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In this episode, I’m interviewing Jimmy Wong, actor, musician, YouTube personality and co-host of The Command Zone with Josh Lee Kwai. Every week, Jimmy and Josh share gameplay strategy, deck building tips, and set reviews for Magic: The Gathering.

The Command Zone focuses primarily on the Commander format, also known as Elder Dragon Highlander, or EDH.

Jimmy also co-starred in the hit YouTube series Video Game High School and is the co-host of another popular show, Feast of Fiction.

I ask Jimmy about how he got started playing Magic and the other content that he creates.

Go say hi to Jimmy on Twitter @jfwong

Follow The Command Zone @CommandCast

Watch The Command Zone on YouTube

Jimmy and Josh do a great job making their videos and producing their content.

They’ve been pillars of the community to help bring new players into Magic: The Gathering. I’m grateful for their contributions to our community.

And if you’re someone who is new to MTG, I welcome you and I’m so happy you’re here.

I hope you enjoy my interview with the talented Jimmy Wong!

This episode of Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Paragon City Games.

The Kitchen Table Magic podcast has been all about the origins of the game and members of the community.

And as a community, we’ve come a long way since the game first started.

Apart from the Kitchen Table, the only other places in your local community to play Magic are at local game stores.

That’s why places like Paragon City Games is so important for our community.

At Paragon City Games, you’ll find a spacious and clean showroom with lots of elbow room for Magic events.

You’ll find thoughtful accessories like Die Hard Metal Dice and hand crafted wooden deck boxes.

You’ll find a huge supply of Legacy, Modern, and Standard staples, sealed product, and table top games.

It’s places like Paragon City Games that allow local Magic communities to gather in.

And if you can’t make it there in person, be sure to watch their weekly stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames.

Remember to spread the love with a Like on Facebook and a follow on Twitter for Paragon City Games.

They also have great online reviews and that shows their commitment to excellent customer service for their player community.

Thanks everyone for listening to this week’s show!

I also want to welcome new listeners to Kitchen Table Magic.

If you’re new to the show, drop me a line and say hi.

And be sure to check out Season 1.

I want to take a moment for a big thank you to Aaron for becoming our newest Patreon Supporter!

Wow! Thank you Aaron your generosity in supporting Kitchen Table Magic.

I’ll be sending out a special gift for you, be sure to be on the lookout for the mail.

As I mentioned before, I have a very special Patreon Supports gift that I’m planning for the Season 2 finale.

All my Patreon Supporters at the $6 level get special gifts from my interviews.

Listeners, if you also would like to support the show, head on over to Patreon.com/KitchenTableMagic and become a supporter.

For just a few bucks a month you’ll get access to extra audio content, behind the scenes show notes, and special gifts from my interviews.

I want to thank all my Patreon Supporters: Brian, James, Markus, Alex, Trevor, Katelyn, Mark, and Aaron for your generous support.

Your support of Kitchen Table Magic allows me to share stories about the amazing people in the Magic: The Gathering with the world.

Thank you!

Welcome to episode five of the Glimmer of Genius podcast!

We go over Pro Tour Amonkhet!

We discuss the top 8, WR Humans, New Perspectives and mulligans!

Your hosts are YouTuber Luke Vincent, Level 2 Judge Grant David, and professional cardboard peddler Simon Wright.

 

11.09 - Pro Tour Discussion

15.30 - Marvel Decks

25.10 - WR Humans

42.44 Speculations and New Perspectives

 

Main PT Coverage including Top 8 Decklists:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptakh

PT Day 1 meta breakdown:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptakh/pro-tour-amonkhet-day-one-standard-metagame-breakdown-2017-05-12

PT Day 2 meta breakdown:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptakh/pro-tour-amonkhet-day-two-standard-metagame-breakdown-2017-05-13

 

 

Become part of the conversation and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlimmerofGenius/

 

Want more MTG content? Check out Luke's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtlx6scvEbpahqRU51qIo3Q

 

Music:

“Transmission” by Purple Planet Music - http://www.purple-planet.com/

“Digital Lemonade” by Incompetech - http://incompetech.com/

Brian Andersen E is a 25 year old Magic enthusiast from California, but he’s lived everywhere. He’s played magic in both Asia and the USA at the basic LGS level. He’s an investor a partner at Paragon City Games and generally a loud mouth. Brian lives in Draper, Utah.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Brian Andersen E when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep200

First Set

Tempest

Favorite Set

Odyssey

Favorite Card

Kamahl, Pit fighter

Making a Store Stand Out

Be deliberate about the feel you want players to experience.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Not having enough experience with their deck. Take the time to play and know your deck ahead of time. Ask a lot of questions.

Tournament Day Tips

Control your emotions and look at what you did wrong. Successful players tend to be brewers. Their brains are always churning. Have a good breakfast.

What Have You Learned from Magic

Patience. So many times you want the results now but understand that it will come once your skill is where it needs to be.

Parting Guidance

Have patience with yourself, your community and your store.

Magic Resource

Paragon City Games, twitchtv/paragoncitygames, MTGProtutor.com/giveaway200

Connect With Brian Andersen E

Twitter: @JBrandersen

Check Out Magic Story

Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.

Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com

THANK YOU!!!

This week we spend a little time digging into the Standard Pro Tour results but...everybody else is doing that...so we'll focus our efforts on examining the brand new Commander format on MTGO. After just one week, a meta has begun to shake out and a few decks are rising to the top. We'll examine what's wining and exercise our deck building skills with Thalia, Guardian of Thraben.

Pro Tour Amonkhet happened without the input of the Felidar Guardian, so the meta shifted to the undead and the top six cards of the library. Oh, and cars. Over in Magic Online world, the most horrible and ridiculous time in Magic's history is coming up for us all to relive again. Thank goodness it's only for a week!

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions (Youtube, Twitch), @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, Dr. Science) from Random Discard, @lacluyze

 

This Week in Magic

– Pro Tour Amonkhet coverage

– 24-27 point decks

– 21-23 point decks

– Day 1 Standard Metagame Breakdown

– Day 2 Standard Metagame Breakdown

– Precision German Engineering!

MTGO News

– Combo Winter Throwback Standard Gauntlet

– MTGO Announcements

– Format Challenges begin 5/20

– MTGO Event Calendar

 

Intro/Outro music: Justice League Unlimited Theme by Michael McCuistion

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Episode 115 of the Unspoken Realms podcast, featuring Brazen by Michael Yichao.

Brazen  is the sixth chapter in the Amonkhet storyline.

To support Unspoken Realms, visit the Patreon page.

This week Patrick and Jerry sit down with local Pox player Dan Holland ( @ratadrabik ) and further debate the severity the Top ban has had on non-Miracles decks, the last 2 weeks of results, the latest SCG Announcement as well as Jerry's latest brew.

 

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Welcome to Loyalty Counters – Loresday! Our weekly podcast on the newest lore that is added on the mothership.

Every Thursday, come on over and check out our co-hosts, Roman and A’keem, for their overview of the newest MTG Story. The give a synposis of the story, a bit of information on the author and speculations on what this could mean for future stories and a peak into what the current or next set holds!

This week on Loyalty Counters: Loresday, the story that we’re talking about is:

“Trespass" - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/trespass-2017-05-10

Feel free to leave a comment below and let us know how what you’re thinking!

(Reminder: This podcast is just our thoughts on the lore in MTG. We respect all opinions and welcome conversations!)

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This week we go deep on commander on MTGO and then finish off the cast by making some pro tour predictions.

Liam and Jer return and talk about how to tune a highlander deck to get it into peak There Can Only Be One condition.