Commander Spotlight: Ragged Veins

Quiz Time! Explain to me the entirety of Newtonian Physics, with diagrams. You have 20 minutes until pencils down… Okay fine, I won’t actually ask that of you – today. But you do remember Netwton’s Third Law of Motion at...
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Luck and the Modern Gamer

Last time, we explored how our brain’s behavior can affect our gaming behavior, but that’s hardly the only factor. We all know that luck plays a role too. It always seems like some of us are luckier than others, but...
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Commander Spotlight: Phyrexian Tyranny

Unless you’ve never played Commander before, or you’ve only delved into it through the preconstructed decks, you’ve had the experience of building an EDH deck. The selection of a Commander aside, we all know it takes time. There’s only so...
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The Song of the Storyteller

In the world of tabletop gaming, the person running the game, the mastermind behind the screen, is referred to by a number of different appellations. The most common titles by far are that of Game Master, or in D&D parlance,...
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You Should Be Playing Mouse Guard

You Should Be Playing… Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game   Life as a mouse in the world is not an easy one. Even in the Mouse Territories, dangers surround them. Owls, foxes, and many other beasts would gladly feast upon them....
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Commander Spotlight: Viashino Heretic

It’s hard to forget the color that got you into the game. Whether you’ve been playing for 2 months or 20 years, for one reason or another one color caught your interest more than the others. Perhaps it’s because the...
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Gamer Psych: The Gambler’s Fallacy

We gamers like to think of ourselves as highly rational creatures. We pride ourselves on our logic, our strategic victories, our tactical know-how, but how sensible are we, really? Not very, it turns out. Humans, while having the unique opportunity...
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Commander Spotlight: Codex Shredder

In the Commander format, the single most visual component to most are the legendary creatures themselves. They sit apart from the rest of the other 99 cards, patiently waiting for the moment when they can enter the fight for (or...
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VHS Board Games: The Interactive Experiment

During the 80’s and 90’s, board game developers discovered a new competitor in the growing influence of household digital games. People had been playing in arcades for years at this point, but they usually had to leave their house in...
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