Still beta, but the response two weeks ago was enough that I want to keep doing this. Sorry I missed last week, MTGUrl.com was the main focus of last week. I'm in Austin TX for the Pro Tour this weekend, so I'm sure next week will be full of amazing content for us to devour.
So let's go back through this week and see what we have:
Monday - Oct. 12th
- Wizards.com: Weissman - Forgotten Lore: Taking Card Advantage - A reprint of a classic theory article from one of Magic's forefathers. A must read if you haven't before.
- TCGPlayer.com: Conley Woods - Checking your Ego - An excellent article about a magic player's state of mind.
- ChannelFireball.com: Jonathan Loucks - Evaluating Rares - An excellent discussion about drafting Zendikar and card evaluation.
Tuesday - Oct. 13th
- ManaNation.com: Sam Feeley - Off the Beaten Path: We're Off! Zendikar and Philly 5k - Sam Feeley returns to writing for ManaNation by examining some decks from the Philly 5k.
- Wizards.com: Sadin - Taking Charge of Your Zendikar Draft Decisions - A great piece about a lot of Zendikar strategy for drafting. Sadin is a great player and I think this is an excellent primer piece. Especially with Zendikar coming out on Magic Online this weekend.
- ChannelFireball.com: Alex Shearer - Tension in Sideboarding - Just read it. @parakkum is pretty spot on with this one.
Wednesday - Oct. 14th
- ManaNation.com: Dan Eckstein - Magic: the Classroom - the Sell Out - Dan discusses how decks go full out and 'sell out' to acheive the awesome plays we all love.
- StarkingtonPost: Tournament Report Initiative - Bill Stark is a man on a mission, and that is to keep the tournament report alive and well.
- MTGColorPie: Magic Motivators 2 - Some very funny motivational poster satires. Definitely check them out.
Thursday - Oct. 15th
- ManaNation.com: Magic Economics - Trading Ethics - By: Kelly Reid -- He discusses the choices we make when it comes to trading.
- ManaNation.com: Complexity vs. Depth - Why I play Magic the Gathering - By: Jacob "Reinhart" Klein from GatheringMagic.com, a 'cerebral' piece about why Magic is the best game ever.
- StarCityGames.com: The Justice League - Priority - An excellent break down of the nitty-gritty details of what Magic does whenever a player passes priority.
Friday - Oct. 16th
- StarCityGames.com: Embracing the Chaos - EDH League Week 2 and The Perfect Storm - By: Sheldon Menery - Shares some crazy EDH stories from Armada Games and his EDH league.
- Wizards.com: What I did Three Days Ago by Tom Lapille - An interesting narrative of his day in review. Well worth it if just for the creepy animation graphic that the web guys decided to use...
That is it for this week. Time for me to get some shut-eye so I can be ready to pound the pavement and cover the big show this weekend!
-- Trick