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AuthorThe Ferrett

The Ferrett is webmaster of StarCityGames.com. And he is so made of awesome he glows at night.

Every War Boils Down To Money: Mirran or Phyrexian at the Prerelease?

Friday, January 28 – As much as The Ferrett hates Phyrexia, money will ultimately determine who wins between the factions. Make sure you know whether to side with the Mirrans or the Phyrexians for the Prerelease this weekend!

SCG Talent Search – Casual/Other Knockout Round 3

Tuesday, December 14th – Out of five writers, three have to exit stage left in an epic triple elimination. Pedro earned immunity this week, so who’s his lucky Top 8 partner…? John Beety? Dan Barrett? Or one of the Casual writers?

SCG Talent Search – Casual/Other Knockout Round 2

Tuesday, November 30th – We have a guest judge! Gavin Verhey provides some very strong critiques for our contestants in the Casual/Other category. Find out who has to go home this week!

SCG Talent Search – Casual Knockout Round 1

Monday, November 15th – Double-elim day for the Casual contestants, which means two people have to go home crying. The judges were not lenient!

Why Magic Writing Matters

Tuesday, October 26th – It’s an argument that I’ve heard a million times: When it comes to Magic articles, the quality of writing doesn’t matter. Only tech does. I’m here to tell you why those arguments are wrong. (Plus, an update on the SCG Casual Talent Search!)

The Scars of Mirrodin Prerelease Dilemma

Monday, September 27th – The Prerelease brought a lot of tough decisions – not the least of which was where to play! See the store I played at! Read my evaluations of the new Scars cards! Envy my amazing card-opening skills!

Truck Driver Divorce

Friday, September 24th – Little did I know that when my friend B got divorced, he’d be taking my Magic group with him. Then again, he opted for the atomic bomb separation.

Insert Column Name Here – Rise of the Eldrazi: First Impressions

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Monday, April 19th – After a weekend slinging with titans, Ferrett makes his pick for Most Broken Card in Eldrazi Limited! Also: Is Rise of the Eldrazi the new Onslaught Block Limited?

Insert Column Name Here – Thoughts From The Worldwake Prerelease


Grand Prix: Oakland!

Monday, February 1st – The Ferrett rocked out to his local prerelease, ready to sling a selection of the sweet Worldwake spells. He shares his first impressions on a number of Worldwake cards, be they strong or weak…

Insert Column Name Here: Zendikar – The First Impressions!

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Tuesday, September 29th – my initial impressions are that this seems to be a really tricky set. Alara Block seemed packed with mechanics that were powerful, but not particularly subtle — oh, you get more Exalted, you Unearth more creatures, you play more guys with five power! Whereas Zendikar feels like it’s just packed with very clever plays that reward very clever, alert players.

Insert Column Name Here: Planechase – The First Impressions!

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Tuesday, September 8th – I was eager to get out there and tussle it up with the new Chaos — er, I mean Plane cards. I wanted to see whether this new twist would resound with multiplayers around the world, or whether it’d just be some barely-played variant like Vanguard. So what’s the verdict?

Insert Column Name Here – Further Adventures In M10 Drafting

Read The Ferrett every Monday... at StarCityGames.com! Monday, July 20th – So now that I have a couple more M10 drafts under my belt, lemme give you some updates on cards I have reevaluated, and a report of the prerelease and a later draft!

Insert Column Name Here – M10 First Impressions!

Read The Ferrett every Monday... at StarCityGames.com! Monday, July 13th – On Saturday, I played M10 for eleven hours straight, making the finals of a twenty-five man tournament and then drafting an utterly horrid Blue deck that went 1-2. As usual, here are my impressions of the cards as I saw ‘em; some looked good and played poorly, others looked terrible but were better than expected.

Insert Column Name Here – Duels of the Planeswalkers Review

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Friday, July 3rd – I missed my article last Monday. But that article was almost ghost-written by my boss, Pete – and it would have read like this:

The Ferrett, webmaster and long-time writer for this site, died on Tuesday evening due to complications arising from a burst appendix…

Four Long Multiplayer Games With M10 Rules: First Impressions!

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Thursday, June 18th – So we played Magic with M10 rules last night. I was reminded of the first and only time I played Yu-Gi-Oh.