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Swing for 20: July 2016

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Thursday, July 21, 2016. Fight for Right Against Wrong. Man, it's even worse than I thought. I had games against mono-U Phantasms, Goblins, Squirrels and and RB Rakdos demon deck. I lost all of those matches. Every single one. So the answer to the question, why, I think starts here:. 4 Crux of Fate. I'm reluctant ...

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Unsporting Conduct — Improperly Determining a Winner and Bribery – Whats Up, Docs?

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Whats Up, Docs? Expanding on the philosophy behind the MIPG, MTR and Tournament Practices. Unsporting Conduct Improperly Determining a Winner and Bribery. Because a huge majority of Magic tournaments offer prizes to earn in addition to glory and because it can happen that a match result is detrimental to both players, two players can be tempted to agree on a specific match result so that at least one of them ends up in a more favorable position standings-wise. Where’s the line? These examples are the mos...

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Exemplar Wave 2 recognitions published! – The Exemplar Program

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About the Exemplar Program. Anerkennung, nicht Belohnung! Orientações para escrita de Reconhecimentos. Recognition, not rewards! Reconhecimento, não premiação! Reconocimientos, no recompensas! Exemplar Wave 2 recognitions published! April 3, 2015. June 29, 2015. Things have taken a bit longer than we expected as we ironed out bugs in the review systems and got all the code in place for the public review viewing (and once again, I cannot thank the inestimable Gavin Duggan. While the Exemplar team was revi...

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Swing for 20: April 2016

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Friday, April 29, 2016. Before I shuffled Eject up, I did a search for U/W creatures with Flash. It was a disappointing list, with Deputy of Acquittals. Being the only creature that really suggested it would be valuable. There is, as they say, another. But I also want to slow my opponent down as much as possible, ...

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Swing for 20: Good News, Everybody: Soldiers Are Still Soldiers

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Friday, December 16, 2016. Good News, Everybody: Soldiers Are Still Soldiers. Under Humility, that is. I asked a buddy of mine in Arizona who's a Level 2 (3? Sorry if I'm getting that wrong) judge and he told me that Humility doesn't effect creature type. That means Gempalm Avenger: Your role is secure. Still, I'v...

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Swing for 20: August 2016

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Take The Crown: Online Review. Is too much fun. I went with a fair rating and that's because a 4/2 for 4 mana isn't bad and I don't know how to rate Goad as a mechanic yet. The art was decent but after that, nothing else stands out about this card. Yeah, that's going to be superb. Blue ar...

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Swing for 20: Aether Revolt Impressions (1)

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Aether Revolt Impressions (1). The spoiler list is here. For reference or if you haven't seen it yet. My first thought.is actually that it feels really early for the spoiler to be out! That suggests to me one of two things:. Time WotC decides to get cute with Artifacts, something like th...

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Swing for 20: The Blend

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Thursday, January 5, 2017. I thought about cutting all of the Compulsions for Azorius Cluestones. So I split the difference: two Cluestones for two Complusions. Do not trigger under a Humility, because the game checks to see what the card was when it left play. ). This was also the case against a pretty interestin...

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Swing for 20: October 2016

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This is a blog about the Magic the Gathering decks I make, the games I play and the general thoughts I have about the game.and occasionally other stuff but hopefully only as it relates to play. Thursday, October 27, 2016. The Boys Got That Look. Way, way, way back in the days of old, when Dr Teeth. Ruled the Magic landscape, well before dredge was using the graveyard to strike fear into the hearts of players, Wizards took a risk on a very complex mechanic called Madness. 3 Magus of the Bazaar. Thursday, ...