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  • Yetis face the Ice Age

    Yetis face the Ice Age

    The first Magic cards I saw were from Ice Age. I was intrigued by the pictures of Krovikan Sorcerer and Johtul Wurm. What were these otherworldly monsters and the humans that summoned them? Growing up in Ohio winters, snow-covered fields always felt so magical and seemed to extend forever. Who knew what was out there

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  • Tempest Cube Draft: Buyback, Shadow, and Slivers, Oh my!

    The last paper cards I bought as a kid were Tempest. I’d been eyeing the new spoilers for weeks and this set had it all – big creatures, flashy spells, actual characters as cards. I took half my savings from my allowance to the game store and spent it on ten booster packs. Ten! I

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  • I love cubing. This is now a not so well kept secret. I got into old school playing constructed and since then, have leaned more and more into cubing as the primary way to get my cardboard fix. There is something truly Johnny about cubing; both from a cube construction perspective, a drafting perspective and

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  • Through the Looking Glasses – Top 8 with TwiddleVault

    “Most everyone is mad here.” I now have this curious habit of every winter and summer, scheduling late nights and early mornings to play Magic the Gathering with a whole host of amazing folks from all over the world. And I am oh so grateful to do it. Thank you David Firth Bard and team

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  • Ode to Glasses

    Ode to Glasses

    A Spectacler 13-2 Month with TwiddleVault I first saw Glasses of Urza in my friend’s 4th edition starter deck. It looked so elegant and powerful. The ancient Urza reminded me of Da Vinci. He crafted these simple spectacles for a clear reason. Not just to see, but to see into others’ minds. Whoah. They had

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  • Delta flight 776 from Denver to Boston was on time.  Departing DIA at 11:22am and arriving at Boston Logan at 5:30 pm.  Pete and I had coordinated logistics the day prior.  He was going to get to my house around 800, we’d drop my daughters off at their summer camp by 830 then head to

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  • Adventures in Copenhagen

    I work for a Swedish company, and typically fly into Copenhagen when I’m sent across the pond. Thought you all might find it interesting that I was able to meet up with one of my favorite alter-artists Anders Schmidt. He has altered a number of my cards at this point, and I purchased some Su-Chis

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  • Jim’s Excellent Adventure

    My Top 16 in the Winter Derby with TwiddleVault and my top 10 time travel movies If I could turn back time, Winter Derby 2023 This Winter Derby I played my favorite deck in old school and all of magic – TwiddleVault. It’s full of interesting interactions, board states, and sideboarding. And when it wins,

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  • YetiCon 2022: Post Tournament Report

    The Beginning: All four seasons in one day? Sure, why not. Nothing stops a Yeti. Bitter cold morning temps, a half foot of snow, and what turned out to be a beautiful sunny and somewhat warm afternoon led to 26 wizards doing battle over the course of eight hours to crown our first annual 93/94

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