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Beginner’s Luck: Information and Misinformation
Posted on June 8, 2010 by Pete
I really enjoyed not only editing this (if such a thing could be said about such an airtight execution), but reading it as well. Great job, Peter, and welcome to The Academy roster!
Nice article. I like your first piece of summary advice – don’t let your opponent intimidate you into doing nothing. Especially with regards to counter-magic – that has been an issue for me, but I think I’ve gotten it through my brain that I should just play through it, like you said. Good advice.
Great article and welcome to the Academy family. Looking forward to more from you
A nice article for the true beginner, I suppose. Or the overly cautious player.
Remember: If you can’t beat something, assume your opponent doesn’t have it.
This little rule has saved me many games. If you really can’t beat a counterspell, just play your creature. If you die if he has a kill spell, assume he doesn’t have it.
Playing like he has it means you lose, so you might as well give yourself a chance of winning by assuming he doesn’t have your foil in his hand.
It is *not* naive to play this way. You’re simply maximising your chances of winning. Even if he is telegraphing a counterspell by keeping islands open, if you lose when he has a counterspell, so be it. You’ll lose if you assume he has it and don’t play anything, too.
Just a little additional tip for the cautious player