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Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #2

Tuesday, September 2nd – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

Deconstructing Constructed – Grinding My Gears: Sealed, Block, Vintage, and Web Design Musings

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Tuesday, September 2nd – This week will be a bit different to the average week, as there’s no Constructed on the horizon. We don’t flex our muscles for Extended season until January. This column will be temporarily focusing on general issues, Vintage stuff, and maybe even a blurb on Limited now and again.

Tribal Thriftiness #39 – A Chroma’s Memorial

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Tuesday, September 2nd – Nothing horrible was threatened towards Dave’s personage after last week’s horrible pun title, so he’s giving another one a shot! And this article concludes a look at the Chroma rares, all of which are interesting to build around, and all of which are reasonably costed.

My Thoughts on the Hall of Fame

Tuesday, September 2nd – In a few days, the new members of the Hall of Fame will be announced. I doubt that, at this point, what I am going to say will influence the results in any way, but after so many voters shared their thoughts on my situation, I could not stay silent…

Innovations – A Taste of Things to Come: Extended on the Horizon

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Monday, September 1st – The Block Constructed season is slowly winding down… it’s time to turn our Constructed eyes to pastures new! Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin investigating the state of play in the forthcoming Extended format. He updates a number of old favorites, and brings us a fresh deck that promises much…

So Many Insane Plays – Winning With TPS

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Monday, September 1st – The Perfect Storm, or TPS, is perhaps the most powerful deck in the current Vintage format. Stephen Menendian concludes his three-part primer series on the deck, taking us through the important matchups and sharing sideboarding strategies. With the most important matchup in the metagame being the TPS mirror, no serious Vintage player can afford to miss this!

Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #6

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Monday, September 1st – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.

Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #1

Monday, September 1st – In the first of a new StarCityGames.com daily column, Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

The Main Phase – A Block PTQ: First and Twelfth

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Monday, September 1st – Hello everyone, and thanks for reading another edition of The Main Phase. In this article you get to read not one, but two tournament reports, one from myself and another from my good buddy and travel partner to this particular PTQ in Monroesville, Pennsylvania, Dale DeWood.

The Riki Rules – Play or Judge

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Monday, September 1st – “Wait. Are you playing?” I got some variation of this question about ten times last Saturday, which by the time you read this is two Saturdays ago. In fact, you’ll notice that Josh Silvestri and I attend the same PTQs and I am constantly one week behind him. What gives?

Sullivan Library – The Last Temptation of Five-Color Control

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Friday, August 29th – With one weekend of Block Constructed PTQ action left to run, it seems that the smart money is on Five-Color Control. Patrick Chapin and Gerry Thompson all hail the deck as the best in the format, and Adrian agrees. Today he shares his views on the archetype, and brings us his Hall of Fame ballot nominees.

The Magic Show #111 – Chapin & Me (Part 2)

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Friday, August 29th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re wrapping up our conversation with Patrick Chapin where we speak about two new big ideas, how we believe acquisition should work, and more. I’ve also got an audio podcast version, per fan request. Lastly I have a special text-only portion this week discussing my choices for the Magic Hall of Fame. Let’s go!

Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #5

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Friday, August 29th – That’s right, folks… Rich is back! For those not familiar with the format, Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums. Welcome back, Rich… we’ve missed you!

Magical Hack – Ending the Block Season

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Friday, August 29th – The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. And so the ages pass, grinding mages into grist a hundred or more at a time in more than one place each and every Saturday… but at the conclusion of this weekend, the Wheel shall turn no more for Lorwyn Block Constructed.

Deep Analysis – Full Circle in Block Constructed

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Thursday, August 28th – The Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed season is slowly winding down. With one weekend of PTQs left, Richard has a tough decision to make. Should he plump for one of the acknowledged Tier 1 decks, or should he concentrate on his pet Counter Elves deck? All is revealed within!