Comments on: Simon Says #60: Off the Beaten Path (THS 8-4)

By: John Carter

John Carter — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:41:00 +0000

Very nice video, with an intense M2. Thanks for doing this!

By: frizzell66

frizzell66 — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:15:58 +0000

I don’t think Simon is indecisive – he is just outlining all the possibilities before making a decision – again, as others pointed out before, because he is trying to teach us something with his videos.

In R2G2 I think it was winnable at the end – maybe my math is wrong – attacking with just the Akroan crusader with a possible pump to 4 power (or was it 5 power – forget the number of mountains you had just then). Even though the guy was at 6, he only had the 4/4 Medomai or the 2/4 Legionnaire to block with. I don’t think the guy would have risked going to 2 and becoming vulnerable to burn since you had 2+ cards in hand at the time. I think he would have blocked with one of the creatures. At that point I don’t think his all in attack with Medomai and the other creatures (and them again) would be lethal. I would have at least tried that route. If he didn’t block with anything, then concede.
Great content as always!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:36:19 +0000

“Guess you got lucky”

Yeah, super unlucky deliberately playing around things to set up a situation where you could actually win.
It’s like he thinks you topdecked the ordeal on THAT turn.

By: entropy101

entropy101 — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:32:26 +0000

no draft theory discussion or even a draft recap :(( those are the best magic content on the internet.

By: MMogg

MMogg — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:20:41 +0000

@El Camino: I think you underestimate how difficult it is to comment while drafting/playing let alone in another language. What you may be asking for is not conciseness, but less analysis. Yet, that is what makes Simon Says distinct from other draft video producers. That said, I understand your frustration because that is how I feel about PVDDR, but I don’t feel that with Simon, perhaps because it is analysis more than indecision.

@Christian: On Twitter I asked Simon a while back about G&G and he said he and his brother are apart at the moment so G&G is on hiatus. =(

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:09:12 +0000

@El Camino: I like the videos Simon’s produces, just because he make such a wide analysis of the situations at hand. In my opinion Simon provides the best “educational” drafting content that is out there [ok, maybe my sample size isn't that big - but I haven't watch a single draft video where I had the feeling I could learn more about the game compared to what Simon provides]. That is one of the reasons I really like the more theoretically themed intro videos.

On the language thing I’m probably not the best person to judge; I really like Simon’s videos he does with his brother for a German Magic site, too [btw, are there plans for the next Görtzen & Görtzen - the last episode was quite some time ago? I would really love to see you draft Theros (or really anything *g*)]

By: Noobeman

Noobeman — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:18:49 +0000

@El Camino: I believe Simon’s are the wrong videos to watch if you just want a few words of discussion before every decision. One reason why I prefer Simon’s videos over pretty much anyone else’s is exactly the amount of detail he goes into when discussing most choices.