Notes From The Pro Quest #1: Ennui
I’m playing in slow motion, staring at each of the cards on the table. I have become the Terminator. Sheldon is, sadly, the T-1000.
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And Then There Was Napster: A Call To Action
There are some things about which we have no control. These are the things that Magic players have always, and will always, resent about the world: the inability to draw the critical land, the bad or unexpected matchup, being hated out of a Rochester draft by the clueless recipients of broken sealed decks, the closing…
Goodbye, Dear Friend…
The Dojo Effect. The King of the Fatties. Sullivan Library. Through the Looking Glass. Net decks. Study and Grow Strong. Frank Kusomoto. Casual vs. Pro. Reviled and admired. Chads of MephistophEllis. . Psylum, Inc. #mtgwacky. A moment, frozen in time. A young (is he so young? He is in his early 30s, but a feeling…
CASUAL FRIDAYS #73: Catching Up With The Group
A few recent developments in multiplayer deck design that you might have fun with as well.
Am I Killing Magic?
Jay only plays online. Jay buys no cards. Jay does not pay money to keep this site in business and is therefore killing us… Right?
How Richard Garfield Made You Jewish
No one can definitively answer this question, and this isn’t the place to discuss my opinion (I think I’m stretching it as it is).
FINAL JUDGEMENT: Everyone Makes Sacrifices
Is sacrificing faster than anything? Really? You’re wrong.
Force of Will: Pork
Why Pork? Because it’s the other white meat. This is the other white control deck.
Price of Progress: Grand Prix – New Orleans Report
Is it all worth it? I really can’t say, at this point. I do it because I love Magic and I’m not quite sure what I’d do without it.
Milk, Milk, Lemonade; Round The Corner Chocolate’s
In Which Tony Describes, With Appropriate Exemplar Materials, The Satisfactory Procedures For The Retelling Of Competition Experiences In The Written Form Under The Nomenclature of Tournament Report.
Speaking In Fake Scottish Accents: Type 1.X Highlander Report
Hello everyone in net land! I trust that all of you have either qualified for Pro Tour: Tokyo, or are planning on rubbing off people who did. Either way, there are still tournament formats waiting to be abused, and such was the case with the Type 1. tournament held just recently at our local shop,…
Peace of Mind: Any Given Sunday, Part 3 – Building God
A long and involved deconstruction of how to design decks and how to choose cards for them. Can you build a deck around Cats and Totems?
It’s A Big Bag, Chief
Can Rizzo bridge the gulf betwixt casuals and pros? You bet he can… With a little support from Rizzo fans McKeown and Flores.
The Great Misunderstanding
A discussion of a topic I guarantee NO OTHER MAGIC WRITER will ever cover. I dare say they couldn’t. Trust me.
The Few, The Proud, The Underrated: Overlooked Gems In Invasion Sealed And Draft
Some people think these cards are utter dreck. Funny how I can win games with what some people call dreck.