How Not To Lose – Playing To Your Outs
Welcome back, brewers. Today we are going to take a look at a fundamental of Magic that many new players overlook: it’s called playing to your outs. Playing to your outs involves understanding game state and figuring out what you need to do to win the game. Sometimes it’s easy to know what you need...
The Spike Feed Episode 33 – Hallelujah
It’s just Curtis and Cameron this week, and the pair take a Journey into Nyx. We go deep on several of the newly spoiled cards, reviewing them with our patented “50%-ish” accuracy. Also, Cameron finally defeats his longtime nemesis and emerges from the experience a new man. Thank you for your honor. Your hosts: Cameron...
All Standard Wanted was a New RUG, Man
In very recent tournaments, there has been a Red/Blue/Green (RUG) Monsters deck seeing some success. I believe the deck was popularized by Sam Black. My friend and I have been playing and tuning a different type of RUG deck lately: RUG Midrange. I’ll be showing this deck to you, along with what card choices can...
What’s in Your Spec Folder?
The MTG finance market is ever shifting. If nothing else, it is one where you need to evaluate and re-evaluate cards in an ever-changing environment. It’s also one where no one really knows what they’re talking about, myself included. An example straight from Reddit a month ago here: Sometimes the experts make the wrong calls...
Puzzle Box – Four-Person Cube Format: Twos
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Puzzle Box! These last couple weeks have been pretty fun! I know there are at least a few of you who have been trying out the formats I’ve presented here. That is really flattering—thanks, guys! This week, I am going to be continuing of this meta-series (as Mark...
Brainstorm Brewery #95 – A New Format
Based on some feedback, the gang has decided to reformat the show to make it conform to the consensus from the community. The cast has been streamlined and will follow a new, shorter format from now on. It is all the finance news you want in under five minutes, without all the filler. What were...
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Pitt Imps Podcast #64 – Rookie Mistake
In this episode of the Pitt Imps we had Judge Frank back on and he went over the two new mechanics as well as a little GP Primer for you new players that might of never been to one and might be going to your first soon. We also quickly went over the 3 large...
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GW Scion – Post-Born of the Gods
Welcome back, brewers. Surprise, surprise, today I’m going to talk about GW Scion. It’s been a while since I last wrote about it. In fact, it was before Born of the Gods was even released. Now that the new set has been out for a while and I’ve had a chance to play with it,...
Conjured Currency #8: The Definition of “Need”
Do we need it or want it? Let’s be honest. We live in a society where we exaggerate a lot. Our ancestors would be absolutely baffled if they saw us Magic players exclaiming our “need” for foil copies of [card]Misty Rainforest[/card] to finish making our deck of cards look fancy. Hell, they’d be shocked at...
Inventory Management Part IV: Sunk Cost
This is part four of my Inventory Management series. Parts one through three are here, here, and here. Read them first if you haven’t already. I really appreciate the feedback I have been getting and I’m happy to answer questions. Today we’re talking about sunk cost. Sunk cost is not just an inventory management topic,...
Getting L.U.C.K.y: Trading Up
This always feels like a tender topic. The idea of profiting in a trade is enough to make many people steer clear of trading altogether. Just so nobody misconstrues this, I am not talking about taking advantage of someone or “trade-rape” (which seems to be a popular term for it at the LGS). What I...
Episode 32 – Merfolk Fan Fest 2014
We’re recording a bit early this week, fresh off of an SCG Legacy IQ. We discuss our thoughts on the event, Dustin complains about his interactions with shop owners, and Cameron plays with/against Merfolk for an afternoon. Thank you for your honor. Your hosts: Dustin Gore Cameron McCoy – @cameron_mccoy Curtis Nower – @CurtisNow Our...
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