god hand

See also: God hand

English

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• God hand

Noun

god hand (plural god hands)

1. (collectible card games) A hand which is especially suited to a player's needs; an optimal hand.
   • 1997 March 2, Michael Card, “[PTQ Report] Vancouver, BC, Canada”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     My hand is a god hand, and he only has one land.

   • 1998 December 10, Stewart L. Potter, “Re: how to fix magic”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy‎^[2] (Usenet):

     With Hatred a second turn kill (with a god hand) is still possible if both player^[sic] start the game with 100 life.

   • 1999 January 19, daoist [username], “Re: deadly combo at turn one”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy‎^[3] (Usenet):

     So, when I draw that god hand, I'll go buy the winning lottery ticket, and be struck by lightning, a plane crash and a motorcycle accident within 5 minutes, right? :)

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:god hand.