Wednesday, July 16th – A key element of the “acquisition process†that, it appears, has been one of WoTC’s many buzzwords for 2008, is making the process of playing in a tournament as fun as possible for the people that choose to do so. A well-run event provides an air of professionalism to Magic that suggests the people behind the game really do know what they are doing.
Tuesday, July 15th – We all had fun at the Eventide prerelease this past weekend, but now it’s time to knuckle down to the serious work of evaluating the new cards for Limited play. Nick Eisel brings us his preliminary impressions on single cards and new strategies for forty-card Magic. If you’re looking for an edge in your next draft, look no further!
Tuesday, July 15th – Today I’ll be going over some thoughts on Eventide, and its impact on Block and possibly Standard. I’ll also recap some of my thoughts on the impact of cards I saw in Limited play at the prerelease this past weekend.
Tuesday, July 15th – This past weekend, in my continuing effort to qualify for Pro Tour: Berlin, I traveled to Detroit for a PTQ. I decided that for the rest of the season, as I said a few weeks ago, I would be battling with Kithkin.
Tuesday, July 15th – Many believe that everyone has a Purpose in life, a true Reason they are called upon to walk the Earth. Many of us have pondered what possible Purpose Rich Hagon has, and what degenerative logic could have led to his existence. Now, at last, he believes he knows, for he is a man on a mission, a man in search… of Miserable.
Tuesday, July 15th – U.S. Nationals is coming, and what does that mean for Ben? The last huzzah of several Time Spiral block (and Coldsnap) cards! Find out which cards Ben thinks you should trade off now, and which cards will hold their value after they’ve rotated out of Standard!
Monday, July 14th – Eventide is here, in spirit if not quite in body. With the Block Constructed PTQ season continuing apace, and Standard gaining relevance due to approaching Nationals events, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin looks at some of the exciting cards that get his creative juices flowing.
Monday, July 14th – With the prerelease behind us, it’s time to rattle through the completed card list and pick out those card that inspire innovation. Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Vintage World Champion Stephen Menendian examine Eventide for standout options in both Vintage and the more casual Type 4…
Monday, July 14th – A full 189 players showed up to do battle for a slot to Berlin on the Fifth of July. After just a few rounds we discovered that Mirrorweave is hands down the most rules intensive card in this Block format. Let’s just hand it the Humility Award now.
Monday, July 14th – This story begins with an announcement that was posted on The Source by Chris Lennon (Volt) advertising a Legacy tournament in Vancouver, WA. People start discussing the possibility about driving out to the tournament. This suggestion seemed to be joke at first. Driving across the country to play in Magic tournament where even if you win you can’t make more than equivalent of 200 dollars is pure madness. Or is it?
Friday, July 11th – Is it possible that this article actually contains Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Eventide? Probably not! But it does review just about every officially spoiled card from the upcoming set. Includes free deck lists! Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Friday, July 11th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week, with our longest show ever (almost 28 minutes!), we’re going to be taking a look at the extensive Shadowmoor Cube Update, my Top 8 performance in the Nashville PTQ over the weekend, and take a final look at the Eventide spoiler and all its goodies to prepare ourselves for this weekend’s Prerelease. Let’s go!
Friday, July 11th – In this episode we speak about Eventide with Patrick Chapin, and I assure you this is some must-listen stuff. Inside we speak on the Top 5 most impacting Eventide cards, the sleeper hits and the near-misses, as well as digging in to his possible upcoming television ventures, plans for Nationals and more. Let’s go!
Friday, July 11th – With the Eventide prerelease this weekend, the time is ripe to have a good look at the set so far and try to figure out how Shadowmoor-Eventide Sealed Deck is going to work. Having played through the release of Apocalypse to complicate the otherwise allied-color Invasion/Planeshift Limited format, I think that is much more relevant example than the more recent Ravnica-Guildpact-Dissension. Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Friday, July 11th – Want to be prepared for trading going into the Eventide prerelease? Want to know which cards will be financial hits and misses? Then you cannot afford to miss The Financial Value of Eventide, brought to you by the very guy who sets the prices here at StarCityGames.com, Ben Bleiweiss!
Also: Don’t skip the end of the article or you’ll miss a very important announcement from Ben!
