Guest post today by Dave Firth Bard! Unfortunately I didn't make it out to Pittsburg, PA this year for the Eternal Central Old School Event. But Dave did and he did a great write up about it and used quite a unique and awesome deck. Enjoy! It was incredible to be able to participate in … Continue reading Icy Venom in the Steel City — Deck tech and tournament report
“…Stand like Druids of Old”
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. . . Stand like Druids of old." —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Evangeline" Months ago I wrote up a couple of posts about building a mono green deck. I went through a bunch of green cards to see which combination of them would work best. The … Continue reading “…Stand like Druids of Old”
InQuest Issue 1, May 1995 (Part 2)
This week we wrap up all the first issues with the second half of the first issue of InQuest! If you haven't seen the first part, check it out. Thanks again to Greg (@oldschoolmtg) for lending me these magazines to show on the blog! You'll be getting them back soon, I promise! I just noticed … Continue reading InQuest Issue 1, May 1995 (Part 2)
Inquest Issue 1, May 1995
Today we have another first issue of an old magazine and this one might actually be my favorite of all the magazines I've shown on here. There's some super goofy stuff that made me laugh out loud. When I first got the package from Greg with the first issues of Duelist, Scrye, and Inquest, I … Continue reading Inquest Issue 1, May 1995
The Mulligan Effect: Chasing the First Hand of Cards.
Guest post today! A while ago Jon-Michael sent me an email asking about writing a post for the blog and we've kept in touch since then. We've had many conversations on the topic of Old School Mtg. He's a super cool guy so I was confident that he would have a great article in him. … Continue reading The Mulligan Effect: Chasing the First Hand of Cards.
Scrye #1
The Wizard's Tower has been pretty quiet as of late. This has been one of the busiest summers of my entire life. Work, school, girlfriend = no time for blogging. Recently, however, school has ended. I was then hit with the flu real hard and pretty much slept for a week straight. When I say … Continue reading Scrye #1
Duelist Issue One, Winter 1994, Part 2
Recently I received the first issue of The Duelist in the mail from a friend who lent it to me to write a post on it. There's actually a lot of content in it so I decided to post it into two separate parts. I also have some extra responsibilities this summer so my free … Continue reading Duelist Issue One, Winter 1994, Part 2
