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There are five Commander decks to choose from, and at $30 each, you might not be able to grab all of them. Here’s a brief analysis of each deck, what style of play it suits and a few basic suggestions for customizing it.

This summer’s multiplayer Magic format is Commander, formerly known as EDH. While it’s the most widely played casual format and very likely to be around for many years, it’s actually pretty difficult for new players to get into. Five new pre-constructed Commander decks have removed a major hurdle for casual players looking to explore the [...]

The next edition of Magic’s core set is due in just a few weeks. These days, core sets aren’t just reprints, they’re filled with 50 percent brand new cards, including Rune-Scarred Demon. If you crack this in your M12 prerelease, it’s definitely a first pick.

The true story, slightly abridged, of my long weekend at Origins.

So, I ended up getting quite sick (I suspect food poisoning of some kind) Saturday night at Origins, missed all of Sunday at the con and had to stay an extra day in my hotel because I was in no shape to drive the five hours home. I still have a lot of cool stuff [...]

The Spoils is a CCG that’s been around for a few years, but the original publisher floundered. New publisher Arcane Tinmen is making a big push to rebuild the community for a CCG that is a bit risque in terms of content, with some great deals here at Origins.

We’re here at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH checking out all the hot games, new expansions to old games, rereleases of really old games, massive piles of dice, acres of gaming tables and more.

Jace, the Mind Sculptor is no longer with us (in Standard), but there are always more wizards willing to stride the pathways between the planes. Who are these new planar adventurers?

Most of my time lately has been spent getting ready for (and recovering from) PaizoCon. Without a doubt, I had more fun there than at any other con I’ve attended, and I was working the whole time. Attendees say it was even more fun for them. We played games, hung out with a lot of [...]

The bell tolled for Jace at the stroke of midnight last night, as Wizards made the official announcement banning cards in Standard for the first time in several years. There’s a lot to be said (and surely will be) about the bannings, but most interesting to me is what they say about Magic’s long-term future [...]

After a full, four-person playtest of Conquest of Nerath, we can confirm one thing about the initial review: it’s awesome and ridiculously fun. We did spot one potential balance issue that you might want to consider homeruling, however.

Right around this time last year I was in Washington visiting Wizards of the Coast HQ as their guest and competitor in the Magic Online Community Cup. This year, Wizards is giving a whole new batch of players, forum members and website owners a chance to live the dream.

With Conquest of Nerath, Wizards of the Coast conjures another successful board game, this one with an entirely different game engine than their prior dungeon adventure efforts. If you enjoyed conquering the world with plastic armies in endless games of Risk as a kid, imagine that game infused with fantasy flavor, strategic depth, exciting random [...]

Delta Green is a highly acclaimed RPG about a secret organization, formerly government sanctioned, that deals with the horrors of the Cthulhu mythos in the 21st century. Delta Green co-creator Dennis Detwiller has written a new novel set in the Delta Green universe. Here’s some background info on Delta Green plus an exclusive excerpt from [...]