[Editor's note: Scary Womanzing Pig Mask talks about virtual deck building for his A Time to Build Monthly Musing. -- CTZ]

I have a confession to make: I like children’s card games. Not like Gin Rummy or Crazy Eights, although those are amazing, but the addictive devil known as trading card games. They're incredibly fun, in both playing them, constructing and personalizing a deck. The process of starting out with a simple deck and slowly augmenting it by steadily gaining new cards from booster packs, with the eventual result of a customized, unique deck that perhaps even reflects you a bit, is one I greatly enjoy.

Despite this though, I hardly had any actual cards, now or in the past, because despite being made of win, card games are flawed. They exist to sell themselves, which leads to some unfortunate aspects, like loads of useless cards that only serve to clog up packs forcing you to buy more to obtain more desirable ones and overly complex and archaic rules as the series progress. New material is always required.

That’s why I love trading card videogames. They capture a specific instance in time when the card game was at its peak. The arduous and expensive process of trolling though booster packs to find certain cards is alleviated by their price-free abundance, and one cad fully enjoy the best part of card games: constructing a deck.

[Editor's note: Scary Womanzing Pig Mask talks about virtual deck building for his A Time to Build Monthly Musing. -- CTZ]

I have a confession to make: I like children’s card games. Not like Gin Rummy or Crazy Eights, although those are amazing, but the addictive devil known as trading card games. They're incredibly fun, in both playing them, constructing and personalizing a deck. The process of starting out with a simple deck and slowly augmenting it by steadily gaining new cards from booster packs, with the eventual result of a customized, unique deck that perhaps even reflects you a bit, is one I greatly enjoy.

Despite this though, I hardly had any actual cards, now or in the past, because despite being made of win, card games are flawed. They exist to sell themselves, which leads to some unfortunate aspects, like loads of useless cards that only serve to clog up packs forcing you to buy more to obtain more desirable ones and overly complex and archaic rules as the series progress. New material is always required.

That’s why I love trading card videogames. They capture a specific instance in time when the card game was at its peak. The arduous and expensive process of trolling though booster packs to find certain cards is alleviated by their price-free abundance, and one cad fully enjoy the best part of card games: constructing a deck.

[Editor's note: Scary Womanzing Pig Mask talks about virtual deck building for his A Time to Build Monthly Musing. -- CTZ]

I have a confession to make: I like children’s card games. Not like Gin Rummy or Crazy Eights, although those are amazing, but the addictive devil known as trading card games. They're incredibly fun, in both playing them, constructing and personalizing a deck. The process of starting out with a simple deck and slowly augmenting it by steadily gaining new cards from booster packs, with the eventual result of a customized, unique deck that perhaps even reflects you a bit, is one I greatly enjoy.

Despite this though, I hardly had any actual cards, now or in the past, because despite being made of win, card games are flawed. They exist to sell themselves, which leads to some unfortunate aspects, like loads of useless cards that only serve to clog up packs forcing you to buy more to obtain more desirable ones and overly complex and archaic rules as the series progress. New material is always required.

That’s why I love trading card videogames. They capture a specific instance in time when the card game was at its peak. The arduous and expensive process of trolling though booster packs to find certain cards is alleviated by their price-free abundance, and one cad fully enjoy the best part of card games: constructing a deck.

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Each of the following tracks will cost you 160 Microsoft Point ($2.00)

• “Laid to Rest” by Lamb of God
• “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers
• “Smile Like You Mean It” by The Killers
• “Spaceman” by The Killer (Day & Age)
• “Red Devil” by Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force
• “Caprici di Diablo” by Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force

The following Track Packs will cost you 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)

• The Killers Pack 01– “Mr. Brightside,” “Smile Like You Mean It,” and “Spaceman”
• Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01–”Caprici di Diablo,” “Damnation Game,” and “Red Devil”

Note that all Malmsteen tracks do not contain vocals therefore, you will not need a person to sing when playing these (duh!).

(Thanks Major!)

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• "Mr. Brightside" (160 / $2)
• "Smile Like You Mean It" (160 / $2)
• "Spaceman" (160 / $2)

• "Caprici Di Diablo" (160 / $2)
• "Damnation Game" (160 / $2)
• "TRed Devil" (160 / $2)

• "Jesus Christ Pose" - Soundgarden (160 / $2)
• "Pretty Noose" - Soundgarden (160 / $2)
• "Laid to Rest" - Lamb of God (160 / $2)

Rock Band Weekly: The Killers, Yngwie Malmsteen, Soundgarden, Lamb of God originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to eagle-eyed Score Hero forum folks, a sneak peak at next week's Rock Band downloadable content briefly appeared on the in-game music store.

And what exactly did they see? Oh, just this pile of rad ...

Soundgarden Singles:
"Jesus Christ Pose"
"Pretty Noose"

Lamb of God single:
"Laid To Rest"

Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01
"Red Devil'
"Damnation Game"
"Caprici Di Diablo"

The Kilers Pack 01
"Spaceman"
"Mr. Brightside"
"Smile Like You Mean It"

If this is true, it looks like there's a little something here for everyone. Or, from where I'm looking at things, nine God damned songs I'll be spending money on next week. No word on pricing, but it'll likely be in line with earlier DLC (i.e. every dime I've got ... jerks).

[Thanks, power-glove]