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Welcome back to our daily Deck-a-thon. Yesterday we looked at using an old Ice Age rare to flesh out a modern day concept. Today we look at a completely different type of deck.

Hello and welcome back to the daily series where we provide you with your daily injection of deck. Here we will build decks around concepts both old and new, borrowed and blue. Today we feature something both old and Blue.

Situations come up in Magic where a sequence of events can repeat indefinitely. Whether this is the goal of the deck or something that just appeared in the game, it makes little sense for the game to simply stall on that account if it can be helped. The loop rules, as they exist, enforce this quite well but some explanation may be required for you to completely understand them.

I have built decks for a number of multiplayer formats online. I usually play Two-Headed Giant, since the games are not overly long and because I don’t have any of the board sweepers or other cards to do well at bigger free for all games. Besides, Two-Head is fun. But how can you build a competitive deck when you don’t have a big online collection?

What’s that you say? You want a 9th Edition draft walkthrough? Well today Pugg Fuggly is on the scene, serving up foamy mugs of core set walkthroughs for every customer, 9th Edition style!

Teddy Card Game steps out from under whatever rock he’s been hiding under to present a review of Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids, a biographical look at Jon Finkel and some of his closest friends. Yes, it’s about one of the crowned kings of Magic, but does that mean you should spend your hard-earned money on it? Take a peek inside for the answer.

Star City’s Ravnica Prerelease will be held on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to the Ravnica sealed deck flights, we will also be running a Ravnica Team Limited event, a Ravnica Sealed Two-Headed Giant Tournament, a Star City “Power Nine” Vintage tournament, and giving away one-hundred dual lands in our brand-new Star City “Duel for Duals” Legacy tournament!

Also inside: Find out how playing at the StarCityGames.com “Duel for Duals” Legacy tournament can help you donate towards the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

Tune in to this very special edition of SCG Daily, where Pugg Fuggly asks questions like: “What’s it like to be a professional bartender?” and “Do you ever get tired of serving fat guys?”

Pugg takes old Kamigawa around the block for one last spin while pondering a variety of issues facing Magic writers today. No one works harder to bring you your daily dose of Star City goodness than this animated pseudonym.

Last time, I talked about the effect of Wizards’ new multiplayer rules on Two-Headed Giant. Wizards’ new multiplayer rules also define the Emperor format – and the new rules will also change that format, which is a good thing. As it is currently played, the format is about as enjoyable as battling a blazing manure pile on a hot summer day. Let me explain what decks are sucking all the fun out of the format, and why.

Today Mr. Fuggly completes his draft review and also lets Magic Online players in on a huge secret that reinstates one of the original (but now disabled) functions of Magic Online.

Pugg Fuggly returns to do Pugg Fuggly like things, but this time he needs your help. Read the article, send him e-mail, and enjoy one of the finest cartoon writers in Magic.

Is it Friday already? It looks like my time with you is almost up, and so much I didn’t get to talk about! I could probably go one for another entire week or two about everything that Gencon had to offer, but I suppose all good things must come to an end eventually. Before I wrap up, though, let me drop a couple more game recommendations on you, especially for the multiplayer/casual aficionados.