GP DFW Through the Eyes of GFabs

PureMTGO Honors Friborg

Secret Arcana Reveals New Phyrexia Tokens

ManaNation Merges With GatheringMagic

Vasovski Wins Toronto Open

Shiel Wins GP Dallas/Fort Worth

Save $ on GP Dallas

Chapin's Ode to Jace

Magic Binder Stolen at Stun Gunpoint

PT Philly MTGO PTQs Announced

April FNM Foil Confirmed

Ultra Pro Products Hint at New Phyrexia

Awesome Magic Cake

HOFers Urge PT Nagoya Boycott

Grand Prix Singapore Details Released

StarCityGames is Hiring

RIP Hamtastic

WotC Employee 2nd at Dark Moon Faire

Magic on the iPhone?

WoW Convention Hosting MTG Tourneys This Weekend

HuffPo: Menendian on Civil War, Abolition, and Modern Politics

Video Coverage of Toronto Open

PT Nagoya to Continue as Planned

***SPOILER*** NPH Promo and Mechanic Revealed

4Kids Files Bankruptcy

Hasbro CEO Gets Big Pay Increase

WotC Issues Statement on Duel Decks Confusion

Commander Deck Pics Released

SCG Editor Names Top 5 MTG Writers

Sony Closes Tactics Studio

MTV Gives Thumbs Up To Knights VS Dragons

SCG Stars Win in Atlanta

Make Your Own Myr

April Fools and Magic

The Death of a Gaming Store

Urza's Destiny Coming to Magic Online

MTGCast Reaches 4 MILLION Downloads

InContention's Notepad for Combo Players

Hall-a-Thon Coverage

SCG Open Star Banned

I knew I wanted to play Landstill, which has been a pet deck for me. I've been playing the deck almost exclusively since I started playing Legacy, way before the popularity of the format exploded because of the SCG Open series, back when Wastelands could be had for less than 10 dollars and blue duals were hovering around 30 dollars four or so years ago. I usually played UWx variants with Wrath of God and Humility, but the Iowa City field was begging for the power of Pernicious Deed.

Wondering what you should play for the upcoming season of National Qualifiers? Lucas Siow returns with the narrative cartoon creatiosn of XtraNormal. In his usual snarky fashion, he fills you in on why you SHOULD be playing Caw-Blade, should NOT be playing RUG, and every deck in between. You don't want to miss this one!

The third Magic Cruise, an exotic trip around the Caribbean on a cruise ship filled with fellow Magic players, took place in February. Onboard were a handful of players from Denmark. One, Casper Gronemann, was on assignment for a Danish gaming magazine. Today he shares his report on what it was like being a European player onboard one of the grandest experiences in Magic.

Rashad Miller of Good Games Live presents a video traveler's guide for the upcoming Grand Prix Providence in Rhode Island. Find out the best spots to get a hotel, where the tournament is located, and more from the man behind Good Games Live!

It was March 26 and the beginning of a very promising Saturday night. I was entertaining company in my apartment; we had rented "The Fighter" and "Megamind" as well as placed an order for pizza. She and I were waiting on the arrival of the pizza to start watching the first of the films so when we heard a firm knock on the door just fifteen minutes after placing our order, we could hardly believe our good luck. But rather than a delivery driver with a delicious pizza, what awaited me on the other side of my door were two police officers holding an arrest warrant with my name on it.

In this week's episode of The Starkington Podcast, Bill sits down to chat with Hall of Famer Raphael Levy. Concerned about the potential hazards of an exploded nuclear reactor in Japan, Levy (along with the Ruel brothers) started a Facebook group questioning the wisdom of continuing to host Pro Tour Nagoya on Japanese soil. Bill asks him why he's worried, what he plans to do, and what he expects others to do.

During this round I received a misregistration error for submitting an invalid decklist. Fortunately, I kept my head on straight and maintained my cool because going on tilt does absolutely nothing beneficial for your Magic game. If there's anything I have learned playing competitively, it's to always stay calm, stay focused and don't let petty, insignificant things get the best of you. I sat down in the hole a game and knew what I had to do.

So most people shouldn't know me very well, just yet. My name is Trevor Hunt and I'm the state of Oklahoma champion and now a Pro Tour invitee and also one of the biggest degens anyone will meet on the amateur Magic scene. I see myself as a decent player, but I enjoy other people just noticing me. Whether it's by a giant mohawk or fake thick rimmed black glasses, I usually stand out at any event I go to. This PTQ win is only my second real Magic accomplishment and hopefully not the last.

Josh Milliken returns to discuss his Grand Prix Trial winning decklist. The format was Legacy, and he opted to play a tweaked version of Zoo with the goal of beating other beatdown decks. But the GPT was not all it was meant to be. Find out by reading!

To all the grinders out there trying to make it the Pro level, and to all the casual players just in it for the game, remember everyone sat in our shoes at one point in time. Every great player from LSV to Kai Budde started from somewhere so play your best and you can be the best.

Unfortunately I don’t have many options and I go with the “F it” plan and slam my real estate to produce 5 for the Ezuri, then turn my dudes 90 degrees to go all in. Some 58 damage is coming, and my only way to win is to try to win now. Unfortunately, he probably does have Fog or Day of Judgment, but I can’t do anything else. I have to just hope for the best and get ready for game 3.

"Inside the Deck" debuts on The Starkington Post! The innovative new video series by Richard Castle brings a draft walkthrough this week from Steve McCarthy. Learn how to draft the Scars of Mirrodin/Mirrodin Besieged draft format as the ItD crew follows him through an event in Cincinatti.

In the previous PTQ (Chicago), I had played Naya and gotten crushed. I didn’t maindeck any burn spells as testing had revealed they weren't worth it, but I simply wasn’t expecting the number or power of Mirran Crusaders. Because they hadn’t really been showing up much in winning lists, I just didn't prepare for them. This was a fatal mistake, and soured me on Naya as a deck.

Welcome to the first article of my new column series, "Bearl Jam!" For those of you who don't know, somehow my last name became popular Magic slang around 2004-2005. This was back when Team Limited Trios was a thing and at a local PTQ most of the team names had "Bearl" in them somewhere. My favorites were Bearls Gone Wild, Bearl's Nest, Bearl on Bearl Action, Diamonds are a Bearl's Best Friend, and of course Bearl Jam. When Bill asked me if I wanted to write a recurring article series, "Bearl Jam" was the best choice since the topics are going to vary but will often cover something having to do with tournaments. In this episode we'll cover which National Qualifiers are near you, cash tournaments, and answer the question, "Does anything ever change in Iowa?"

My name is Josh McClain and if you PTQ at all around the Midwest I'm sure I've talked to you or seen you at some point over the past four years. I'm from Iowa City and travel to almost all of the Midwest PTQs and I started playing Magic as a child back during Onslaught block. I didn’t PTQ back then, instead drafting with local Iowans including Brandon Scheel and Dan Skinner. I first started PTQing after a two year break from the game, back in 2007 during Invasion/Lorwyn Extended. At first I only went to Iowa/Nebraska PTQs but as I played more and more, I became enthralled with competitive Magic and began traveling 6-7 hours for events. I don’t have much on my Magic resume: a handful of PTQ Top 8s, a Regionals Top 8, and a GP Top 64. I also play on MTGO quite a lot under the name of Good_Game.

On this week's episode, I sit down to talk with Mike Pozsgay. Mike is a prominent player on the StarCityGames Open Series as well as playing on the Pro Tour. Recently he ran afoul of the rules and caught the Magic world off guard by getting a six month suspension for bribery. I'll ask him what happened, what it means for his future, and what the Magic community can learn from his mistakes.

National Qualifiers come to Jupiter Games! I use an exclamation point because this is a momentous occasion for us. Wizards' sanctioned events are in essence how one knows he or she is playing in a legitimate tournament. Why is this important? As a player back in the day, I considered most stores I went to small town shops unless they ran something of a PTQ equivalent event or higher. Why was this a bad thing for those stores? Because to travel to a store you have to have a good reason for doing so and if there is no incentive, such as a big event, then often I never went back. Many players play this great game as a socialization experiment, competing in an attempt to win more than they lose, brag about winning or having more cards than their friends, and overall be entertained while perhaps profiting from their success. Money won is twice as sweet as money earned after all...

Playing competitive Magic is a huge commitment for anyone. Between preparation, the cost of cards (or the time invested in setting up loaning arrangements), and the assorted sundry costs of the grinder lifestyle the bill runs high in both time and money for what can seem like endless runs of little to no return. This is as true for those of us who, like me, live in the desolate plains of South Dakota as it is anywhere else, but experience teaches that living in such a barrenly rural area is a double-edged sword. PTQs don’t occur closer than a four hours drive away, but we’re lucky enough to be centered in the Lincoln-Fargo-Minneapolis beltway, so tournaments in those cities are available to us if we’re willing to make the drive.

I've been given the opportunity to share my experiences being a female Magic player. I’m sure most of you know that this game is played by over 90% males. Most women who play don’t play in competitive tournaments, but those that do usually feel awkward being surrounded by so many guys. Having played competitive Magic for so long, I feel completely different about the subject. I’m just a Magic player, and gender is something I don’t even think about.