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I have backups of nearly all of my articles, and could easily go through and make sure if I were really invested in the bad old ones I wrote like a decade ago. The "Type Fun" series might not be archived anywhere else (former CPA member Al0ysiusHWWW and I collaborated to start a casual Magic...

Mark Rosewater got the question on his blog and essentially said that the expansion symbol gets the rarity that the card would hypothetically have if it were to appear in a booster. This is immensely silly.

I want to elaborate on the history here, but especially on the core set. Even though I'm not a Standard player, it has become the most important format for the game and that gives it wider implications. I do think that speeding rotation up was a mistake, and reverting that is a step in the right...

It still cracks me up that they include rarity symbols in a set with preconstructed decks that have exactly one of each card in them besides basic lands.

Most of the portals he summons show up near him. So you did have a clear path to him, but you got blocked by a newly arrived beastman.

Witch Elves are among the most cruel, evil, and savage of all dark elves. They do not carry shields, caring nothing for their own protection, and are armed with sharp swords and long knives. As the Warriors close in on Darenaeok, two beastman champions and three witch elves attack them. -The...

At one point, the Facebook group was a sort of contingency plan, but it wasn't a very good one. A backup forum would make more sense. In principle, we could just migrate over to a new forum and all we'd lose would be the other features of the website... -Chat: I think this is defunct now...

I missed the downtime, although I do remember something similar happening before some years ago (for longer, I think). It'd be a real shame to lose the CPA, but I can understand that it'll probably happen eventually, as the whole thing is entirely dependent on Ed. There aren't very many Magic...

-Kelgar blesses himself and Carrow (his blessings get upgraded as he levels up) with Vanquish. Kelgar and Carrow gain extra attacks this turn. -Dorgath lobs another firebomb, torching the beastmen some more and killing two of them. -Darenaeok summons another portal. -Darenaeok casts Arnizipal's...

I'm pretty much in the same boat as Melkor. I've toyed with the idea of playing Standard, but haven't seriously pursued it, and I currently can't make enough time for tournament Magic in general for it to be worth it. The consensus I've seen is that the faster rotation schedule was a mistake, so...

-The Power Phase is 2 for this turn. -Ty's Pit Training kicks in. He may move and attack before combat starts. -Ty swings his flail at a beastman, but fails to connect. -Ty throws a knee strike, but slips and falls on his back. -A beastman throws a spear... -Carrow dodges it. -A beastman throws...

Haha, I think Games Workshop used the title for a few different products, so it probably has little in common with the 1995 board game, but could be fun to check out anyway... Tyresius and Carrow pursue Darenaeok up the next street, with Dorgath and Otto following them. Darenaeok darts onto...

Dorgath lifts Otto to his feet. Otto is more distraught than hurt... "He hit me with such speed, I was unprepared. He must not be allowed to escape again. Which way did he go?" Tyresius and Carrow follow Darenaeok. They round the corner and find that he has stopped running and turned around...

Does that mean I need to send out draw again? I thought I had, but maybe I lost track and got off by one...

Tyresius, Carrow, and Dorgath rush out the back door, arriving on a narrow, unlit street. Otto Rolhannes lies on his back, dazed but alive. The cloaked man, sack in tow, is heading north along the street. He turns, sees the party, and darts west along a cross street...

No. I don't believe the official books ever say so, but I'm assuming that the Power Phase result is pretty localized. It's tied to the ebb and flow of magical power or whatever, which is probably turbulent enough that it isn't necessarily the same at every point over a broad area. Like, it seems...

-The Power Phase is 6 for this turn. -Carrrow shoots a beastman in the heart. And not, like, in a romantic way, but in a murderous way instead. -Carrow repeats his performance. Wait, what? Uh, I don't even know what to say to this. The beastmen aren't nearly as beefy as minotaurs, but they're...

Throg is conscious, but is black-out drunk. It's anyone's guess what crazy hijinks he's up to right now.

-The Power Phase is 6 for this turn. -Ty's Pit Training kicks in. He may move and attack before combat starts. -Ty smacks a beastman in the chest with his flail (4 damage). -Ty's knee strike finishes off the first beastman. -Ty moves to block the doorway as best he can and manages to get another...