Comments on: Simon Says #23: The Axis of Aggression and M13 Draft

By: Minjita

Minjita — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:44:55 +0000

Start of round 2 “This hand has quite a lot of potential to develop” = “My good cards are in my deck not my hand.”

By: Xyx

Xyx — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:04:18 +0000

I haven’t yet watched the draft videos, but the introduction is a masterpiece. I love how you were able to abstract and reduce a complex concept to such simple elegance. It reminded me of a statement I read long ago: “In Magic, you win if your spells cost 1 mana more than those of your opponent, but you lose if they cost 2 mana more.”

By: premiersoupir

premiersoupir — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:26:52 +0000

Hi Simon,
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your excellent series! I love your fine commentary as you play the game, but what really sets your series apart from the rest is, of course, your excellent introductions. Make them as long as you like! I’ll be here to watch them and to learn from you every time. This week’s intro is a nice theoretical analysis that is a great complement to the Sullivan/PV/Chang debate over the last month or two. I also loved your comparison of the various DKA lords. So great work on your brilliant contributions to the MTG community. Your videos are consistently the most thoughtful and informative of any that I’ve seen. Thank you!

By: Undersol

Undersol — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:23:47 +0000

I feel that the decision to talk about the axis of aggression was highly appropriate given the draft and play videos teaching me why it is so important. So even though this week’s vids weren’t the best magic draft and play I have seen, you have accomplished your goal of teaching me more about magic.

Good job. =)

By: Plejades

Plejades — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:02:27 +0000

Great videos! I loved the slide show discussion of a focused MtG topic and think that the visuals support your commentary well. Personally I would like to see more of those.
It’s great to have you around here and we all appreciate your dedication. Hard to believe that it is already one year since your first video!
Oh, and as a closing comment I would like to say…..

Long live the Higgs-Boson! Where have you been hiding so long? Is it really you?

By: Carrotus

Carrotus — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:38:04 +0000

@simon, thanks for your detailed and attentive response! I’m not entirely convinced by what you had to say but certainly have some thoughts to go over now, since you do make some very valid points in your argument for your play.

Since I watch these videos not only for entetinment values but also to become a better player, your pespective on this play is very useful, giving me a new way to think about some assumptions I make when playing.

Bottom line is, big thanks, and keep up the good work!

By: PlanetWalls

PlanetWalls — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:29:44 +0000

From now on, the Academy will only advocate the use of the font Comic Sans and its close phylogenetic relatives.