This month, you've selected five articles printed last month to be available for you to vote on for the November Article of the Month! The winners will receive exciting cash prizes through PayPal and store credit from www.RancoredElf.com.
Our first-place winner will receive $75 (funds sent by PayPal), and our second-place winner will receive $25 by PayPal and $25 in store credit from www.RancoredElf.com. Winners who can't receive payment to a PayPal account may receive RE.com store credit instead.
The nominees are (alphabetical by article title, ignoring column titles)...
1) Caught Between Days, by Peter V
One man's quest for ratings points means lots of draft and limited-play discussion for us.
2) Going Rogue for States Part II, by Rick Bedore II
This article follows up Going Rogue for States with the realization that reality will ruin the best-laid plans.
3) Baghdad Bazaar: Meet the Creeper, by Nathan Fealko
Nathan takes a break from the madcap Iraqi Magic adventures to look at power creep - both up and down - and what it's good for.
Go back and read 'em again! You'll find them entertaining the second time, I hope, and it will refresh your memory for better voting. I must stress: Please do not vote unless you have read all five of these articles.
ALSO NOTE: Accounts with zero posts are not allowed to vote. With the new higher prize payouts, this rule will be very strictly enforced.
You have a week from this posting to vote.
You may discuss the contest and its nominations here.
"Sufficiently advanced experience is indistinguishable from clairvoyance." -Carsten
"Ah those eyes, those horrible creepy eyes!" -Chaosof99
DCI Level 3 Judge & TO "I do not consider myself a hero. I know only what the Vec teach:
justice must always be served and corruption must always be opposed."
Go read! I am one of the three authors of Cranial Insertion.
But seriously, if you can't remember "Woapalanne", just call me Eli.
Thanks, FoxBat... I didn't know that there was enough interest in them to make it worth continuing on, but that's good to know. I openly admit that this article was weaker than last month's, but I'm glad someone still liked it. Thanks again.
Deity of Destruction, you could also have added something in your article about magic players who have all their resources laid at their feet.
I'm referring to players who are part of a large "team," and who are able to get all of their cards from this sources for free. *cough RIW cough* In many of their cases, the RL effect doesn't apply. As for the rest of us common players though, we have to rough it the hard way, picking up cards and ideas from an amalgam of sources.
Which, I suppose is better for us, because we get to hear a variety of opinions on the game and a more expanded view instead of seeing purely through a team-held "bias."
However, this mixture of opinions could in turn lead us to become less confident in our deck's ability, and hence we become those players who jump onto a new deck every week because we hear our deck sucks from those around us.
How I do love magic and its psychological aspects. This is just my own two cents. Excellent article.
I rather enjoyed the MTGcast article, mainly because I can hear the humor and backround setting during the podcast. That and I feel they cover some very interesting and relevant topics along with bringing some of the latest news to those who dont want to skim through articles to look it up. That, and the article title practically screams awesomeness, well thats my 2 cents.
This month, you've selected five articles printed last month to be available for you to vote on for the November Article of the Month! The winners will receive exciting cash prizes through PayPal and store credit from www.RancoredElf.com.
Our first-place winner will receive $75 (funds sent by PayPal), and our second-place winner will receive $25 by PayPal and $25 in store credit from www.RancoredElf.com. Winners who can't receive payment to a PayPal account may receive RE.com store credit instead.
The nominees are (alphabetical by article title, ignoring column titles)...
1) Caught Between Days, by Peter V
One man's quest for ratings points means lots of draft and limited-play discussion for us.
2) Going Rogue for States Part II, by Rick Bedore II
This article follows up Going Rogue for States with the realization that reality will ruin the best-laid plans.
3) Baghdad Bazaar: Meet the Creeper, by Nathan Fealko
Nathan takes a break from the madcap Iraqi Magic adventures to look at power creep - both up and down - and what it's good for.
4) Cranial Insertion: Quizzing Phelddagrif, by Tom Fowler
Another exciting quiz article, this time with Humility and judging issues.
5) MTGCast #80 - This Ain't Your Momma's Cube, by MTGCast
First peeks at Morningtide from the press release, cube drafting, and a fruitcake prize!
Go back and read 'em again! You'll find them entertaining the second time, I hope, and it will refresh your memory for better voting. I must stress: Please do not vote unless you have read all five of these articles.
ALSO NOTE: Accounts with zero posts are not allowed to vote. With the new higher prize payouts, this rule will be very strictly enforced.
You have a week from this posting to vote.
You may discuss the contest and its nominations here.
-The Editorial Staff
"Sufficiently advanced experience is indistinguishable from clairvoyance." -Carsten
"Ah those eyes, those horrible creepy eyes!" -Chaosof99
DCI Level 3 Judge & TO
"I do not consider myself a hero. I know only what the Vec teach:
justice must always be served and corruption must always be opposed."
Go read! I am one of the three authors of Cranial Insertion.
But seriously, if you can't remember "Woapalanne", just call me Eli.
Calvin and Hobbes
Cube Tutor
I'm referring to players who are part of a large "team," and who are able to get all of their cards from this sources for free. *cough RIW cough* In many of their cases, the RL effect doesn't apply. As for the rest of us common players though, we have to rough it the hard way, picking up cards and ideas from an amalgam of sources.
Which, I suppose is better for us, because we get to hear a variety of opinions on the game and a more expanded view instead of seeing purely through a team-held "bias."
However, this mixture of opinions could in turn lead us to become less confident in our deck's ability, and hence we become those players who jump onto a new deck every week because we hear our deck sucks from those around us.
How I do love magic and its psychological aspects. This is just my own two cents. Excellent article.
Epic Sig by: Myself
Mindsplicer of [House Dimir]
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I used to write for MTGS, including Cranial Insertion and cube articles. Good on you if you can find those after the upgrade.