Category Archive: Magic the Gathering (in Japan)

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Soldiers of Boros

Today’s post is a follow up to my previous post “3 Minute Abs, 5 Minute Wins“. We’ve gotten a few good Boros (RW) cards spoiled from the new Gatecrash set, and I decided… Continue reading →

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Bang for your Buck – Investing in cards before Gatecrash: Artifacts

Disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for any poor decisions I make in regards to any cards you might buy in response to my article. I’m going to post my thoughts and… Continue reading →

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Hooves of Glory

So the unthinkable has happened. I took apart my tokens deck. Call it rage quitting if you want. I went 0-4 on Sunday against GW aggro, Bant hexproof, and two bant control decks,… Continue reading →

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Bang for your Buck – Investing in cards before Gatecrash: Lands

Disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for any poor decisions I make in regards to any cards you might buy in response to my article. I’m going to post my thoughts and… Continue reading →

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Taking Hits – Strategies for the RTR and GTC metagame

Yessss!!! Back to the Magic the Gathering posts finally! Right?!? Today I went to a Yokohama Grand Prix trial and did pretty well for myself. Going into the event, I felt like I… Continue reading →

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Rock, Paper, Scissors – The New MTG Metagame

The Gatecrash Pre-release First off, I wanted to let all my readers know about the pre-release in Nagoya at the end of January. Please look at the dates below and plan on which… Continue reading →

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Welcome to the New Magic Season – Happy New Years!

Thanks again to everybody who made last year a record breaking year for me! The Japan Hobbyist received more than 40,000 views in 2012! From small beginnings, this blog has grown into something… Continue reading →

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2012 in review – Thanks for a record breaking year!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 40,000 views in 2012.… Continue reading →

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3 Minute Abs, 5 Minute Wins

Those ads lie. You can’t get those abs (or buns) of steel in 3 minutes. You gotta work hard for them and after a few months you’ll look cooler. The same is NOT… Continue reading →

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Gatecrash Mechanics – A First Look

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been having a great time playing Magic with the release of Return to Ravnica. The metagame has been amazing and it allows you to run… Continue reading →