Kitchen Table Magic

In this episode, I’m talking to the beard master, Chris VanMeter. Chris is an analytical thinker of the game and has a math and computer science background. He’s also affectionately known for his bright red beard as it’s rumored to give Chris special powers! Chris is not only a strong competitor in Magic, he’s also an avid teacher, writer and commentator. I really enjoyed sitting down with Chris to record this a few months back. Please enjoy my conversation with Chris VanMeter.

I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships.

Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning. How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite.

If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize.

We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead.

He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success.

I hope you enjoy my one of a kind interview with Brian Braun-Duin.

- Sam

I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships.

Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning. How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite.

If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize.

We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead.

He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success.

I hope you enjoy my one of a kind interview with Brian Braun-Duin.

- Sam

Coming up in the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic…

I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships.

Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning.

How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite.

If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize.

We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead.

He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success.

You don’t want to miss my interview with Brian Braun-Duin, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

Coming up in the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic…

I’m talking with Brian Braun-Duin, the winner of the 2016 Magic World Championships.

Brian shares with us his story, starting from the beginning.

How he went from broke, sleeping on the couch, to grinding tournaments, writing for SCG, playing in his first Pro Tours, joining teams, leaving teams, getting fired, getting hired, all the way to locking up Grand Prix Master to earn his fabled World Championship invite.

If you’ve been in the MTG community for basically the last week, you know that Brian goes on to win the World Championships, and the cool $70,000 dollar prize.

We also talk about what’s coming up next for him, as you heard in the preview, Brian’s hopeful and excited for the road ahead.

He’s no stranger to hard work and he credits some influential Magic players in Roanoke Virginia that have contributed to his success.

You don’t want to miss my interview with Brian Braun-Duin, all on the next episode of Kitchen Table Magic.

In this episode, I’m talking to Jordan Aisaka, local Seattle player that’s known for his high level Legacy skills. Jordan also provides commentary on Card Kingdom’s Monday night Legacy events and also in their Legacy Preservation 1K tournament series. Jordan’s claim to fame was his Legacy UWR Standstill deck that he played in a SCG Legacy Open. He credits his Magic influences to his local buddies and his brother. We had a great time in this episode of Kitchen Table Magic. I hope you enjoy!

In this episode, I’m talking to Jordan Aisaka, local Seattle player that’s known for his high level Legacy skills. Jordan also provides commentary on Card Kingdom’s Monday night Legacy events and also in their Legacy Preservation 1K tournament series. Jordan’s claim to fame was his Legacy UWR Standstill deck that he played in a SCG Legacy Open. He credits his Magic influences to his local buddies and his brother. We had a great time in this episode of Kitchen Table Magic. I hope you enjoy!

In this episode I’m talking to Tifa Robles, the founder of Lady Planeswalker Society. Lady Planeswalker Society is run by volunteers and has a mission to create a warm and welcoming play space for all players. It’s amazing that there are now over 80 chapters all over the world and it’s still growing! LPS is also the official Learn to Play organization for Wizards of the Coast and has taught thousands of new players at premier events such as Gen Con and PAX. I’m so happy to have Tifa as a guest, please enjoy my conversation with Tifa Robles.

In this episode I’m talking to Tifa Robles, the founder of Lady Planeswalker Society. Lady Planeswalker Society is run by volunteers and has a mission to create a warm and welcoming play space for all players. It’s amazing that there are now over 80 chapters all over the world and it’s still growing! LPS is also the official Learn to Play organization for Wizards of the Coast and has taught thousands of new players at premier events such as Gen Con and PAX. I’m so happy to have Tifa as a guest, please enjoy my conversation with Tifa Robles.

In this episode, I’m talking to the legendary, Chris Pikula. You might have seen him featured in the Magic documentary, Enter the Battlefield. Chris is also famously known as Meddling Mage. Chris became Meddling Mage by defeating Jon Finkel in the finals of the Magic Invitational in Kuala Lampur in the year 2000. Chris shares some incredible stories from the past and also gives some serious words of wisdom from playing with Jon Finkel. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Chris Pikula.