Ask Ken, 03/25/2004
Looking over the Pro Tour: Kobe decklists, Shrapnel Blast wasn’t in the majority of Affinity decks. Can you use your insider pro knowledge to let me know why it didn’t get played?
Ask Ken, 03/24/2003
I also plan on attending the team sealed PTQs, and I was
wondering if you had any suggestions about the relative power level of the three decks you build. I’ve heard some suggest that it’s best to build two strong decks and one weaker deck – do you advocate this strategy, or would you recommend trying to build decks of even power?
Ask Ken, 03/22/2003
I have just realised that I have never played in a Team Sealed event before, and Team PTQs are coming, so what strategies do I have to employ to do well in such an event?
Nothing to Fear, the Bombs Aren’t Here
People bemoan bombs in Limited. They claim that it removes a measure of skill from the game. Well it does. I can’t deny that. In fact, I have been told by an R&D employee that the reason they make bombs is so bad players can occasionally beat good players. If the same people won each and every time, the tournament scene would die out, or so the theory goes. I think it would just encourage practice. I am not here to argue the merits and drawbacks of bombs. I am here to tell all of you bomb haters that Mirrodin is the block for you.
Ask Ken, 03/18/2003
Your first eight picks in any draft are magical. In these picks, the influence of what you have taken in the draft so far means nothing. What should I do in these first eight picks to be a better drafter, flow reader, butt kicker? I want to wreck things like second turn swinging Glaivemaster with a Bonesplitter on him.
Ask Ken, 03/17/2004
What’s the biggest problem on the Pro Tour today, and how would you go about fixing it? Also, what’s the favorite Good Man of the Week you have bestowed?
Ask Ken, 03/16/2004
At the request of Mister Krouner, today’s question cannot be posted to the front-page viewing public due to its violent content and sensitive nature. Enquiring minds need only check inside…
Ask Ken, 03/15/2004
What is your take on the Nick Eisel situation back from Grand Prix: Boston? Do you think he cheated or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Ask Ken, 03/12/2004
“In an MMD booster draft this past Saturday at a local gaming store, I was faced with the following possible first picks: foil Crystal Shard, Grab the Reins, Spikeshot Goblin, or Glissa Sunseeker. The pack was quite possibly the best pack of Mirrodin I’ve ever seen, and I had no idea what to pick.” Plus the Good Man of the Week, all in the latest edition of Ask Ken.
Ask Ken, 03/11/2004
What dirt can you tell us about the rift in YMG regarding a tech leak during PT New Orleans?
Ask Ken, 03/10/2004
People always say to get better I need to play with people that are better than me. The thing is no one wants to play with bad players, so how do I get them to play with me?