The Art of Practice
In the next of his Series, Alex Jacobs takes us through the process of moving from novice to expert; practice, practice, practice.
…Preparing For Your First Tournament
Today we have another guest article from Alex Jacobs. This time he focuses on getting ready for a tournament, lessons relevant whether it is your first or your hundredth event!
…Seekers of Wisdom – Dragon Pack Review
For this pack review, we have some of the top Dragon players giving their thoughts. It starts with Gunnar who posted his initial review a few weeks back, and now we’ve added Arash, Suburbaknght, Neojko, Will, Nightcrawlers, Aneil, and Chaley’s thoughts.
…Every Day I’m Shuffling
Shuffling is a core element of a card game and getting your deck sufficiently randomised has been a point of discussion cards were first shuffled. This article is actually a re-post with permission of one which originally appeared on the Dojo of Lies website. In it, Rory Heffernan goes into some great detail and visualises the randomisation of the different types of shuffle.
…Beatdown Decks in the Elemental Cycle
Pierre le Masson is a 3 time Crab Hatamoto who made top of clan at the Irish, French, and United Kingdom events. In this article, he has a look at the ‘beatdown’ archetype, which looks a lot more viable now the Elemental Cycle is out, and he gives some example decklists for Lion and Unicorn. …
Defensive Dishonor Theory
The Scorpion clan are having a stellar Kotei season, with a significant portion of their success due to Fro Top’s excellent switch deck focused on Conflict Characters and card draw. In this article, I’m going to talk about a different style of deck, one that focuses on a control and denial strategy. This strategy forces both players to draw fewer cards and thus starves more aggressive decks of the fuel they require to close out the game. A deck based on this theory saw great success at Gencon and Worlds, making top of clan for both events.
State of the Game – After the Cork Kotei
This is a Guest article by Akodo Hato who I had the pleasure to meet during the Cork Kotei. – Bazleebub
As the dust settles from the glorious fights of the previous days, katanas as sheathed, fans are folded and Bushi, Shugenja, and Courtiers leave exhausted but content after the amazingly organised Cork Kotei of 2018.
The clan breakdown was somewhat unexpected, but the results were not. Taking into account the contemporary state of the game, the unshakeable master of the meta is – and will continue to be – the Scorpion Clan. …