Card Games… Magic Monday: What Randy Asplund’s Copyright Move Really Means 30 Mar 202631 Mar 2026 Randy Asplund has made an interesting statement on social media and on his website regarding the copyright to his artwork that adorns some of the earlier Magic: the Gathering cards.…
Card Games… Magic Monday: The Cards That Only Look Good When You’re Ahead 23 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 Some cards only look powerful because you played them from a position of strength. They create explosive turns, dramatic swings, and the kind of moments people remember, but those moments…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Changing the Game with Gamble 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Let’s look at some game changers! I’ve got some mixed feelings about WotC’s definition of these powerful cards. They’re staples of the format, and they’re undeniably powerful, but the Game…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Whilst Magic Is a Game, Pokémon Is an Investment Scheme 9 Mar 202625 Feb 2026 On a Friday night, the difference is palpable. In one room, Magic players shuffle decks, sleeves worn soft from countless games, dice clattering across tables as strategies unfold. Every card…
Card Games… Magic Monday: 5 Reasons Why Yuriko Should Have Stayed on the Game Changer List 2 Mar 20268 Feb 2026 There are commanders who warp the table, and Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow is firmly among them. When the Game Changer list first appeared, Yuriko’s presence on it felt inevitable. She…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Changing the Game with Notion Thief 23 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Let’s look at some game changers! I’ve got some mixed feelings about WotC’s definition of these powerful cards. They’re staples of the format, and they’re undeniably powerful, but the Game…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Binder Proxying 16 Feb 2026 There’s a particular kind of low‑level irritation that settles into the hobby once you’ve been playing long enough: the quiet, recurring chore of moving the same expensive cards from one…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Changing the Game with Glacial Chasm 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026 Let’s look at some game changers! I’ve got some mixed feelings about WotC’s definition of these powerful cards. They’re staples of the format, and they’re undeniably powerful, but the Game…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Thinkin’ About Miirym for the Typal Challenge 26 Jan 202625 Jan 2026 Our club’s typal challenge is imminent, and I keep circling back to Dragons. Not because they’re subtle (they aren't), but because Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm opens up a lot of space…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Why Players Are Deeply, Hilariously Irrational About Milling 19 Jan 202625 Jan 2026 There’s a strange little quirk in Magic that never fails to amuse me: players are wildly, disproportionately afraid of being milled. You can bolt their commander, counter their wincon, wipe…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Changing the Game with Natural Order 12 Jan 2026 Let’s look at some game changers! I’ve got some mixed feelings about WotC’s definition of these powerful cards. They’re staples of the format, and they’re undeniably powerful, but the Game…
Card Games… Magic Monday: One Card, Many Lives: Sol Ring 5 Jan 202621 Dec 2025 Some cards are spells, others are stories. Sol Ring is a relic. From the very first days of Alpha, this piece of cardboard was acceleration incarnate; a single mana transformed…