Thursday, November 6th – Today I want to talk about some clever, older, largely unknown cards that you can unveil on your playgroup to a great surprise. No one will claim these cards are amazingly powerful, or brokenly good… they are just unexpected or subtly strong.
Thursday, November 6th – Out in my workshop, I have a wall of bookshelves. About half the bookshelves are full of old role-playing games, and most of those are defunct. I also have cards from a lot of dead TCGs – and I have Magic cards. Magic is anything but dead. That got me wondering – is Magic’s longevity something special?
Thursday, November 6th – When last we talked, I spent a good portion of my column ranting about the stale state of Standard. Some readers found the pessimism off-putting, but I hope you’ll forgive me. I am usually a flaming optimist, but even my sunny disposition can get worn down sometimes. I’m not sure if you made it to the bottom of the column, but I did offer a glimmer of hope…
Wednesday, November 5th – Pro Tour Berlin was this past weekend and Luis Scott-Vargas was crowned champ of a Top 8 filled with six elf combo decks. Gavin did very well for his first PT, and missed Day 2 by a hair.
Wednesday, November 5th – It had literally been years since I had competed in a Grand Prix (or a Pro Tour, for that matter). With the weekend being relatively open, I decided to go for it and book my flight. Was it all worth it? I’m still trying to figure that one out…
Wednesday, November 5th – Here’s your chance to guess the theme correctly for the second week running. Here’s a clue. There was a Pro Tour this past weekend, in Berlin, and there were Results. Still struggling?
Tuesday, November 4th – States is right around the corner, but Standard decks are springing up all over the place. Dave takes a look at some competitors from this past weekend’s Cruise Qualifier that are adjustable to match your wallet.
Tuesday, November 4th – As the Monty Python boys taught us, three is the number of minutes thou shalt have to shuffle before each game, no more, possibly less. At the three minute mark you must present your deck. If you delay in presenting your deck after three minutes, you should receive a Slow Play infraction. I say “should†because this is one of those penalties that will almost never be given out.
Tuesday, November 4th – States is nearly upon us, and it’s time to show off anything and everything resembling sick tech. Today, I’ll be covering the deck I’ll most likely be playing at States, the best decks in the format, and then some of the odder lists I’ve been working on that haven’t yet seen the light of day.
Monday, November 3rd – Reuben brings us another fun video that looks at the ups and downs of the past Magic week!
Monday, November 3rd – In today’s episode of The Magic Sock Podcast, there’s talk on the Jund cards from Shards of Alara, a look back at the pleasures of Planeshift, and much much more!
Monday, November 3rd – Dear Adam:
You’re smart. I know this because you can play chess blindfolded. With three people. Simultaneously. And win. While drunk. But you still have some issues with common multiplayer strategies – I see you trying to use them, but failing, and sometimes you seem frustrated as to why everyone is picking on you for no good reason. So let me reveal to you the second most fundamental skill anyone can learn in multiplayer….
Friday, October 31st – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week is Halloween and we’ve got a ghastly and ghoul-y show for you this week. We’re going to take a look at the frightening Standard environment as we approach States in just two weeks, take a look at the Wizards Play Network, Mike Flores’ latest video venture, and check out the Magic Halloween Top 5 Countdown. Let’s go!
Friday, October 31st – While we are clearly motoring on ahead to the State Championships, I felt I should take a moment veering off the Road to States in order to look at the variety of things going on in Magic this weekend and in the past few leading up to it.
Thursday, October 30th – As any long time reader of my column will know, I love Five Color. I absolutely adore it! I also dig the online variant, Prismatic. Today, I thought it would be fun to look at my Prismatic deck, and see the cards I run.
