Paper-Gamer

by Andrew Lawrence

I have written the following guide to hopefully provide some sort of framework of good habits to get into for tournament play. Some of these suggestions are a case of monkey says rather than monkey does because unfortunately I have already developed many bad habits from the days when I did not know any better. You wouldn’t have to attend many magic tournaments to catch me taking a short cut with shuffling, using a dice to keep my life total or accidentally flashing the contents of my entire hand. While most of these rules are basic it is only ok to break them if you know why you are doing so.

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by Cameron Veigel

When I was at regionals I was asked by one particular player what I thought of his sideboard, and after I gave my opinion someone else offered theirs. I didn’t agree with much of what they said, but their friends seemed to posses the same opinions, which I saw as fundamentally flawed. It got me to thinking about how the difference in players affects their sideboard construction. (more…)