I agree with many here that AW did not intentionally choose artwork that objectified women,  however the situation is that some of the artwork does.  My modest proposal for alternative versions of the female mages was not an attempt to elicit such a conversation as has developed here but I have found it edifying to hear so many voices taking this issue seriously and understanding how the egregious portrayal of women,  even in a game,  is distasteful and archaic.

It is testament to the passion that players have towards Mage Wars that this issue has been taken so seriously.  There are many, many games available to play and the easiest solution is to walk away from any that players find distasteful,  some of my opponents feel thus and this limits my personal enjoyment of the game as it gets fewer plays.

To some this issue might seem insignificant,  either their own view does not regard the objectification of women as important  or they prefer to view a fantasy world in a historically 'male-centric'  manner. But to many of us this is a pressing issue, I have two daughters and wish them to have all the opportunities my son will have. These are big issues, which will not be solved by changing a few female depictions in a niche game in a niche hobby.  However, AW as a publisher, has a responsibility to consider these issues when commissioning artwork,  I do hope they listen and consider the views expressed on this thread.

So to bring it all back to my original request - some alternative female artwork would be fantastic...

Good to hear the team are listening, it would be great to have some downloadable alternative artwork to keep the game inclusive...

I would be happy if some alternative art versions were available,  even printable ones -  any chance this might happen?

Hi everyone, I really want to get the lair working in a deck, but I just can't seem to. I am thinking it needs to be cast early, round one, or two at the latest. However, I can't get the investment of 15 mana to pay for itself.

I am seduced by the extra action but with only a channeling of 9 and the 2 from the lair it is hard to get a lot of use from it. To pay for itself I really need to capitalize on the extra action but I quickly run out of mana - even if I use my mage's main action aggressively and cast level one creatures. If I try to harmonize and/or mana flower I am finding aggressive mages on top of me before the engine begins to run.

I have tried using tanglevines and walls to slow my opponent but even still I don't seem to be any better off than if I had not cast the lair and just conjured a couple of mana flowers. I am currently at a loss on what to try next...

I am a pretty new player to MW and it is interesting to hear all this discussion about the current meta-game. I have only played one game against a temple deck (maybe not as aggressive as the ones you are discussing here), but I found blocking LOS and teleporting was pretty successful against it.

I would like to see a future card that gave temples/conjurations an upkeep cost - like Mordok does for creatures. This would not stop the combo but would give the opponent an opportunity to out play it.

Played last night against a another new player - program worked really well. I took the standard Warlock and my opponent the Beastmaster - we treated it as a training game - it sure was fun.

Hi I am a new player in East Yorkshire... anyone around here?