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 Hey Everyone! In case you didn’t know this already, I’m sort of a big deal. Well, perhaps I’m more of the next best thing to a big deal hehe. I don’t want this article to be about me and how cool I think I am, but more as a tool ... http://www.mananation.com/2nd-place-at-grand-prix-denver-part-1/ Anyone who watched the U.S. Open Golf Tournament a few weeks ago after day 3 thought it was Tiger’s for the taking. Then came a few bogies and Tiger wasn’t winning. But even AFTER the bogies, Tiger was still within striking distance and, well, you know the rest of the ... http://www.mananation.com/lee-talks-about-losing/ The new school is coming! I say that ever so quickly since I said something was the “Best Deck” in a format. With the way new sets are being released, and every new set has bomb cards, many of today’s Magic Geniuses are constantly trying to find new and innovative ... http://www.mananation.com/turbocolossus-for-block/ I’m getting set for Grand Prix Indianapolis! I always get excited for big events and I’m hoping that I don’t KONK out too early. So, I’m a bit inspired by drafting and I thought I’d share some of my thoughts with you. For those of you who know me, know that ... http://www.mananation.com/determining-magic-draft-values/ The following article got lost in my inbox. Due to no fault of Lee's it has been delayed a week and a half in getting posted. That's why you'll read him discussing Regionals in the future tense. My apologies! -- Trick Are you a Magic player? Probably. Do you tell people outside ... http://www.mananation.com/magic-the-gathering-is-just-a-game/ Ok, Ok, so what exactly makes these decks win? Is it the power of a BIG bomb like Doran, Profane Command and Bitterblossom Or is it the synergy created by Merfolk? My last article showed some of the statistical results in, what will be, the most common match ups for ... http://www.mananation.com/deck-testing-continued-why-do-they-win/ So I’ve spent some time testing and trying to satisfy the demands of certain readers and their need to have testing results. I will NOT be posting decklists, as I believe that might be something that requires some work on your behalf. This article is intended to be about results ... http://www.mananation.com/testing-bloc-post-shadowmoor/ Merriam and Webster’s definition of gambling is “to bet on an uncertain outcome”. I believe that playing Magic for money is more about hard work and consistency than it is about randomness. You hear them all the time crying out “anyone wanna draft?” They look at you with that cockiness and ... http://www.mananation.com/magic-for-money/ I’m a big fan of the 80s. Perhaps it’s just that I’m old or it might be that the song was probably in the 90s and I’m just senile. Who knows? Who cares? What the song does for me though, is gets me to thinking about how times change. How ... http://www.mananation.com/where-have-all-the-cowboys-gone/ I’m going to tell you what it takes to win. Perhaps I’ll say the same things over and over just to get the message across, but first, let’s ask this question: When is good enough, really good enough? I often ask myself that very question when I’m playtesting a deck. ... http://www.mananation.com/what-it-takes-to-win-at-magic/