I Would If I Could (But I Can’t, So I Won’t)
Where was that community spirit, fostered by the delightful approach of Christmas morn? Why would no one play Scattergories with me?
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Here There Be Dragons
How does one of the most prolific rogue deckbuilders on the ‘net create a deck for each legendary Dragon? And how do they fare?
FINAL JUDGEMENT: Not For The Faint Of Heart
Unfortunately, last week’s ruling on the Sap Burst trick made Sheldon kind of a Sap… but those are the dangers you face when you take upon the power of Judging.
Casual Diplomacy: How To Make Friends And Draw Surreptitious Cards In Multiplayer
So – I trust everyone has had a pleasant holiday season? A large bird was sacrificed over here, and we have finished doing our duty to the poultry university. I imagine that many among you received cards or have bought cards for Christmas; I also imagine that all of you are wondering what to do…
Hit So Many Def Lines You Have To Rewind
The man with more issues than a magazine rack goes off with a Year-End review, thoughts on Invasion drafting, and predictions for 2000.
Clear The Land And The Fundamental Turn
Editor’s Note: A long time ago, the first Magic website was The Dojo – a site that is still legendary for publishing some of the most fundamental principles of Magic. Almost all strategical theory can be traced back to the Dojo’s loyal writers, and any serious Magic player owes these old vets a debt of…
CASUAL FRIDAYS #70: Challenge In The City Of Angels
Anthony challenges The Ferrett to a multiplayer duel at PT:LA! Can a city so small contain the Twin Titans of Multiplayer? Well, probably.
The End Of A Crappy Contest
Frighteningly, a lot of the Make Your Own Crap Rare submissions WEREN’T THAT BAD,indicating that a lot of people don’t know how hard it is to make a bad card.
A Review Of The Year 2000 In Magic
Well, with this piece I officially become the FIRST CANADIAN MAGIC WRITER TO WRITE A MAGIC REVIEW! Drunk with power, I will undoubtedly beat up little kids for their lunch money, steal their cards, and mug old ladies. Before that happens, however, I will have to take a short look at the major events as…
The Great Alaskan Team Sealed Match
THE GREAT ALASKAN TEAM SEALED MATCH: PROLOGUE, By the Ferrett "Hey," said , author of FINAL JUDGEMENT, "Anyone wanna have a Team Sealed tourney?" We here in Alaska all leaped at the opportunity, of course. It sounded like a fun way to spend the day, since we could all form various ridiculously-cliquey teams and trashtalk…
Peace of Mind: Perseverance
Never give up. No, really, even when you’re 0-2, and you know you’re not going to make Top 8 short of a miracle. Miracles are in short supply nowadays (just ask The Vatican; and here we thought that approaching the millennium would herald all SORTS of interesting events), and a lot of people will start…
The Magic “Senior Tour”
A few weeks ago, I proposed the somewhat novel idea of having Wizards of the Coast start a "Senior Tour": A Pro Tour-type event for those of us "old-timers" in the Magic community (the thirty-and-not-getting-any-younger crowd). We may be very good players, but due to preoccupations like families and jobs, we can’t play as often…
I’m Only Happy When It Snows, or Something
Since I didn’t play in a tourney this weekend, does that mean I have to write a real article? Does that mean I actually have to think about a topic and get busy with my awesome arguments which will sway a grand total of zero people, but fire up the troops who already see things…
Good Beats: Mind Sports
As an American citizen, I had to endure quite a media circus over the past few weeks. The outcome of a very important event was in doubt. I would read the newspaper each morning with bated breath, looking for more information, always wondering how and when this huge spectacle would play out. After much waiting,…