Taking 2nd Place at the Boston $5K

May 6th, 2010 by Mike

Last week I discussed my preparation for the big TCGPlayer.com 5k / PTQ weekend in Boston, MA. All week I was pretty certain that I would be sleeving up UW tapout for Saturday but was contemplating some Mythic for Sunday. I also talked about my helping friend and former pro tour-er Blaine Hatab get Kiln [...]

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Naya Boss by LSV: Official Deck Analysis and Discussion

February 25th, 2010 by messels

In this video interview with Luis Scott-Vargas, we take a look at the deck strategy and play techniques for the Naya Boss build that propelled LSV to a remarkable 17-1 record at Pro Tour San Diego. Hear LSV’s reasons for including one Basilisk Collar or Sejiri Steppe One major comment I have is that back [...]

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Rules Changes for Magic: the Gathering — Team Discussion

June 11th, 2009 by messels

For this post, I thought I thought it would be interesting if I pooled a number of different perspectives from the Power 9 Pro team. In that sense, we have a virtual round table discussion of the recent rules changes. I’ll start the discussion. James: So, team, we have a new set of rules rolling [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Volkan Baga, part 2

January 28th, 2009 by messels

In this segment of our interview with Volkan Baga (at GP LA), we’ll cover his perfered medium as well as his major influences (Syd Mead & Donato Giancola). Note:  for this post, i’m trying out google’s video upload and embedding (vs. youtube…also owned by google).

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Exclusive Interview with Volkan Baga at Grand Prix LA

January 21st, 2009 by messels
doomed necromancer by volkan baga

joe and i were able to meet with volkan baga for a sitdown interview.  we discussed everything from his Magic the Gathering work to art in general.  if you ever have the chance to meet him, he’s very approachable.  great to speak with.  you can also look at the pieces he has available on his [...]

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