Top 8 Magic presents: Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee. aka Glorious Night of Soil's Betrayal
BDM was supposed to spend the day working on multiple deadlines but a man has to eat, right? Fellow curmudgeon Jon Becker was in the area and they went to a diner for eggs, burnt potatoes, bottomless coffee and absolutely no cheesecake.At some point they realize they are in a pilot episode for Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee. Topics ranged across many lanes:
Why Becker loves Orzhov so much
Why you should block with your Sauroform Hybrid (which is...)
Why Brian wishes he could splash black in Simic
Ruminations on diners
Reminiscences about comic book stores
Shortcut names for new cards
Money draft culture aka "Late night" drafting
Becker's love for Ill-Gotten Inheritance
What to call Ethereal Absolution and getting to Glorious Night of Soil's Betrayal in real time.
John Wick, Hotel Artemis, and Atomic Blonde
Basketball
Other thingsIf you like Curmudgeons with Cards Getting Coffee you should let BDM know on Twitter at @Top8Games and if you think you would be a suitable guest for a future installment be sure to send him your CV* for consideration.