I don't play much online anymore. Small events don't really feel fun enough, and leagues are too much of a hassle to schedule. However, I rarely get the chance to play a 4-strip format, and combined with the size and importance of the Winter Derby, getting to be a part of the discussions and hype … Continue reading How to Keep Warm During the Winter
Some light reading
This is out of order a bit, as I haven't written about the Winter Derby yet, but first, time doesn't really flow as it should anymore anyway, and second, this one is short and simple and the other one isn't. First, the facts. Arvika Festivalen 2023, this year's Shark tournament in Sweden, 120 people at … Continue reading Some light reading
BSK 2022
After playing the Kalle-curve Erhnam deck in July, I chatted a bit with Kalle about the deck. I felt like this kind of midrange deck almost needs some number of Swords, and I arrived at a list that cut green for white, running Serras but still on the Copy plan. I presented a list that … Continue reading BSK 2022
Reign of Fire
Editor's note: Today I have the honor to present a tournament report by the winner of the Summer Derby, Simon Christie. Enjoy! Reign of Fire – a LDB, Fantasy Zoo, 12 Bolt Tournament Report I am not sure what my magic writing voice would, could or should be so I took the easy route and … Continue reading Reign of Fire
Some Short Summer Stories
Some updates are long overdue. First, I went to Malmö for Tier1Con, a large, GP-wannabe event featuring a Modern main event, numerous vendors and side events, including a classic Danish Old School tournament and a Premodern one the day after. It was all held in a convention center, and largely a disappointment for everyone, since … Continue reading Some Short Summer Stories
Consider the Lobster
What a trip, huh. Eleven days of mising, traveling, eating, drinking. Wandering around, playing magic. Honestly, the magic playing was not among the highlights of the week, except as a pretense, but that's what you want to read about so that's where we're going. First, just after landing from Europe, due to Mano we got … Continue reading Consider the Lobster
Olly Reid World Tour
Report from The North American Premodern Championship in Boston, May 2022 by Olle Råde "When you go out on the court, you should say this is great, I'm going to hit the tennis ball, I'm going to try to win every point, and I like to make a good shot. If you don't think and … Continue reading Olly Reid World Tour
The time of the orc has come
Hello! Two topics today: the process for choosing a deck for N00bCon, and the tournaments at the N00bCon weekend. I won't, however, spend very much time on the ambience, the hangs, the beers and the misadventures on the way. There's too much magic to be had now. Listen to some podcasts if you want to … Continue reading The time of the orc has come
Some old rugs
Hello. It's been a while. Why has it been so long? This is a quick recap of the larger tournaments I've been playing. I've mostly stayed out of any leagues, only playing the occasional private 1-day online tournament really, so these are the more major ones. I don't do this for "the community". The community … Continue reading Some old rugs
Disco Universe
Last week, I played Ivory Cup VI, the first online version of the classic Stockholm Swedish event (last year was local and very small for obvious reasons, and I wasn't there). It was quite small, and with Swedish reprint policy I didn't expect all spikey powered decks, so I decided to try out a brew … Continue reading Disco Universe