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This week in Magic: Prepping for battle
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
**Writer’s note: Hygiene is a very important subject today in the tournament scene. It’s up to you to take care of yourself. With that said, this post is, in no way, meant to offend anyone. If I have some how managed to upset you or offend you I apologize ahead of time. **
Welcome to another edition of “This week in Magic.” Now that the snow has cleared, and there are massive pot holes left, it means that we are getting closer to our heavy end of the tournament schedule. In the coming months there are two SCG Opens making their way to the are (one in Rhode Island and the other in Massachusetts) with a Grand Prix in Providence later this summer.
This week’s article is not about what deck to play or what meta to expect for the upcoming season. We’re going to talk about how to get ready for a massive tournament with many of your peers. Of course by preparing, I mean the S’s: ****, Shower, and Shave. For those of you who are unaware, the first word is a word that is synonymous with going to the bathroom and other like activities. In fact, it’s the first subject we’re going to tackle.
****
When I was in high school, I always made it a daily ritual to sit on the toilet for at least 30 minutes. Even if nothing happened I made myself sit on that thing because this was the only chance I was giving myself and the only time I wanted to be on that thing throughout the day.
There is something about public restrooms than can be sometimes unsettling. In fact, rarely have I seen a public restroom that has looked welcoming. Have you? The closest thing I’ve seen was at the Foxwoods Casino. The stalls were made of wood, the toilets were set back at least three feet from the door. Talk about ultimate privacy.
In a venue such as the DCU Center with hundreds, if not, thousands of people, the last place I want to be is in a restroom at the same time as many of them. Let’s face it, some of these people didn’t have the best meal or the meal with intentions the night before. There is also the chance they jammed down an absurd breakfast before hitting the road. I’ve seen people eat the night before like they were training for a marathon. However, instead of the marathon, they were going to a gaming convention the next day.
One of the most important reasons to take your poops before leaving your house is because they make your farts smell far less worse. We’ve all been there. You’re feeling that pressure (not from the game you’re playing) and you are scared to death to use the public restroom. “I can wait it out,” you think to yourself. “I can do this.” Guess what, you’re absolutely wrong! That pressure has to go somewhere eventually. With that pressure comes the gas we all know and love to hate.
Please, for your fellow man, woman, and compadre, use the bathroom before you leave the house. If it means you have to take up a half hour earlier, then do it. It will be worth it in the end. You may even keep a friend or two in the process.
SHOWER
Cleanliness is one of my top five feelings in life. Right behind, sneezing, almost being full, a warm fire, and hugs. If it isn’t high on you priority list, then we need to sit down and re-evalute things in your life. There are a lot of advantages to being clean in life, and here are some of them in no particular order.
Being clean helps you keep your friends! I have no idea why Charlie Brown and the rest of that gang loved Pig-Pen, but that’s a comic strip. In real life, chances are that people may start to dislike being around you if you smell. Now, I understand that some people have their personal problems, but guess what. We all have problems. I have problems, but I do my best to make sure I’m at least reasonable to be around. If it means you have to rub a carfreshner on yourself, then do it.
Showering can also cause people to be more alert. I have plenty of friends that even take cold showers to make themselves more awake in the morning. This is great. It can work towards your advantage because you need to be alert to play such a complicated game. Now, if you’re like me, I like to shower at night. That’s fine. You may not be as alert as those who shower in the morning, but the important thing is that soap and water have made contact with your body at some point in a 12 hour span.
This daily activity of cleaning yourself also promotes better health in general. No more convention sickness to worry about. Soon enough we won’t have to carry extra hand sanitizer in our bags which means we can fit more dice. Remember, folks, you can never have enough dice on you. To those of you who don’t carry any dice or bring them with you to a gaming event – I just don’t even know where to start with you.
SHAVE
The shaving portion of this blurb is all the extra stuff you can do to take care of yourself. Shaving in general makes you look less like a caveman and more like a normal person. Getting rid of the hair on your neck also helps. I get it though. Some people look good with a beard and there are those who don’t. However, if you have a beard take care of it. There is no reason it should look like the top of Bob Marley’s head. Unless you’re purposely aiming for dreadlocks in your beard, then comb that thing. Yes, even put some shampoo in it.
This is a grizzly looking man. RAWR
If you’ve ever watched the Pro Tour or other major Magic events on Twitch, then you may have noticed some players dressed up in suites. There is nothing wrong with wearing a suit at one of these events especially if there is a chance you’re going to be on camera. In fact, you should always feel like there is a camera on you.
I have no objections to dressing comfortable for these events as well. If you want to wear pajamas, then go ahead and wear them. Just know that some people may look at you weird and some may be jealous that you look some comfortable and they’re not. Be aware of yourself.
Take care of yourself. This is what I see every time I look in the mirror.
Here’s a small shopping list of things you don’t have to do, but they can help out in the long run:
- Buy a belt
- Wear the belt you bought!
- Make a conscious effort to pull your pants up before you sit down
- Make a conscious effort to pull your pants up when you get up
- Brush your teeth
On a final note, I want to leave you with some of the things I do before I leave the house. I like to look in the mirror one last time and ask myself, “Would I hit that?” If the answer is yes, then I know I’m good to go. If the answer is no, then I need to go over what might be wrong. I also do a check like pilots do right before they take off in their airplane. Do I have my cell phone? Do I have my keys? Do I have my wallet? Do I have my deck?
If needed ask yourself, “Did I put on deodorant?” Did you put pants on?
Look, I could go on for a long time and I’m sure there are things I didn’t touch upon that I should have. The real point of this is to check yourself before you wreck yourself. It’s really easy for a person to point to another and call out their faults. What’s really hard is being able to point at yourself and call out your own faults. It all starts with you. Once you’ve got that down, then everything else around you will fall in place.
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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This week in Magic: Another set, another Fat Pack Challenge!
Friday, March 27th, 2015
Welcome back to “This week in Magic.” This week we’re going to tackle the upcoming Fat Pack Challenge. If you’ve never taken on one of these challenges, they are a fun spin on the 6-pack sealed events stores sometimes host. However, the spin on this even is that players will be opening the entire contents of a Fat Pack, which is nine booster [packs. Additionally, they’re also going to be confined to the contents of that Fat Pack. So, if there happens to be a very weird printing error where they don’t get a certain land in their land pack, well, they won’t have access to that land.
Fat Pack challenges can have huge upsides and downsides. A big upside is that you are given more options than normal. It may only be three more packs than normally opened, but it actually ends up being a lot. At the same time, this can also be a downside. This is where you, as a player, really need to know where to cut down on cards to play.
Another small challenge to the Fat Pack challenge is that there are no seeded packs. Gone is the head start in the color combination you wanted. So here you have nine packs and each of them is totally random – all other rules in regarding Sealed still apply. Once you’ve gotten your Fat Pack my advice is to lay all out you’re cards according to color. Some like to do it by converted mana cost, but I think by laying them out by color, you get a real good sense of what you’re working with.
Once I’ve got my colors sorted, I still go through each one to make sure I didn’t miss anything obvious like killer dragons or giant bombs. Looking through each pile, I can easily get a sense of what I have to play with. In most cases, the piles with the fewest cards I can easily set aside. The colors with the biggest stacks are the colors I tend to play with since they’ll usually have the most options for me to play around with.
There have been a few occasions where the biggest pile didn’t mean I was automatically playing that color. Something important to remember is the theme of the block. Remember, in Khans of Tarkir, players were introduced to five new clans – Abzan, Mardu, Temur, Jeskai, and Sultai. In Dragons of Tarkir, we now have the clans of Dromoka, Ojutai, Silumgar, Kolaghan, and Atarka. When putting your deck together, I think it’s important to keep these clans in mind. They were designed for a reason that goes beyond storytelling. Try to stick to two colors, and don’t got more than three.
Now that we’ve got some of the basic ideas behind deck building out of the way, let’s talk about some of the things I learned from this past weekend’s prerelease and how I can apply it to the Fat Pack Challenge. I finished with a final record of 3-1 this past weekend in my only prerelease event. To start things off, I chose Atarka as my clan. However, after building my deck, I ended up with a Mardu deck. I ended up losing my first match. Once that was over and done with, I took the deck apart to re-evaluate what I may have done wrong.
One of the games I had lost to my first opponent was to a vanilla 5/6 green creature. I got stuck in a loop where I had to play a creature to block it every turn and could not draw one of my removal spells. It was then I had realized that my deck was too small to compete against some of the silly dragons and larger creatures in the set. I reconfigured the deck to find the right balance. This was important because now I know I can’t build a deck like I was playing Khans of Tarkir sealed.
Something I learned is that you can never have too much removal. It seemed like everyone had a Roast in their hand just when they needed it. I’ve also come to the conclusion that I absolutely hate Morph creatures. To burn them or not to burn them, that is always the question and I’m always wrong. However, I guess it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Better to have a 1/1 rather than a 6/5 staring me down. Finally, there is no such thing as enough flying. There is nothing more annoying than playing against someone with mostly flyers for creatures. Just imagine yourself in a field being attacked by a wonderful flock of hummingbirds. Each one slowly pecking at you and there is nothing you can do about it except admire how cute they are and say, “ouch” out loud.
Well, that’s it for me this week. I have to admit, I’ve been struggling a bit to come up with some specific content. I am very open to suggestions you, the audience, may have though. With that said, if any of you reading this has something you’d like me to write about then let me know. You can either email me you ideas at Sims@Battlegroundgames.com or hit me up on Twitter via the Battleground Games Twitter handle. Until next time!
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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This week in Magic: Key cards in Dragons of Tarkir Sealed
Friday, March 20th, 2015
Welcome back to a late edition of “This week in Magic.” This weekend is the Dragons of Tarkir prerelease. Who else is just as excited as I am? Oh, you are? Really, Nick Lowe? Well you’re in luck. This week’s blurb is all about my top picks for the Dragons of Tarkir prerelease. If you want a better chance to 4-0 or 3-0-1 your events, then these are cards you may want to look out for.
Now of course, there are obvious bombs. So we’re going to ignore most of the rares as well as the mythics. Today, we’re going to be mostly focusing on some of the unsung heroes: the commons and uncommons. Check them out in no particular order.
Dromka Dunecaster
There is nothing more annoying than your opponent playing a first turn 1/1 creature. Especially if you can’t follow it up with one of your own. That’s why the Dunecaster is one of the cards I think you should look out for. It may not kill the 1/1 creature, but it sure can block it al day as a 0/2. The real kicker is the extra ability to tap own another creature.
You opponent just cast a big fatty? Well, as long as it doesn’t fly, the Dunecaster has your back covered. As long as you have the mana, and the Dunecaster is untapped, than that big, bad fatty isn’t hitting you any time soon. Just keep in mind that the Dunecaster is still only a 0/2 which means it can still be killed quite easily.
Void Squall
I am a big fan of this spell. Yeah it costs five mana, which can be a little high, but I think it has a lot of potential. I think we’re going to see a limited environment full of big creatures (and by that I mean mostly dragons). Bouncing them back into your opponent’s hand can almost be considered like a time walk for yourself.
The key to this spell is the rebound ability. It makes paying five mana almost worth it. You opponent may think twice about re-casting that big guy of their if they know its only going to get bounced again. Keep in mind the spell can target other permanents. So any pesky enchantments or planeswalkers can go bye bye as well.
Death Wind
If I had to pick a card to be the top choice, this would probably be the pick. Death Wind may just be the best removal spell in the prerelease. It get’s around indestructibility, it has a very low casting cost, and it’s an instant. It’s an uncommon, so you’ll be lucky to be running more than one in your deck.
Another great thing about this card is that it’s totally splashable. Is that even a word? Splashable? Anyways, for only XB I would make it worth your while to splash just for it. Should you splash for only one copy? I don’t think so. Splash for two or more. It should be worth it.
Foul-Tongue Shriek
This card is bonkers. I think it’ll even get played in standard. I even have a deck list brewing in my head as I type this. In limited, it’s going to be that card when you reveal your opponent will go, “ugh.” Be warned, I will flip the table if you play this card against me this weekend. I promise. (Okay, maybe I won’t, but in my mind, I will be flipping the table).
One of the best parts of this card is that your creatures don’t have to make contact to kill your opponent. Simply turn them sideways and then cast this spells, or vice versa. However, it’s probably best if you cast it after – for the pure shock factor.
Lose Calm
I once drafted a deck with three copies of Act of Treason. It was one of the main reasons I split for the top prize that night. Lose Calm may cost an additional mana, but the added effect is well worth it. The best scenario is for you to take your opponent’s creature when they’ll be left with less than the appropriate amount of blockers.
Wrap-up
Well, that’s going to be it for now. This weekend is going to be a blast. In case you didn’t’ catch it the first time. here is the full schedule for your convenience:
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: March 21st Friday night / Saturday morning
Time: 12:00am (midnight) – BOTH LOCATIONS
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: March 21st Saturday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm – PLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pm – ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: March 21st Saturday night
Time: 6:00pm – PLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pm – ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck**
Date: March 22nd Sunday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: March 22nd Sunday night
Time: 6:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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This week in gaming: PAX East 2015
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Welcome back to another issue of “This week in gaming.” As you may have noticed we weren’t around last week, and there was a good reason for that. Some of us were a little busy getting ready for PAX East 2015.
I’ve been going to PAX East since the first time it came to Boston in 2011. If you weren’t there for the first year, it was actually held at the Hynes Convention Center located on Boylston St. in Boston. If you complain about the limited space on the exhibit floor now, it was crazy back then when the convention was at the Hynes.
There also wasn’t much of a tabletop area as well. With the exception of the exhibit hall, it seemed like everything was jumbled. The year it was announced that everything was being moved to the BCEC was a great welcome. The first year at the BCEC was also first year that Battleground had gone as a vendor and has been there ever since; each year getting bigger and bigger.
If you’ve never been to one of these events before, then I highly recommend it. From 10AM – 6PM you can browse some of the major AAA titles that have already come out or a slated to come out. Afterwards, as a thank you, the company will give you some free swag in the form of a T-shirt, stickers, or even another game. Sure, 10AM – 6PM doesn’t seem like a lot of time, but have no fear. From the exhibition hall to the tabletop area, this place doesn’t close until midnight. So learn a new game or play one you’ve always loved.
This was my third year doing media coverage. The past few years I had been so busy for me conducting interviews and other activities that I had become too busy to stick my face in the tabletop area. However, I was lucky enough to keep a light schedule. I got to learn a few games I’ve been wanting to learn and hang out with the BG crew most of the weekend. One of those games I learned was Splendor. First thing, don’t be fooled by the look of this game. It looks pretty simple, but there is quite a bit of thinking involved in the game. Additionally, the mechanics of the game randomize it to the point that each game will be a little different – so different that there is no set strategy.
There is probably some bias in this statement, but one of the best sights at PAX East has to be the Arena that Battleground Games breaks out for this special occasion. It was so popular one year that it made it’s way into Penny Arcade’s own gaming publication. What makes it so popular, besides the sight of the Arena, has the to be those who host the games throughout the day and night. It’s completely free to enter. You can participate by either using one of the beginner level figures or purchasing a Dungeons and Dragons booster pack and using one of the figures you pull from the box.
I feel that this year’s PAX East was one of the most successful years for the store. Although, ultimately, you’ll have to ask Derek that question. Still, you can’t deny that there were a lot of people (probably the most I have seen in all of the years Battleground Games has been there) demoing games from the time the doors opened up until the enforcers reminded you that there was only 30 minutes left remaining in the tabletop area. If you still haven’t been to one of these yet, what are you waiting for? You’re lucky that the convention has committed itself to Boston until 2023, so there is plenty of time. Until then enjoy some photos that were taken at the convention. Hope to see you all there next year!
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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Announcing ‘Magic Duels: Origins’
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
- Improved Deck Builder with step-by-step deck construction guidance
- First-ever playable Planeswalker cards
- Solo Battle mode featuring virtually endless AI opponents
- Expanded multiplayer options, including Two-Headed Giant mode
- Quest system with new individual and community challenges every week
- Limitless Free-to-Play with 100% earnable content
- All-new Skill Quest tutorial system
Magic Duels: Origins arrives this July to console on Xbox One, PC via Steam, and iPad tablets, with PlayStation 4 joining later this year.
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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This week in Magic: How I got started
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
It’s that time again! Time for another edition of “This week in Magic.” Have I ever told any of you how I got started in the game of Magic? I’ve talked to a few of you and some had expressed how they would always like to tell the story of how they got started playing Magic: The Gathering. If you ever want to, the podium is always available, but, for now, I’m stealing your idea and taking this time to tell my story.
If my memory serves me right, it all started in 1993-94. Around that time, I believe Ice Age was the newest set to come out. When I was younger, I attended a private school. At about 10:30AM every day we would have snack time. It was during these times that some of the other boys in the class would take out a deck of cards and play against each other. The game had finally caught my attention when a small group formed one day to watch the action.
It didn’t take long for me to convince my dad to get me a starter deck the following week. I remember like it was yesterday. Opening the very first pack of Magic cards is something I remember pretty well. Thinking back on it now makes me a little sad. When I opened that starter deck, I went through each card and stared at each one. I inspected the artwork and read every word on that card. Today, I rip boosters like a pro and go straight to the back where the “good stuff” tends to be.
When I opened that starter deck, the first card staring back at me was a Wrath of God. The card’s artwork showed bodies laying everywhere. There were Orcs and Humans in the image, and right in the center was a face. I thought it was cool. The text box was even great. It was simple and all it said was, “Bury all creatures.”
The artwork on the lands were awesome. I was a big fan of all of the artwork for the Forests in the set. This is definitely that can still holds true today. Not necessarily the artwork for Forests, but I’m speaking in terms of the artwork for lands in general. The artwork for lands have always been important for players and collectors. This can be seen when players break out their Beta lands or play with lands from Unglued or Unhinged. I know people who still enjoy playing with lands that have white borders. They have chosen to remain anonymous though.
When I first started playing Magic, you’d think I was crazy pulling off some of the plays I tried to make. If you saw how I used to play the game, I’d give you a pretty good laugh. One of my best memories has to do with the card Wild Growth. I used to think that Wild Growth added accumulated green mana over time. So when I eventually tapped it for mana it would make seven green mana. That was just enough mana for me to cast my Scaled Wurm (which was one of my favorite creatures at the time).
My time with the game slowed down when I got to high school. In fact, that was the first time I had sold any of my cards. There was a local card store near my high school and I ended up selling some of my cards. I thought that I wouldn’t have enough time thanks to after school activities and a teenage social life. That quickly changed once I got to college.
My freshman year I met a bunch of other people who had put together a legitimate “Magic: The Gathering” club. When I say “legitimate” I mean it. We put in the paperwork and somehow, the university approved our application and gave us a budget. The club was great. I remember when I first got invited to attend. I shook my head and said I would show up, but just to hang out and watch. That didn’t last long either.
Admittedly I watch some of the guys play and said to myself, “I could play better than some of them.” For the most part, I was wrong, and I’m glad I was. It was thanks to this group that not only did I gain a great group of friends, but I got that competitive itch to play. I slowly got back into the game by building some wacky “Vintage” decks. No power, no strategy, just a pile of cards that didn’t fit in any other format. You know, up to that point, I had always been a kitchen table Magic player. I didn’t know anything about formats or competitive rules. Learning about Standard really opened my eyes to the game. No more terribly “Vintage” decks. Now I could put together a deck that was considered good and was competitive. I got heavily involved in the game during my freshman and sophomore years in college. Like many times though, it didn’t last long.
I struggled my freshman year of college and had gotten myself on course for the five year plan. I took time off from the game to get myself back on track. Although, towards the end of my school days I had found time again to play the game while I was home on break. I was during one of those breaks where I discovered Battleground Games & Hobbies.
Once I finished school, I made the time play as much as I could. Since then I’ve sold the collection twice. The last time being the biggest mistake I’ve made in a long time regarding this game. That story is for another day though.
Well that’s it for now. I really hope you enjoyed the story how I got into the game. However, I would really like to hear how you got into the game. Sound off below in the comment section below and share your story!
About the author
Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!
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