The Japan Metagame Diaries – GP Tokyo: Brew Brothers – Day 2
My hard hotel bed at Toyoko Inn made getting a good night’s sleep difficult, but that wasn’t going to stop me from taking part in my first ever day 2 at a Grand… Continue reading
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The Japan Metagame Diaries – GP Tokyo: Brew Brothers – Day 1
I couldn’t be prouder to be a Cardboard Samurai right now. Only 4 of us went to Grand Prix Tokyo this past weekend, but all 4 of us made day 2. From… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries – A Crash Course on the Shadows Over Innistrad metagame
Before I start today, I want to congratulate one of the Cardboard Samurai from my Facebook group, Stephen Jackel, on his top 8 of a 130 person PPTQ in Tokyo last weekend. … Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries – GP Nagoya: Bringing the Fury
As some of you may know from my Twitter and Facebook updates, I was pretty angry when Big Magic announced that Grand Prix Nagoya was going to cost 10,000 yen ($83). The format… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: GP Kobe – I Love Lamp (ランプ）
I love . . . land. I love . . . mana-dorks. I love . . . ramp. For those of you that don’t get the joke, in Japanese there is… Continue reading
Grand Prix Chiba: Shaking Things Up
Modern Masters 2015 weekend will go down in history as having the biggest simultaneous Grand Prix ever, but I will forever remember it as the weekend that shook the Magic world. If… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: My GP Kyoto Photo Journal
As the first Legacy Grand Prix in Japan’s history, GP Kyoto had a lot to live up to. It started off a little shaky more than a month before the event when… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Fate Reforged Game Day
Someday, someone will best me. But it won’t be today, and it won’t be you. – Flavor Text from “Last Word” The Horde has treated me well these past 2 weeks. Last… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Clan Warfare
You can’t remain on the sidelines forever. Eventually you have to choose sides. When you do, you’re bound to make enemies. In the world of standard Magic, the Clans of Tarkir are at… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: The Last Sun – A Tale of Two Kings
On December 20th and 21st, players from all around Japan who were qualified headed to the Hareruya game center in Tokyo, Japan. All in all, 173 players who made the top 8 of… Continue reading