Duality
I’m having an identity crisis right now. I don’t know what kind of deck to play, and I don’t know what kind of player I am anymore. Back during the Dragon’s Maze metagame,… Continue reading
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The Japan Metagame Diaries: (not) The Last Cardboard Samurai
Players overseas (or should I say those NOT living in Japan) tend to believe that players in Japan have some kind of secret skill or technique and that Magic is played differently over… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Popping My Cherry
“So what’s it like . . . you know?” “It’s like warm apple pie” I’m no stranger to Pro Tour Qualifiers. Since I moved to Nagoya and decided to become a serious Magic… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: The Road
The Road The road to becoming a professional Magic Player in Japan is very difficult. When you live on an island of only 140 million people, and the majority of people live in… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Listening to Your Inner Voice
You can’t always believe in what other people tell you. Sometimes you have to go with your gut and listen to your voice, your inner voice that is. Magic is the same way.… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Picking up the Pieces
On June 2nd and June 3rd, Over 600 players descended on Nagoya, Japan for the final World Magic Cup Qualifier and a Pro Tour Theros Qualifier. Among them were many legends and professionals:… Continue reading
Unqualified
(Fellow Nagoya native and Magic player Kamiken gives us his insight into the final World Magic Cup Qualifier on June 1st, 2013. He did much better than any other foreign player in the… Continue reading
Fight for your Rites
(Fellow Nagoya native and Magic player Kamiken gives us some insight on the World Magic Cup Qualifier this weekend and what he thinks everybody is going to be playing and why.) This weekend… Continue reading
Out for Blood at the World Magic Cup Qualifier
I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth lately. It’s like I’ve bitten my cheek and liquid from the wound has been gushing down my throat. However, I grew used to the taste,… Continue reading