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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Okay, so it’s not a viable one, but I thought that a title like that sure would make you want to read the article! And, seeing as how you’re here, I’m assuming that it worked. (Yeah, I know what they say about "assuming" and "u" and "me," but it doesn’t make any difference, so lay…
Three rings, then a click ————————————————— Thank you for reading Tony’s article. Tony isn’t here right now, but if you’d like to e-mail him a message (or some unprovoked abuse) then do so at the following e-mail address: [email protected] Alternatively, you could wait for the beeps and read his pre-recorded stream-of-consciousness musings. BEEP BEEP BEEP…
PROVIDENCE, RI Had a great time in last week, thanks for asking. I never did get down to Your Move Games, but I did go to Newport and take a tour on a high-speed rum-smuggling boat, which was definitely a unique experience. This week (albeit a day late) I have for you: My take on…
I am going to spend most of this week discussing the rather well-known "Highlander" format. I consider this to be a terrific format for casual groups to try, since it solves about three problems at once for many players. But before I do, I want to make a kind but apologetic note about another popular…
