I found Joel Grainger-Carr’s article on how bad he thought was quite disheartening, and hope that he doesn’t close people’s minds to the exciting cards introduced by the set. In particular was this closing statement: “My advice to you is stick to what you know is good, and discard the rest, starting with anything mono-colored…
Sleeping Beauty has changed colors – even Bennie couldn’t resist the lure of a Duress….
I like all-set reviews because you get another viewpoint. Therefore, I’m offering up my opinions to those who are interested.
How many decks does it take to get to the center of a recursion deck? A one… Well, just a one. With Reya.
The math just doesn’t add up. There needs to be an attendance-based qualifying formula for Regionals.
Arguably the best card in the set, Terminate requires us to rethink our definition of Durable Fattie.
I really think Familiars are going to be a vital part of decks for some time to come. Why? Speed kills.
It seems that the Internet Writers Collective is being taken to task. The topic is how we all suck.
Charmed by his new baby daughter, Bennie manages to pull
himself away from the crib long enough to discuss the impact of the Dragon Charms.
Late Sunday night I cruised on over to the Sideboard to see how Chicago shook out, and saw that the evil * crushed the dreams of PT Rookies this year; Kai isn’t exactly an unknown player using Chicago to launch himself into the spotlight, like Bob Maher and in past years. So much for that…
This week’s column isn’t exactly focused, and for that I apologize. But there are a lot of little things that I wanted to talk about, so bear with me while I skip around. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING This topic pops up each year after States, and each year nothing is done about it. But…
In the wake of States, we can give a preliminary estimation of the impact cards from Invasion; while there are undoubtedly still some sleepers waiting to catch on, the top 8 decklistings from States gives us enough data to start on. What will be interesting to see is whether there are Invasion cards that were…
When last we left our hero, he was 1-0-1 going into the third round of Swiss at the Virginia State Championship. His G/r/w Blasto-geddon deck was being a little inconsistent, but it hadn’t lost a match yet. The glass is half full, right? Round 3 vs. Shane with Nether-go Shane was a real nice guy…
I’m sure the question on everyone’s mind is,”Did Bennie defend his title?” The answer is”no,” but I came damn close – I lost in the quarterfinals, one match away from the finals. 4th place is a fine showing, all things considered, and I had an absolutely great time. A fantastic environment, pleasant opponents (by and…
I have done a goodly amount of playtesting, networking, and strategizing in the ten days since my last post, and have come to the conclusion that the deck has real promise. It has evolved past”Annoying Legends.dec” and has earned its other name,”The Borg.” In the process it has undergone numerous shifts on included cards, but…
