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Hindsight Is 20/20 (With Corrective Lenses, At Least)

A few months ago, I compiled my list of what I thought the top ten cards were for Constructed environments, meaning Mercadian block, Standard and Extended. I promised a look back in a few months to see how good my guessing was. Well, guess what, it’s been a few months, so let’s look into Dave’s…

FINAL JUDGEMENT: The Penalty Guidelines

First of all, I wager that in this article, our beloved editor will incorrectly modify what he sees as a grammatical error. If he does (I did – Ye Editor), and you’re the first one to figure it out and email me at [email protected], I’ll send you something nice, like some foreign cards (or whatever…

The Most Broken Tournament Mechanic, Ever

As I get older and, by default, wiser, I find that there are things that really bother me. If I had a craw (maybe I’ll get one for Christmas!), there is definitely one "thing" that would stick in the aforementioned craw more than anything else. As it is, this "thing" just sits in my head…

I Got Your Pilgrimage Right Here!

In retrospect, it’s hard to understand what came over me. Last week’s column hit a bit of a fanciful tone, and I can only guess that it was brought on by several days’ worth of erratic sleep. Try as I might have, I couldn’t drown out the voices (both inside and outside my head) that…

And Then There Were Four

So, first things first, how did the Type II tourney go? I’ll tell you. Saturday morning rolled around and I sauntered over to the community center. A lot of people were milling around, trying to get the cards for their decks. I’d only really come with my own deck and my trades, so they didn’t…

Weapons Of Mass Distraction: The Oncoming Onslaught

INVASION I have it on good authority that I am going to love this set. What little I’ve seen from MTGNews.com has certainly piqued my interest. Let’s start by looking at the new (rumored) mechanic, Kicker: Kicker (If you pay the Kicker cost when playing said card, said card gets xxx.) Right now all the…

I’ll Take Things That Suck For $500, Alex?

In case you haven’t heard, Meridian Magic just closed its doors, thanks to a combination of Cathy Nicoloff’s sickness (I assume – last I heard, she was bedridden for three weeks thanks to pneumonia, I think) and, according to her, the slow erosion of the NEED for a Meridian. To paraphrase what she says in…

I Put My Blue Jeans On

I had a lovely holiday, thank you for asking. Didn’t miss Magic at all… …not even a little bit… *cough* Moving Swiftly Along ———————————— If, like me, you don’t find tournament reports particularly interesting and, like me also, you’re fed up to the back teeth with Masques-block ‘tech’, then I imagine that life on the…

Pokemon As Saviors And Other Non-Related Topics

Greetings once again! For the past week I have been absent from all things Magical. Since I have been returned to my normal schedule of activities, I’ve had only a normal time for reading Magic-related articles. Therefore, catching up has been a bit of a problem. I hope that nothing drastic has happened in my…

Some People Never Learn…

PTQ Chicago 8/12 Pittsburgh, PA For the actual tournament report, moonwalk yo’ booty down to where it looks like a tournament report, then return to the top of the page. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. FrigginRizzo: <—Moonwalks on a regular basis. Friday Aug 11. OK, I’m getting sick of red/white. After staring at every red MBC card…

A lot of my ideas simply come from coming across an intere

A lot of my ideas simply come from coming across an interesting word or phrase and building a card around it. That’s how my mind works; yes, I know, I need professional help, one of these days I’ll be able to afford it. Calcification R Enchant Creature Target creature gains +0/+2 and becomes a Wall…

FINAL JUDGEMENT: The Combat Phase

First of all, thanks to everyone for the positive feedback on previous columns. Thanks also for all the kind personal comments, save those from Mr. WH of Fort Lee, New Jersey. I’m flattered and all, sir, but I draw the line when we get to the barnyard. Since the discussion on State-Based Effects generated so…

Casual Fridays #53: The Birds and the Bees…And the Beats

Green is group Magic’s version of campaign finance reform. Everybody who plays has to love it. It’s required. If you go into any local shop, approach the five guys sitting around a table playing casually and shout, "Green mages lick toes!", chances are you will have a situation on your hands. You don’t have to…

The World Born Anew

How would you like to be privy to a little-known fact about myself? This would be in stark contrast to the web of lies of which I am usually constituted, so no doubt you are shocked. Please take a minute to compose yourself, then read on. It may help to fantasize (as I do) that…

MBC PTQ: Anchorage, Alaska

I awoke in a puddle of my own vomit, finally awakening from a month-long binge that consisted of Valium overdoses, gas huffing, toad licking, marijuana laced with embalming fluid, copious amounts of distilled water injected into the underside of my eyeballs, Gin and Tonics and Gin, soap scum remover, amyl nitrate, amyl dayrates (they’re more…