Dragon’s Maze Meddlings and a New Giveaway!
Hey folks! May of you may recall the series of Meddlings I’ve written for Gathering Magic, first one per set and starting with Return to Ravnica an article for every deck. We’re back with a new article going up for each of the five Dragon’s Maze Intro Packs, and today we kick off the latest series with Simic Domination!
This time around, we’re adding a little twist. Head on over and check it out, and let me know what you think!
2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 6 and the Leaderboard
After a slight bump in the road, the Preconstructed Championships are back on track. It will take much more than a hetic week to sideline the power and the glory of a season’s worth of precon decks battling it out with eternal glory and supremacy, as they look to scribe their name in the book of champions.
2007-2008 Precon Championships: Turian Division (Part 1 of 2)
Welcome to the opening day of Forsythe Conference action! While the Preconstructed Championships are well underway, we’ve thus far been watching the Rosewater Conference unfold. Now, while Evincar’s Tyranny from Tenth Edition rests up for the battle against the Goblins from Duel Decks: Elves vs Goblins to decide which of the two is going to the Grand Final, we turn our attention to the other half of the field.
2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 5 and the Leaderboard
For the past three years or so that we’ve run Ertai’s Lament, we’ve done a pretty good job of not letting the events of life get in the way of publishing on schedule. That said, while we’ve still managed to post our deck reviews apace, something fell by the wayside this past week. As many of you know, Jimi is expecting twins, and this past week has given us a dreadful scare. Still, an ultrasound today revealed that “Moose and Squirrel” are coming along just fine, and our worst fears have been unfounded. Splendid news, but it does show where our focus has been this past week.
2007-2008 Precon Championships: Tinsman Division (Part 2 of 2)
We’re back with this weekends exciting precon action as the Tinsman Division comes to its dramatic conclusion. Last weekend we saw Morningtide’s Shamanism triumph over Going Rogue in a surprising upset, seeing the sturdy Treefolk more than a match for the sneaky tricks of the Rogues. Goblin-on-Goblin violence was at a high as Battle Blitz squared off against Boggart Feast, and lived to tell the tale. Meanwhile, the Goblins deck from the first-ever Duel Decks release wait in the wings alongside Shadowmoor’s Overkill, fresh from their bye. Today it all comes together.
Dragon’s Maze: Azorius Authority Review (Part 1 of 2)
Although the game that is at the heart of this website is intended for recreation and hobby, there exists a series of games that have a much more clinical application. Known academically as game theory, this field looks to study the strategy of decision making. As you might imagine, there’s quite a bit of overlap across the spectrum, and indeed in 2007 Frank Karsten wrote his Introduction to Game Theory on the mothership.
News: Dragon’s Maze Intro Pack Decklists Revealed!
A nice mid-week treat awaits us over on the mothership today, as Magic Arcana has spoiled the decklists for all five Dragon’s Maze Intro Packs. As before, they draw one rare from the new set and one from an old one, either Return to Ravnica or Gatecrash.
Head on over and check them out!
2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 4 and the Leaderboard
It was a lighter- and more Goblin-filled- weekend than usual this past Sunday as we witnessed the opening round of the Tinsman Division. We had two matches up for grabs as our Prediction League players were vying for points. How many did they pick up? Good question.
Contest: Announcing the Winner of Our Darksteel Theme Deck Giveaway!
Well keep this one short and sweet- big contratulations to Jay Chong, the winner of our latest giveaway! Jay will be getting a copy of Mind Swarm courtesy of Mind Games, Ltd.
Thanks to everyone who participated, we had a blast going through the set. We’ll have more giveaways very soon, so watch this space!
2007-2008 Precon Championships: Tinsman Division (Part 1 of 2)
Welcome to the glorious Tinsman Division! We’ve all but settled the Nagle, and now it’s time to look at the other half of the Rosewater Conference. Thanks to a shortage of decks in the ’07-’08 season, there are two byes in the division. That means we have an abbreviated first round of action, with only two games to show for our weekend action. Still, that’s the end of the road for two of the decks- but which two will it be?
Ertai's Lament 