Archive | August, 2006

A Little Bit of This and That

A Little Bit of This and That

–Introduction to episode 28: A Little Bit of This and That –Discussion of Time Spiral rumors. –Time Spiral Orb of Insight –Suicide Black deck memories (Hatred) –Favorite memory of the week: Playing with Chaos Orb –Closing music from Panic at the Disco (”I Write Sins not Tragedy”). Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. [...more]

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D-E-L-A-Y-E-D

D-E-L-A-Y-E-D

Week 10: * http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/selecting10e/10 * Mind Stone defeats Guardian Idol handily * Awesome vote! Worship vs. Platinum Angel * Sketch B for Vampire Bats wins * Sketch vote for Incinerate - Tom likes sketch B (sketch A looks like he is exploding from the inside) * Flavor Text vote for Hurricane * Expansion symbol vote: 10 vs. X - I will vote [...] [...more]

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Vintage and All Things OId School

Vintage and All Things OId School

–Introduction to episode 27: Vintage and All Things Old School –Theme music from Doctor Who (UK Sci-Fi TV show) –Discussion of Selecting 10th Edition. –Lotus Bloom and rumored Time Spiral cards. –2006 Vintage Championship at GenCon –Feedback: Mono Blue Control Rules! –A memory from the recent past: 2004 Vintage Keeper deck –Closing music from HatHead (”Dance of the Wolf). Music available on [...] [...more]

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Ravnica Block Sealed

Ravnica Block Sealed

Episode 1: Rav block sealed deck. Here is the pool! Artifact: 1 Golgari Signet 1 Gruul Signet 1 Rakdos Signet Nonbasic Land: 1 Azorius Chancery 1 Dimir Aqueduct 1 Gruul Turf 1 Svogthos, the Restless Tomb 1 Watery Grave White: 1 Absolver Thrull 1 Auratouched Mage 1 Aurora Eidolon 1 Caregiver 1 Conclave Equenaut 1 Droning Bureaucrats 1 gate Hound 1 Lionheart Maverick 1 Mistral Charger 1 Nightguard Patrol 1 Screeching Griffin Blue: 1 Dizzy Spell 1 Enigma Eidolon 1 Hatching Plans 1 [...] [...more]

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Cumulative Upkeep

Cumulative Upkeep

In this first show, we look at ways to use cumulative upkeep effectively. Next is a look back at some of the more interesting CU cards, as well as Magic trivia bits. The new cards from Coldsnap are discussed, along with some ways that CU can deal with snow decks. Finally, a deck based around [...] [...more]

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X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

–Introduction to episode 26: X Marks the Spot –Discussion of Selecting 10th Edition. –Feedback and discuss of a Tooth and Nail Deck –A memory from the blast: My red/green rogue deck –Opening music from Beyond the Pale (”Sligo”). Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. Unrelated Magic links, but cool or controversial stuff anyway: –Bush/Clinton Katrina Fund –American Red Cross –Habitat [...] [...more]

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Almost 6 Months On, And Still Going Strong. This Ones For Toms Mom

Almost 6 Months On, And Still Going Strong. This Ones For Toms Mom

This week in Magic Selecting 10th Edition Week 9 looks to be more exciting than last week. Nantuko Husk has defeated Fallen Angel in a rather close vote, Nekrataal sketch A was the victor (sorry Michael Flatley) and most people liked the Urza’s Saga flavor text. It’s the battle of colorless 2CC mana stones this week [...] [...more]

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What’s That Smell?

What’s That Smell?

–Introduction to episode 25: What’s That Smell? –Discussion of Selecting 10th Edition. –Talk of GenCon, the Vintage Championship, and: “What’s that smell?” –My favorite card of the week. –Dreamblade: Check it out! –Music from Beyond the Pale (”Sligo”). Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. –Opening music by Aff the Cuff (”I’ll Tell Me Ma”)also from the Podsafe Music [...] [...more]

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Ruel, Rosewater, Relentless

Ruel, Rosewater, Relentless

The 10th Edition card vote continues with a rather lackluster week. Shivan Hellkite wins the dragon vote. This week is Fallen Angel vs. Nantuko Husk. The art vote is for Nekraatal and the first flavor text vote. Check it out and put in your vote at: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/selecting10e/8 Olivier Ruel was officially suspended for 6 months and subsequently [...] [...more]

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O’ Gavin Where Art Thou

O’ Gavin Where Art Thou

Apologies for being a day late, Tom had some work duties that were inescapable. Selecting 10th Edition continues with a rather bizarre Dragon vote this week and Crucible of Worlds and Time Stop win their respective votes. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/selecting10e/7 The first Time Spiral card has been revealed! Gemstone Caverns. Take a peek of the card at: http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/images/usnat06/bd238_caverns.jpg Gavin is currently [...] [...more]

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    Sealed Deck
    • 2+ players
    • Each player needs 1 Tournament pack and 3 booster packs
    • Players simply open their tournament packs and the cards from three additional booster packs and build a deck from the cards they opened. Guidelines require a minimum deck size of 40 cards and allow players to add as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their card pools as they like.

    Booster Draft
    • 4-8 players
    • Each player needs 3 booster packs
    • At the start of a Booster Draft, each player opens a booster pack and picks the card he or she wants from it. (You can't see the cards that the other players draft.) Then each player passes the rest of the pack to his or her left. You pick up the pack that was passed to you, select a card, and pass the rest to your left. This process continues until all the cards have been drafted. Next, each player opens a second pack, but this time, you pass the pack to your right. After all those cards are drafted, you open the third pack and pass to the left again.
      Once all the packs have been drafted, players build decks from the cards they selected, adding as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their decks as they like. Each deck must have at least 40 cards.
    Tribal Wars
    • One-third of every deck must be of a single creature type (e.g. "Merfolk" or "Beast")
    • Each deck must contain at least 60 cards, and players may build decks using Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.
    • You can use creatures of other creature types, but they do not count towards the "1/3 of single creature type" rule.

    Singleton
    • aka "Highlander"
    • No two cards in a player's deck can share a name unless they're basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests). Players can use Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.