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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…

Pure And Simple

An interview with Kai Budde… Sorta… Well, what do you expect from Tony, anyway?

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…

1800 Or Bust!: Control Is Dead. Long Live Control!

Sure, control will take a hammering thanks to Flashback – but supplement counterspells with discard and a low number of quality Flashback spells, and you might get this.

Odyssey Prerelease Report Pittsburgh *T1*: The CMU Student That Could

Before the Tournament Since this is my first tourney report, I figure I should give a little background on myself. If that’s not your cup of tea, feel free to skip ahead to your heart’s content. I first got into Magic many years ago when I was playing a play by mail game run by…

CASUAL FRIDAYS #104: WWHD (What Would Homer Do)?

With the Scylla of one attractive Prerelease build and the Charybdis of another, what do you play? Or do you just go off on a rant against Mike Long?

Use It Up And Wear It Out

Tony gets serious for a moment about tragedy – and then returns to form for his nominations on the best and worst Odyssey cards.