M:tG Strategy, Reports and Shenanigans
It Came From Twitter
The Real Best Bears of All Time by @Grizzly_Bears
Jul 2nd
So I’m cruising the interwebs, and I see a post about “Best Bears of All Time.” Exciting right?? Much to my dismay (and I’m sure just about everyone else in the multiverse) the article was about 2cc 2/2 ‘bears’. Not a single Bear on the list. Well it looks like it’s time to put my mana where my mouth is and write a definitive top 10 bears list.
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It Came From Twitter – New Details About “Shake”
Jul 1st
Lost in all the hullabaloo about the Esper Charm heard around Star City Games’ Standard Open last weekend, the first booster of M11 was opened for the Internets to see. Youtube user toxicmusic79 posted a video of an M11 booster being opened. The interesting thing was that the back of the Tips and Tricks card had an ad not for a Magic product or tournament, but for Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Seems obvious, right? You play Magic, he casts magic, Magic cards are made of cardboard, Nicholas Cage acts like he’s made of cardboard, perfect fit! But @ccgtradepost found something far more sinister. Far more hideous. And, well, just take a look at the booster pack from “Shake”, the 2011 large expansion:
It Came From Twitter – Best Bears of All Time
Jun 30th
Friday I saw a funny exchange on Twitter between one of the more famous Magic comedy posters and another poster, @norbert88. Here’s the goodies:
norbert88: If I were to write an article of the Top X Magpies of All Time (Ophidian/ Shadowmage/etc), what would be your interest level? (scale 1-10)
Grizzly_Bears: If I were to write an article of the Top X Bears of All Time, what would be your interest level? (scale 1-10) (@norbert88)
Really, is this close? I’m at a 2 out of 2 for excitement about the Bears list and only a 1 out of 3 for the Ophidian list. With that in mind… More >
