Thursday, January 28th – The topic of today’s piece is judging, which goes far outside my normal article remit. want to do is discuss the role of the DCI in regards to sanctioning players, what the legal ramifications are to such things, and the role of an adjudicator in these sorts of proceedings.
Wednesday, January 20th – Today I am going to pull the curtain back from behind one of my teases in the column, and reveal one of my classic decks. Is it Abe’s Deck of Happiness and Joy? Nope. The JV Squad? Nope. I am going to spend a whole article on the Limited 250.
Wednesday, January 13th – Today I want to talk about the use and value of Planeswalkers in multiplayer. Are they any good? Do they change the game? Which ones are the best? Let’s look at these twelve cards and how they are treated at the multiplayer table.
Wednesday, January 6th – I want to introduce you to an old subject. Today’s deck may need no introduction to older readers of my column. However, the last article I wrote on Equinaut was back in January of 07, three years ago. It’s time for an update on my favorite 60-card deck of all time.
Wednesday, December 30th – I love EDH as much as the next casual guy. It’s a great casual format. I usually don’t write about it much because so many other writers do, so I generally stay out. But occasionally, I want to talk about it…
Wednesday, December 23rd – As we close a year and a decade, it is time to reflect on Magic of the past. Last year around this time, I wrote on article about rediscovering older cards. For that article, I introduced a few cards that may have been lost to time, and a built a few decks around them. Today I want to do the same thing…
Thursday, December 17th – I have a long box of low value rares that you can get for uber-cheap. These bad rares just sit here, waiting for the next Bad Rare article. The goal of the article is simple. I will pull out, randomly, one of these crap rares, and then build a deck around it. I never know what is coming out, so it’s a chance to have fun, build some decks, and use some older and unusual cards.
Wednesday, December 9th – Hello folks, and welcome to the Kitchen Table, where you can get a chance to assuage your casual desires. In the past I have created and updated and brought to you various ways of playing Magic. Sometimes you get bored of the same format game after game, day after day. You want something new. That’s why I try to occasionally do something new for you. Today is going to be one of those days.
Wednesday, December 2nd – Welcome one and all to the Kitchen Table, Holiday Edition. Casual Magic, and Magic in general, is about the people we meet. Magic is a tool for social interaction, for meeting new people, and introducing us to new friends. Magic is about community.
Wednesday, November 25th – Hello folks, and welcome back to the column that explores the frontier of the casual. Whether you have a full estate or just a vacation home here, I hope there will be something in here for you. Today I want to focus on the recent Garruk versus Liliana set. Now that I have had a chance to play with them for a few weeks, I wanted to give you some thoughts and, as always, perhaps a few modifications.
Wednesday, November 18th – In a review of Portal cards in article #168, I spend some time talking about the Three Kingdoms set, and some of the stories behind the cards. Later, in article #190, I spend the entire time describing stories behind the cards of Three Kingdoms. It’s been a while, but I feel another entry in this vein would be timely…
Wednesday, November 11th – Hello readers! I hope you have been enjoying your day thus far. Today I want to go back to an idea I’ve explored a few times: exploring a card, talking about a bunch of things you can do with it, and building a few decks where appropriate.
Wednesday, November 4th – One of the best things about casual Magic are alternate formats to play. Although there are a lot of casual players out there who play official WoTC formats, there are also a large contingent of players who enjoy casual-only formats like Peasant, EDH, 5 Color, and more. Today I want to give you the next entry in my Compendium, with a casual format aimed to give you a new format to play. I love trying out new formats, and I know some of you do too.
Wednesday, October 28th – A few weeks ago, I was bored. I hadn’t played real life Magic in a while, instead playing online exclusively, and I wanted to get back to shuffling and playing, talking and conversing. Magic is not about the mechanics of the game. Attack, tap, draw, deal damage = ho hum. Magic is about the people you meet and the good times you have with them. No amount of online play can ever scratch that itch.
Monday, October 19th – I want to hop in our time machine and talk about an event that occurred in Magic’s history that still reverberates through the game today. The purpose of today’s article is to look back on one of the greatest changes this game ever had, and reflect on how it impacted the casual player at the time.
