AuthorJohn F. Rizzo

If you seek hardcore technology, complete metagame breakdowns, and detailed deck analysis, read JFR to be severely disappointed. He's all about twisted tech, illogical breakdowns, and shady analysis, with curious grammar, questionable theory, obscure references, and his own brand of ambiguous philosophy thrown in when you weren't looking.

Maine States: The Screenplay Of The Best. Tournament. Report. Ever. Or Not.

It’s now becoming an annual event; Rizzo shows up at States with a sucka duck deck with Terror in it, reads cards to find out what the heck it is they do, loses horribly. But how could he possibly make that interesting, you ask? By whoring out his side job and writing a screenplay of how it went, complete with flashbacks, flash forwards, and a living talking Bruce who may or may not look uncannily like Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

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The Asses Of Boston: An In-Depth Analysis

Not knowing five hundred cards and playing with and against those five hundred cards in a Limited environment is some friggin’ friggin’.

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It’s Not Sheila, But… Nah. Not Even Close – Part II

Berto: How did you do?
Me: 4-3.
Berto: You should have made a better deck.
Wifey: But did you have fun?
Me: Lemme think about it for a minute.

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It’s Not Sheila, But… Nah. Not Even Close.

Wait, didn’t you, uh, quit? Yep. Still am, too. But dude… States. Like I’m gonna miss States. Prereleases come and go with nary a concern, but States is like, something, well, that I just plain ain’t gonna miss. Even if everyone is still mad at me for not lettin’ the door hit me where the Good Lord split me.

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Willie Nelson Is Full O’ Crap

Rizzo’s still on his mono-black kick – and doesn’t demand credit for it.

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Oh, For God’s Sake, He Broke The Database Again – His Article, Part III

Yeah, yeah, yeah, more Rizzo.

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Welcome To My Overcompensation, Part II – Pack Dinner And A Sleeping Bag

Wow, can this man write or what?

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Welcome To My Overcompensation – Pack A Lunch (Part One)

So Rizzo’s one-line articles are explained – and he turns in a HUNDRED-PAGE ARTICLE to make up for it. Does the editor have enough time to edit a hundred pages in a day? Hells no. At least Rizzo won two tourneys with this deck, though.

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A Day At The Old Bender House

How to get Kurt Hahn to help you out with a deck.

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How To Avoid Manascrew, Guaranteed

A tip that is guaranteed to work, every time!

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Tech Tips #1: How To Win A PTQ

He doesn’t have a lot of experience at it, but he’s willing to share what he has with you. And he shares everything he knows.

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I Don’t Have Much To Say, But Let Me Give It A Try

Rizzo breaks loose on the issues of… Oh well.

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It Was A Fairly Boring Week

In a departure from his usual style, Rizzo fills us in on the events of Magic over the past seven days.

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Sex, Drugs, And Ancestral Tribute For Four

I am now convinced that Alex Shvartsman must be one of the best players on Earth. All he does is travel to every Grand Prix in the world and make top eight. I’d write an article entitled”Searching for Alex Shvartsman”… But I don’t think I could find him.

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I Can’t Think Of A Clever Title: PTQ – Nice

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE. Why? Well, because we try to keep this a family site, every once in awhile something amuses us enough to let it through. You have been warned.

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