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Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Wednesday, February 18th – If you haven’t heard, StarCityGames.com is running ten – that’s right, ten – $5,000 Standard Open tournaments in the coming year! Between this tournament series and the Grand Prix series, players of all shapes and sizes will be able to compete in an abundance of high level tournaments. I have to say I am very excited for the first tournament this weekend, in Richmond Virginia.

Positive EV – Faeries in Conflux Standard

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Tuesday, February 17th – This weekend sees the next installment of the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard open series! In the first of a new weekly column, Manuel Bucher talks us through the true effect of Conflux on the most powerful archetype in the format: Faeries. He shares his latest list, alongside extensive sideboarding tips for all the metagame contenders…

Sullivan Library – Sullivan Red and the State of the (Extended) Union

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Tuesday, February 17th – The Extended metagame continues to mutate as PTQs are held across the globe. In today’s edition of the Sullivan Library, Adrian examines the impact of Conflux on the format, and brings us the most recent version (and sideboarding plans) of Sullivan Red…

Chatter of the Squirrel – What Makes a Gamer?

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Tuesday, February 17th – I hope this article might expand our conception of the existing definition of a ‘gamer,’ might incorporate elements that appeal to a more expansive array of competitive pursuits. Magic may never become properly mainstream – though that’s another argument, I suppose – but I do think the imagined ‘market’ that most people try to target is fundamentally flawed.

Removed From Game – The Five Color Conundrum

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Tuesday, February 17th – Last week, Rich looked into the nuts and bolts of mana fixing available for Shards-Conflux Limited play. With Grand Prix: Rotterdam kicking off the European Grand Prix season this weekend, and with Shards-Conflux Draft in the spotlight for Pro Tour: Kyoto just a week later, how much value does the full rainbow strategy represent? Click here to find out.

Tribal Thriftiness #56 – The Endless March

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Tuesday, February 17th – Continuing a look at forgotten gems from Tenth Edition, Dave presses on and digs up a forgotten less-than-a-dollar rare that’s a perfect match for some of Esper’s artifacts – March of the Machines.

Innovations – The Magic Cruise

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Monday, February 16th – Last week, Patrick Chapin boarded the much-anticipated Magic Cruise for a trip that promised fun, adventure, and unlimited Magic. Today, he shares the stories from the trip, and brings us some Extended and Standard lists for Constructed with Conflux…

So Many Insane Plays – A Bird’s Eye View of Legacy: The Tribes of Legacy

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Monday, February 16th – In the first of a promising series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand examine Legacy from the ground up. Today, they concentrate on the tribes that make up a slew of powerful creature-fueled options in the format.

The Riki Rules – Welcome to Your First Pro Tour

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Monday, February 16th – Once in a while, I get a message that catches my attention. This one was from Lucas Siow, a local PTQ winner and first time PT competitor. Going into his first PT, Lucas wanted to know about the differences between a PTQ and a PT. What are the differences in playing Magic at a Professional REL event?

The Long and Winding Road – The Extended Quest

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Monday, February 16th – In his first article for StarCityGames.com, PTQ regular Matt Elias shares a tale or two in his quest for Pro Tour greatness, that elusive spark of competitive fire. He also examines Extended with an open mind, gaining an overview on the format with an eye towards qualification.

The Magic Sock Episode 158 – Midwinter Blues

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Monday, February 16th – In this week’s edition of The Magic Sock Podcast, there’s talk on Sealed with Conflux, some crazy combos, and much more!

Insider Trading – Fifteen Fun Facts About Foils!

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Friday, February 13th – Why are some foils worth double the value of their non-foil counterparts, and why are some worth ten times as much? What’s the hardest foil set to put together in Near Mint? What are your chances of pulling that foil Path to Exile from a pack? Find out Fifteen Fun Facts about Foils in this week’s Insider Trading!

Feature Article – Conflux Limited Tips, and Blightning Deck Wins

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Friday, February 13th – Marijn Lybaert, one of Belgium’s top pro players, brings us his thoughts on Blue/White and Esper in Alara-Conflux draft. He also touches on a few cards that he believes are under-appreciated in the forty-card format, before bringing us his personal Standard configuration of Blightning Deck Wins…

Magical Hack – Watching The Fallout

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Friday, February 13th – With the recent release of Conflux into the fray, we’re beginning to see changes coming along because of the recent additions. While I’ve been pretty focused on Extended as a format of interest of late, Standard has caught my eye once again…

You Lika The Juice? – The Fugees: Scepter/Elves

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Friday, February 13th – Of all the post-Conflux deck ideas I’d been kicking around, the tweaked B/G Elves deck seemed like the strongest right out of the box. While the other deck ideas were certainly more interesting and different from what’s currently doing well in the metagame, they also obviously needed lots of playtest time to see what truly worked and what just seemed good on paper.