Ancestral Recall – magic.facetofacegames.com Ancestral Recall

In preparation for his upcoming Pre-Modern tournament, Mike and Roman go back to Mike's first ever article for StarCityGames.com, and read an entertaining yet informative tournament report.



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/sullivan-nimble-mongoose-and-sullivan/

Mike and Roman read Dan Paskins' 2004 article on sideboarding, and learn how to escape the fear of losing to sideboard threats that may not be as terrifying as they seem.



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-circle/

Mike and Roman read Jon Becker's article on confidence, or in this case, "Tomfidence." The article focuses on PTQ player Tom Kelleher and why he had such outstanding confidence in competitive Magic tournaments. Mike and Roman examine the question of not why should you have confidence, but rather why shouldn't you?



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/tomfidence/https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/tomfidence/

Following their back to back RCQ wins with Azorius Control, Mike and Roman take a look at how to maximize your sideboard decisions.



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/flores-friday-seven-techniques-for-unbeatable-sideboarding-3/

Mike and Roman visit Pat Chapin's The Prime Directive, and learn how to avoid playing worse versions of decks that already exist.



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/innovations-winning-a-ptq-not-violating-the-prime-directive/



Your hosts:

⁠@Roman_Fusco⁠

⁠@fivewithflores

On this episode Mike and Roman read "Picture This" from Mike's SCG writing days and focus on how to better sculpt your gameplan in games of Magic.



Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/flores-friday-picture-this/



Your hosts:

@Roman_Fusco

@fivewithflores