CategoryMagic The Gathering

Removed From Game – Grand Prix Madrid: When Does Big Get Too Big?

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Tuesday, March 23rd – Two thousand, two hundred and twenty-odd players turned up to make Grand Prix: Madrid the largest event in Magic history. Paris in 2008 and 2009 had told us that the two thousand barrier would eventually be broken, but it was demolished. And that caused some pretty interesting issues for Staff, Judges, Pros, dealers, casual players, Wizards, and coverage writers. When exactly does Big get Too Big? Rich wants your help in finding out. If you care in any way about a system that supports Pro Magic, this is a must-read.

By

Constructed Criticism – UB Thopter

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Tuesday, March 23rd – Just when you thought that Gerry Thompson was fading away into the background, he’s done it again. In the online PTQ this past Sunday, two copies of his deck (or similar versions) made it all the way to the finals, piloted by Charles Gindy, as well as the eventual winner (whose name I do not know).

By

Tribal Thriftiness #106 – The Reserved List, The New Policy, and Budget Players

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Monday, March 22nd – In the wake of Wizards’ new Reserved List policy, Dave explores the impact that this new stand will have on budget players.

By

Flow of Ideas – Returning to the Forest: An Extended Elves Sideboarding Primer

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Monday, March 22nd – Elves receives no respect. Despite winning a GP, despite Top Eighting and winning several PTQ’s each weekend, despite its robust strength and versatility, Llanowar’s finest Elves continue to be an undervalued PTQ choice.

By

Innovations – Analyzing Grand Prix: Yokohama

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Monday, March 22nd – The current Extended season is continually shifting, with the strongest decks adapting to the freshest metagame trends. Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin takes a look at the Top 8 decks from Grand Prix: Yokohama, and suggests a control build based on a deck from Kenji Tsumura.

By

So Many Insane Plays – Reconsidering CounterTop

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Monday, March 22nd – With Legacy gaining popularity across the board, Stephen Menendian looks at the popular CounterTop strategy. He shares his list, explains some of the more esoteric card choices, and runs it through a local tournament with promising results.

By

The Chump Block – Milling Indy

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Monday, March 22nd – I took a unique deck to the StarCityGames.com Indianapolis Open. Unique in the sense that probably no one else in the room was likely playing it, but people who read my column on a regular basis (hey, mom) should recognize it. I had written about my Hedron Crab deck a little while ago and had be doing fairly well with it online, so after making a few minor changes and a few offerings to various deities I decided to put my money where my mouth was.

By

StarCityGames.com Adds Another Card Condition to Our Grading Scale

You may have noticed that we have made a slight change to our grading scale here at StarCityGames.com. The newest grade is MP (Moderately Played), and it is between Slightly Played and Heavily Played. Give me a moment of your time to explain the reason behind this change…

By

You Lika The Juice? – From the StarCityGeezer Mailbag

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – While I guess there are some writers who write simply for their own enjoyment, I suspect most writers are like me—we write to create a shared experience with our readers and hopefully elicit dialogue on topics that interest us. Reader response through the forums and through email let writers know whether our columns are making those connections we’re looking for.

By

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – At Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur, Brian Kibler ran with an exciting update to the Blue/White Control strategy, eschewing countermagic for a strong mana package and powerful x-spells galore. The strategy bore fruit, and Brian rode it to a Top 32 final placing. Today, he shares his tournament story, and updates the list for tournaments to come…

By

Insider Information – The StarCityGames.com Indianapolis Open Weekend

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – Cedric Phillips rocked to the StarCityGames.com Indianapolis Open weekend with White Weenie, Charbelcher, and high hopes. While he posted creditable performances across both disciplines, it’s left him hungry for more. Today, he shares his latest White Weenie build.

By

The Justice League – Judging the Biggest Tournament Ever!

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – It seems a simple thing to say, but the fact is that 2227 souls gathered to play Grand Prix: Madrid 2010. This was 266 players more (13.6%) than the previous record, Grand Prix: Paris 2009, and this is a record that will surely be hard to beat.

By

The Magic Show #181 – The Reserve List & Scars of Mirrodin

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ve got some big news: Not only do we know the name of the Fall block, codenamed “Lights,” but we’ve got the most important decision regarding the Wizards of the Coast Reserve List in years. We’ll talk about ‘em both, along with a little Rise of the Eldrazi, this week on the Show. Let’s go!

By

Feature Article – Bigger and Better: The StarCityGames.com Open Series

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – If you have been paying attention to the recent StarCityGames.com Open Series events in Richmond and Indianapolis, you know that attendance records are being broken left and right. Jared has some exciting announcements about new policies to deal with the increased attendance and to make the StarCityGames.com Open Weekends even better!

By

At the Gathering – Communities and You

Visit the StarCityGames.com booth at Grand Prix Houston!
Friday, March 19th – Today, I want to tackle a subject broader than just Magic: the Gathering. I want to discuss Gamer Communities at large. As such, this article, while useful for Magic players, is also aimed at other genres of gamers. As such, it assumes no prior knowledge of any specific game of the reader.

By