Friday, June 19th – The Atlanta StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open was a fairly disappointing tournament for me. I decided to battle with my trusty BW Tokens deck into a mediocre finish. I started off strong at 4-1, but lost a crucial game 3 against my friend Chris Greene in Round 6, and he went on to dominate the rest of the tournament with his ridiculous aggressive Jund deck.
Friday, June 19th – Last Wednesday, Mark Gottlieb and Aaron Forsythe brought to fruition their plan to destroy Magic. Years of planning and plotting were finally announced to the world. In other news, they have also acquired a secret base on the moon, had lunch with Kim Jong-Il, and were behind Tarmogoyf the whole time.
Friday, June 19th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ve got a double-header: First you have over 23 minutes of Pro Tour: Honolulu goodness where we speak of combo, catch up with Joe K, and answer The Question in a variety of ways. On the text-only side, I’ll talk about how our game is changing and will not be the same after July and how I feel about it. Let’s go!
Thursday, June 18th – So we played Magic with M10 rules last night. I was reminded of the first and only time I played Yu-Gi-Oh.
Thursday, June 18th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa and Faeries go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly, and Grand Prix: Seattle confirmed that he is one of the premier Fae pilots in the game. Today, he recaps Day 2 of his Top 8 performance, with the usual intense level of play-by-play self-reflection…
Thursday, June 18th – With White Weenie rocking out some excellent performances of late, Cedric Phillips feels rather vindicated in his perennial deck of choice. Today, he explains why the winning list from GP: Sao Paulo is weak, shares his latest Kithkin goodness, and takes us through his excellent 12th-place finish in Atlanta!
Thursday, June 18th – Life is a sequence of decisions. Each decision we make will influence our life and lead to a string of new decisions, which in turn leads to more decisions, and so on. You made a decision to click on this very article and are letting these very words run loose in your mind. You make decisions all of the time without even thinking about it.
Thursday, June 18th – Wizards has announced some rule changes which will go into effect with M10 this summer. Things are changing. Change happens. Some of the changes will impact how the game is played. It’s not the end of the world. It isn’t the end of strategic play. Some cards will be better, some worse, but, overall, things will be fine. Seriously – I’ve been through a lot of rules changes, and this one is, comparatively, pretty insignificant.
Wednesday, June 17th – Earlier this week, Patrick Chapin shared his thoughts on the coming M10 changes to our wonderful game. To celebrate the release of his Next Level Magic eBook, we’ve opened his article for all to see… Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 17th – Olivier Ruel teams up with Manuel Bucher and Shuhei Nakamura to discuss the much-maligned changes to Magic coming with M10. They also offer a few handy strategic tips for playing under the new system…
Wednesday, June 17th – Manuel Bucher rocked up to Grand Prix: Sao Paulo with one desire: to play a deck that ran the cards he enjoyed. After two days of grueling Standard play, he posted a creditable 10th place finish with Elementals. If you’re looking for a deck that’s sufficiently off the radar, look no further!
Wednesday, June 17th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, June 17th – Be honest, that was a major shock to your system, right? The idea that I might actually respond to the burning topic of the day, to wit, the changes coming with the arrival of M10. Of course I’m going to. It’s the obvious topic du jour for any self-respecting writer here on StarCityGames.com.
Wednesday, June 17th – Today, I want to do something very simple. I want to build decks! Yay! However, there is one little trick. There’s just one simple little thing to spin today’s article. I cannot use any card that I normally use. No Swords to Plowshares, no Goblin Bombardment, no Harmonize, nothing.
Wednesday, June 17th – We have Conley, Gavin and Eric joining Tom this week to discuss the bomb that landed on Wednesday with the rules changes that come with M10. Read the full article here… the main rule change people are discussing is a change to combat: combat damage does not use the stack.
