Have you ever had one of those days where every time you try to win, an opponent just slaps you right back down? It can feel like you're trying to run head-first through a brick wall. This week, John breaks down the concept of Window Theory and the Patterns of Victory that have been discussed in cEDH circles to help you identify when the optimal time is to try to score a win!

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Shoutout to the Mind Sculptors Podcast and Ken Baumann for their talk on Patterns of Victory in cEDH: https://youtu.be/_siatCV_lMc?si=cCQ2yWZuOdk2cW1_ 

Shoutout to Playing with Power for their talk on window theory in cEDH: https://youtu.be/y8CP69Ex5LY?si=XG9uCp6lH_lv0-IR 

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00:00 Introduction
1:46 Stages of the Game
03:21 What are Windows?
04:34 Four Patterns of Victory
07:20 Fusion Ad
08:17 Patterns Reveal Windows
14:05 Casual Windows
19:13 Using Window
23:46 Closing Thoughts

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