Tag: card game

Thanks to Modern Horizons 3, my ‘white weenie’ Magic deck is about to get even more obnoxious

Thanks to Modern Horizons…

The first deck I specialized in, playing the old Magic: The Gathering deckbuilder Shandalar, was white weenies. A whole…
One of Star Wars’ most baffling post-Lucas edits is becoming an ability card in an official TCG

One of Star Wars’…

As a man in his twilight years (30), I've long-since abandoned all struggle against the baffling CGI-ification of the…
Magic’s most-valuable card hits an absurd $3 million after ‘private sale’, some call shenanigans, no one knows what’s real, but what’s true is it was bought with bitcoin

Magic’s most-valuable card hits…

In January 2021, Magic: The Gathering had one of those moments that went mainstream. The sale of a single…
Balatro’s first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd

Balatro’s first big balance…

The first big balance patch for Balatro is now fully live on Steam, bringing with it performance improvements, numerous…
Magic: The Gathering’s latest set gives you a good excuse to dig out those old cards

Magic: The Gathering’s latest…

You'd think a card game with as many expansions as Magic: The Gathering would have done something as poker-adjacent…
The Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh community is taking a long, hard look at itself after a player says the event stank so hard she had to leave

The Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh community…

Imagine being worried that you'd upset someone at an event so much they left, only to find out it…
Slay the Spire 2 releases in 2025: ‘The Spire isn’t what it used to be’

Slay the Spire 2…

Slay the Spire, the brilliant roguelike deckbuilder that first released in early access in 2017, is getting a sequel…