With some encouraging responses from last week’s quiz on Multiplayer Threats, I am moving ahead with this effort and have more fun for you all this week! Quick patch for last week: doesn’t target a player, which I implied. It’s still a devastating threat for you (as well as everyone else) and green mages are…
EMERGENCY PREAMBLE: As I finish up this article Wednesday morning, I see that Signore Ferrett has just posted an article on…threat analysis in multiplayer. D’oh! But mine is better. No, not really; but it does have a fun quiz. And I use really cool words like "implicit" and "explicit"; Ferrett’s still chewing on the plural…
Green is group Magic’s version of campaign finance reform. Everybody who plays has to love it. It’s required. If you go into any local shop, approach the five guys sitting around a table playing casually and shout, "Green mages lick toes!", chances are you will have a situation on your hands. You don’t have to…
I am going to spend most of this week discussing the rather well-known "Highlander" format. I consider this to be a terrific format for casual groups to try, since it solves about three problems at once for many players. But before I do, I want to make a kind but apologetic note about another popular…
I read an item in Newsweek recently that quoted a guy running for town council in Southwest Ranches, Florida: "I would really appreciate if people didn’t vote for me." Why on earth would he say this? Well, it turns out he’s a fireman, and three years away from retirement (and, I assume, significant pension and…
On July 9, 1999, Charles "Tuna" Hwa over at the Dojo made a mistake. (Really. I’m not being self-effacing; told me this himself.) Mike told him to post a little ditty on multiplayer black life drain in the casual section, maybe somewhere toward the top. Whether Tuna was seeking to stage a coup, or just…
Thanks to all who entered Break this Card: for your submissions, and your patience. I’ve tried to give much more detail on this one, to reward everyone’s understanding. Before jumping into the official submissions, I do want to highlight a wonderful idea, based on Masques Block format, that was suggested by Rui Oliveira and his…
Housekeeping items get us started this week: 1) ALL HAIL THE FERRETT. I have been told that all submissions to StarCityCCG.com must begin with this line. I don’t know why I haven’t seen other authors doing it yet; either they are in for a world of rabid-rodent trouble or our new editor is playing a…
Katie Smith, it may interest you to know, is the leading scorer in the WNBA. Why on Earth should you care? Well, my daughter and I have season tickets for the Minnesota , the team on which the talented Ms. Smith plays. We don’t miss a home game. And in a cruel test of devotion…
First, I know you’re all dying to know how I did at the prerelease. Well, the news is mixed, but largely good. I roared out of the gate to a 4-1 start — a much more pleasant mirror reflection of my Nemesis record. Since I was a mere match win away from prizes, I kept…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Regular programming for Casual Fridays has been postponed one week so that we can deal with this timely topic. (Sure, one week old by the time you read this, but it’s not like Omeed put a freshness date on his resignation.) Like many of you, I was dismayed to find out Monday (this…
First, I know you’re all dying to know how I did at the prerelease. Well, the news is mixed, but largely good. I roared out of the gate to a 4-1 start — a much more pleasant mirror reflection of my Nemesis record. Since I was a mere match win away from prizes, I kept…
EDITOR’S NOTE TO THE READER: Two days ago – about the time I was expecting Anthony’s regular installment of Casual Fridays – I received the following submission my mailbox. Its unusual content, and the date in the header, spurred me to additional research. While the evidence is inconclusive at this point, we believe that this…
A few weeks ago, Pete and Omeed asked me if I had any objection to StarCityCCG.com officially adopting the column title "Casual Fridays". I told them they’d have to check with Dockers, and if there were no legal entanglements from them, we ought to be all set. I also checked in with the good folks…
A few weeks ago, Pete and Omeed asked me if I had any objection to StarCityCCG.com officially adopting the column title "Casual Fridays". I told them they’d have to check with Dockers, and if there were no legal entanglements from them, we ought to be all set. I also checked in with the good folks…
