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?
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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.
The Pro Perspective – Talking About Sealed
Monday, November 8th – Building Sealed decks and seeing what others would’ve done is by far the most efficient way to improve. Building decks once in a while doesn’t hurt, especially when you don’t have to pay for it.
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.
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.
Going Infinite – Jace, Survival and Other Exciting News
Monday, November 8th – In the world of MTG finance, information is king. The key is determining which information is useful and which information is not.
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.
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.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode #44 – Infinite Crisis
Friday, November 5th – Joey and Bigheadjoe return to discuss the “ethics” of trading with StarCityGames.com “Going Infinite” columnist Jon Medina.
Untold Legends – The Pro Tour Circuit in 1997
Friday, November 5th – Hi guys, I am Tomi Walamies. Here are some of my stories from the Pro Tour circuit. Names have been changed, since The German Juggernaut sounds like a mustachioed wrestler.
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…
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…
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! |
Jacob’s Ladder – Metagaming
Friday, November 5th – Linchpins provide the pommel, playtesting forges the glowing steel, and sideboarding finishes and provides that wonderful shine. But there is another step, and that is choosing your battles, metagaming.
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.