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Jul 20 4 tweets 2 min read
“Reserve list” chatter is still good for getting #mtg players riled up. Let’s talk about a different, but serious, game building challenge I call “Schrodinger’s Goyf…” 1/
#mtg players want to open expensive cards that are “worth money.” It’s exciting to find a chase card, and the idea of turning that card into currency to pay for your hobby feels good. You see this when folks like @TolarianCollege try to go infi’ with box openings 2/
But players ALSO want the game to be “accessible.” When not talking ADA, that universally means “cheap for me to buy the things I want when I want them.” So… 3/
…how do you print a Tarmogoyf that is simultaneously valuable when a player wants to sell it, but inexpensive when a player wants to buy it? It’s a conundrum. How would you tackle the challenge? /end

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Jul 19
The #mtg Reserve List convo has bubbled back up. My stance as it was when I was #wotcstaff: you can’t abolish it for legal reasons that would bankrupt the game. But you don’t need to… 1/
You can smash it by just printing improved versions of the cards. Make a Black Lotus that sacs for CCCC. Make Mox that gain you life when they ETB. But a better solution to solve the problem is a design like: 2/
White Lotus 0
When <CARDNAME> ETBs you gain an emblem with “If you would cast or have cast a card named Black Lotus, you lose the game.”
Tap/sac: add 3 mana
3/
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Jul 19
Great convo started by PV. If you want to be a great #mtg player long-term, you will grow much better learning from playing the “best” deck. However, you’re NOT the best player. So if you want to spike this tournament, you probably should min/max luck, including matchups. 1/
It’s the tricky thing about competitive #mtg: today versus tomorrow. There are upsides to “going rogue” for building a brand because the crowd thirsts for something new constantly, but innovations almost always fail to what already exists. 2/
Case in point: when I started MakingMythic.com it was to highlight how I play #mtgarena: focused on going Mythic each month with a unique deck. What you don’t see are dozens of tweaks and discarded piles. That’s natural in deckbuilding, but it’s not sexy. 3/
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