SCG Talent Search – Three Kinds of Lies
Tuesday, November 9th – Why do statistics lie? How should you look at data and prepare for the metagame? Read Valeriy’s take on the metagame and what you should play in Standard. Read and vote!
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Title: Tribal Thriftiness #130 – Scars of Mirrodin Top Commons
Monday, November 8th – Dave digs into the common cards in Scars of Mirrodin to recommend the top ten commons that you should make sure are in your collection.
Flow of Ideas – Signals Are Overrated
Monday, November 8th – In the past few years, Magic has changed significantly. The way most people talk about Limited hasn’t.
Untold Legends – Guilty As Charged
Monday, November 8th – Kai reaches back into his past and finds the stories that remind him of what Magic’s all about… sort of.
The Long and Winding Road – The Writer’s Toolbox
Monday, November 8th – Matt Elias describes the various archetypes of Magic articles and provides the budding Magic writer a good toolbox set of article types as formulas for your articles.
The Pro Play
Monday, November 8th – I hear a lot of players who are on the cusp of success talk a lot about “The Pro Play†– the idea that there’s always a much slicker, much flashier way of doing everything.
Dark Steele – Making Changes
Monday, November 8th – As your understanding evolves, and you begin to think of the cube as a set, other reasons for making changes become more prominent. Have I mentioned that I love lists?
You Lika The Juice? Adjusting Expectations
Friday, November 5th – Bennie realized some important lessons in Magic and in life about setting himself for unrealistic expectations. Figure out how you can be happier, too, and take a look at these cool States lists!
The Magic Show #212 – The 2011 Open Series & The Jace Issue
Friday, November 5th – NOW WITH VIDEO! Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we talk the biggest tournament series on the planet along with a few words for our friend Mr. Mind Sculptor. Let’s go!
Flow of Ideas – Battle Royale: The Process, Deck, and Results *WINNER!*
Friday, November 5th – A box informing me that my opponent had conceded from the game popped up, followed by another which displayed 5 Scars of Mirrodin packs. My budget 2- ticket deck had just won 3 consecutive Magic Online 8-man events…
Battle Royale Report – #1 Threat: Bears
Friday, November 5th – Today I’m going to recount the horror and occasional splendor of the StarCityGames.com Battle Royale. The format was Budget Standard; the four participants in the challenge were me, Todd Anderson, Gavin Verhey, and Max McCall.
Battle Royale Report – Poisoned!
Friday, November 5th – For a long time, this was a Standard deck that cost $5, had solid matchups against Mono-Green Ramp and U/W, and boasted turn 3 kills. Then I added Adventuring Gear which led to fetchlands, and then it got expensive.
Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Boston
Thompson’s effort to unseat Bertoncini caused him no bad karma throughout the tournament Sunday. After an 0-2 start on Saturday he tore through all comers in the Legacy format. That set up a showdown between Gerry and James Rynkiewicz. For Thompson it was his THIRD time in the Finals of a StarCityGames.com Open event, but did he have what it took to finally win? He gave it his all, but ultimately James’ deck had the better draws and Thompson failed to pull out the victory. That means James Rynkiewicz is the 2010 StarCityGames.com Legacy Open champion in Boston! |
SCG Talent Search – Limited Knockout Round 1
Friday, November 5th – Our first elimination for the StarCityGames.com Talent Search happens today, folks. Prepare to shed tears of joy… and tears of sadness. Congratulations to winners; consolations to the loser…
Battle Royale Report – Vampire Team Assemble!
Friday, November 5th – An exercise showing how people prepare for a restricted format can be helpful as a deckbuilding tool. This restriction was sure to be a good one, but wasn’t exactly what I was expecting…