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An Ode to Tallowisp – Snow Dad

I have found I am willing to pay 2-3 tix for a good card that goes in a lot of decks, and only about .5 tix for narrow cards. There are some good, fun, narrow cards — like, say, Heartbeat of Spring or Weird Harvest — that are only really good in one or two decks. Phyrexian Arena? Sure! Early Harvest? Get bent! Which is why when you find an uncommon that lets you build around it, you cherish that card. You cherish it with all of you that there is.

Tallowisp… I’m going to miss you, brotha.

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Time Spiral in Constructed — White

Teddy Card Game begins a ten-part review of Time Spiral for Constructed. Color breakdowns, deck ideas, theories, and strategy are promised along the way, with guest articles appearing from a number of big-name writers and players. Today’s installment begins where all set reviews should… with the White cards. Looking for the edge on the Time Spiral metagame? Look no further!

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Star City Game Center Announces Three-Day Grand Opening Celebration!

The new Star City Game Center and Sideboard Café proudly present our Grand Opening Weekend!

On October 20th-22nd, the new Star City Game Center and Sideboard Café will proudly host our Grand Opening Weekend! All three days will be jam-packed with loads of tournaments and special promotions… [Read more]

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Forging the Sword: Exploring Aggro Builds in Time Spiral Standard

It’s Flores Friday, and Mike’s here to do what he does best… deck design! Today’s excellent article takes a first look at the probable Aggro decks that’ll see play at the approaching Standard Champs tournaments in October. The Time Spiral Standard metagame is slowly being forged, in theory at least. Will one of the many decks on offer today ignite your creative fires?

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Time Spiral Limited – First Impressions

While a number of top players weren’t particularly impressed with Coldsnap, it’s safe to say that Time Spiral has got everyone’s juices flowing. Josh is a big fan of the new set, and is excited about its impact on Limited play theory. This article takes a look at some of the stronger colors, cards, and ideas that are slowly emerging from Magic’s most intriguing Limited format…

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Drafting With Rich – RGD #37

Rich continues his excellent Draft series. The Canadian maestro turns his back on the cooling Coldsnap, and heads for the balmy waters of sweeter formats. From now until the online release of Time Spiral, Rich will draft a number of formats, from RGD to 999 to CBS to CCC… whatever takes his fancy at the time. He’ll supply each pick, from pick one to pick forty-five, and pen a brief commentary on hs deck and performace. For more detailed comments, visit the forums!

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Magical Hack: Spiral, Spiral, Burning Bright

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Sean takes a closer look at Time Spiral Sealed Deck, sharing a cardpool and taking us through his thought processes while analysing his deckbuilding options. He also spreads a bit of Constructed lovin’ for one of the lesser luminaries of the new set… Flagstones of Troikar.

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The Great Champs Experiment: Part 5

In the fifth installment of his entertaining series, Joshua brings us a rundown of the Champions-free Ravnica Block Constructed decks that may see play in some form at the coming Standard Champs tournaments. Next week, JXC moves onto deck ideas and archetypes involving Time Spiral cards… stay tuned!

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SCG Daily — Time Spiral Through the Lens of its Forebears #5

There is one of those stories that a certain type of person loves to hear, about Kai Budde, when he once got a game loss at a Pro Tour because he played a Whipgrass Entangler as a morph thinking it was a Daru Sanctifier (owing to the similar artwork). This sort of thing, surprisingly, didn’t happen too often in those days, even if it did happen to the best of them. But nowadays, oh boy… have things become more confusing!

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The Black Perspective: That Standard Article!

Time Spiral is virtually here, and it’s time to turn our eye to the coming Standard rotation. Joe Black, a lover of Constructed since time immemorial, presents three Time Spiral Standard decklists for our perusal and approval. Standard Champs are just around the corner… could your all-conquering sixty-card behemoth be lurking somewhere in Osyp’s fevered mind? Read on to find out!

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Musings on the Eternal – a Look at Vintage and Legacy

After a two-month hiatus, Josh returns with an interesting article dealing with both the Vintage and Legacy formats. He looks at the tier system for the Vintage metagame, and places the contenders in order of their recent performances. He also shares a nifty Legacy deck that reaclls the power of some of the stronger Vintage builds. Looking for an edge in your Eternal metagame? Look no further!

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Drafting With Rich – RGD #36

Rich continues his excellent Draft series. The Canadian maestro turns his back on the cooling Coldsnap, and heads for the balmy waters of sweeter formats. From now until the online release of Time Spiral, Rich will draft a number of formats, from RGD to 999 to CBS to CCC… whatever takes his fancy at the time. He’ll supply each pick, from pick one to pick forty-five, and pen a brief commentary on hs deck and performace. For more detailed comments, visit the forums!

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The Kitchen Table #150: Why I Love Timeshifted Cards

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For his 150th article for StarCityGames.com (not including stints on the Daily), Abe tells us exactly why he loves the Timeshifted cards from Time Spiral. Congratulations on the big one-five-oh, Abe!

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Battle Royale Round 8 – Meloku is Redonkulous!

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Sean rolled up his sleeves and looked ready for the fight. Billy actually turned up this time. So, how did it go? Read on to find out!

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Battle Royale Round 8 – Going Through The Motions

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In the (tongue-in-cheek) words of Mr. Moreno himself…

Well… I showed up this week. On time, in spite of having other things I wanted to do. I even got off work early to do so. And what’d it get me? Absolutely nothing.

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