It’s hard to deny the variety of tactics that come into play when participating in games of multiplayer Magic, and it’s even harder to deny that what you take away from those games – indeed how you approach them entirely...
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You Should Be Playing… Dust Devils Shooting Fitzsimmons was a stupid thing to do, but when a man gets his hands on a knife and decides to plant it in your gut, what else are you supposed to do? Even...
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There are numerous metaphors players use when describing the process of building, running, and maintaining a Magic deck, illustrating the wide spectrum of how people approach all of the game’s various creative aspects: Decks are a player’s canvas, allowing them to...
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Few things capture the imagination the way that dragons do, and the dragons of Havok & Hijinks doubly so. Just look at them! They’re mischievous and adorable at the same time. We weren’t sure what the inception behind these little...
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Everyone approaches Commander from different angles and for different reasons. Some focus on the format as a way to create a thematic deck, with every card reinforcing the identity of its legendary avatar. Others like it because of the egalitarian...
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The premise of Black Forest plays out a bit like a movie: Germany, 1772. Dusk. A group of farmers return from their fields as the sun sets into the forest behind them. They talk about crops, harvests, upgrades to their...
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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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When designing a game, amongst the choices between settings, artwork, and a myriad of mechanics to offer, there often is a simple but important decision that has to be made: How favorable to do want to be to your players?...
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You Should Be Playing… Annalise It always comes at the same time, night after night. It starts like an itching just under the skin in your arms, like the blood in your veins was suddenly made from crawling spiders. It...
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There’s some simple math that happens when a player is facing down an opponent’s army: how many of them can they stop? In games where players are looking to strike early and often, the idea of trading one creature for...
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