You CAN Play Type I #11: Brainless Players Vs. Mono Blue
Blinded by individual power cards, too many players end up forgetting the basics… Even Zvi. Well, sorta.
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The Worlds (Attempted) Shortest Magic Article
This is the world’s shortest Magic article. (Barring Nate Clark’s two-character Worlds ’98 report submitted to the Dojo.) (The characters were " : " and " ( ".) (I gather he didn’t do too well.) This is going to be the world’s second shortest article, because I have an end-of-year exhibition for my chosen study…
Blonde Skies – A Deck For November Type 2
Play with Thought Nibbler and you have no brains – does this make you a blonde?
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #13: Memories of IBC
It’s wonderful to share in the triumph when your wife makes a Level 2 Judge – but when her first official ruling is to give you a game loss, it’s not quite as cool.
Prerelease Report Of The Stars – Odyssey Prerelease
Two and a half weeks ago, I received an email which contained the location, date and starting time of the Odyssey prerelease. “There will be an Odyssey prerelease at the 22.9.01, Uri” , the email said to me. “The cost will be… 85 NIS (20$)!” (pause for applause) “The location… Matnas Shenkin, Tel-Aviv, Israel!” (pause…
Bad Deckbuilder’s Corner: Two Post-Odyssey Standard Decks
These two decks are pretty rough but show promise. I won’t go so far to state that I’ll play one of these decks at States, but one never knows.
The Value Of Rogue And The Function Of The DCI
Why was Stand/Deliver the thing that made Will’s deck work? Because everybody else set their Mages to Repulse, that’s why.
Abedraft – A New Limited Format For The Casual Player
Ever want to make your own Magic Environment? Think metagame analysis ruins the purity of Limited Magic? Are you looking for something new to spice up your Magic life? A few years ago, a friend of mine sponsored a draft wherein he created the packs of cards from a carefully selected pool of cards, placed…
My Odyssey Prerelease Report
I want to apologize for the lateness of my report; I suspect it was Rizzo’s Bruce that made me dawdle. I could go on for six or seven pages about why I brought the deck that I did – but this is a prerelease, so instead I’ll just give you the deck that I built….
CASUAL FRIDAYS #105: Odyssey’s Ups And Downs
Only the very best (well, and the very mediocrest) for your perusal this week. And a graceful Break this Card is born!
With All Due Respect to Scott Johns; No, I Suck: Less Than Stellar Times at a PT: New Orleans Qualifier
At this point, I really just want to hang a heavy stone around my neck, wander over to the Morrison Bridge, and just end my misery. Sweet Jeebus, I’m turning into Vern.
The Real Story Behind Odyssey
I was going to predict what the flavor texts hold for the storyline. But upon reading the quotes in Odyssey, I found something new…
Stuck In The Middle With Bruce
Why does John Rizzo lose? Why does he fail? A thought that might well mean something to everyone who plays Magic.
A Peek into Randy B’s Mind
Wonder what blue looked like in Odyssey before it was finally restrained? Bennie manages to sneak out a document that shows what Randy originally designed…