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Bruce Gray - February 20, 2015

Simic standard pauper deck

Simic standard pauper deck By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters I have an admission.  I have recently decided that I would dust off my old MTGO account and resurrect it.  The intent behind me opening up my MTGO account... Read More
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Bruce Gray - February 6, 2015

Goblin Contemplation – Casual MTG

Goblin Contemplation  By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters There are some people that only want to brew up top tier decks and if it isn’t first rate, then they don’t want to try and do anything else. However, I look at... Read More
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Bruce Gray - February 3, 2015

More Random MTG musings

More Random MTG musings By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Hi again… In my New Year’s Resolution to keep my column up to date and a little more current I wanted to take a little time to write about... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 27, 2015

Brewing a budget modern deck

Casual Encounters: Brewing a Budget Modern deck By Bruce Gray  With the banning of Cruise and Dig Through Time I thought I might take a bit of a stab at Modern. The format seems SOOO intimidating because it is... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 19, 2015

Sultai Deck – Budget Brewing with Bruce

Sultai Deck – Budget Brewing with Bruce By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Being a budget brewer is usually a tough proposition.  The mana base for most decks is usually so prohibitively expensive that it is very difficult to make... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 14, 2015

Fate Reforged Reviews: Top 10 cards for Casual Magic

Fate Reforged Previews: Top 10 cards for Casual Magic by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters                 Fate Reforged is right around the corner and the anticipation in the Magic Community is mounting.  So many SWEET treats! But with any... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 9, 2015

A look at Fate Reforged Spoilers and New MTG Brews

A look at Fate Reforged Spoilers and New MTG Brews By  Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters  Well…HAPPY NEW YEARS magic players! Fate Reforged spoilers have started and dear LORD am I excited.  We have only started to see the... Read More
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Bruce Gray - December 15, 2014

Trading Up [ MTG trading ]

Trading Up by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters If you are anything like me, you have entirely too many cards.  You likely don’t intend on having that many cards and limit your purchasing to those cards you do... Read More
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Bruce Gray - November 18, 2014

New Casual MTG Brews for you

New Casual MTG Brews for you By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Folks, I have to admit, it has been a long time since I sat down and set about to brewing up some new decks.  With the excitement that... Read More
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Bruce Gray - October 30, 2014

A foray into uncharted realms

A foray into uncharted realms by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Well, happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all my friends here North of the 49th! May you have eaten too much turkey, pumpkin pie, and other delicious foods and enjoyed... Read More
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Bruce Gray - October 8, 2014

Let me AXE you a Question… [Abzan midrange]

Let me AXE you a Question… by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Today I wanted to take a moment and share some of my other random thoughts that I’ve had since I last sat down to write.  I’ll be... Read More
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Bruce Gray - September 13, 2014

Random beats at Casual MTG decks night

Random beats at Casual MTG decks night by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Well, we’re back to school and back to the grind. For some this is the worst time of the year because it signals the start of the... Read More