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I really liked Little Jace killing Big Jace, and silly tricks involving blinking an Oblivion Ring to legend rule two things at once. On the whole not too concerned. These types of interactions are pretty rare in cube as is.

When I saw Liliana's Reaver, the first card that popped to mind is Ashling, the Extinguisher. Both cards have the same cost, similar bodies, and a beneficial trigger on dealing combat damage to a player. Obviously Liliana's Reaver is much more effective on an empty board. Some difference in...

Just a heads up, the Young Pyromancer article was fairly well trafficked, so if anyone wants to take a stab at any other card previews I'd be happy to post it.

It was "Kafka on the Shore", and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Murakami has a great way for writing dialogue and narration from "unintelligent" characters. "After Dark" was a strange and light read, and "Wind-Up Bird Chronicles" is what I would consider to be quintessential Murakami. I'm...

When you say 8-lands per drafter, is that exclusively fixing lands, or are you including others in that count as well?

I really like your Anthems Chris. Glorious Anthem is a fun effect but is slightly overpriced for a cube power level. Yours feel more on par with what I'd be looking for.

CML's debut Riptide Lab article! http://riptidelab.com/?p=180

On the old boards we had an 4-page thread basically devoted to Wurmcoil Engine: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/riptide-laboratory/FAmmz5r5d50%5B1-25-false%5D

Well, the last Murakami book I read had a protagonist that was mentally retarded and could speak to cats. That was at least a little unique.

Done and done.

Well, the quote is spoken by a leader of a cult, so take from that what you will. I also think that he (like many authors) makes some implicit distinction between his unique protagonist and the nameless others that form society.

Here is Part 1 of a 3-part article series about unique gaming memories I have from the great city of Pittsburgh. http://riptidelab.com/?p=168

Oh, CML, I had a 7/8 Tarmogoyf on the board at one point in time. Didn't quite manage the 8/9, but my opponent did have Bitterblossom in his deck so Tribal was possible.

Yeah, I'd really like to hear more about Tokens. Last week I got whooped by a Spectral Procession / Lingering Souls deck, and I don't even run any notable anthems. But I do run stuff like Hero of Bladehold, Sublime Archangel, Mirror Entity, Awakening Zone. And he had all of those. It was terrifying.

Going deep with the Glimmerposts eh? Keep us posted (hah.).

Dragon tribal sounds like the most excessive thing possible.

I recommend all the stuff on www.sirlin.net. He has an interesting stance as a competitive fighting game player who shows a great understanding of the difference between playing a game and designing a game, and the interplay between the two. He also loves mind games, which is a turn-off to some.

"If a certain belief - call it 'Belief A' - makes the life of that man or this woman appear to be something of deep meaning, then for them Belief A is the truth. If Belief B makes their lives appear to be powerless and puny, then Belief B turns out to be a falsehood. The distinction is quite...

Also, if you're going to just straight up copy something, instead write an introductory blurb with your "Director's Cut Commentary" then link to the original.

I tried to push Pox/Smokestack for a long time. It wasn't bad, but, forcing so many BBB cards has a strong impact on your environment. I like(d) Smallpox, but things like Death Cloud were super unwieldy. It's a fun archetype in theory, but the actual cards that make it possible felt way too...