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Gregoire Thibault - June 3, 2016

Upcoming Events at Three Kings Loot

Optimum Jank- Upcoming Events at Three Kings Loot Come One, Come All If you’re in the Montreal area this summer, Three Kings Loot (3KL) will be hosting a variety of Magic events for the casual and competitive... Read More

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Gregoire Thibault - May 27, 2016

Drafting Eternal Masters and Other Possibilities

Optimum Jank – Eternal Masters and You! Waiting for Eternity Summer is here and Wizards is releasing their newest limited release summer set. Since 2013, the fine folks of Wizards of the Coast have been perfecting their draft-focused... Read More

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Bruce Gray - May 18, 2016

MTG Standard Bargain Hunting

Casual Encounters- Bargain Hunting in Standard Every once in awhile I like to stop and take stock of some prices of cards of this game and hunt down some of the diamonds in the rough. What I mean... Read More

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Dan Erickson - May 16, 2016

Kaladesh – Release Notes, Cards & Artwork Gallery

Release Notes Set Name – Kaladesh Block – Set 1 of 2 in the Kaladesh block Number of Cards – 264 Prerelease Events – September 24–25, 2016 Release Events – September 30, 2016 Launch Weekend – September 30–October 2, 2016 Game Day – October 22–23, 2016... Read More

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Gregoire Thibault - May 13, 2016

Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 2

Optimum Jank – Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 2 Last Time on Optimum Jank… Two weeks ago, we took a look at Magic‘s Sealed Deck format and went over some basic techniques when constructing a Sealed deck. Last... Read More

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Bruce Gray - May 10, 2016

SOI Crack a Pack #2

Casual Encounters- Bruce Brews a Bad Deck #2 Welcome back looters! After a week of being all pensive I wanted to write about something a little lighter. I just wanted to crack a pack, see what we found, and... Read More

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Gregoire Thibault - May 6, 2016

Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 1

Optimum Jank – Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 1 Last Time on Optimum Jank… Last week, we took a look at Magic‘s Sealed Deck format and went over some basic techniques when constructing a Sealed deck. If you... Read More

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Bruce Gray - May 3, 2016

Embracing Change in MTG and Life

Casual Encounters- Embracing Change in MTG and Life I don’t usually figure that I am the type of person that gets all reflective. I very much live in the here and now. I focus on what is in front of... Read More

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Gregoire Thibault - April 28, 2016

A Look at Sealed Deck Construction

Optimum Jank – A Look at Sealed Deck Construction Vexing Variables Draft may be Magic‘s most popular Limited format, but it is by no means the only one. Sealed is a Limited format which is played at Pre-releases, Launch events,... Read More

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Dan Erickson - April 26, 2016

Drafting GW In Shadows Over Innistrad

Drafting is Awesome With the recent release of Shadows Over Innistrad, there’s been a lot of talk about the new Standard format, and how the changes will affect things moving forward. As someone who vastly prefers to play limited,... Read More

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Bruce Gray - April 20, 2016

Shadows over Innistrad Crack a Pack

Casual Encounters- Bruce Brews a Bad Deck OK folks, I’m back and all excited for Shadows over Innistrad. There is a just tons of sweet new additions in this set and new possibilities that are getting me all excited.... Read More

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Joshua Olsen - April 18, 2016

Three Orbs, Three Thieves – Part Three – 2

Joshua Olsen’s Cantrips & Catastrophies A Magic the Gathering FanFiction short story *Part one can be found here. There could be few harder materials to traverse when you weigh more than a knight in full regalia than coins. Every... Read More