Underappreciated cards of Magic sets past: Dragon’s Maze By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters So, much time has passed since I last wrote about underappreciated cards, but it has now been a full year since Dragon’s... Read More
Usually I sit down to write about cards, or decks, or other fun parts of Magic. However every once in a while I experience something that I can only describe as being “wrong” and it sets me off. So,... Read More
So you want to play Standard on a budget? by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Spring is here! Thank goodness because winter felt VERY long. The sun feels warmer, the snow is all gone and the excitement of... Read More
I had an interesting discussion with someone over the weekend about a previous article I wrote. I have long maintained that getting into Modern doesn’t have to be overly expensive, as I have explained in a previous article right... Read More
I hope everyone enjoyed their pre-release events this weekend. I had a blast playing in a Two Headed Giant pre-release and got my first up close and personal look and feel for Journey into Nyx. The consensus around the... Read More
I love spoiler season! The new cards start to open up so many crazy and neat new ideas to make decks, revisit old ones, and brew up some silly things that I can take with me to my... Read More
As I sit here writing we are slightly more than 6 months away from another rotation and seeing all those lovely cards from Return to Ravnica block disappearing from Standard. In the world of Magic, six months is an... Read More
One of my favorite types of decks is full of big, green, stompy creatures. They have always been a thing, right from the days of War Mammoth and Craw Wurm right up to today. Other archetypes have changed enormously... Read More
In my never ending quest to dig up some fun cards that I can use to spice up my next casual card game I turned my attention to my box of Return to Ravnica and rooted through to see... Read More
Welcome back to Knight’s Booty. I’m sorry but I don’t have a short story for you this week. Instead I have a deck that I’ve been testing out in Modern that fills a gap that is missing in the... Read More
Well, we’ve seen the Pro Tour, and a massive GP down in Richmond with one major thing in common. Both of these premier events were Modern in their format, and that’s super cool. We all spend so much time... Read More
I have never been a guy to quibble much over format. I’ve mostly just played whatever I had in whatever deck I felt like building. This can yield some very interesting and fun... Read More
