I've been meaning to write on this topic for a while now, but only today did I feel like something formed into a cohesive article. Hard Locks Before I begin, I want to mention hard locks. Hard locks are situations you simply can't get out of. Sometimes they require setup and sometimes they happen immediately. … Continue reading Soft Locks

I haven't written in a while, as I decided I don't want to advertise my deck choice decisions before the tournament. My regular readership isn't huge, but I still would rather not face someone that has read up on my deck selection process. I'll get around to doing a writeup on that after Krakow. Repetition … Continue reading The value of repetition

I apologize for the lack of updates. I have some ideas for topics, but nothing was well formed enough to write about, until today. Basic Analysis It doesn't matter if I'm playing one, two, or three sealed decks event, I always want to know the basic data for my deck. How much aember control does … Continue reading Single sealed – Evaluation

You're staring down a 2/2/2 hand, wondering what you've done to anger the RNG gods. you play two cards from one house. It feels bad, but surely you're going to draw into a 3/2/1 or a 3/3, right? Wrong, you manage to draw into another 2/2/2 hand. Situation looks as grim as ever. You're playing … Continue reading Getting out of 2/2/2 hands

When FFG announced the errata on Library Access and Bait and Switch I refrain from writing about the subject. For the most part the topic has been discussed to death, and you already have the opinions of much better players than myself. But I now need to talk about it, because it is relevant to … Continue reading Rules against intuition (Archimedes board wipe)

Vault Tour Denver has brought Control the Weak to the forefront of the meta, but even if it didn't, it is an extremely potent card when played right. I have touched on playing with Control the Weak in my Reviewing discard pile post. But what about playing against it? I added a more concrete example as there … Continue reading Playing against Control the Weak

After playing in the Main Event of UKGE yesterday, I found out there are a few (and only a few) cards I evaluated poorly. Some I thought were mediocre and turned out to be amazing, and some I thought were good but turned out to be mediocre at best. I finished 4-2 in the Main … Continue reading Cards I evaluated poorly