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AuthorChris Romeo

Chris Romeo writes about cheap Standard decks. He married the woman of his dreams, Luanne Hall, in May of 2004. A lifelong Red Sox fan, Chris doesn't know how 2005, 2006, or 2007 could be better than 2004. He wrote his name on the back of a lot of Magic cards.

From Right Field: The Secret (Force) Weapon – Mono-Green for Regionals

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Chris shares his latest creation… a deck that’s been bringing him success for the past few months. In a world of guild alignment and multi-color mayhem, can a mono-colored deck really cut the proverbial mustard? Read on to find out…

From Right Field: Ley-tely, I Haven’t Been Feeling Myself, Part 2

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Romeo continues his exploration of the viability of his mono-Red Leyline deck. After tearing up the Casual Room, can it replicate the results in the Tournament Practice arena?

From Right Field: Ley-tely, I Haven’t Been Feeling Myself

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Regionals are just around the corner… and Chris has a new deck for you! Do you enjoy sending burn to the face? Would you like to drop permanents into play before the game begins? Are you a fan of the flame? Then look no further.

From Right Field: Going Batty — The Orzhov Preconstructed Deconstruction, Part Last

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Chris rounds off his series on the Orzhov preconstructed deck by taking a spin in the Tournament Practice room on Magic Online. After posting 6-0 in the Casual Room, can the Black and White Beatsticks rumble with the big boys?

From Right Field: Staples of Kamigawa

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In a previous article, Chris examined the Staple Rares that every budget player should aim to own. However, he neglected to cover the majority of Kamigawa rares, due to their diminishing Standard shelf-life. After many cries for help, he returns today to set the record straight…

From Right Field: Code Grey! — The Orzhov Preconstructed Deconstruction, Part 2

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Chris continues his examination of the Orzhov precon deck… with suprising results. Could this precon experiment be a success? Read on to find out…

From Right Field: Code White! Code Black! — The Orzhov Preconstructed Deconstruction, Part 1

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Fresh from his precon experiment with the Gruul deck, Chris attempts the same with the Orzhov offering. Will it succeed? Will it fail? Will there be cheesecake? Read on to find out…

From Right Field: Preconstructed Deconstruction — Gruul Wilding, Part II

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Chris continues his experiments with the Gruul Wilding preconstructed deck. Can he succeed in making a budget version of a Pro Tour winning creation? The cards are strong… but is the final build?

From Right Field: Preconstructed Deconstruction — Gruul Wilding

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Chris takes two copies of a Guildpact precon, and updates them in his own signature style. How does the experiment fare? Does he cut up the Casual Room with flair and grace, or does he fall flat on his face and scream curses at the sky? Read on to find out…

From Right Field: In The Olden Days

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Chris returns to his recent One Dozen Glazed decklist, a mono-Blue build with surprisingly strong results. He supplies match walkthoughs, as well as letting us into some Romeo Sideboard Secrets. Plus, a re-touch on the Thran Golem deck…

SCG Daily – Interviewing… Chris Romeo

In his final SCG Daily column, Chris takes narcissism to strange new heights. He interveiws the self-proclaimed Best Lookin’ Magic Writer on the Internet…

SCG Daily – Interviewing Craig Stevenson

In the fourth of this entertaining series, Chris interviews the Managing Editor of StarCityGames.com, Craig Stevenson. That’s right… me.

I like this article a lot. Then again, I’m bound to: I feature in it quite heavily.

SCG Daily – Interviewing Bennie Smith

Bennie Smith currently writes Into the Aether for MagictheGathering.com. In his life before that, though, he wrote for this here site. He’s a pretty good player, too, having won… well, if you don’t already know, you’ll find out later.

From Right Field: The Truth is… I Suck

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A double-dose of Chris Romeo today. While his excellent Daily series continues below, this article sees Chris bring a surprising deck to the table. He claims that he sucks… but this particular creation may prove otherwise…

SCG Daily – Interviewing John F. Rizzo

For years, Rizzo was the most popular Magic writer on the ‘net. His stream of consciousness style, profane rants, and epic-length columns channeled Jack Kerouac and Lenny Bruce through Leo Tolstoy, with Richard Garfield as the editor. Then, he was gone. For three and a half years. Yes, other than four pieces, it really was that long. He’s back now, of course. Chris interviews him in style… enter at your own risk.