Be Good At Magic. Be Good At Life.
Danny West takes a break from Single Card Spotlight to bring you an insightful work on the merits of using your Magic skills to become better at your everyday life!
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The Gambler’s Fallacy
Some folks in casinos? Not terribly bright. Jim Davis tells us a tale of an enlightening tour of a casino and its inhabitants. Make sure you understand how probability actually works before your next Magic tournament!
Making The Best Of A Bad Tournament
GP Memphis was not a success in the traditional Ross Merriam way, but he’s learning to appreciate how to turn bad weekends around! See Ross’s advice for making good out of bad in Magic!
Teamwork Revisited
From local level cardpool sharing to the Pro Tour houses, Magic is filled with teams. But not all teamwork is created equal, and much of it has a price. Read about the disadvantages of Magic teams you may not have realized until now!
7 Magic Principles For Peak Performance
Getting two Pro Tour finals appearances and a win doesn’t happen by accident. Shaun McLaren tells you how it’s done. His advice for staying cool under the pressure at #SCGBALT may surprise you…
The BBD-Bag
You’ve got questions, he has answers. Find out about the difference between pro players and their amateur counterparts, the secret to healthy weight loss, and why Squire is the most powerful card in Magic! BBD is here for you!
My Strengths And Weaknesses
With #SCGLA coming up, it’s a good time to review your own Magic skill soft spots. Read about a few of Anthony Lowry’s, learn how he works to improve them, and see the decks that provide great examples!
How To Share Information
There’s more to metagaming than just tweaking a card or two: you have to know what the decks are and what’s working in the format. More meta than that, you have to know how to work as a team, and Sam Black has some help with exactly that!
Lessons From San Jose
Team dynamics aren’t spoken of nearly enough in Magic. Nearly everyone works with teammates even if it’s just casually and informally. Ari Lax reflects back on his successful Team Limited weekend and shares some advice on playing with teams in Magic!
More Things That I Do Differently
GerryT brings back a recurring popular column about the things that make him different than your average player. Get insight into the mind and processes that have set Gerry apart from the rest of the Magic world!
The Skill In Standard
The debate that never dies is back! Is Standard too scripted? How much control over your own destiny do you have? BBD puts on his reading glasses, studies hard, and relays the results of his experiment on the subject here.
What I Know
In this excellent piece, Brad Nelson gives you the logic of his step-by-step process for metagaming and deckbuilding! Follow the metagame master as he tells you exactly how it’s done!
There Is No Substitute For Hard Work
Though Ross Merriam had an incredible 2014, he’s out for blood. Read about the epiphany he experienced recently that will take his amazing play even higher!
The New Year
Michael Majors checks in to provide important perspective on Magic through the ups and downs of his 2014 competitive year!
The New Year Of The Dragon
With a new year and a new Planeswalker ahead of him, CVM reflects on what it takes to succeed – both for eight-drop ‘Walkers and for himself.