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AuthorDavid Price

David Price is a professional Magic player, having played at every regular Pro Tour stop since the Pro Tour's inception, numerous US National and World Championships, as well as the last two Magic Invitationals. Former editor of the Dojo, David has written for a number of publications, including recent contributions to Inquest and Top Deck magazines, the Sideboard, and StarCityGames.com. His greatest tournament performance was winning Pro Tour - LA in 1998 with a mono-red beatdown deck, reaffirming his nickname as the King of Beatdown, and he has also been dubbed the King of the Qualifiers for his ability to win PTQs and remain qualified for the Pro Tour.

Price Of Progress: Grand Prix – Porto Report

You win some, you lose some. This past weekend, I took a rather expensive flight to Porto, Portugal to compete in the first Grand Prix of the new season. Did I expect to win enough money at GP-Porto to cover my travel expenses? Not necessarily. Almost as important as the prize money and, of course,…

Price Of Progress: 2000 World Championships Report

I still like it when the good guys win. You think it would get tiring. I had the same feeling when I heard about Tiger Woods winning yet another major golf tournament, and learned of the show’s incredibly high TV ratings at the same time. It was a blowout. No one else had a chance….

Price Of Progress: Where’s the Block Party?

Every year, the Magic: The Gathering Invitational is not only a chance to showcase the best players in the game, but, as it turns out, it’s also an opportunity to test out some of the off-the-wall cards and formats to come out of strange mind. In last year’s Invitational in Kuala Lumpur, the Duplicate Sealed…

Price Of Progress

After Team Paradox’s pitiful performance in Grand Prix – St. Louis, I was a bit worried about our prospects for future Grand Prixs and the Pro Tour. The last minute team of David Bartholow, Rich Frangiosa, and myself managed to ease into 5th place at Grand Prix – Frankfurt with only one bye – one…

Price Of Progress: US Nationals Report

I had high hopes for US Nationals. I’d been playing in a great deal of Standard tournaments at the local stores in Denver, CO. It took me a few tries to find a deck that I liked, but once I found it, I kept playing and tuning it. And I kept winning. Things were looking…

Price Of Progress: Pro Tour – NY

I’ve been putting off writing this report. I didn’t do well, the playtest group that I was involved with didn’t do well. We failed. I do it plenty, don’t get my wrong, and I learn from it and I get better. But failure is embarrassing, nonetheless. While some have the excuse that they didn’t try,…

Price Of Progress: Team Sealed

First off, I’d like to apologize for the absence of my column, , over the past few weeks. Once in a long while, there comes a time when I’m qualified for an upcoming Pro Tour and I have nothing to do put practice. That makes for poor reading. On top of that, with the recent…