Casual Play: Magic and Money
Here are some things I’ve learned about getting the most Magic for your bucks, including a list of several cheap, useful cards.
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OOPS!
Apologies to any StarCity readers who took Rizzo’s”7th
Edition Preview” yesterday as serious strategy; it was supposed to be right here, in Issues, as the humor piece that it was, but a placement mistake put it in the”Strategy” section. It was indeed a joke. You may now move on with your lives.
Bah: A Type II Tourney Report. Bah.
Bah. Sometimes you’ve just got to say it, and fold up your cards. It usually happens after you take an elbow drop right to the kidneys. Or when you lose the game due to a bad play. Or when you get torpedoed in a Rochester, I suppose (though I’ve never had the pleasure of getting…
The Set Evaluation To End All Set Evaluations: 7th Edition Preview
I promise that this review will be as informative as any other review you will read, unless you find one that is somehow better. It’s possible.
Finally, Extended Is Alive And Well
I had been waiting for this moment for a long time. , , and are banned. Finally. At long last, I will be able to sit opposite an opponent and not have the game end in three turns because he cast . I will be able to sit across from an opponent and think through…
Peace of Mind: Distortion
The fog creeps in on little cat feet. The world feels gray. I’ve just discovered some IBC tech, and now I’m not sure if I wanna talk about it…
Good Beats: Players And Writers At GP Boston
Charles Manson wants to be free. Tech doesn’t want anything. So why do writers share all of the tech?
Bad Deckbuilder’s Workshop: Revisiting
With Planeshift out, I’m revisiting the”Dark Ponza” land destruction build to see if it might be viable.
CASUAL FRIDAYS #79: Anthony’s Big Blue Sky Full Of Multiplayer Mechanics
In Los Angeles, Mark Rosewater kindly invited The Ferrett and I to chat over dinner about”what works” in multiplayer Magic. Here’s what I think.
Quest COMPLETE!: PTQ Barcelona Report, *T1*
Okay, this probably should be in”tourney reports.” But now that I’m out of Team AWWAJALOOM, this may be my last chance to fly casual…
1800 or Bust! What Is 7th For?
Is the upcoming 7th edition of Magic intended to be a support set? If so, why don’t they put better cards in?
The Apple Tree Of Magic
Comparing Chess to Magic is like comparing apples to oranges – or, to be more descriptive, like comparing an apple to an apple tree.
Examining The Theories Of Card Advantage And Quality
What is Card Advantage, and how do you use it to create decks? A history of theory, from The earliest Dojo days to last week.
Lords of Atlantis: The Evolution Of A Deck
It started as a CounterRebels net deck, copied direct from a Pro Tour. Then it evolved.
You CAN Play Type 1 #1: Lessons From History – A Commentary On Deck Parfait
Deck Parfait is the hot new deck of Beyond Dominia’s Type I Mill, developed by Raphaël Caron aka K-Run. It is an interesting, yet relatively inexpensive, Type I deck that placed second in the first Beyond Dominia Type I Tournament of Champions. Raphaël’s comments were featured by Darren di Battista, also known as Azhrei, in…