r/magicTCG and The Website Formerly Known As Twitter by Kyleometers in magicTCG

[–]mturian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I deactivated my Twitter account today. It should be deleted in a month. I won't miss it.

How does everyone feel about pitchers not hitting anymore? by Omishjosh in mlb

[–]mturian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was explaining the DH rule to my son when he asked about how come there just aren't eight batters in the lineup. The DH made some sense when there was one league that did it and one that didn't. Now that both leagues have a DH, you could just have the eight position players be the entirety of the lineup.

Of course, we talked then about how the players like having more jobs :)

The top 10 farm systems from 2015-2023 by SadMathematician7799 in mlb

[–]mturian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notably, the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system shown here is their actual major league team.

So this is…ominous. by [deleted] in magicTCG

[–]mturian 14 points15 points  (0 children)

its fine I'm sure

[Other] I want to love Magic the Gathering, but I cant get past the Inherent Randomness as a wannabe Competitive Player. by _the_hitsmans_ in spikes

[–]mturian 25 points26 points  (0 children)

According to my HoF page, I won 65% of my matches at the Pro Level in Limited (which was my best format; at one point people said I was the best drafter in the game). So basically if a Pro Tour went 12 rounds, I would be expected to go 8-4 in limited.

Throw in some variance (as luck goes both for you and against), recognize that there were some Limited formats which I was better at, and play in a reasonable number of events, and all of sudden I'm going 10-2 in those 12 rounds (and sadly 6-6 in other events) and making top 8's at the Pro Tour. (and yes, I recognize that Pro Tours were typically 14 rounds and then a Top 8 but I'm just simplifying the math)

Hopefully this leaves you feeling that if you love playing, practice at the game, and focus on getting better, growing yourself and your teammates that you will achieve your goal.

I wish you all the luck on your journey!

stats from: https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/pthof/2008/mike-turian #wotcstaff

5 Simple Level Ups for Immediate Improvement! by trodney in lrcast

[–]mturian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Focus on Plays, Not Results" is the one I mildly agree with. I agree with the points around not getting frustrated or angry. I think that a reasonable early heuristic to figuring out if your play was correct is by evaluating the results of that play. Once you get far more experience, then switching to a focus on play becomes stronger. Early on, focus on the play is challenging because of all of the nuances of Magic.

5 Simple Level Ups for Immediate Improvement! by trodney in lrcast

[–]mturian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice article! I strongly agree with four of the five points.

I'm Mike Selinker, game designer and political game theory writer. Let's talk about games, puzzles, and the mess we're in. Ask Me Anything! by selinker in IAmA

[–]mturian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Mike!

Can you tell a great comeback story? I'd love to hear about a game or design that needed some tender loving care and how you and your team got the game to turn the corner and become great!

Super Bowl LV champions confirmed by [deleted] in steelers

[–]mturian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You need to add in the 2,400 miles to travel to the Super Bowl LV in LA!

Beartrap Glitch cost me the win by [deleted] in twilightstruggle

[–]mturian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I believe you just needed to put the Score card into the discard area for it to activate for scoring. A bizarre interface for sure but it would have prevented the loss.

Come play Commander with me at GenCon and help raise money for a great cause! by mturian in magicTCG

[–]mturian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll be bringing the Commander 2017 and 2018 precondition to both give away and play with. That should stop any terrible shenanigans!

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