The Japan Metagame Diaries: Give me Back my Tokens!
(Special thanks to my old friend James Miles for this awesome gif! He really brought my idea to life! The picture is from the movie Taken 2, featuring Liam Neeson. Used under Fair… Continue reading
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The Japan Metagame Diaries: GP Shizuoka – A Dream Deferred
For some reason, as I searched for a title to this article, the first line of Langston Hughes poem “Harlem” came to mind. I originally wanted to use his poem to start off… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: A Lead up to GP Shizuoka
I know I know. It’s been a very long time since I’ve made an update. I’ve been playing quite a lot of PPTQs and other big events since my last post and have… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Aether Revolt Game Day
For those of you that follow me on Twitter, I made a bold prediction last week after taking down 28 person tournament in Nagoya. I said I would make 3 top 8s at… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Sram Dunk
https://youtu.be/iW4atnm_5h0 You might be wondering how today’s Magic article relates to one of the most popular Japanese manga of all time. It all starts with this card: If you ask me, Sram’s Expertise… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: Innovation
We still have another week until the Pro Tour, but after the first week of standard at the SCG Open as well as at thousands of FNM’s around the world, the new “players”… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries – Getting Over Game Day
Japan summers are hot. We’re talking losing 2-3 liters of water in sweat every day. It can be unbearable sometimes, especially at night if you don’t have an air conditioner in or near… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries – Going Goth(ic)
With the introduction of Eldritch Moon into the fold, the standard format is looking to become full on gothic. You can be sure that there will be a lot of vampires, zombies, ghosts,… Continue reading
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