http://www.mananation.com ManaNation.com is a site which features a weekly video podcast about Magic: the Gathering as well as articles everyday of the week. Strategy, decks, limited and unbridled awesome. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Through no fault of Erik's, his article did not get to me in time for his Friday publishing. So here it is, a special Saturday article to discuss his input on cheating. -- Trick Hopefully everyone has watched Trick and Lee’s episode this week. There is some good advice there and ... http://www.mananation.com/an-aside-from-the-other-side-cheating/ That’s a Tootsie Roll Pop reference for those of you old enough to get it. I know I’ve skipped a week already, but that’s part and parcel of the process when a Magic prerelease goes by. Luckily though, I saw a lot of cards that weekend that will lead into this ... http://www.mananation.com/how-many-pt-layers-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-middle/ Last week we went through some easily avoided Game Loss infractions to make sure that you play your match. This week we’ll go through some other Game Loss infractions that require that you pay attention to avoid and a little bit of DCI philosophy. Imagine the following situation: ... http://www.mananation.com/why-did-i-get-a-game-loss-part-2/ ManaNation is excited to welcome on board, Erik Mock, a Level 3 judge who works for Unity Entertainment. He'll be writing a weekly column discussing judge-ly things. Welcome aboard Erik! - Trick Hi guys! I thought I’d introduce myself in an attempt to justify Trick's belief. I’ve been playing Magic on and ... http://www.mananation.com/why-did-i-get-a-game-loss-pt-1/