The Combo School of Magic That Never Was

Ages ago, when I first started this blog, I was just about to leave The Deck and explore other archetypes in 93/94. My first interest was the combo decks. I had a plan: to outline what I was going to call the Combo School of Magic through a series of articles. First, I was going …

Recall Should Stay Unrestricted

First of all: sorry for not updating more. March was insanely busy for me, with a bunch of work-related deadlines on papers and grants applications, along with moving to a new apartment. Back to an at least monthly schedule from now on. On to the content! On the weekend of February 23rd, there was the …

Building Power Monolith

There are numerous flavors of Power Monolith in 93/94, leaning control, pure combo, or even aggro. That's not surprising, considering the combo (Basalt Monolith and Power Artifact giving infinite mana, which you usually use for a Fireball, for those who might be unaware) is compact, deadly, and fast, being simpler than the engine-based combos of …

BSK 2017: Organizer’s report

This year, I somehow ended up helping organizing the 93/94 event at BSK (Borås Spelkonvent) in Borås, Sweden, this past weekend. In the past, this tournament has had a Shark as the trophy, being what I have understood is the oldest still running 93/94 tournament, but this year, that trophy has moved to Arvika. Still, …

Drawing cards in Arvika, part 1. Getting there

Please don't hate me. Or if you do, hate me because I take all the fun in the format and use it for myself; hate me because I'm the villain, because I'm Magneto or Ozymandias, don't hate me because I'm a boring old fucker with no regards for the true soul of the format. (As …