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!
Only the very best (well, and the very mediocrest) for your perusal this week. And a graceful Break this Card is born!
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.
I was going to predict what the flavor texts hold for the storyline. But upon reading the quotes in Odyssey, I found something new…
Why does John Rizzo lose? Why does he fail? A thought that might well mean something to everyone who plays Magic.
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…
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.
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…
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?
Tony gets serious for a moment about tragedy – and then returns to form for his nominations on the best and worst Odyssey cards.
Twenty-four characters died in the Apocalypse. As usual, Daniel brings you up to date on the storylines so you can see what’s happening… Or who WAS happening.
When looking over a new set, it pays to mine for gold in broad terms. Are there synergies between old cards and new themes?
This set is going to take a while to break open. But let’s take a look at eight things about Odyssey that you need to know.
Muddy pictures and a contest (with no prize) to name Rizzo’s amazing ferret puppet sidekick. Oh, and he bashes pros again. What a surprise.
I love block rotations. W hat cards will I miss, what mechanics will we see the back of, and what cards didn’t see the play they were supposed to?
With Grand Prix Minneapolis coming next week, some advice on sights to see, and thoughts on rumored cards.