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Old 10-16-2009, 09:00 PM   #1
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Yes, why is the noob making a thread about such a cheep cigar!! hehe I was wondering how many of you have smoked a Garcia Y Vega? did you guys like it? specifically their Game series? I plan to smoke my first cigars and am wondering what you all think of these? what should I expect?
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:02 PM   #2
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:05 PM   #3
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That was soooooooo fast! yet also a bummer at the same time! I heard that Green Game is actually fairly decent tho?
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:08 PM   #4
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The Games are decent for a gas station cigar... but nothing like a hand rolled stick. Great for mowing the lawn or if its cold and you want a little sweetness

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Old 10-16-2009, 09:12 PM   #5
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cool, I plan to smoke mine when I'm fishing for bullhead with my friend its going to be a pretty darn cold night, but I guess I'm just asking if its going to have enough flavor for me to enjoy it a tad
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:14 PM   #6
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artificial flavor? yes, they will have plenty, but not what you want, more chemical than natural. you're better off finding a smoke shop and picking up some macanudos

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I've smoked the GYV's before. It was before I discovered hand-rolleds but I enjoyed 'em from what I remember.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:16 PM   #8
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artificial flavor? yes, they will have plenty, but not what you want, more chemical than natural. you're better off finding a smoke shop and picking up some macanudos

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I would if I had a smoke shop in my town or haha..or maybe even one in the city next to me, but I have no such luck
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:19 PM   #9
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If you do take the above advice and find a shop, don't go with a Mac, they're boring!!!! No offence to anyone who likes them but it was my first real cigar and even then I realized it was bland...

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Old 10-16-2009, 09:30 PM   #10
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I smoked a few Garcia Y Vega when I first got started!!!

Not as bad as some handmade, but not good!!!
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:33 PM   #11
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Well I'm glad to know that I at least bought a cigar that is better than a Black and Mild those truly sucked.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:46 PM   #12
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A lot of us have tried em, but many end up going past em later in life, enjoy what you have!! You will find what you want and like.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:50 PM   #13
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Run, run away from that cigar as fast as you can. Here is a "review" I posted of the Game Green on another forum.

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Game Green to be more specific. A lovely little 2-pack I picked up at my B&M, errrrrr... the gas station.

Since these were behind the counter it was difficult for me to choose which one to get, I asked the clerk what flavors he had and he said "wine, vanilla, green and peach". Oh hell yes, I have to see what flavor "green" is. I'll take a pack of those. So with a smile on my face and great anticipation I took my Game Green cigars, 1 gallon of gas, pack of beef jerky and caffeine free Diet Coke and headed out. Sweet...

Once the evening cyberherf rolled around I couldn't wait to try one of these - at first it was a toss up between a DPG Blue and the Game cigar but then I said "Wait, WTF am I thinking? I've - got - GAME!" So, I tore the top tab off the pouch, unsnapped the ziploc top (they are recloseable to retain freshness) and slid one of these beauties out of the pouch. The first thing you notice is the amazingly green wrapper, they say it is a quick-cured candela but I suspect it may have been aged in left over nuclear waste barrels.

WOW! I repeat... WOW! The aroma of this is hard to describe, even harder to type as it was burning my eyes as well as my nose. Picture this... an MMA fighter wraps his hands in tape then dips them in nutmeg, honey, pancake syrup and pecans then repeatedly punches you in the mouth, nose and eye sockets - that is probably as close as you can get to the sensation of smelling a Game Green cigar.

The cold draw on this is very open thanks to the large penis hole positioned in the center of the amazingly phallic mushroom cap. To complete the penis-themed cigar there's a large vein running down from the cap - they could not have made a more penisish cigar if they tried. I submit the following photos as evidence.

No man should ever put one of these cigars in his mouth. But, for the benefit of my brothers here - I'm going to light this thing up. Toasting the foot of this cigar is really not necessary, as soon as you touch it with the flame it lights up like JJ at a Miley Cyrus concert. FWOOM!!!

I took a couple puffs on the Game and I really and truly can't describe the sensation that I got, it's probably best to just share some pictures of my reaction...

Yeah.... exactly. Smoking this was like taking it to the next level of pain. Picture that same MMA fighter going to IHOP with you and you ordering the short stack and then you drench that with butter pecan syrup. You go to take a bite and Mr. MMA begins ramming your face into the plate of pancakes repeatedly - that's what you get out of this cigar.

Let's review what we've got here...
Filler: Cleveland
Binder: Detroit
Wrapper: Chernobyl
Size 4 1/2" x 32RG
Cutter: No cutter needed, the phallic cigar already has a nice penis hole in it
Drink: I recommend bleach.

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These cigars should be made illegal and the folks and Garcia y Vega should be beaten to make sure they don't do this again. There is no reason under the sun that any human should ever smoke one of these - unless you are stranded in the wilderness in Montana and you are attempting to leave a scent trail that bloodhounds can pick up from 100 miles away.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:55 PM   #14
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Run, run away from that cigar as fast as you can. Here is a "review" I posted of the Game Green on another forum.
Well I had bought it and am not going to let it go to waste...regardless of how disgusting it may be :P I got another one its Wine Game...but oh well, maybe I will like it? everyone's taste buds and such are different.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:59 PM   #15
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Well I had bought it and am not going to let it go to waste...regardless of how disgusting it may be :P I got another one its Wine Game...but oh well, maybe I will like it? everyone's taste buds and such are different.
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Old 10-16-2009, 10:06 PM   #16
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I would if I had a smoke shop in my town or haha..or maybe even one in the city next to me, but I have no such luck
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Old 10-16-2009, 10:10 PM   #17
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May be the force be with you, always.
haha definitely, your review made the Cigar sound disgusting but I think I'm just going to hope that being its a machine made Cigar that yours was just a defect lulz


EDIT: OH!! I just realized something!! so these Cigars come with the cap already taken care of and ready to smoke right out of the wrapper! YES!! at least that solves one of my problems (for now)

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Old 10-16-2009, 10:29 PM   #18
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Run, run away from that cigar as fast as you can. Here is a "review" I posted of the Game Green on another forum.
That was one of the funniest reviews I have ever read.
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Well I had bought it and am not going to let it go to waste...regardless of how disgusting it may be :P I got another one its Wine Game...but oh well, maybe I will like it? everyone's taste buds and such are different.
When you've recovered, check out some of the online retailers like Cigars International, Famous Smoke Shop, Holts, etc. You can find some decent handmade bundle cigars for probably not much more than you paid for that GyV. If you poke around the forum there's a thread (or ten) here recommending some good budget cigars.
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Old 10-16-2009, 10:34 PM   #19
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Geez guys they aren't that bad... IMO that review was embelished to the extreme. I have had these and they are not trying to be a "premium" cigar -it is a gas station cigar and you have to keep that in mind.

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Old 10-16-2009, 10:45 PM   #20
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I'll agree that the review was actually very funny too bad you didn't keep the pictures in with the review! I would have loved to see them.
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