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The TriHards have saddled up for another episode!  What are the pitfalls of Limited on-camera coverage?  WotC is pulling back the Amonket curtain - what are the 'Hards first impressions?  Will you be part of the future in which Sean predicts a change in tourney demographics - in 25 years.  No need to wait to find out which Matt is best Matt...though you may wish you'd never known!  Got a problem?  Just grab a beverage & walk(er) it off with the TriHards!

Toppling Goliath

Teaching others to play MtG - The TriHards Poll

GP Orlando

Saffron Olive - The "Face-Walker" Problem

Office Hours at TCC

Amonket Rules & Previews

Emma Handy's - Facts of the Grind

Upcoming FNM Promos

In the Elevator: Lightning Runner

3M2B: Tezzeret the Schemer

Engage with the TriHards!

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Matt Hurley – [email protected] & @hurlman81 on twitter

Sean Secrease - [email protected]

In this episode, I’m talking to Melissa Li, former creative writer and world builder for Magic: The Gathering.

I caught up with Mel right before she left Seattle. Mel moved to LA and is now a Senior Narrative Writer at Riot Games. Mel talks about her creative process. Magic's storylines are developed five to ten years ahead, so Mel can’t tell us what she worked on. But Mel did work on the single player campaign for Duels of the Planeswalkers.

Also! Get on your Vorthos hats! We talk about some lore and the current storyline with the Eldrazi, Sorin, Nahiri, Innistrad and Nicol Bolas.

Notes and Links:

Go say hi to Mel on Twitter @SMelissaLi

You can check out her blog, EtheriumSculptor.tumblr.com

Mel has some great cosplay and she also makes some cool things like Aether ray guns and spinny thopter cakes.

Special thanks to Zeze Photography for the photo of Mel’s Sarkhan cosplay.

I want to thanks and acknowledge Mel again for her work creating worlds for the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.

I’m so excited to see her work in future sets.

Also, best of luck at Riot Games. Hmmm…. I wonder what Riot is going to be doing with a creative narrative writer? Perhaps a new game? Perhaps an MMO in the League of Legends storyline?

Anyhoos, I’m just excited for Amonkhet that’s about to be released.

We’ll all find out soon just how much of a jerk Nicol Bolas really is.

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

Last week, Paragon City Games sent me Die Hard metal dice in Raw Steel Red for a giveaway.

I asked you to comment on my Facebook giveaway post about what you think an up-and-coming game store like Paragon City Games should do to support the players and gaming community.

Your responses are wonderful and I’d like to read a few of them on air.

Paul wrote: I would love to see stores build strong relationships with other stores in the region for scheduling, referrals, and the like. Stores are part of our community and the stronger the relationship between stores the better it is for players.

Robin write: I would have loved some classes on how to make a decent deck, especially how to build one with the cards I have rather than what cards to buy.

James wrote: Be sure to employ a judge or organizer for your events who is friendly, flexible, and sensitive to the broad range of players you will attract. Choose someone you trust and will allow to have the freedom to make store decisions on the fly that serve your customer service needs.

Adrian wrote: Have a series of local tourneys where the prizes are modern staples rather than packs or money. This should keep the hyper-competitive away and attract the more casual crowd.

Jordan wrote: Ask players for input on the events they'd like to see. Hold events at various times throughout the week--not everyone has a schedule that accommodates early afternoon/early evening events.

Many other listeners said that having a good atmosphere is important and also having private rooms to rent out.

And now, for the winner, chosen at random is…. Kate!

Kate wrote: Cater to the younger generation! I see young kids at my local shop all the time, and they get intimidated by the adults who are very serious or exclusionary.

Maybe host game nights for 13 and Unders? Or have easy to play decks on hand so kids can learn to play with their parents or friends without memorizing tons of mechanics.

Congratulations Kate, you are our lucky winner. I’ll be reaching out to send you the RPG set of Die Hard Metal dice in Raw Steel Red.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts about how game stores can help build community.

Many thanks to Paragon City Games for giving me the opportunity to do a giveaway.

Remember, they are streaming every week at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames

Also, be sure to spread the love and give them a Like on their Facebook page.

I want to thank all of my Patreon Supporters, Brian,

Welcome to Loyalty Counters! Why Episode 2? Well, our new segment, Casting Cost,  has debuted over on our YouTube. If you would like, go to the bottom of the description and check out our Youtube.

This week on Loyalty Counters: Casting Cost we talk about:

Banning and Restrictions Announcement - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/march-13-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-03-13

Update on Standard - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/latest-developments/update-standard-2017-03-24

Dusk/Dawn Consequences - http://mythicspoiler.com/akh/cards/duskdawn.html

Consequence Mock up - https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4mpCRe7210Y/WM1om41gegI/AAAAAAAAdwM/gSd0vBIfcjEeJUHBKcz_ovwxRHvrmkMfQCLcB/s1600/amonkhet%2Bflashback.jpg

DD: Mind vs Might - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/duel-decks-mind-vs-might-2017-03-20

TCC Modern Masters Vid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXFJELzYVo

Magic Digital Next Theory - http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13853&writer=Neale+Talbot&articledate=3-14-2017

Grand Prix Porto Alegre 2017 - http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gppoa17

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

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Bronson Gervasi planned a trip in 2017 to do the Star City Games tour starting with SCG open Columbus. From there he played in Richmond, then in the regionals in Baltimore, and finally at the Grand Prix in Pittsburgh where he made his first GP Top 8, qualifying for the Pro Tour for the first time.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Bronson Gervasi when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep186

First Set

M12

Favorite Set

New Phyrexia

Favorite Card

Death's Shadow

What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you?

The competitive aspect of the game is very appealing.

Early Challenge

Coming to grips with variance, Bronson struggled with giving up early after a few losses.

Worst Magic Moment

At a Regionals, Bronson made it to the top 8 and then lost, missing the Pro Tour invite. He had to multi-game and learned to shuffle a lot.

Proudest Magic Moment

At his first GP, Bronson played a friend's deck in a side event and won. He got invited to a TCG 50k events.

What Have You Learned From Magic

Bronson has applied Magic to business and interpersonal relationships.

Best Format

Standard

Shortcomings

Bronson is working on seeing where the meta is going and developing the next winning deck. He also knows he's not the best-controlling player.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Bronson tends to make riskier plays and he sees too many players be too cautious.

How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event

Evaluate the best decks and decide whether to beat them or join them. Make the deck your own by tweaking and tuning.

What's in Your Tournament Bag

Every Standard card, commander deck

How To Make Day 2

Deciding to play the best deck and not give up mentally. Don't think about future games, stay focused.

Parting Guidance

Stave off mental defeat by stay positive and not giving up.

Magic Resource

TCG Player, SCG, MTG Top 8

Connect With Bronson Gervasi

Bronson can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook Group.

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!!!

The big news this week is that the big news next week is delayed so it can be bigger news...probably in June. Oh, and I guess there was a fair amount of news about Amonkhet revealed today. So that's a thing. Cluze will stand up on his salt box for a few minutes because you Magic players just refuse to pick up after yourselves for some reason. Could you please try to be less terrible? Do it for Cluze!

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

– Announcement Day moved to sometime in June...maybe

– So Much Amonkhet News

– GP Orlando coverage

– Keep your DCI# / Wizards Account up to date

– Amonkhet's Masterpieces are called Invocations

MTGO News

– MTGO Announcements

– Bug Blog 3/23/2017 update

– Flashback Favorites and Throwback Standard Gauntlets

– MTGO Event Calendar

 

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In our third dissection of the Horror Cube, We scour over the black cards and discuss all of the synergies found within them.

Trying to keep black on somewhat of a path, Josh focused more on the tribal support for zombies and vampires. However by the end of the episode, the gang questions whether or not vampires should make the cut. Both not adding to the theme of the cube, and taking away from the other synergies that black has to offer, it’s possible they dont have a place.

 

Alec suggests reanimator as a potential strategy that Josh opted not to include, but is it just too powerful and warping?

And just how bad is descent into madness?

Just how good is Triskaidekaphobia?

All of this and more!

This week Jerry and Patrick sit down with Bob Huang, fresh off his EE6 Top 8 finish.

Bob's Miracles List

Top 5 Decks in Legacy

Does Legacy Need a New Ban?

Card Titan Trials!

Jerry @jmee3rd

Patrick @pateuglow // Stream! // Patreon

Bob @silyaznfoo // Bob's Stream

Episode 108 of the Unspoken Realms podcast, featuring Way of the Mantis by Matt Knicl.

Way of the Mantis is the fifth chapter in the Khans of Tarkir storyline.

If you’d like to learn more about the Jeskai clan of Tarkir, check out The Jeskai Way.

To support Unspoken Realms, visit the Patreon page.

The QS Cast has returned: Chaz Volpe, and Tarkan Dospil continue on with where the cast left off and in this episode they discuss the following:

[Note] We had some technical issues with this cast. Sorry for the inconvenience. Tarkan's audio was unfortunately lost, but there's still great information here.

Kelly Reid re-joins the cast to discuss MM2017. Kelly Reid is the CEO of Quiet Speculation/ION Scanner

Interests

Kelly makes a compelling argument for reprints and Magic as Game Pieces.

How Wizards keeps investing back into the game. How Standard could be solved.

As always, please comment and leave questions for us to address on the next cast! We will be making QS Insider questions a priority, and we want to know what you want covered.

Enjoy! We’re glad to be back.

Find us on Twitter: @ChazVMTG  @the_tark @kellyreid

Sean and Owen traverse the Modern Masters 2017 scene and get excited about the upcoming Amonkhet block.  Is there a new contender in standard and will it persist?  Meta mayhem and predictions for GP Orlando.  Follow us on twitter @thewincondition and on Instagram @teamwincondition also on Twitch streaming Wednesday nights @teamwincondition