The Big Damn Recap of Gen Con 2014

Once again, thousands of gamers from across the world have descended on central Indiana for the gaming Mecca that is Gen Con 2014. This year saw its greatest attendance totals yet, with 56,614 attendees. That’s up 7k since last year,...
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Commander Spotlight: Drain Power

How well can you anticipate another player? If you’ve ever played poker, it’s likely a question you’ve come across in one form or another. Whether it’s knowing your challenger’s particular style of play or if they have some sort of...
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Why Dungeons and Dragons Is Still Important

Does Dungeons and Dragons still matter? This is not a question many people in the gaming hobby would consider asking, but the hobby has never seen this level of exposure before. Every week there are new Kickstarters going up with...
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Commander Spotlight: Titanic Ultimatum

There are many ways to defeat someone in the game of Magic. Some players like to work in the shadows, acting demure on one end while scheming and orchestrating their masterstroke on the other. Other players illustrate the old eye...
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Commander Spotlight: Mindleech Mass

Recent news announcements have unveiled several upcoming Magic products that will highly excite the multiplayer contingent of this otherwise two-player-centric game. With Commander supplements now being an annual thing and a regular summer product that caters to the more casual...
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Dave of the Five Rings: Chapter Six

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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Commander Spotlight: Dense Foliage

Recently, we addressed some of the very real issues surrounding the Commander format. Naturally, not every situation mentioned will be experienced by every player at every game session, but they occur in enough frequency that it bore mention. Whether it...
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What Not To Do In EDH: Wasting Time

“Lost time is never found again.” When you’re growing up, it seems that everyone almost instinctively latches on to the identity of some person – real or imaginary – whom they focus on as a child with much aplomb. Whether...
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The Difficulty of Gothic Horror in Gaming

Lit only by the three candles you carry, the shadows in the hallway draw long. Outside your tiny circle of light, there is movement. You cannot tell if it’s the wind playing with a curtain, your candles’ flame playing with...
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