The Guild gathered once again for our annual meetup. This year, the hit game was apparently a little obscure gem War Chest.
Trying Out: War Chest
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Author Archives: Aki Vainio
Did the Avengers Just Cause the Dystopia Thanos Was Trying to Avoid?
In case you didn’t realize, spoilers.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 3 – Rakdos Superfriends
As mentioned before, I always brew with Lilianas. Liliana, Dreadhorde General is not going to be an exception.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 2 – Sultai Zombies
Being a fan of Liliana, whenever there is a new one I will try to brew with it. This time, however, I’ll go back a bit and try to find something to do with Liliana, Untouched by Death. Not to worry, we’ll get to the Dreadhorde General in time.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 1 – Mardu Aristocrats
There was already Cruel Celebrant, but God-Eternal Bontu might very well push this over the top.
EDH Deck Time – God-Eternal Bontu
Saccing things for value. Every black players dream.
War of the Sparks Trailer has 5.6 million views in a just a few days
Bit of context: Ravnica Allegiance has 220,000 views. Guilds of Ravnica faired better with 457,000 views. 5.6 million is quite a bit.
What I Want to and Don’t Want to See in Modern Horizons
It’s a weird time to be a MtG player. A lot of information is being withheld and a lot of information is being thrown at us. Then there’s the Arena, which has brought the game to whole new audiences, but we don’t really know what that means in the long run.
Fun with Hijack
I’m not sure I’m advocating it, but I’ve been playing a fun-off Hijack in my Gruul Midrange sideboard. Why? I thought it would be a good finisher against Gate-decks. Stealing Gate Colossus is a strong move against those decks, but admittedly, often unnecessary rub-ins instead of actual winning move, since it’s often a good match-up anyhow.
But it does tend to lead to weird situations. Especially in mirrors (or semi mirrors), where the opponent tries to go bigger and grindier.
GMing Mistakes 17 – Teaching Your Players to be Murder-Hobos
Ever notice how players don’t trust anyone and just kill everyone over anything and with any excuse? Well, it might be your fault.
Now, I would like to note that this might not be only you. If players have learned from through previous games and GMs that violence is often the answer, perhaps the only answer (I’ve played under GMs, who have actually forced combat encounters, when players were actively trying to find other solutions), these players will have learned certain modes of operation, and unlearning them might be difficult. Continue reading