Wednesday, June 17th – Be honest, that was a major shock to your system, right? The idea that I might actually respond to the burning topic of the day, to wit, the changes coming with the arrival of M10. Of course I’m going to. It’s the obvious topic du jour for any self-respecting writer here on StarCityGames.com.
Tuesday, June 2nd – No time to waste, it’s the preview show for the biggest event of the year so far! While Pro Tour: Kyoto saw Standard action, this time around it’s Block Constructed, so only Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn are legal for play. As to the specifics of the format, they remain deliciously unclear…
Tuesday, May 26th – Winning the lottery is a pretty unlikely proposition, yet I am reliably informed that certain people participate. Having an uncontrollable desire to revisit some of my past columns here at StarCityGames.com is another statistically unlikely scenario, but just in case you turn out to be the man with a girlfriend out of town for the week and nothing in the fridge, I’m here to help.
Tuesday, May 19th – ‘Blimey Harry, yer a wizard.’ Yes, it’s yet more groundbreaking journalistic action from Rich as he takes you into a world of Hogwarts, Hermione, and Harry, with a look at the Harry Potter TCG. Why? Because it turns out you can learn a lot about Magic from playing (gasp) something else. Lessons from Elsewhere. In this case – Scunthorpe.
Tuesday, May 12th – A Draft Weekend at Chez Hagon usually leaves Rich with at least some clue what’s going on in the world of Limited. Not this time. Tune in to see him squirm like the pitiful non-Pro he is as he practically falls on his knees to implore your kind assistance in setting him straight in the rocky world of Shards-Conflux-Reborn Draft.
Tuesday, May 5th – It’s always Random Week in the brain of Rich Hagon, but this week random musings are taken to a new level, as he invites you to participate in the latest wacky way to fry your tiny little mind whilst playing MTG, and it’s all thanks to a lovely little button. Now where have you heard that before?
Monday, April 27th – Like most Magic players who were breathing last weekend, Rich went along to the festival of Prereleaseness. Having Deck Doctored and Gun-Slung his way to inordinate quantities of victories, Rich sets us a challenging pool, and gives some helpful advice to those of us who don’t have Shuuhei Nakamura on speed dial.
Tuesday, April 21st – With Grand Prix: Kobe now in the books, Rich brings us up to date with all the goings on in the Pro world, including some thoroughly untimely Game Losses and DQs that could affect the Player of the Year Race. Plus, why he believes Gabriel Nassif won’t be Player of the Year, and why Tomaharu Saitou could well be – again.
Tuesday, April 14th – Continuing his look at the Pro game, Rich talks about the top six contenders he believes will be battling it out for supremacy come the home stretch. This article also features one of the most outrageous probabilities ever to hit the world of MTG, coming to a British seaside town this Summer. One in a billion? You bet.
Tuesday, April 7th – With the first pause in the hectic Player of the Year schedule now with us, it’s time to draw breath and start shifting through the data, looking for the trends that can help us towards better Magic. This week, Rich looks at some of the biggest issues heading into the season, and reflects on the ongoing storyline and success machine that is Luis Scott-Vargas.
Tuesday, March 31st – In this final article in the series, Rich walks you through the business of pleasure in a foreign country, allowing you to get your bearings, see the sights, put your deck together, win the Pro Tour, be interviewed by him, and still know where your passport is at the end of it.
Tuesday, March 24th – Part Two of your cut-out-and-keep travel guide to Magic sees us finally pack our bags, work out when we need to get to the airport, get the best seat on the plane, and sees us safely on dry land at the other end. Featuring yet more modern popular culture references from that arbiter of cool, Rich Hagon.
Tuesday, March 17th – With hundreds of thousands of airmiles under his belt, join Rich Hagon as he gently takes you by the hand, and helps you to avoid the first 94 mistakes that can befall the unwary traveler. And yes, this article really does talk about underpants. Frequently. And thongs. Seriously? Seriously.
Monday, March 9th – Without doubt, the Pro Tour in Kyoto was one for the history books. Rarely can a better Top 8 have been played out, in the amazing new Arena set for 2009. Gabriel Nassif and Luis Scott-Vargas took us all the way to a five-game thriller, and in this article we go behind some of the numbers to bring you the story of this fabulous weekend of Magic.
Tuesday, March 3rd – When any small set comes out, the nature of Sealed play changes. With Sealed now redefined as a 3+3 booster format, the nature of Sealed play changes a ton. See what more than fifty Pros made of the Sealed conundrum in this number-crunching guide from Grand Prix: Rotterdam. Obelisks, land counts, tri-lands, cyclers, 5 color and more, explored. By the numbers.
