The following contains spoilers for the Brother’s War Storyline. Like… obviously. It’s written with the assumption the reader has general knowledge about the MTG multiverse. The Brother’s War set story is an interesting one in that it provides background on many events, but advances the modern plotline very little. Like a paltry amount. The gang …
This is another flashback to the hot meme of a Standard past. The year was 2016 and the block was Kaladesh. Automatons roamed the streets and filigree foxes curled at everyone’s feet. Energy had just been invented and people were desperate to figure out what the hell it was good for. Something, right? How about …
I played a bit of Hanabi over the weekend, it’s another small game that’s pretty easy to explain and a snap to set up. That and the fact that it’s a co-op game make it a slam-dunk feel-good experience. Even when you don’t win. The main hitch in the game is that you’re not allowed …
Oh snap, I’m about to eat my words. Google recently announced a new integration with their search that will insert AI based results, or even generative images right next to the normal output. So I figured I’d give them a try with “draw a nerd so hard university logo crest with dice, game controllers, and …
I played Dominion last weekend for the first time in a very long while. The concepts started coming back to me after a while, but not in time to keep me in competition VP-wise. It’s one of those games that’s fun and manageable and then they went and printed a bazillion expansions. So just when …
Last weekend I played a game called Tsuro. It’s a beautiful little game that is easy to explain and even faster to set up; both of which are big selling points. Essentially, you’re placing tiles on the board which form pathways along which game pieces must traverse. You’re trying to keep your piece on the …
The Artificial Intelligence bug seems to have taken hold of pop consciousness, everyone is scrambling to figure out how it fits into their business model or predict the next disruption. Some really cool things are happening, but it seems like people are just coming down off the Crypto high and looking for something else to …
Collected Company (CoCo) has been a decisive MTG card for over eight and a half years now. Some players extol the value of two bodies with selection at instant speed for only four mana, while others lament the value of two bodies with selection at instant speed for only four mana. The difference seems to …
Many people ask me “What’s a Fatpack?” Well, more accurately, that was a question I asked many people when I started playing Magic and was offered an expansion franchise in the NSHU Fatpack League. Put simply, a Fat Pack was a product that Wizards sold which consisted of 9 (increased periodically from 6) booster packs …
Glögg is a traditional winter Scandinavian beverage. It is served at festive parties but also on many other occasions including birthdays, baby showers, Card Game Tournaments, Saturdays, or any other special occasion. As such, having the proper preparation and serving device is essential for anyone of Nordic Heritage; especially for one who also has Hispanic …