly common thing with 3 colors Omnath and around half the other blue something commenders that run Lab maniac and War Jace. You should also run a different way of winning aside drawing your whole deck. Things like infinite mana+oran-rief Invoker, or my favorite: Roil Elemental+the the fact it's a landfall deck.

[@Ryuka1993]

@@christopherabbott3484 normally my deck is just straight up spellslinger. I try to keep the lab man shenanigans under wraps unless the game is running long

[@misterspaceman9563]

City of Traitors, Lotus Petal. Crack Petal for blue, cast Show ahd Tell. Dropping Omniscience, any response? Ok now Enter the Infinite...

[@kurokuma3366]

I love how much fun you're having with this

[@kaiandreasen766]

This channel is ridiculous...ly amazing! Videos out nerding each other. Keep it coming!

[@DoctahWAAwee]

9:20 I think what you meant to say here was "That is, until they get turned into a 3/3 Elk."

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY MAGIC..._ *Magic Of Friendship:* I missed the part where that's my problem.

[@Encysted]

The video was 100% up my alley, and I did follow along, and it is one of the coolest things I've seen. I love watching people break games using their own rules. I've been struggling to tell people I know about it in a way that doesn't make them want to leave.

[@BB-pn2qv]

I love the challenge and depth of this idea. Not everything has to be immediately understood. You did a great job.

[@becausescience]

Thank you! It was super complicated to pull together -- kH

[@halfmoonjoker1907]

You throwing a bone to Yugioh players warmed my heart.(of the cards)

[@thehumanistisin9924]

Badum-tss *laugh track*

[@KainaX122]

Yea, I have more experience with that 😂

[@Captaincory1]

I honestly still think it's pretty stupid that NOBODY EVER notices that when Yugi walked up to his side of any of the professional playing field that he suddenly gets several inches taller and starts talking in a dramatically different voice

[@ArabianShark]

I think I'd really like to see that one and a half hours of deleted footage where you explain how to set up the Turing machine and the tape.

[@dridiennydaral5579]

Yes! Agreed. I would love to see this.

[@bengineer8]

Think he linked it in the last video.

[@ArabianShark]

@@bengineer8 I'm afraid I couldn't find it... He did link to the paper, and I've read it and understood nearly all of it, but I'd sure like to actually see it work.

[@WeizDLC]

love the pass priority line. Nice. Thank you for this amazing video.

[@remorasdelinfierno]

I don’t really fully understand the principles behind the computer you set up, but I love the command zone podcast and also science. Collaboration videos like the one you did with the command zone guys are just great.

[@scotwashburn4834]

Now I see the elevator scene in Aliens in a totally different light. 🤣😂

[@skylx0812]

There were two elevators. The queen was coming up in one and Ripley was mashing the call button on the second trying to hurry it along. Unless you mean the scene with Hicks and Ripley. They ran into the elevator and Hicks realized neither one of them pressed a floor button. When he did is when the critter popped his head in "Surprasss!!".

[@nathanrcoe1132]

You think Weyland-Yutani is going to care if the elevators are ADA compliant?

[@paulkdrozd]

As I am a Cisco network engineer I had an idea how a manual Turing machine works. But I had no idea what any of the the moves were achieving... But I actually got me interested in magic the gathering as a hobby so thanks again Kyle. Much love from the UK.

[@KevinBeee]

Small correction to that opening story: no, the "close door" buttons weren't kept on elevators just to give people the "illusion of control", they're still required to close the door when the elevator is in non-standard operating modes, such as independent service or fire mode. When the elevator is operating under normal circumstances though, yeah, in most cases they're a "placebo button" that does absolutely nothing.

[@robinblaine5385]

I thought the Magic: The Turing Machine episode was awesome.

[@lucasman8613]

Yeah me too

[@dlion0734]

One of the best

[@fartpimpson3843]

I just saw it for the first time and now I'm here

[@jamesmeppler6375]

I didn't get it, how can it do an algebra equation? I didn't even understand how to do basic math with it let alone anything complicated Plus it's not a real game of magic since the deck has to scoop how many times to get the right hand? That's a terrible computer, computers are all about doing it right the first time. I say it's disqualified for not working until.... People who "scoop" make magic suck, just play the game or don't. Scooping till you get the right cards is like stacking your deck, lame af

[@trevorthieme5157]

Magic The Gathering TM TOURING MACHINE! LOL More like The Gathering of Touring Machines! Bodum tsss

[@NoMercy745]

I'll just put this here... Putting a Tesla into space is the most Kerbal thing our species has ever done.

[@vampirelordx1]

Greatest comment ever! Lol

[@Fayheurblode]

You, dear sir, deserve more upvotes

[@KiithnarasAshaa]

I don't know - the Lunar Landing Trainer was pretty Kerbal as well. Especially the ejection system therein.

[@Tzphardi]

I'm still awaiting a Cadillac on mars with hydrolics XD the hood will never be the same.

[@scrumpulousdosh1378]

One of the best things I've ever watched 😂😂 Saw the video this is the footnote of, which was the first I've seen of the channel. I love magic and computer science so I surprisingly understood just about everything and it is a very impressive and interesting combination of the two. Love it already, you've got me hooked. #supernerd

[@metalgreyfox]

Your Rhystic Study line near the end is gold. Fiji water blew out of my nose….and I was drinking a Dasani.

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

This channel has the most original content in the entire youtube. I love it

[@onlyonetwin]

I'd love to see the unedited 2 hours and a half of board set up

[@ianrogers5912]

Hey Kyle....you got it going on with the science bits. Your writing for the show is great. #FanForLife

[@jii-ro7083]

This was a great video to have on the background while drafting mtg.

[@corporalkills]

I’d love to see the Turing machine deck in magic arena, so that I could see it play out automatically

[@mr.nutcracker8957]

Your opponent would probably just concede before the whole thing runs down

[@VexxJacobs]

Your opponent would concede. Every time. Fuck arena, that game is pay rigged. I play with real cards only because atleast that way i know what my actual probability is. And not what a system that is based on how much ive spent on the game recently thinks.

[@somerando1073]

@@VexxJacobs How so? I just started arena 2 weeks ago, not paid a single cent, and in my first 4 days got up to gold tier in ranked standard. Haven't even used any of my wildcards yet because I'm afraid I'll waste them and immediately have a better idea for a different deck. Season just ended 2 days ago and just got up to gold tier again just tonight. Plenty of time yet so I'm hoping to get to as higher tier. Not saying you're wrong about it being rigged, but I don't see it. Real cards though is definitely rigged pay to win, if you don't buy a bunch of uber cards you can't compete at all in a serious competition.

[@SargeantDorito]

"Everyone knows it, and everyone should at least try it." Until they make a deck with big creatures that swing big and they go up against a deck that's designed to not allow them to play Magic.

[@dhoulmagusrhapthorne9082]

You mean the Meta right now?

[@SargeantDorito]

@@dhoulmagusrhapthorne9082 - I mostly only play Modern Commander, so I'm not really up on the meta, but probably still holds true.

[@jommywop]

I stick to limited formats. Cube mostly these days.

[@dhoulmagusrhapthorne9082]

@@jommywop don't worry. Oko's coming for you, too

[@cliffsangelsphotography]

I play High Tide

[@koboldconclave7141]

Hey Kyle, new to the show and I'm loving all this good content. Could you some Because Science on the Destiny games, such what kind of energy it would take to keep the Traveler aloft above the Last Safe City, how hot the shot from a golden gun super would be and stuff like that.

[@sarah-xr8fs]

It was one of the coolest videos Ive seen on KZbin in a long while (the one with Turing Machine Magic) I was like whaaaaaaat - soo cool!!

[@yellstr]

well, in my experience "close the door" buttons do have some effect in some elevators. I do not live in the US, though.

[@TheOneMCXtra]

Thought the same and I am from germany.

[@beeboo5433]

Yea same but elevators my area are old

[@rolfs2165]

My uni got new elevator controls two or three years ago, and the only elevator with a "close door" button is the one that also has the FD override, and I'm pretty sure the button is hooked up to that and doesn't work normally.

[@The1Image]

Elevators build little over a year ago at my work have the button and actually do work. Not just the Fire elevator. Normally they close in about 4-6 seconds. But when you get in and press the button the door shuts immediately after pressing the button. I've tried this and you can do it in 2 seconds including stepping in (fast). But this probably depends on the country, manufacturer and regulations. I'm from The Netherlands BTW.

[@xyvazkrown8048]

I'm pretty sure, that the "close the door" buttons do work, just there is a "minimum time" that the door must be open for handicapped. The elevator may keep it open longer and the "close the door" button only works after that minimum wait time.

[@dylangerig4915]

"Island. Pass." As someone who played MTG for a couple of years, I have to say that that is still pretty menacing to me even though I haven't played in a few years! Blue decks, man....the only thing that can mess you up more is blue-white control deck.

[@jacobcain9008]

Blue White is my favorite type of deck!

[@dylangerig4915]

@@jacobcain9008 Good for you! That's the kind of mind games that make me want to declare "I scoop" after 5 turns! LoL

[@jacobcain9008]

@@dylangerig4915 Yep lol. Although Red is fun with all of its chaotic effects.

[@a-blivvy-yus]

And when they open with "island, pass", you never know if they'll be playing a plains next turn...

[@preshnii-chan7368]

I hate mill decks

[@jo-annerussell9031]

I came across your video totally by accident and I must say, that I am both interested in science and magic the gathering I just started playing on mother's day but I've been buying my kids cards for 30 years or at least since the game came out. I am a total noob but I have one many games including commander games and been able to put decks together that have had good synergy so I am getting there. Anyway, I just wanted to say that as a first time video I thought this was amazing and I'm totally hooked. I would absolutely love to see more videos on magic the gathering from you you have great charisma and enthusiasm for the game and I absolutely adore that! PS my magic the gathering collection is now larger than my sons who have been collecting for over 20 years and I just want to say if you get into magic the gathering be prepared to become an addict!

[@CT-34789]

It was awesome and I didn’t know what you were talking about and I still liked it.

[@TheUltimate231]

hey Kyle, you should definitely upload the two and a half hour footage to KZbin, I would love to see that

[@Dr.Mrs.Pancakes]

As a stax player, I'm impressed you managed to lock someone out of everything.

[@brianv3ntura]

Ppl tend to hate playing against stax, but I love piloting it

[@radicaledward84]

Worst game I had: my friend plays Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere. Second turn, Crucible of Worlds, Strip Mine. Or maybe that was turbokobolds.

[@Dr.Mrs.Pancakes]

@@radicaledward84 at least they didnt have fastbond and zuran orb i guess. thats rough though RIP to you

[@jessicajones657]

I haven't played in YEARS and understood what you're doing. :) Makes me want to play again.

[@UltimatePwnify]

The Magic video is what got me watching Because Science! Your content is awesome! - Fellow SUPER NEERD

[@theatheistpaladin]

"Super nerd" would probably be on the next unglued set.

[@Nvenom8.]

I'm very okay with all this MTG sponsored content. Plus, Kyle's always been a very open fan of the game. So, it's cool to hear him talk about something he likes.

[@death_awakened5848]

True that I may not understand the game or know anything about it but it's cool to see him enjoying himself more than usual

[@becausescience]

Not even sponsored. I just love the game! -- kH

[@clintspikes1865]

I watched the last video and thought it was really neat! I about died when you said "you sure you want to do that? Force of Will!" lmao. after that, I became a subscriber and gave you a like.

[@reigh_leigh]

Thank you for making a video that you knew would get much fewer views than normal. Us Magic nerds appreciate the call out :D

[@andrewkendall8900]

As a software engineer and a big fan of magic, I loved the Turing machine deck. It was very entertaining.

[@SuperHipsterGamer]

Kyle looks like a love-child between Chris Evans and Hemsworth.

[@PaulissVegan]

chris is a vegetarian and hemsworth is a vegan ;)

[@SuperHipsterGamer]

@@PaulissVegan Hemsworth stopped being vegan shortly after he had finished his training. But I'm not sure what relevance this have, or why the ";)"

[@becausescience]

I'll take it -- kH

[@noclass2gun342]

I see it. I so see it. I cant unsee it now!!!

[@evanswindells5519]

Every time Kyle refers to MTG as a 'board game', a piece of my soul escapes from my body, never to return.

[@ThatWildcard]

Well, a table is also just a board with legs.

[@a.n2276]

If you think about it, cards are just small, thin boards.

[@fredg13x]

I’ve always liked your videos and was excited to see you do a video on Magic The Gathering. I’ve been playing for over 25 years and still enjoy playing to this day. Thank you for confirming that MTG is one of the most complex games to play.

[@theancientone1616]

Damn, 25 years, do you ever regret the money you spent? Mtg is a very expensive game to regularly play no?

[@fredg13x]

@@theancientone1616 Not at all! There’s nothing like opening fresh packs of cards and brewing new decks! I specifically play commander. There are two new sets coming out this month that I’ll be buying booster boxes of! I appreciate the reply! Keep making awesome and interesting content!!

[@noahsanchez9985]

Now a collective of 27 years and I bet you still suck bawlz.

[@Christian83042]

Hey Kyle love the show :D You are one of my favorite youtubers! :D But “Dark magician” attack is "Dark magic attack" :D

[@vendettarules1]

Kyle: "Island! Pass...... Me: ***TRIGGERED!!!***

[@Kaiserland111]

I'm also a huge MTG nerd, so THANKS for making a video on it!

[@RooblesYT]

I've really been enjoying all the intellectual offering s that Kyle has been giving us, He's really helping us enter the infinite and help those who don't play the game to understand the complexity of a game like magic. I really enjoy these types of videos and I hope that you can brainstorm some more for us to eternally witness..... Paradox engine.

[@FlagCutie]

Again, DO NOT take a shot everytime Kyle says computer or Turing Machine.

[@SPKotN]

It's only 24 shots. Easily done. Note: 24 is a number I pulled out of my ass. Also, it is not easily done.

[@FlagCutie]

@@SPKotN really bro? 24 and not 42? Lol

[@fatbabyjake]

As a MTG player I can confirm this statement that you can't play it perfectly.

[@becausescience]

I mean, literally impossible -- kH

[@fatbabyjake]

@@becausescience I love that about the game definitely.

[@-Banoffee]

@@becausescience I disagree. If you created a universal dominoes machine that could calculate from any instance all the fallout that would take place for next hour from that point in the universe, you could totes do it. It would be a prediction machine, calculating probability based on the mechanics of our dimension. It's definitely something that'll be attempted. WE won't see it, but in about... i dunno, 40.000 years, 100.000 years, our descendants (assuming they're still around) might have something like that. Then you'd be able to account for every possible play and every possible card from any deck configuration ever and find not only the optimal deck, but also the optimal game. It would take all the fun out of it. So I'm glad I'm not living then. That would be boring.

[@FFSteve81]

The close door button is utilized by Firefighters during high rise operations when they set the elevator car in FD service.

[@daltooinewestwood6380]

I’ve definitely seen a close door button work before, I stay in hotels for work all the time and sometimes the elevator door takes a really long time to naturally close, but if you hit the close door button it will work much sooner, I’m sure there’s a buffer zone where it won’t allow it to close, but they work

[@winterlast6451]

Kyle tryed to close the elevator door before people got inside. And he says he isn't a supervillan

[@KhanGarth]

And then he plays an island

[@jannikschmidt8511]

tried*

[@Ariemius]

He's a monster

[@raygun2180]

*When you Dovins Veto but they are still trying to come into the elevator*

[@Will_Forge]

Oh yeah!... Yeah, I hear it now. I've been told for years that I'm too wordy. Hearing it read out loud really clarified it for me. That last part about my collection was completely unnecessary. Lol

[@mellowasiam]

I loved that as someone with a Computer Science degree as well as a Magic enthusiast. The video was actually suggested to me while listening to The Command Zone, while working on AWS for work, so maybe an ideal video for me. Lol

[@vladdanciu6529]

Hi Kyle, I have been watching your videos for some time and I noticed that you are also in discussions about super heroes, super powers and their side effects, so what would be the answer to me with a curiosity: Among my favorite heroes are also count The Flash, as a headliner, and if its super speed involves friction with atmospheric particles, and some of them pass through it like radiation, does that mean that Flash is immune or at least extremely resistant to ionizing radiation? Because Science :D

[@Antebus1988]

The placebo buttons explains a lot of horror movie elevator scenes.

[@becausescience]

Ha! Good point! -- kH

[@skylx0812]

Maybe I'll go back and have another look at the Elisa Lam elevator security cam video. She was pressing buttons in an unusual manner and some theorize peraps there was someone in the hallway she was trying to get away from. If she were drugged and fearful for her life she could have been trying to find the button she thought would close the door.

[@Watashinomori]

Wow.... I suspected the close door button didn't work but it is something else to know it doesn't.

[@mschrisfrank2420]

Shiroi Watashinomori I’ve heard that in countries outside the USA, it does actually work and is indeed necessary to the operation of the elevator.

[@Watashinomori]

@@mschrisfrank2420 pretty sure here in Brazil it doesn't. I press it like crazy and still takes a long time to close

[@tuckerbrady]

As a CS guy who also loves MTG and who also read the research paper, I thoroughly enjoyed the video!

[@dragonwisard]

I'm pretty sure the "close door" button does work when you switch the car into alternate modes like Freight mode. I've tested this in a few different elevators, when in freight mode the elevator does not respond to calls and the doors remain open until the operator hits the close door button or selects a new floor to move to.

[@demolisherman1763]

“I’ve never played a deck that’s taken so long” clearly someone hasn’t played against eggs

[@nikolayvasilev3999]

So, I am a programmer. I have never played MtG, but I know my computer science, I know what a Turing Machine is and how it works. The episode was awesome! You explained it in the episode itself and this Footnotes episode. And I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND what you just said :D HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! :D

[@griffoncs6431]

I don't think I've ever seen Kyle have more fun in a video than he had here.

[@benjaminkaye5119]

I loved the turning magic into a computer. Such a nerd for magic the gathering too and share the passion the same as you.

[@angelofsteel1717]

I really have to know which cards were on that blanket

[@Syde_Saffar]

i bet loco...

[@haladmirknowsbest]

Probably islands

[@Topstormking]

Probably a bunch of mana crypts.

[@KhanGarth]

Moxen and Lotus

[@ColinRichardsonMUSIC]

Storm Crow

[@WesleyLutz3D]

"Island. Pass." I concede.

[@TheDeekins]

We demand the raw, unedited footage in its entirety. I want to see the setup in full!

[@JAHMM1024]

I love this types of videos 🥰

[@TheFearsomeRat]

1:20 ... I'll give you this one however... I also just like pushing large buttons, like the ones at a crosswalk.

[@Captaincory1]

Some traffic signals are set on timers, so the button does nothing, however, many are set to change sometime after a car stops on a red light, which are unable to see pedestrians, so their buttons do work

[@peterga3658]

I love magic the guthering. .. This game is so amezing. .... I play 15 years now ..

[@jtaylor1219]

Comfort Inn Independence KS close door button truly works! I went and timed it after watching the first part of this video.

[@ClipsCraz3]

Hey kyle love da show its great.

[@a.m.7438]

6:07 Hmm, could you construct a deck from half the pieces of that turing deck and build an actual killer play deck?

[@NopeNaw]

Love how Kyle when corrected on Yugi-Oh, refers to the main character as Yugi-Oh, and not Yugi, thereby setting himself up for another correction. And THANK YOU to the person that brought up the "board game" thing. That bugged me so much.

[@mgrizzlybair]

The door close buttons in elevators still serve a functional purpose, just not in the standard operating mode. Elevators have additional operating modes, like attendant mode, where the hallway call buttons do nothing, firefighter mode, and a mode for elevator maintenance technicians. These alternate modes give the person operating the elevator greater control, and it is in some of these modes that the door close button becomes active.

[@benjaminarthurclark]

This channel just got about 256000 times geekier and... I'M LOVING IT!