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Back in August 1999 on the Dojo, I put forward a list of cards that "made multiplayer games great." The list generated terrific feedback, virtually all positive, with occasional constructive suggestions and additions. I promised, both before and after this feedback, that I would revisit the list after a couple more expansions had passed. I…

“My plan going into the weekend was to write an article for Star City talking about bringing a rogue-ish, untested Control Green deck to the States, losing a few matches and then presenting an analysis of what worked about the deck, and what didn’t. Well, ten rounds later, my deck showed me there was nothing…

Hey gang, welcome to another installment of Weapons of Mass Distraction. This week: I’ll go over my PTNY experiences in a meandering sort of way, plus dish out more Type 2 ideas for the upcoming season. PTNY EXPERIENCES The long delay in this column comes from two things: I spent the last weekend of September…

Over the past few months that we’ve been together, we’ve covered a good deal of territory on the rules of the game. We also went into a little bit on how to survive your first DCI tournament ordeal. Now we’ll talk about what’s out there besides your local tournament. DCI Premier Events are where you…

It has been well documented that Invasion is a set that is defined by a heavy multi-color flavor, particularly in the allied colors. I thought I would take a look at the allied colors, using mostly the gold border and split cards, and offering up some of my opinion on what we might look for…

I am ten seconds away from beating the game that has consumed the last two months of my life – Planescape: , one of the finest PC games ever created – when my teenaged stepdaughter comes down the stairs, dressed in the splendid regalia she intends to wear for her next dance. My opinion means…

A new expansion has arrived, and once again the cries of "Magic is Dead" echo through tournament halls worldwide – through FULL tournament halls worldwide. Record numbers of players turned up for Invasion Prereleases, eclipsing Stronghold’s standard. Meanwhile, I’m inundated with requests for Judge tests. Let me state for the record that Magic is not…

Much to my astonishment, last week’s article about the legends of Invasion was lacking. In order to achieve the data required for my article, I used MtGNews.com’s "sort by (creature type)" function. Unfortunately, that function didn’t cover creature types of "Something Legend." So, instead of entertaining you with a clever introduction to this article, I…

At PTNY, Potato Nation – consisting of , , and Garrulous – were the big winners, splitting sixty grand, while , Andrew Cuneo, and Andrew Johnson of Team Car Acrobatic were the runners up, walking away with a "paltry" ten grand each. And FrigginRizzo ties it all together. How do you tie it all together?…

Not long now. Only one month and it all changes. Love ’em or hate ’em, three whole Magic expansions will leave Type II. There are cards I can’t wait to see leave: , , and even . I don’t hate them, but their loss will redefine the environment in ways that none of us can…

"This is what’s left of my collection." "You sold the rest? You SOLD a collection that went all the way back to…" (chokes up) "…the Lost Days of Magic?" "Calm down, son – I didn’t lose it, I just didn’t want it back afterwards. No, my collection had to be surgically removed in an emergency…

True, I am writing about Invasion. However, if you believe that that simple fact merits returning to Star City’s home page, then your beliefs need to be rearranged just this once. For, this article is most likely unlike any other that you’ll read about Invasion. Anyone who’s been reading my articles knows that I’m very…

A few weeks ago, my family and I flew out to Cape Cod for a friend’s wedding. At my parents’ condominium complex, where we stayed, they don’t allow dogs. So Turquoise, our faithful collie-shepherd mix, had to stay at a kennel. Over my wife’s protests, I reserved a "VIP" board for her (the dog, not…