MTG and TCGs in Pop Culture: How Trading Cards Became Mass Media
What is popular culture? Put simply, it’s the shared soup of ideas, tastes, trends, and “everybody knows this” references that […]
Magic: the Gathering
MTG Threat Assessment: How to Stop Attacking the Wrong Player
MTG Commander threat assessment is the skill that keeps you from spending your removal on a random 12/12 while the
MTG New Player Experience: Why Your First Night at an LGS Feels Like Transferring Schools Mid-Semester
The MTG new player experience at a local game store (LGS) has a very specific vibe: you walk into a
MTG Commander Power Levels Explained (and why everyone is a ‘7’)
If you have ever sat down for a game and asked about MTG Commander power levels, you have heard the
MTG Player Stereotypes: Misconceptions About TCG Players
What do you picture when you hear “Magic: The Gathering player”? If your brain immediately supplies a hoodie, a basement,
MTG Commander Explained: History, Rules, and How to Start
Commander is Magic’s most popular multiplayer format for a reason: it takes the “one more game?” energy of kitchen-table Magic
The Culture of Magic: The Gathering Gamers: A Field Guide
Walk into a room full of Magic players and you can feel it immediately: the culture of Magic the Gathering
Universes Beyond MTG and the Slow Rewiring of Magic Culture
Magic: The Gathering has always been a blender of tropes. Elves, goblins, angels, necromancers, a guy named Urza who definitely
Healthy gaming habits for MTG: balance, not burnout
If you’re here for healthy gaming habits for MTG, you’re probably not asking because your life is perfectly balanced and
MTG Proxies 101: What proxies are, why people use them, and where the line usually is
If you’ve been in Magic for more than ten minutes, you’ve probably heard an argument about MTG proxy cards. Usually