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1  Eternal Formats / Creative / Getting the edge in a tornament on: May 11, 2004, 07:29:26 pm
The advantage wrote:
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I hate to sound rude, but all of this is painfully obvious and therefore, not much help.

I see people wearing reflective sunglasses ALL THE TIME.  I tell my oponents that you can see there hands ALL the time.
The other things were just suggestion and everyone does playtest or should but i wanted to write about something diferent that isn't as boring and tired as "playtest until your hands fall off".
2  Eternal Formats / Creative / This deck could be good but... on: May 11, 2004, 07:15:44 pm
It is not the right time for this deck.  If you play in a small tornament i suggest trying this but for a large torny there would be to much hate this deck would catch.  This deck would auto loose to null rod and gar/r is a popular 5 proxy deck because it is easy to constuct with 5 proxies.  It is very powerful but automatically loosing to a card that is in many main decks and sideboards does not want to make me play this deck.   good article though
3  Eternal Formats / Creative / Getting the edge in a tornament on: May 11, 2004, 07:08:57 pm
Things you wear may have an effect on your performance at a tornament
Now i know what everyone is thinking. "this guy can not be serious" but i am and i have some theories on certain intagibles of tornament play that people do not talk about.  

Confort Level:When you sit down at a tornament and play your match you want all your focus on the match at hand.  Because of this i feel it is neccessery to leave unneccessery objects in your car or in friends car.  By unneccessery i mean your bag, wallet and magic parafenelia that is not associated to the game you are going to be playing.  I carry a dice bag a small piece of paper and a pen.  I only cary the dice bag if i need counters or tokens for a specific deck.  
If you go to large torny like the mana drain open you probably will want to trade with people and having your bag in your car or your friends car can make trading with people difficult.  If you are anal and like having your bag with you at all times then you will probably will be more confortable having your bag with you at all times.  I on the other hand am paranoid about people stealing my things and cannot concentrate when my bag is on the floor next to me when i am playing or that i will forget my bag after the match.  My suggestions for those who are avid traders is to ask people if they have what you are looking for if they answere in the affirmitive then go get your bag.  

Psychological Advantage
There was a study done at a prominent university where the college students took there final exams in suits and ties, while other students took the tests in regular clothes.  The students who took the tests in ties and other white collar work clothes did better than there counterparts who wore regular clothes.  So if you want an edge on the compitition act like your going to work and wear a tie, it's just crazy enough to work.  I will try this at the next mana drain open so look for the guy wearing a tie.  

Random tips:
1.Do not wear sunglasses to magic tornaments and if you can avoid wearing regular glasses then do that to.  Poker players wear sunglasses so there oponents do not see were there eyes are going.  This would seem like an advantage in the game but that advantage can becomes a disadvantage when the cards you are holding can be seen in the reflection of your glasses by your oponent.  Your opponent has virtual Telepathy an advantage that you can avoid.
2. Play a deck you feel comfortable with even if it is a bad deck or just bad for the metagame.  

Thanks for reading this random pile of advise.  I will try to write about interesting things in the type one forum that people ussually do not write about. Thanks for reading.
PS I apoligize for spelling errors.
4  Eternal Formats / Creative / Potential but not impressive on: May 05, 2004, 09:43:04 pm
This card might be good as an alternate win condition but as the primary win it seems it would die a null rod or d matrix.  Both cards are gaining a giant amount of popularity because of workshop decks and because of control slaver.  Against all artifact decks null rod hurts a lot it is near impossible to win if you do not have an answere.  This card seems to be leaning towards workshopstyle or might be considered in a combo keeper deck (probably not).  
The problem is that Null rod and d matrix are cards that are being played in the main deck (the former more than the latter) and unless this combo is going to be insane this card better stay in the sb or in the binder.
I just do not like workshop decks but can anyone blame in an enviorment where Gay/r, oshawa and fish are all popular budget decks that see a lot play because there easy to build on 5 proxies.
5  Eternal Formats / Miscellaneous / The plug in my head? on: May 05, 2004, 08:44:55 pm
Hey im skullclamped and ready to go matrix. (look at the art on skullclamp it looks like a matrix rip off)[/quote]
6  Eternal Formats / Miscellaneous / 2 main deck humility on: May 03, 2004, 10:23:58 pm
Good playing but there is nothing you can do about humility.  If humility becomes more pop then the deck might have to sb naturalize but i dont expect thaat to happen.  
Good report.  Try out sharpshooter it allows you to win after you attack.  Sometimes you attack with lacky and you can drop a recruter and you draw into the nuts. this is another reason why you would play prospector.  
Ex:
u drop lacky turn 1
u attack on turn 2 drop rinleader or recruter.
If you have a food chain in your hand then u can play it and go off.
if u drop ringleader and draw into recruter and ringleader and have a food chain the u can play it.
If you drop a recruter and have a ringleader then u can win with sharpshooter on that turn.  that turn could be important if you play against combo.
Sorry to ramble but just trying to voice my opinion
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