Posted by Bateman - July 4, 2012 - Blog
If somebody were to ask me what my 10 favorite magic cards of all time were right now, my reaction would be in 2 parts. The first part would be a huge grin, as top 10 lists bring me a great deal of joy. In fact, on my top 10 greatest things of all time [...]
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Posted by DJ - June 29, 2012 - Blog
Ben, the newest member of the Casual Planeswalker, introduced himself not too long ago with some great articles telling his story of how he got into Magic. It’s always great to hear how people learned about Magic and started playing and thought I would share my story as well. Judging by the stories I’ve heard [...]
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Posted by Bateman - June 27, 2012 - Blog
My girlfriend went out of town on Saturday morning, leaving me home alone. For the entire weekend. I realize this sounds like the start of one of those movies where tons of partying and bad decisions end up happily ever after, but only after an incredibly efficient cleaning session takes place moments before the front [...]
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Posted by DJ - June 22, 2012 - Blog
I used to hate the core sets in Magic. It used to be filled with the most boring cards imaginable. Creatures that didn’t really do anything. Simple spells that were usually pretty straightforward. Really, VizzerdrixVizzerdrix would have been such a disappointing rare to find in a pack. Fortunately, things have gotten more interesting. It’s great [...]
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Posted by Bateman - June 20, 2012 - Blog
Today i’m back to finish talking about how to get better at losing. You can check out part of 1 of this article here Whenever I lose a match, unless i’m in a particularly balanced moment, my default behavior is to become incredibly self reflective, and to try and engage my opponent while doing it. [...]
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Posted by DJ - June 15, 2012 - Blog
Fans of the Magic video game Duels of the Planeswalkers may be aware of the what now seems to be yearly release of the latest version of the game. I’ve played both Duels of the Planeswalkers games so far and they have been pretty fun. I’m much too impatient to play it at times, having [...]
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Posted by Bateman - June 13, 2012 - Blog
It’s game 3 of round 1. You’ve got well over 5 minutes left on the round and you’re holding the trump card. Looking across the table, you can tell you’ve got this one. You’ve been focused all match, playing tight when you need to play tight, and loosening when appropriate. You’re just biding your time, [...]
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Posted by DJ - June 8, 2012 - Blog
Have you ever had a new guy join your casual Magic group and have him dominate every game that didn’t involve teaming up against him? Maybe you had some awesome deck encouraged a collective groan from the group as you started shuffling it. There are plenty of tournaments that encourage players to bring their strongest, [...]
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Posted by Bateman - June 6, 2012 - Blog
Last week I stated that there is a casual player inside every competitive player, but suggested that the flip side of that coin may not be so true. Is there a competitive player in every casual player, and if so, which profile do I fit? The answer is not so simple, and the explanation may [...]
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Posted by DJ - June 1, 2012 - Blog
Today marks the release of the latest in casual Magic: Planechase 2012. It also marks the return of Casual Friday where I will be looking at the most fun casual cards every week. This week I thought I’d give the rundown on the 4 planechase decks that will be available to play. They all look [...]
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