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The Universal Fighting System (UFS) is a collectible card game designed by Jasco Games. Games of UFS represent a fight between two characters in hand-to-hand combat. Characters are drawn from original properties as well as a number of licensed ones, such as Mega Man, Street Fighter, The King of Fighters XIII and Darkstalkers. The sets are cross-compatible – cards from multiple licenses can be included in the same deck, and characters from different universes may face each other in a match.

Gameplay[edit]

Players begin a game of UFS with the character they are fighting as in play. The character determines a player's hand size, starting vitality, and each has unique abilities for a deck to make use of. The main object of the game is to reduce the opponent's vitality to 0.

Unlike most CCGs, UFS does not have monsters, creatures or similar. Damage is dealt by playing attack cards, which the opponent may try to block with using a card from their hand. Each attack has stats for speed (how hard it is to block), the damage it will deal, and a zone (high, mid or low) that the opponent's block must match to avoid taking damage. Attacks often have abilities on them, and may be enhanced by abilities on other cards.

Also unlike other CCGs, the cost to play a card in UFS is not a set number of some resource. To play a card in UFS, players must pass a 'control check'. A player discards the top card of their deck, and compares its control value (in the lower right) to the difficulty of the card he or she is trying to play. If the control is equal to or above the difficulty needed, the card is played at no cost. If the control is lower, the player must 'commit' (turn sideways) foundation cards equal to the difference, or else the attempt to play a card fails and the card is discarded.

Attempted cards get +1 difficulty for each card before it, and the turn player may continue trying to play cards until one of them fails, ending the turn. So the effective 'cost' of a card can vary from zero to several resources, depending on its base difficulty, when it is played, and the value of the control check (which is not known until the card is attempted).

Players draw up to their character's hand size at the start of each turn, and with most cards being low in effective cost early in a turn, a typical turn of UFS involves around 3 to 5 cards played by the turn player, plus any blocks or other defensive cards played by the opponent if they are attacked.

Due to the large number of cards drawn and played, (nearly all of which have an ability or two) the risk-reward nature of the control check system, and the importance of guessing at and playing around the opponent's hand, UFS is generally considered to be one of the more complex and skill-intensive CCGs currently active.

Deck construction[edit]

UFS has multiple formats, but most events are standard. Draft and sealed is used for release events, side events, or local change of pace, and there is also a smaller constructed format called Turbo.

A standard UFS deck consists of a minimum of 60 cards (including the character), and no more than four copies of a given card may be in a deck. Due to the large number of cards drawn during a typical game, it is common for decks to exceed the 60 card minimum in order to increase the variety of cards available. For turbo, a deck consists of exactly 41 cards (including the character) with the same restrictions of no more than four copies of a given card. In draft and sealed, players build decks out of random booster packs they either draft, or are given respectively. Draft and sealed decks are also a minimum of 41 cards, but any number of copies of cards may be used.

Deck building in UFS is driven by the resource symbol system. Each card has 3 symbols on it, representing various elements or concepts. Cards can only be played if they share a symbol with the character, and only if that symbol is on all prior cards played that turn. Therefore, it is normal when building a deck to choose one symbol on the character, and include in the deck only cards that have that symbol.

Card types[edit]

There are five different card types in UFS, indicated by the color of their border and other traits:

• Characters – A card representing the combatant a player is fighting as. This is the centerpiece of a deck.
• Attacks – Attacks have an orange border. They represent punches, kicks, weapon strikes, and other moves used to deal damage to the opponent.
• Foundations – Foundations have a grey border. They represent a character's training and background, and are the primary resource used to help pass control checks to play cards.
• Assets – Assets have a green border. They represent locations or objects, and provide abilities more powerful than those on foundations.
• Actions – Actions have a blue border. They represent various maneuvers and have immediate effects when played, allowing a player to use abilities that were kept secret in their hand.

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Active noise cancellation (ANC) has become a popular feature in music headsets. Many headsets now boast ANC, but not all of them are created equal. Let’s see why.

As I have briefly mentioned in an earlier post, ANC is all about generating “anti-noise” that mirrors and cancels the ambient noise. (The technical term for this is “destructive interference,” which makes ANC sound like a bit of a badass fighting for the good guys.)

In an ideal world, ANC should result in a completely noise-free experience for the one wearing the headset. Spoiler alert: We don’t live in an ideal world.

Active noise cancellation isn’t a brand new concept – it actually goes way back to the 1930s:

• 1934: German inventor Paul Lueg registers a theoretical patent for cancelling noise by using interference and creating “zones of quiet.”
• 1950s: Harry Olsen demonstrates how ANC can be used in practice for e.g. reducing noise in passenger vehicles.
• 1986: Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager fly around the world using ANC headsets from Bose to reduce airplane noise.
• 1990s: ANC headsets see widespread use in the military and civil aviation.
• 2000: Bose launches the first consumer ANC headset.

Since then, lots of music headsets with active noise cancellation have hit the market. They all claim to cancel low-frequency noise. But getting active noise cancellation to work well is about more than just throwing some ready-made tech inside the headset and slapping “ANC” on the packaging. There are many other things that make a great ANC headset.

What makes a great ANC headset?

Not all ANC headsets sound equally well. Here’s a good video that illustrates this:

Why does this happen? The short version is that there are different types of active noise cancellation and that headset design itself plays a big role. Let’s dig a bit deeper:

The three types of active noise cancellation

While the basic ANC concept is the same, it can be implemented in three different ways: feedforward, feedback, and hybrid. Each approach has its good and bad sides.

Feedforward active noise cancellation (Mic outside the ear cup)

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In a feedforward setup, the microphone is placed outside the ear cup. The mic hears the noise before the person does. ANC then processes the noise and creates the anti-noise before sending the resulting signal to the headset speaker.

Why it’s good:
The mic picks up the noise early on, so it has more time to respond and generate the anti-noise. This also means that it’s better at reducing higher-frequency noise up to 1–2 kHz.

Why it’s not so good:
This setup has no way to self-correct, since it never hears the anti-noise it makes. It just assumes the listener won’t hear any noise and goes, “Welp, my job here is done.” If the person places the headset incorrectly or if the noise is coming in at a weird angle, this setup can accidentally end up amplifying the noise at some frequencies. Oops!

On top of that, feedforward ANC works within a narrower range of frequencies. So, if you focus on reducing noise at around 1 kHz, feedforward ANC may end up having little effect at lower frequencies. And because the mic is closer to the outside world, it’s more sensitive to wind noise.

Feedback active noise cancellation (Mic inside the ear cup)

In the feedback setup, the mic lives inside the ear cup and in front of the speaker, so it gets to hear the resulting signal in exactly the same way the listener does.

Why it’s good:
Because it hears what the person hears, feedback ANC can better adapt to variations and correct the signal if needed. Feedback ANC also works on a broader range of frequencies. Another advantage is that even if the headset is worn in an odd way or doesn’t quite cover the ears, feedback ANC can account for this, at least to some extent.

Why it’s not so good:
It can’t deal as well with higher-frequency sounds, so it’s not as effective as feedforward ANC at suppressing noise in the 1–2 kHz range. If designed incorrectly, there’s also a risk of feedback noise – you know, the painful, high-pitched shrill you get when you place a microphone too close to a loudspeaker.

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Similarly, designers need to account for the fact that feedback ANC treats incoming music along with the noise. If they don’t, ANC can accidentally filter out that sweet, low-frequency bass line of your favorite songs. Oops!

Hybrid active noise cancellation (Mics outside and inside the ear cup)

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As you can guess, a hybrid approach takes the best of both worlds, combining feedforward and feedback ANC by placing a microphone on the inside and outside of the ear cup.

Why it’s good:
You get all of the benefits with almost none of the drawbacks. Hybrid ANC can suppress noise at a broader range of frequencies, adapt to and correct errors, and is not as sensitive to how the person wears the headset.

Why it’s not so good:
Because it uses both approaches and two microphones, hybrid ANC tech costs – say it with me – twice as much. It also requires more expertise to get just right. Having two microphones can generate more unwanted “white noise,” so higher-quality microphones are needed to counteract this. As a result, headsets with hybrid ANC will be more expensive overall.

So, then – making a great ANC headset is all about going for the expensive hybrid solution, right? Not quite!

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Even if you get ANC working flawlessly, there are other things to take into account: headset’s physical design, passive noise cancellation, music quality, and so on. You can find out more in this post.