1800 or Bust!: Risk Assessment
What are acceptable gains and losses when trying to gain your goals… And how can you determine them?
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Winning With The Little Guys
“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have
wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness.”
Force of Will: Pork Byproducts
Pork, a.k.a.”the other White meat,” was a failure. But it brought up a few issues about the metagame, and cleared the way for next week’s article…
FINAL JUDGEMENT: Why Are You Reading That Crap?
Sheldon finally goes off on badly-written internet articles and celebrity endorsements! Does”Angry” go on the stack?
Casual Play: Change Happens
Dojo refugee (and fantastic Casual analyst) gives his take on all of the good Planeshift cards — and some fun strategies, too!
Tales From The Hood
I know why I am taking way too long to get better… I’m not very good at Magic. There, I said it.
Let Poor Rudolph Join In This Goblin Game!
Tap two actuaries from Anthony’s Magic group: Explain the beauty and strategies of this unconventional card in duel and multiplayer.
Planeshift Prerelease Report
So our fair city of Ottawa FINALLY got a pre-release, for Planeshift. Now for those of you who don’t know, Ottawa IS the capital of Canada, so WHY they haven’t gotten one until now is beyond me… Kinda like Washington D.C. not getting one or something. Anyway, when we learned that Top 8 would each…
How We Found A Way To Sell Those World Championship Decks
Before I launch into my report, let me give you a little history to bring you up to speed on the "history" of the Gambit Invitational. About five years ago, after I had been laid off from my job at the time, a friend of mine who had been managing the game part of a…
The Casual Player’s Guide To Surviving The Planeshift Prerelease
Hey! Wanna not completely suck this weekend when you play? A few guidelines for those new to, or even completely unfamiliar with, Limited Play.
Good Beats: Departmental Review
Ten items of sheer randomness, but it manages to be in the”strategy” section anyway thanks to a big juicy section on understanding signals in draft.
1800 or Bust!: Split Cards Make Things Harder
Jim’s Good Spells deck gets taken for a tournament ride this week, and he discusses the strategies behind the proper way to play split cards.
CASUAL FRIDAYS #74: Looking For The “Team” In Planeshift
How will you analyze what Planeshift cards would have the most impact in a multiplayer game? Before you indulge in spoilers and Prereleases, here’s a primer on what to look for.