Archive | December, 2006

The End of the Year

The End of the Year

–Introduction to episode 43: End of the Year. –Discussion of actually having time to play a game of Highlander with a friend. –Feedback on sealed and drafting. –Thinking of the future: Planar Chaos rumors. –Music by Anemo “Made of Fiction.” Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. Evan’s Red, White, and Green Highlander Deck Artifacts (4) 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Sunforger 1 [...] [...more]

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A Merry MTGCast Christmas

A Merry MTGCast Christmas

MTGCast Episode 36 - A Merry MTGCast Christmas! ‘You’ve read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!’ Jesse from ‘Mechanix’ and RollToHit.com joins us for this special event. Make sure to stay tuned for the interviews following our chat from Luke of GameAddictHotline.com. These include some Wizards employees, including our very own MaRo and Wizards [...] [...more]

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Mish Mosh

Mish Mosh

–Introduction to episode 42: Mish Mosh –Discussion of buying cards on Ebay or through a major Magic card vendor. –Feedback on Worlds, combos, and Highlander decks. –Music by Alya Brown “Rickin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. [...more]

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We Want More Magic Watches

We Want More Magic Watches

MTGCast Episode 35 - We want more magic watches! ‘You’ve read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!’ Magic News We discuss the release schedule for the prelease rules primer and FAQ. A City Championship calendar has been spotted sporting new Planar Chaos card art. Tom is in love with the limited promo, Fruitcake Elemental, given [...] [...more]

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Sealed

Sealed

–Introduction to episode 41: Sealed –Run through of playing sealed in Time Spiral –Discussion of what cards to play in red and black –Sharing some of my mistakes –Lots of feedback from listeners. –Music by Slau “If Every Day Were Christmas.” Music available on the Podshow Music Network at music.podshow.com. [...more]

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Flashback

Flashback

Intro Storm in my Heart by Scarred IV Life A look at the comprehensive rules for flashback. Flashback to the Future Cards dealing with the ability found in Time Spiral: Ancient Grudge Call of the Herd Conflagrate (a weird mix of Meteor Shower and Firestorm) Dralnu, Lich Lord (a Recoup on legs) Dread Return (possible use with Sengir Autocrat?) Gaze of Justice (a nod to [...] [...more]

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Again We Are Back!

Again We Are Back!

MTGCast Episode 34 - Dom is back from Worlds! ‘You’ve read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!’ Magic News More detailed scans of Planar Chaos products, talk about Jedit Ojanen, European alternate art Foil Spiritmonger. The Great Designer Search has narrowed down the candidates to the final three. http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=54790 http://www.svenskamagic.com/kortbild…onger.full.jpg Deck / Article of the Week Dom - Making [...] [...more]

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Words Paris 2006 - Day Three Wrap Up

Words Paris 2006 - Day Three Wrap Up

Dom Wraps up day three of worlds [...more]

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Words Paris 2006 - Worlds Day One Wrap Up

Words Paris 2006 - Worlds Day One Wrap Up

Worlds day one, features quick conversations with but not limited to :: Mark Rosewater, Two Trader Tables, The Irish National Team (again ), Craig Jones, Craig Stevenson and Chris Galvin, (not to mention a few suprises) [...more]

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Words Paris 2006 - Terese Nielsen Interview

Words Paris 2006 - Terese Nielsen Interview

After a full day of signing what seems to be only force of wills , Terese Nielsen takes some time out (after dinner) to be interviewed on MTGCast [...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.