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Feature Article – Grand Prix: Denver Report *Winner*

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Tuesday, August 19th – Gerry T rocked up to Denver with a deck and a plan. After some hearty collaboration with Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin, he was ready to take on all comers with the powerful Justice Toast deck. Today, he spins the tournament tales and talks us through some intricate game situations. Congratulations, Gerry!

Limited Lessons – A Mono-Black Draft Walkthrough

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Tuesday, August 19th – With Eventide now in the draft mix both online and off, Limited players around the world are learning the subtleties of the SSE format. Today’s Limited Lessons sees Nick take us through an almost mono-colored draft walkthrough, sharing his thoughts and insights on the cards and format every step of the way…

Deconstructing Constructed – Examining A PTQ Top 8

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Tuesday, August 19th – I played at a PTQ this week, and did pretty poor because I didn’t cave in to the gnawing sensation in the back of my head urging me to audible to Kithkin 45 minutes before the tournament started. Instead, I decided to play Doran, and lost to Mono-Green Elves and MRA.

The Riki Rules – The Golden Ticket

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Tuesday, August 19th – I’m a little shell-shocked over the decision to cancel the Invitational. We all know the U.S. economy is in the toilet, and responsible companies need to look for measures to cut costs and keep afloat. Is Wizards of the Coast one of those companies? I’m not an economist, but I play one on TV, and the report is that Hasbro, the parent corporation of Wizards of the Coast, had a very good 2007…

Removed From Game – Marathon

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Tuesday, August 19th – After seventeen Rounds across three days, the Great Britain team for Words is locked and loaded. Join Rich as he takes you inside the Top 8, and brings you a plethora of thoughts that took exactly 2 hours, 26 minutes and 44 seconds to compose, curiously the exact time taken to win the Olympic Women’s marathon. Coincidence? Hardly.

Innovations – A Grand Prix: Denver Tournament Report

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Monday, August 18th – With Grand Prix: Denver now firmly in the books, and Gerry Thompson’s hands wrapped around the shiny trophy, Patrick Chapin regales us with his own personal Grand Prix story, backed with fresh innovations in his Five-Color Control Block Constructed deck…

So Many Insane Plays – The Perfect Storm

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Monday, August 18th – Storm is a mechanic that has been abused in a variety of formats. From Standard to Vintage, from Extended to Two-Headed Giant, it seems that copying spells for zero mana is quite a strong strategy. Today, Stephen Menendian looks at the strongest deck in Vintage, replete with the powerful Storm combo… The Perfect Storm.

The Main Phase – Kith Long versus Justice Toast

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Monday, August 18th – I am, to my estimation, a good resource for the ins and outs of the Kithkin deck strategy ,and specifically for the latest iteration, Kith Long. I am a big fan of the Kith folk and a big proponent of its continued success, so when a big bad new deck comes along threatening to knock Kithkin off the map I am quick to try to help the poor little guys have a chance.

Unlocking Legacy- Tom Brady, Ice Cauldron, and Lifeforce

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Monday, August 18th – Doug examines the first results from the GenCon Legacy championships and discusses the importance of getting in practice over having the objectively best deck. With aggro-control again taking the world championships, we take a look at other aggressive-disruptive strategies and then finish up with one of the craziest decklists in a long line of weirdness. Not to be missed!

Flores Friday – Two for Torrent

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Friday, August 15th – Red, Red, Red… it seems the color is omnipresent across a number of formats. Standard is awash with flame, and Demigod of Revenge is making a charge on the Block Constructed metagame. Today, Mike looks at Red in both Block and Standard, and shares his thoughts on the winning deck from Italian Nationals…

Sullivan Library – The Hall of Fame and the Magic Community

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Friday, August 15th – Today’s Sullivan Library comes in two parts. First, Adrian talks about the Magic Hall of Fame, and his spot on this year’s selection committee… and opens the floor to your suggestions. Second, Adrian looks at the new Quick n’ Toast decks from Grand Prix: Denver, and brings us a little bit of White Weenie action too…

The Magic Show #109 – U.S. Nationals 2008 Part 2

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Friday, August 15th – Hello everybody, and welcome to the final week of Nationals coverage. We cover what U.S. Nationals means to these players, how the pros feel about the new Magic Online 3.0, hear design and development stories directly from Wizards of the Coast, discuss the mad cheats with Kyle Sanchez, and play the Future Sight Game. I’ve also got the Richie Proffitt footage and full match coverage of the U.S. Nationals finals. And you thought you were busy this week…

Magical Hack – Fresh Air for Block Constructed

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Friday, August 15th – This weekend past has been an interesting one for the Block Constructed format. Just when everyone settled in to think that it was the same-old, same-old format with Faeries on top, a vanishing deck archetype got enough ‘Innovation’ to win the Grand Prix in Denver.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #239 – The Modern Manabase

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Friday, August 15th – I spent last weekend judging feature matches at Grand Prix: Denver. That actually involves a lot less game watching than you might think, but I did see a lot of Magic played. What really impressed me was the potency of the manabases. Sure, Owen Turtenwald’s Mono-Red deck, and the Mono-White aggro decks were consistent and solid, but so was the five color deck that won the whole thing.

Feature Article – Quick n’ Toast in the New Standard Metagame

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Thursday, August 14th – In his first article for StarCityGames.com, Switzerland’s Manuel Bucher takes us through the most recent developments in his innovative Quick n’ Toast Standard decklist. With the recent Weekend of Champions proving that Red Decks Rule All, can Manuel bring joy into the lives of Control mages worldwide? Read on to find out!