Facing an overwhelming force intent on expansion, redrawing the map and its resettling and modernizing its traditional homelands, the Elder of the Sakura Tribe has declared an end to years of armed retreat and asymmetrical warfare by surrendering to Magic: The Gathering rules manager Mark Gottlieb.
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With big changes coming in 2010, now is a great time to look at the past to help contextualize the new framework of magic. In this series, we’ll consider an area being updated in 2010, trace it back to its earliest roots, and look at what 2010 means to its future.
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It is a well-known adage that the exceptions prove the rule. Magic 2010 will be making several new rules, so let us observe the practical effects of the new combat system.
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With the recent announcement by Rules Manager Mark Gottlieb of the streamlining of various Magic: The Gathering, including the removal of mana burn, stacking combat damage, and wishing for cards in the removed-from-game zone, the local card-slinging community has been set abuzz with a veritable firestorm of controversy. We interviewed a cross-section of local players about their feelings with respect to the changes, with reactions ranging from melancholy to sadistic glee.
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Kelly Diggeses’ses latest article for MagicTheGathering.com was entitled “Two Headed Wizards.” It was a report on Developer 2HG, an event at GP Seattle/Tacoma wherein WOTC developers teamed up with random duders. Unfortunately, Kelly made a glaring omission: he failed to namedrop Good Gamery regular Brian Cohn.
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Sunday evening, JoINrbs was playing on Skeletor’s (Reuben’s) MODO account when his opponent became curt. A verbal battle ensued, which slowly morphed into a heartfelt discussion about love, life, success, and the measure of a man.
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Envoy goes shopping for glasses. Will he find a pair that fits his unique taste and personality?
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Before Alara Reborn came along to shake things up, the format was undeniably ruled by Naya decks. When I say “ruled”, I probably should say “Dominated” in as much as the mere appearance of a non-Naya deck in any of the Decks of the Week top 8 lists often lead people to proclaim The End is Nigh, The Sky is Falling and other such apocalypsisms.
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Allied Expedition Faces Inquiry 
