The Reward is Cheese: New MTG Promo Cards

October 22, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Hi all. This is just an update for the promo cards on our upcoming tournaments this Zendikar standard season. First off, it has been announced before that we will have Nissa’s Chosen as the promo card for Zendikar Game Day tournaments but didn’t have the image yet. Well here’s one courtesy of eBay. Read more

10 Office Rules You Must Know

October 21, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under HQ and Office Affairs

10. Never walk without a document – People with documents look like hardworking employees headed to important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they’re headed for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hand look like they’re headed for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you really do. Read more

Yuuya Watanabe Wins Grand Prix Melbourne

October 11, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Grand Prix Melbourne in Australia finished with Yuuya Watanabe winning on top. Yuuya defeated a fellow Japanese and Pro player Tomoharu Saito with his blue-black deck with the bomb rare Sphinx of Jwar Isle. Saito drafted a controllish black green deck with 2 Marsh Casualties, the Vampire legend Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet, and with splash for blue and red. Their record was two games to one. Here are the drafted deck list of the two. Read more

Black Red Blightning in Zendikar Standard

October 3, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Hi all, happy Friday! I hope your weekend will be productive, both in Mtg tournaments and other stuff. For this post, I’ll take an analysis on the Black Red Blightning deck which was one of the top decks in pre-Zendikar Standard. The deck suffered a lot on this rotation with the loss of its important components. We said goodbye to Demigod of Revenge, Figure of Destiny, Boggart Ram-Gang, Flame Javelin and to the black red lands Auntie’s Hovel and Graven Cairns. The question now is: Is the deck still competitive enough in the new Standard? We’ll soon find out as Zendikar becomes legal on tournaments this weekend. Read more

Work at the Moment: Recalling 30DC

October 1, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under HQ and Office Affairs

Its 2:30AM here. I’m currently taking a sip of my coffee and staring at the PC monitor pondering what to write for today’s blog update. I was thinking of writing a Zendikar Standard constructed deck but words and idea won’t pop in my head. I better switch to something more interesting….. Read more