The very first screen says so much about Tharsis, a fantastic space survival and resource management game. A large screen both hauntingly empty and yet with Mars taking up so much ominous space. This sets the tone for a game that puts the screws to you early and never lets up. The relentless struggle for …
Commander’s in a pretty great place right now. Anyone looking to enter this Vintage-lite format can do so pretty easily, choose from a huge variety of strategies, and quickly have a deck they are able to take to a local game store or friend’s house for a day of fun and camaraderie. Well…maybe not that …
When I was first learning to play Magic: The Gathering around 2006, I had the privilege of learning how to play with one of the most broken mechanics of all time: affinity. Playing artifact lands, Welding Jars, and Ornithopters to put out monster threats like Myr Enforcer and Broodstar was easy to understand, and I …
The 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons has done more for gaming and the tabletop RPG industry than any other entry in recent memory. The gameplay and management have been streamlined elegantly without becoming the number crunch of 3rd edition, but there’s still plenty of freedom for players and Dungeon Masters to create unique characters …
After clearing up the confusion that this announcement was not referring to the mechanic of the same name, but an individual card, multiple people in my MTG playgroup came to me with this question. The Commander Rules Committee has given a fairly succinct explanation as to their reasoning behind the ban, but if you aren’t …
Preview season is one of my favorite times of year. Magic players get to huddle around MythicSpoiler or their news source of choice, eagerly awaiting the latest updates from content creators around the world as they show off the latest cards. These are normally spread out a bit over the course of a week or …
Picking the top 10 MTG Ikoria cards for Commander decks was challenging. This is undeniably a powerful set and whittling it down just wasn’t easy, but it had to be done! This is an exciting time to be a Magic player. New sets these days are considerably above the typical power curve, and have generally …
Hey All. This is a post that is definitely a major part sad, with hopefully a bit of silver lining. There’s one big piece of news at the center of it all, so we’re going to lead with that. Here’s from the social media post where we first announced this publicly: Hey Guys, Unfortunately, a …