Attack and Defense Counter for Magic: The Gathering Creatures - MTG

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Designed to replace dice and eliminate the time wasted searching among their faces. The system is user-friendly, simple, quick, and easy to 3D print. You just have to stick the plain side of the base (oposite to the side where the pins are stored) with main body with super glue. This way this "lid" acts as a spring when you introduce the pins and don't let them fall down. Essentially, it's a small box with holes housing 2 indicator pins inside. Each of these pins is meant for use in Attack and Defense. The holes are divided into 4 rows of 5 apiece, totaling 20 holes for each pin. The controlling player can place the pins to adjust their creature's properties. Positioning a pin in the first attack hole and the first defense hole creates a 1/1 creature (or +1/+1, as preferred). Putting a pin in the third attack hole and the fourth defense hole results in a 3/4 creature. Setting the pin in the second row, third column for attack and the second row, fifth column for defense yields an 8/10 creature. Placing the pin in the fourth row, fourth column for attack and the third row, second column for defense brings forth a 19/12 creature. And so forth. Images have been uploaded for clear understanding. It might seem complex, but as these are always multiples of 5, only quick calculations like 5+2 or 10+3 or 15+4 are needed. This approach is much faster than searching for a specific face on a 20-sided die. And that's without considering that if attack and defense don't match, then 2 20-sided dice are required. Lastly, I'd like to clarify that the system is designed for values to be set from the controlling player's perspective. Feel free to modify the file (mentioning it's a remix of this one) to create a system where both players can read the values (though calculating from the opposing viewpoint isn't difficult). Please, if you download it, leave a like. Comments are always welcome. Enjoy!