Weekend Magic: 12/19-12/21
The only event that happened last weekend was the Star City Games Players’ Championship, an event exclusively dedicated to sixteen incredible players that have done exceptionally well at Star City Games events across the country. There are sixteen Standard and sixteen Legacy decks that come out of the event, so lets see how well the...
Privileged Perspective 9 – Magical Christmas Land
The calendar of a Magic player is pretty different from most other people’s, and this time of year is probably the single best example. While many people have been anxiously counting down the days until Santa Claus comes to town, December is typically the slowest part of Magic‘s entire year. There are fewer tournaments to...
Brainstorm Brewery #127 – Bergeowned
The gang was joined by a very, very special guest this week: director of organized play for Wizards of the Coast Helene Bergeot! Helene answers some questions about Modern Masters (2015 Edition) and changes to the Friday Night Magic structure, and she hints at some possibilities for the future of the game! You won’t want...
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Conjured Currency #43: Lessons Learned in 2014
Welcome back, everyone. I just now realized that this is probably going to be the last article of mine that goes up on Brainstorm Brewery for the year of 2014. Next week I’ll be off for the holiday, and the Thursday after that will be the first day of the new year. To end 2014, I’m...
Weekend Magic: 12/12-12/15
Last weekend was a big one. Star City Games provided plenty of action in Seattle, where the Invitational and an Open were held. Legacy at Star City Games is now classified under the Premier IQ umbrella, so we’ll review those results as well. Finally, this weekend also featured Grand Prix Milan, the Modern event that...
Pitt Imps Podcast #98 BOGO
This week is much like any other. We go over the tournaments and the news. Look, it’s episode 98—by now, you guys should know what this show is about. If not, just listen to it and you’ll figure it out pretty quick. We ramble about our lives after the tournaments. Smurfs are blue. Stop sign....
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Privileged Perspective 8b: Packs
This is the article that was supposed to go up last week, but due to assorted delays, didn’t. Sadly, the biggest loser in this case was the time-sensitive information I had touched on up front—the Walgreen’s booster sale that happens every year on the week after Black Friday. If you aren’t familiar, the premise is...
Brainstorm Brewery #126 – Too Many M Sets
Modern Masters (2015 Edition) is confirmed. Grand Prix Las Vegas 2 is confirmed. There isn’t much else to talk about, but that’s okay because why would we talk about anything else? Modern Masters 2 is extremely significant financially. Grand Prix Las Vegas is extremely relevant socially. It’s Jason’s birthday, and the cast has a house...
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Conjured Currency #42: Protecting Your Cards
Welcome back, everyone. Because I’m relentless in wanting every eligible person to sign up for this year’s Gamers Helping Gamers scholarship, I’m going to leave the link to the application right here. How do I find out more information about this scholarship, you may ask? Well, I’ll leave the link to last week’s article right...
Dr. Brewlove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Real Decks
By Logan White So this is what it’s like playing a real deck? –Logan Transforming one’s mindset can be difficult. I love making my own decks, and I’ve always had that shared dream of deck brewers: to see your own creations make their way to the top—to post a solid result in a major tournament...
Weekend Magic: 12/05-12/07
Cheers to another weekend! This past one featured the Magic World Championship and Magic World Cup, where both a team and single player were dubbed the World Champions! Also featured was Star City Games: Portland. Let’s check out the action. Magic World Cup (Nice, FR) Decklists The Magic World Cup was taken down by Denmark, who...
Pitt Imps Podcast #97 Girls Volleyball
This week, the Imps go over GP Ottawa and SCG Richmond. We go over the huge news from SCG with their tournament structure changing. We congratulate Melissa DeTora on her new job. Then we talk about the latest episode of South Park. After finishing that chat, I realized that we didn’t even mention one part...
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