Today is brought to you by the card , an inexpensive tricolor enchantment from the Invasion block. Yet what makes the card pertinent has little to do with what the card does and more about what it personally stands for....
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Aside from occasional references or special situations like last week’s recap of Modern Masters 2015, we don’t dive much into Magic’s tournament scene here. There’s a whole host of reasons for this. For one, we don’t really need to; there...
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For several years during my early teens, my extended family would frequently get together for general socializing. One aunt and uncle lived on the same dead-end street as my grandparents, and so my siblings, cousins and I spent countless hours...
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Note: Given that this past weekend was the release of Modern Masters 2015, and in recognition that Monday, May 25th is a US holiday, please enjoy this article on how Modern Masters came to be. It was originally posted on...
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No one is ever born an expert at something. This little fortune cookie-esque nugget of wisdom is about as straightforward as they come, and yet it’s a fact often lost on many people. When we look at professional athletes or...
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What separates a great book from a merely good one? Why does one piece of artwork resonate so much stronger over time than another? How is it, exactly, that some movies can remain well received and respected for decades, while...
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Throughout board gaming’s long history, there has been a continual dissonance between the two main aspects: theme and mechanics. For centuries, mechanics have been the primary interest, depicted in plenty of famous classical abstract games like Senet, Chess, Pachisi, Go,...
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As a two decade old, continent-spanning game, whose influence has been felt by thousands of gamers over the years, including those who may have never even played it, Magic has a long and illustrious career. In addition to birthing the...
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If you sought out the progenitors of the (then) EDH format in their Alaska locale and asked them if they ever thought what they created would eventually become the de facto casual style of choice for most multiplayer games of...
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Although the general public tends to perceive it as such, Magic players are not one big homogeneous group. From ten year olds to retirees and cutting through an ever-crowing cross-section of demographics, Magic continues to find new avenues of interest...
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