Archive | October, 2007

Monday Night Magic #75: Assault, Fraud, Bribery and More!

Monday Night Magic #75: Assault, Fraud, Bribery and More!

MTGCast Episode 75 - Assault, Fraud, Bribery and More! “You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!” This Week in Magic It’s always slow after a set release, but we dug up some news. Remi Fortier wins PTQ Valencia (deck lists) at the ripe age of 16, congrats! Brian Millar in the latest [...] [...more]

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#21 - 2007 Jul 30 - Road Warrior Otwell - Apply Topically As Needed

#21 - 2007 Jul 30 - Road Warrior Otwell - Apply Topically As Needed

Episode #21 Recorded on 2007 Jul 30 Apply Topically As Needed - Topical Breakdown of my impressions of 10th Edition and the 2007 US National Championships.  [...more]

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The Magic Sock #84: Lorwyn’s Secrets

The Magic Sock #84: Lorwyn’s Secrets

Show Notes: –Short show: Run through of one of Lorwyn’s key secrets. –Discussion of how to start collecting Magic. –Feedback (need more: Come guys, send me feedback!) –Question of the week: What do you think of Lorwyn? Send me your feedback. –Music by Rilo Kiley “The Execution of All Things” available on Podshow.com. Subscribe using iTunes: To subscribe to The Magic [...] [...more]

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#20 - 2006 Oct 20 - Road Warrior Otwell - CO States Standard

#20 - 2006 Oct 20 - Road Warrior Otwell - CO States Standard

Episode #20 Recorded on 2006 Oct 20 CO States Standard – This event was the first local Colorado major event that I podcasted at, and while the sound quality is definitely lacking, it gave a lot of good insight into the activities and players involved.  Also the first Colorado States Championship that was won by a Colorado [...] [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #74: The Day that Dreamblade Died!

Monday Night Magic #74: The Day that Dreamblade Died!

MTGCast Episode 74 - The Day that Dreamblade Died! “You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!” This Week in Magic Sad news first, Wizards has unofficially sounded the death knell for Deathblade by announcing no new sets to be released, but tournaments will continue. More exciting is that the name and logo for [...] [...more]

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#19 - 2007 Jan 27 - Road Warrior Otwell - CO GPT Dallas

#19 - 2007 Jan 27 - Road Warrior Otwell - CO GPT Dallas

Episode #19 2007 Jan 27 CO GPT:Dallas - This took place 2 weeks prior to our trip to GP:Dallas in February, and we were at our best that day. [...more]

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#18 - 2007 May 13 - Road Warrior Otwell - Hall of Fame discussion

#18 - 2007 May 13 - Road Warrior Otwell - Hall of Fame discussion

Episode #18 Recorded on 2007 May 13 Hall of Fame discussion - My opinions on the Hall of Fame balloting and voting for 2007.  Would you believe that I feel like I’m right in my assessment?  Yeah, well…. I didn’t either, but times with tell. [...more]

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#17 - 2007 May 09 - Road Warrior Otwell - Deck Theorizing at its finest

#17 - 2007 May 09 - Road Warrior Otwell - Deck Theorizing at its finest

Episode #17 Recorded on 2007 May 09 Deck Theorizing - Deck Theorizing at its finest Some early proposed decks for Regionals testing, and open table discussion with Travis Spero, Frank Bowker, and Nate Bennet. [...more]

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The Magic Sock #83: The Lorwyn Prerelease

The Magic Sock #83: The Lorwyn Prerelease

Show Notes: –All about my experience playing at the Lorwyn Prerelease in Philadelphia. –Break down of my prerelease deck. –Great feedback. –Question of the week: Did you play in the Lorwyn prerelease? If so, what did you think of the cards? Send me your feedback. –Music by Tigertail “Celtic Mystic” available on Podshow.com. Lorywn Prerelease Deck Green Changeling Titan Blue Ringskipper Glen Elendra Pranksters Scattering Stroke Faerie Trickery Mulldrifter [...] [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #73: Soaring Hope, It’s That Good!

Monday Night Magic #73: Soaring Hope, It’s That Good!

MTGCast Episode 73 - Soaring Hope, It’s That Good! “You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first!” This Week in Magic Tom and Gavin bring you a trademarked “MTGCast Lite” episode. Gavin gives us the low-down on his pre-release weekend of judging and playing. He also mentions his favorite card of the weekend (Wort, Boggart [...] [...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.