The Spike Feed Episode 38 – The 19th-Century Gramaphone
It was a Magic-packed week. We talk about FNM and Star City States, analyze some of the cards and decks from Pro Tour Jouney Into Nyx, complain about Conspiracy, and speculate about KHAAAN!!!s of Tarkir. Also, Dustin decided to record his audio from a decommissioned army bunker in Montana. Thank you for your honor.
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Playing Magic for Free #1: Catching the Cardboard Bug
When a newborn Magic players opens her eyes for the first time, it’s difficult to not be overwhelmed with the price others will pay for multicolored cardboard. If you read the title to this three-part mini-series, it’s obvious I’m not here to justify card prices or imply the financial requirement to play this game. I’m actually...
Forced Fruition Episode 10: Champion of Sacrifice
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries?list=PLs4gxqbLAAD4-lO00rI30RmbtPnYQow9e&w=640&h=360] It’s Important to Remember Your Goals And with this tenthth episode of Forced Fruition, I would like to think I stayed true to what I set out to do. My primary goal with this series is to learn by doing, and specifically trying things out and learning from mistakes. There are some unique...
Puzzle Box – Twos Four-Man Format, Black Section
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to The Puzzle Box! This week, we are going to be continuing our in-depth look at the Twos four-man format. We’ll be replacing some of the black cards in the current Puzzle Box list with cards that are better suited to the aggressive nature of this variant. If you have never...
Pitt Imps Podcast #70 – PT JOU Review
This is our time to shine. You shoulod think coverage when you think Pitt Imps and this is a PT weekend. Nothing could be better in my eyes. We sit and watch all 3 days of coverage just so you don’t have to and relay exactly what happened to you guys. Sure it takes a...
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Conjured Currency #14: Conspiratorial Spoiler Speculation
Welcome back, readers! I always say “welcome back,” but I’d like to take a moment to mention how much I honestly mean that. It’s not a cheap way to get three extra words on the page to finish this article sooner. I received a lot of excellent feedback on my analysis of the Modern Event...
Bargain Hunting On MTGO
There are some great bargains on MTGO right now. I usually write articles about strategy or trends because I think they are most valuable and because there are a lot of writers who do a better job picking cards than I can. Still, every now and then I see enough opportunity somewhere to make me...
Growing a Commander Playgroup
I recently moved about 200 miles from my previous local game store and wanted to find another place to play Commander. In early March 2014, I scouted online for pictures of different nearby shops to gauge size, cleanliness, and player feedback. My search dug up Cybertek Games near Louisville, KY. The store looked nice and...
Izzet Good? An Argument for R/u Devotion
I have a confession to make. I have an unhealthy obsession with [card]Ral Zarek[/card]. I’ve heard it all: “He’s just bad.” “He doesn’t give you card advantage.” “Nice untap.” Look, I get it. [card]Ral Zarek[/card] requires some help and his +1 ability is a bit underpowered. Using two loyalty to get a [card]Lightning Bolt[/card] is...
Serum Visions: Brew Day in 15 Steps
Hello and welcome back to Serum Visions, everyone! This week I am going over a much requested topic: the brew day. In this article I will be dealing with all of the gear and steps you’ll need to do you first steep brew. Think of it as a lesson in home-brew. At the end, there...
Late Night Packs- Tokens Revealed
Brainstorm Brewery is blowing up all over the internet! Our latest is a feature on the Quad9s Youtube Channel. Quad9s is a channel that profiles some MTGO gameplay. There are a lot of good Cube videos in the “Like a Johnny” series. The channel also features a lot of booster pack opening vids, and let’s...
Forced Fruition Episode 9: Black Sheep Wall
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries?list=PLs4gxqbLAAD5QRnOIQU0HvsrL2NMVKfW7&w=640&h=360] Food for Thought If I were to describe this draft with one phrase: Staying Alive. Right from the get go, our strategy started to form, mostly due to a couple sheepish picks that wound up dictating the rest of our draft. Adding in the Journey pack to this format helps even out the...
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