September 2014

Digital Playground

Pitfalls and Perils of Being a Cheap Gamer

Chris and I had our monthly (or semi-monthly or really whenever we can get together around our busy schedules as international men of mystery) nerd night last weekend. It involved the usual rounds of fighting games, attempting to survive round after round of Horde mode in one of the Gears of Wars games, and Magic: […]

On the Tabletop

Magic-Stone: A New Format

Late last year, Shawn brought Blizzard’s new baby, Hearthstone, to my attention. After hearing him talk about it on several occasions, I was intrigued and figured I’d give it a shot. I’ll be honest. I wasn’t a huge fan. I’m still not. Sure it was fun every once in a while but it didn’t really

On the Tabletop

Collector’s Cache: The New Magic Block Structure

As I scrolled through my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago, an article caught my attention. The headline mentioned the changing block structure of Magic: the Gathering. At the time, I only perused the article and, as I often do against my better judgment, skipped to the comment section. Therefore, I didn’t really understand

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Mono Red Dragons (Legacy)

Here it is..our first deck list..(wipes tear..). Now as with every deck list we will post on here we can’t promise you that you will win tournaments (are there even Legacy tournaments anymore?), or in general, that you will win every game that you play. What we can promise you is that it’s a fun

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Currently Playing…Vol.2

  Dragon Quest IX (DS): I’m a sucker for a good JRPG so I picked this one up a couple of years ago. Being a collector/game hoarder, I didn;t actually start playing this game until about a month ago and immediately kicked myself for not doing so sooner. It’s just really, really well done and

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Dateline Hearthstone: Was Naxxramas worth it?

(Note: I will put the TL:DR at the beginning because sometimes I can get wordy.) TL:DR: No. Let me start with a confession. I have a love/hate relationship with Hearthstone. I love the animations, card emotes, and connection to World of Warcraft, a game that I have spent way too much time playing. Seriously, while

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