Browsing: The Magic Minute

In the last few episodes we’ve talked about picking the right cards and colors while drafting Magic. Today’s episode is an advanced topic, but one that even beginning drafters can utilize. It’s the idea of sending and receiving signals during drafting.

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As I’ve said in the past two episodes, it’s not always easy to know what cards to pick while drafting. Obviously you want to pick the best cards, but how do you know which are the best? There is no substitute for experience. Short of that, though, there is a simple acronym to remember. Bread! B. R. E. A. D.

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In many ways the new year for Magic: The Gathering begins in July. This is when Wizards of the Coast (also known as WOTC) releases the new Core Set, which, like new models of cars, is named after the year to come.

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The five colors of Magic, combined in a circle clockwise are White, Blue, Black, Red and Green. Each color represents a different magical philosophy which I briefly touched on in episode 7. Collectively the combinations of the five colors is known as the color pie.

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