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AuthorAbe Sargent

A Commander and casual Magic lover who calls all of West Virginia his hometown, Abe Sargent moved to Michigan for a time, working there for eleven years before heading off to seminary in the North Philly suburbs before finally heading to southwestern Connecticut. He's still not sure how a state the size of Connecticut has its own distinct regions. If you face Abe in a duel, be prepared to face his notorious work of art, Abe's Deck of Happiness and Joy.

The Kitchen Table #365 – Ten-Year Anniversary Special!

On October 8, 2001, my first article was published for SCG. That’s ten years ago today! In a celebration of this occasion, I thought it would be fun to have a bit of a retrospective and then write about Magic: The Role-Playing Game.

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The Kitchen Table #364 – How To Control Up Your Type Four

If you love fun, swingy casual multiplayer formats, Type 4 is probably right up your alley. But make sure you balance your stack so you have enough ways to control the opponent, too!

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The Kitchen Table #363 – Your Smart Phone Is Not A Poison Counter

Abe Sargent was just about ready to kill his opponent… when his opponent’s phone rang.

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The Kitchen Table #362 – Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time: Entry VIII

One of Abe’s most popular series discusses the most underused casual cards in Magic. He adds ten new member to the ever-growing list. Try these out in your Commander, Five Color, and other Casual decks.

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The Kitchen Table #361 – Commander Shadow

If you love abusing your graveyard and Commander, this is the perfect deck for you! Abe Sargent talks EDH today with a mono-black graveyard themed deck.

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The Kitchen Table #360 – How to Johnny Your Type Four

Type Four is a casual draft format where you can play one spell per turn and generate as much mana as you like–the perfect format for Johnnies, Timmies, and Spikes. Today, Abe explains how to Johnny your Type 4 stack.

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The Kitchen Table #359 – The Death Of A Casual Format

How do formats die? Specifically, how did the format Five Color die? Abe Sargent tells the tale of its stagnation and how to keep Commander and other formats from falling into the same pitfalls.

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The Kitchen Table #358 – Reinventing Heavenly Inferno

Abe Sargent takes the Heavenly Inferno (R/W/B) Commander deck product and revamps it to focus around Tariel, Reckoner of Souls.

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The Kitchen Table #357 – Commander Decks You Shouldn’t Play

Abe Sargent encountered two annoying decks on Magic Online in the casual rooms. If you’re going to play this kind of deck (even though you shouldn’t), Abe lays out how they work and what kind of cards go in them.

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The Kitchen Table #356 – Bad Rares XIII

Abe Sargent pulls out random, bad rares from a box and makes decks out of them! Try it yourself, and see what kind of creative ideas you can come up with. Here are Abe’s examples…

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The Kitchen Table #356 – Bad Rares XIII

Abe Sargent pulls out random, bad rares from a box and makes decks out of them! Try it yourself, and see what kind of creative ideas you can come up with. Here are Abe’s examples…

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The Kitchen Table #355 – Type Four, Pitch Spells, And Many Happy Returns

Abe Sargent returns to StarCityGames.com after his hiatus! Check out his extensive archives. Today, he covers Type Four, a fun, infinite-mana format. Try it out at your kitchen table.

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The Kitchen Table #355 – Type Four, Pitch Spells, And Many Happy Returns

Abe Sargent returns to StarCityGames.com after his hiatus! Check out his extensive archives. Today, he covers Type Four, a fun, infinite-mana format. Try it out at your kitchen table.

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The Kitchen Table #354 – Ranking Alternate Win Cards

Monday, September 13th – In light of the fact that poison’s returning in Scars of Mirrodin, I thought it would be a good time to revisit all of the cards that can win you the game.

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The Kitchen Table #353 – Retiring the Most Underused Cards of All Time: Entry VII

Tuesday, September 7th – Our Casual Magic historian introduces you to ten fantastic cards you may have forgotten!

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