A Case For Pizzazz In The Age Of Redundancy
Mike Carrozza wants you to play better games by fighting against the instinct to include every functional reprint of a card that works in your Commander deck.
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We're a collective publishing weekly essays, profiles, deep dives, and general good-ass writing about the card game Magic: The Gathering. It was built on the idea that people who love this game deserve more than an endless scroll of short form video content. Community over content, every time.
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Continuity Is
Jay Annelli ruminates on the role of continuity in the enjoyment of Magic's story.
The Mechanics Of Evil
Ryan Carroll takes a look at how Magic's designers use game mechanics to convey the power of its villains.
From Magic Art to Museum Walls
JDB finds the love of Art through the help of Magic: The Gathering's art and artists.
121 Robots
Rediscovering the love for painting with the help of, well, 121 robots.
Can You Keep A Secret?
Cary grapples with what counts and what doesn't when a story's entire trajectory can be altered with a few words.
One Thousand and One Games
What can you learn from playing 1000 games?
Cubism
By Rob Bockman I’ve made some difficult picks in my two decades of drafting. I’ve passed a Lightning...