MTG Salvation Article Archives: Monthly: November 2008Imagine a world where Magic players are all poor, where cards are rarer: where great new cards are a special treat unto the ages. Math! "You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first! The great Cranial Insertion write-off! Months ago, I put forward the identity of a fourth distinct player type from Timmy, Johnny, and Spike. The State Championships for this game are known for being just glorified FNMs, but not here. "You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first! Your friendly neighborhood Goyf here again--that is, if your neighborhood is New York, and "friendly" depending on whether or not the clock reads AM or PM. Whoops. If you have been reading any of my other articles, you know that I've been testing and thinking a lot for States. Parts of my last articles led to rather heated replies in the forums attempting to remind us that this is, in fact, a game. "You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first! Yes, [card]Statecraft[/card] really is a card. It's a normal day in [b]Magic[/b] dueling. States is almost here. I don't know about you, but I'm excited. "You read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first! Greetings! Brian Paskoff here - Pasgoyf to my friends - the newest writer for Cranial Insertion and a certified judge from New York.
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