So I wrote last week about the modern two-headed giant tournament. We did it, and the planeswalker decks won the tournament. What started as a joke to see just how many planeswalkers I could get onto the table at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Magic
Continued from last week. This is a discussion about Magic: the Gathering So I had one deck that got a lot of fast mana but ran out of cards, and another that gave players extra cards and turns, but fewer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot has happened in the recent weeks, and I didn’t get a chance to talk about the release of the Magic 2013 set. I don’t have much to say, but I would like to clarify a few points. With[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the possible exception of Magic: the Gathering, I generally tend to pursue dead CCG’s for their low cost and often innovative mechanics. Unfortunately, they do bring the problem of not having enough competitors. At my local game store, I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few months ago I attended the pre-release event for the M12 set of Magic: the Gathering. These events are generally the only limited format events that I attend, as they are generally the only sealed deck tournaments around. I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In order to understand how to design games that your players will enjoy, you have to understand what your players are looking for in a game. To do this, you will need some kind of understanding of player psychographics. You’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…