The ABCs of GMing The ABCs of GMing is an ongoing series by contributing writer Joe Bouchard about the different skills and ideas needed to run a successful tabletop game. Malleability Many segments we’ve discussed in hindsight seem pretty obvious:...
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While Magic is fundamentally one of battle-based conflict, multiplayer formats like Commander add in all sorts of variables to contend with beyond simply pounding your opponent’s skeleton into the a fine doughnut-grade powdery dust. Hmm, calcium-laced doughnuts…. For one, Commander games...
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Although I’ve been playing Magic since the days when Mono and Poly Artifacts were still a thing, in all that time I’ve never been drawn to the tournament scene. Like many others, I don’t play Constructed in any way, shape,...
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The ABCs of GMing The ABCs of GMing is an ongoing series by contributing writer Joe Bouchard about the different skills and ideas needed to run a successful tabletop game. Leadership This week (after a long hiatus), we take a...
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As part of our October Spotlight on Lagoon, we strive to inform the readers of little extra tidbits surrounding the game. Games are made by people, and one of those tidbits we enjoy is learning a little bit more about...
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For Monday Magic this week, instead of going over a Commander card from the past, I wanted to briefly highlight a couple of the card cycles for the upcoming Commander 2014 sets. It’s only fitting since they too are largely...
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Dave of the Five Rings is an ongoing series chronicling David Gordon’s return to the Legend of the Five Rings CCG after several years. He will be tracking his progress from the launch of the game’s new core set, Ivory...
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Whether your first forays into Magic were ten years ago or ten days ago, almost every player goes through a series of progressive steps towards bettering themselves. At first, everyone is so focused and concerned on grasping the fundamentals of...
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You Should Be Playing Mage: The Ascension Get up. Get up and fight. Four words broadcasted into the depths of the subconscious of two hundred office drones, and the results are electrifying. Like a raging human wave, they surge...
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With just a little over a week since its retail release, the collective ode to Khans of Tarkir has already begun. While it remains to be seen the lasting effect their sets will have on the game writ large going...
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