TT: Life/Writing Updates
Where have I been? Well, where have YOU been?
Focus Among The Flashing Lights: Deep Work and Gaming
Much of what has been written about focus and deep work exists to get you away from your games and into “real worK”. But how can focus help your gaming as well?
TT: And Now For Something Completely Different: Coworking and Fiction
So hi. Remember me? Remember this place? I do of course understand how weird it is that my last blog post described how I was going to be revamping the blog to cover more than MTG decklists and tend towards more of a general writing/update sort of thing…and then I promptly went silent for more […]
Historic 4C Rin-and-Seri-lings: A Fever Dream Wrapped in Cats
This is not your average decklist article. When I have written articles on decks in the past, I have done extensive playtesting and research. I have put together the reasoning and explanation behind every card that I select. I have knowledge of what your sideboard should look like, and I have an idea of how […]
Days Undoing: The Great Relearning of MTG
The phrase goes that “there is nothing new under the sun”, but never was that more true than during the era where everything was new: the 1960s. Yes, the bellbottoms and paisley, the era of free love, free drugs, tune in and drop out, the stereotypical hippies. But that wasn’t as new as they thought. […]
The Ultimate Reason for Alchemy in MTG: Perpetual Rotation
Ever since Wizards of the Coast announced the new format of Alchemy coming to Arena, there’s been a lot of discussion on what this format means for the future of MTG and the reasoning behind it. Some people are angry because of the extra money needed to cover the 30-60 playsets of rares and mythics […]
Just Sit In The Chair: Improvement is Like Amway
A long, long, LONG time ago, in my earliest years of adulthood (I’m an adult?), a family friend who also happened to be our local dry cleaner got my family involved in Amway. Now: I’m not here to debate the pros and many MANY cons of multi-level marketing. Anyone who has a bit of knowledge […]
February 2021 B&R Announcement: The Fun Quotient
Darin fires off his initial thoughts on the February 2021 B&R announcement, and argues that every decision made is centered around “fun”.
Standard UW Angels: Fly You Fools!
Kaldheim really wants its angel decks to be BW affairs, but Linvala says otherwise!
Replace/Rewind: Why Arena Needs Replay
Everyone’s a critic, but some critics have easier jobs than others. It’s easy to see lots of things that Arena could improve or do better. Lord know the interface itself has taken many steps forward since the early days of Alpha play, and recently there has been a lot of focus on the bug and […]
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