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Episode 90 - Instructions on Not Attacking Dirk (Multiplayer Combat)
Wow, we've made it up to 90. You
believe that? To celebrate this auspicious occasion (not really) we
have a whole mess of episode for you. After a somber intro, where we
dedicate this episode to a friend who is no longer with us, we go
into further detail about the new Duel Decks Contest here on The Mana
Pool. You can find the official forum announcement for the contest
here:
http://cardshark.freeforums.org/duel-decks-contest-t363.html
There's
been a lot of super-neato stuff on the Magic site in the last week,
so we go over all of it. The RYZ shoe design contest winners (Wrath
and Damn is sweet!), some Magically delicious soda, and a teeny
little hint of Planechase. Check out the links to all of those down
below.
Then we finally come to the long-awaited topic at hand.
We've been meaning to do an episode on multiplayer combat for at
least a month or so, but lots of things kept getting in the way. But
we've managed to get past all the events and updates and whatnot, and
boy was Brian ready for this one. His lawyer side took over, and he
categorized all the various important attacks that occur in
multiplayer Magic. And I mean all of them. And then we discussed
them all, offering anecdotes and examples where applicable. And
don't ever attack Dirk. No really. Don't do it. You'll be
sorry.
Then I finish us up with a quick recounting of my M10
Prerelease experience. I was with AJ (Kill AJ!), just outside of
Washington DC, and the tournament was...let's say interesting. You
can hear the full story right here. A teaser: I played black/red
(big surprise).
The Planechase product images can be seen
here:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/234
The
Magic-flavored Jones Soda can be seen
here:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/232
The
announcement of the winners for the RYZ shoe design contest can be
found
here:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/233
Forum
thread for this episode:
http://cardshark.freeforums.org/episode-90-instructions-on-not-attacking-dirk-mp-combat-t367.html
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