MTGCast #230 – GP Toronto and the Sydney Screamer
Friday, October 29th – Robert joins us while on the road back from GP Toronto and we welcome Chris Otwell back to the show!
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Black Magic – This and That
Friday, October 29th – Sam Black explores a variety of Scars of Mirrodin Draft archetypes and believes the format’s much more open-ended than initially thought! Also, he discusses what separates Brad Nelson from the rest.
Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Charlotte
The StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Charlotte has come to a close! The question headed into the weekend was whether the dominance of Survival of the Fittest would continue, or whether the metagame would adjust to take it into consideration and hate it accordingly. Early in the day a poll of some big name players and the head judge of the event revealed few felt the card deserved serious enough attention to merit a banning (a sentiment echoed on Twitter). Then again, the Top 8 became yet another tale of Survival’s dominance.
It was there that Adam Cai and Nick Spagnolo would meet in the Finals, both playing decks reliant on the enchantment. In addition to playing similar decks, both players also can claim the title of being back-to-back StarCityGames.com Open Top 8’ers after Adam managed the feat in Nashville and Nick pulled it off this weekend in Charlotte. All that remained in the event as they sat down to battle were three games to answer the question of whether Nick’s slightly more traditional blue and green version of Survival Madness would be superior to his opponent’s more Zooish green and white version. |
SCG Talent Search – The Spirit of Saint Johnny: A Play in Three Acts
Thursday, October 28th – I loathe the Johnny stereotype. I detest the normal use of Johnny staple techniques and cards for being way too obvious.
SCG Talent Search – Can You Find The Four Mistakes?
Thursday, October 28th – Five players at the kitchen table, four major mistakes in a multiplayer game. Can you figure out what everyone did wrong?
SCG Talent Search – Mistakes
Thursday, October 28th – I don’t know about you, but I make a lot of mistakes. I frequently forget family birthdays, arrive late to meetings, say the one thing that’ll annoy my girlfriend, and forget to pay bills on time. Magic isn’t any different.
SCG Talent Search – Why Dan Shouldn’t Quit
Thursday, October 28th – Ben was miffed; he said that he couldn’t win from this position and threatened to scoop. We can learn a lot from Ben’s story, given that he went on to win the whole game.
SCG Talent Search – Don’t Be a Menace
Thursday, October 28th – I want to tell you about the best change I ever made to a deck. It’s a single card change, and it’s a cut, not an add. It might be hard to believe, but I improved this EDH deck an untold amount simply by removing one card.
18 Ways To Improve Magic Online
Thursday, October 28th – It may be about time for some major updates to MODO, wouldn’t you agree? Geordie Tait provides 18 fixes to current MODO functionality, including online Cube and online Mental Magic!
One Step Ahead – A Trip to Chicago, Toronto, and Beyond
Thursday, October 28th – I was skeptical, but there was that feeling in the back of my mind that I was missing something. There was something drawing toward Chicago. Clearly that thing was pizza.
SCG Talent Search – Many Many Many Many Azami
Thursday, October 28th – EDH has fast become my group’s only mode of playing Magic, ousting Standard (since we haven’t bought a ton of new cards / have nothing worthy of bringing to FNM) and our “casual” play.
SCG Talent Search – Flirting at Magic Tournaments: A Primer
Thursday, October 28th – Men plus women equals drama. The Magic Corollary states that writing an article about men and women in Magic equals Magic forum drama. One, two, three, four, I declare a flame war.
Drafting with Noah – Scars of Mirrodin #1!
Thursday, October 28th – Follow Noah Weil’s first Scars of Mirrodin draft on SCG! Does our fabled hero make it to the last round? What are his thoughts on the format? Dive in!
SCG Talent Search – Laying Down the Line: Odds for Worlds 2010, Chiba
Thursday, October 28th – If you live anywhere where gambling is illegal… don’t sweat it. You see, us Goblins don’t gamble, being fictional and all. Goblins don’t need money, but we love clams.
Video Drafting With Anton – Scars of Mirrodin #1!
Wednesday, October 27th – We return with another entry in our Video Drafting with Limited Master Anton Jonsson. Watch him go through the picks and every round live!