The universe is dead! Long live the universe. In Chaosmos, life as we all know it is over. Gone. Kaput. No more. The universe has reached its end. But all is not lost! A new universe is about to form,...
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The longer Something is around, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll encounter people who are rather wistful about that thing’s more formative years. Whether it’s raw excitement about a time when Something was brand new and every decision made around it...
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Much of the fun of singleton formats like Commander is in seeking out cards that suit the format well, as not all cards are created equal. Magic R&D spends a lot of time trying to provide a wide variety of...
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You Should Be Playing… Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game In one single breath, the blade leaves its sheath like water flowing from a cup. The sounds of the court and the crowd watching fade away into the silence...
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For Magic players on a budget there is rarely something so annoying as very popular chase cards in a new set. If a set has a hallmark card that everyone (including yourself) wants, the price on that card goes up....
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Argent: The Consortium is a new twist on an old genre. It’s a worker placement game (well, wizard-placement), but with the variation and thematic elements typically associated with “designer” games. And that’s just one of the many balancing acts Argent...
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What makes Commander (and Magic writ large) so enticing is the sheer volume of existing deck ideas. Do you want a clockwork army, or a swarm of tokens? Are you purely looking to advance your own agenda, or are you...
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Part Five: Unrealized Possibilities Up until this point, my various segments on science fiction RPGs have examined what separates them from fantasy games, what games that met little to no success, the challenges that a sci-fi roleplaying game must overcome...
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When Wizards of the Coast made the Time Spiral block, they pushed the limit on what design could get away with. It proved to be one of the most complex block Magic has ever done, and only Modern Masters in...
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As part of our December Spotlight on Eons, we like to provide extra tidbits surrounding the game. Eons spans all of recorded existence, which certainly can take up a lot of one’s focus. However, we’ve managed to spare just a...
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