The Japan Metagame Diaries – Burning Devotion

Grand Prix Shizuoka is less than a week away now. Last weekend, a BW control deck using 4 Blood Baron of Vizkopa’s took down GP Dallas Fort Worth. The deck was remarkably similar to… Continue reading →

Grand Prix Shizuoka: Mind or Meta (Part 2)

After a weekend of tournaments and looking at HappyMTG’s website about Magic in Japan over the past week, I feel like I should revise the list I made before. Previously, my top 8… Continue reading →

Grand Prix Shizuoka – Mind over Meta (part 1)

There is no rest for the weary. Grand Prix Kyoto was less than a month ago but here I am, preparing for another Grand Prix here in Japan. Truthfully, I couldn’t be happier.… Continue reading →

The Japan Metagame Diaries – It takes more than faith, you need Devotion

 It’s been a rough week in Magic in Nagoya, Japan. Following GP Kyoto’s Super Sunday Series standard event, I thought I had learned my mistakes when facing GR devotion and mono blue devotion.… Continue reading →

Grand Prix Kyoto: Big Pond, Little Fish

Grand Prix Kyoto started for me weeks in advance. I had been practicing team sealed with players around Nagoya for the last 3 weekends, and I felt like I had a pretty good… Continue reading →

November 22nd & 23rd Weekend Update – GP Kyoto Coverage

This weekend is Grand Prix Kyoto and I will be traveling to Kyoto late Friday night to meet up with my team. We’ll be playing in main event on Saturday, and hopefully we… Continue reading →

The Japan Metagame Diaries: GP Kyoto – Smells Like Team Spirit

As I write this, Grand Prix Kyoto is less than a week away. For those of you that don’t follow the Japanese Magic scene that much, GP Kyoto will be Team Limited. This… Continue reading →

MTG stores in Chiba prefecture – Yellow Submarine and Hobby Station

I traveled to Chiba prefecture a few months back for a PTQ (which I did horribly at), and while I was there I checked out what the city had to offer Magic Players… Continue reading →

The Japan Metagame Diaries: The A(ura)-Team

I pity the fool running black, blue, or red and having to play against me on my current streak. Well, at least after making changes following my 5-0 run at Big Magic last… Continue reading →

Gaming Cowboy: Hanging out at the New Saloon

It’s with a heavy heart that I announce that Hobby Saloon is no longer.  The former bar/trading card game shop ran into high rent and low traffic in their previous location in Osu… Continue reading →