Commander’s Spotlight: Phyrexian Processor

Over the course of this series, the one question I’ve gotten more than any other is about how I go about picking the specific cards to spotlight. I’ve mentioned this in passing in a past article or two but never...
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Commander Spotlight: Oketra’s Last Mercy

As a tabletop game, Magic: the Gathering is one of extensive renown and tenure, by all accounts a massively successful game for nearly 30 years. It invented what we now think of as a collectible card game and pretty much...
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The Laurels: Best Tactician Games Of 2021

The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups. The greatest moment...
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Commander Spotlight: Pestilence

Ok, we’re doing it. We’re finally doing it. I have had this particular card on my EDH to-do list quite literally for years now. Actually, it’s been on my never-dwindling short list pretty much since the beginning of this series....
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The Laurels: Best Daredevil Games Of 2021

The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups.  Always the consummate...
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Commander Spotlight: Ethereal Absolution

Today’s topic once again revolves around the thought of generating strategic 2-for-1 advantages. But wait, you, perceptive reader might say, didn’t you already mention this angle as recently as last week? To which I might reply sheepishly that yes, it’s...
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The Laurels: Best Immersionist Games Of 2021

The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups.  From the depths...
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Commander Spotlight: Catch / Release

Having been a functioning person in modern society over the last couple years, it’s practically inescapable for you to not have come across stories about how the pandemic affected the global supply chain. It impacted serious, important goods. It impacted...
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The Laurels: Best Architect Games Of 2021

The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups.  Whether it’s amassing...
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