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    “Big Beats in Hotlanta” – a 5K tournament report by Keith McLaughlin

    Wednesday, May 5th – Keith continues his monthly column with The Game Academy and reports on his 12th place finish at SCG’s 5K in Atlanta, GA.
    *Editor’s Note* – The Game Academy will host Legacy tournaments every Thursday; signups begin @ 6 PM and tournament entry is $7. All entry will be given back to top [...]

    “Elder Dragon Highlander: Collector’s Edition Part II” – BY JEREMY BLAIR

    Thursday, April 15th – In this weekly edition of his EDH column for The Game Academy, Jeremy shares valuable information about some of the biggest EDH staples. Jeremy has been a pioneer of the EDH format since it’s creation, and has more experience with the EDH format than just about anyone. Check his amazing EDH [...]

    “Numbers from Pro Tour: San Diego” – by Keith McLaughlin

    Monday, March 22nd – Keith continues his monthly column with The Game Academy and reports on the most recent data from Pro Tour: San Diego  
    *Editor’s Note* – The Game Academy will host Legacy tournaments every Thursday; signups begin @ 6 PM and tournament entry is $7. All entry will be given back to top [...]

    “Dropping Bombs in Legacy” – A Legacy Tournament Report by Keith McLaughlin

    Monday, March 1st – Keith continues his monthly column with The Game Academy and reports on his recent revisions to his “Life Combo” deck. Look out for more articles from Keith on MTG’s hottest format: Legacy.  
    *Editor’s Note* – The Game Academy will host Legacy tournaments every Thursday; signups begin @ 6 PM and tournament [...]

    The Deck to Play For SJC Nashville” A YU-GI-OH! STRATEGY ARTICLE BY ALLEN PENNINGTON

    Wednesday, February 24th – Allen Pennington takes us through his advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! strategy and discusses his deck choice for the upcoming Shonen Jump in Nashville, TN.
    Everyone going to an event, whether locals, regionals, or a Shonen Jump Championship, has to decide what deck to play. Some people might have very limited options, making their choice [...]

    “FEAR THE OPPRESSION” A YU-GI-OH! STRATEGY ARTICLE BY ALLEN PENNINGTON

    Wednesday, February 10th – In his third article for The Game Academy, Allen Pennington takes us through his advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! strategy and sheds light on the format defining card: Royal Oppression.
    Fear The Oppression 
    I always felt like I never got to fully enjoy the September 2008 format, often called the TeleDAD format (named after the deck [...]

    “CROWSWORN” – A YU-GI-OH! DECK REPORT BY ALLEN PENNINGTON

    Wednesday, February 3rd – In his second article for The Game Academy, Allen Pennington takes us through his advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! strategy and unveils his version of the popular Lightsworn archetype.
    Revising Lightsworn – January 30th was the first regional to be held in Florida in nearly five months. Many players were there just to get their [...]

    “Functional Fixedness” – A YU-GI-OH! Strategy Article by Allen Pennington

    Wednesday, January 27th – Allen Pennington takes us through his advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! strategy and shares tips on improving your Yu-Gi-Oh! game.
    This was a classic matchup between Zombie and Lightsworn, a matchup I would consider to be even. Sometimes one player draws better that the other, but more often than not someone gets outplayed.
    This was [...]

    “Going Infinite” – A Legacy Tournament Report by Keith McLaughlin

    Monday, January 25th – In this first of a series of tournament reports Keith McLaughlin shares his “Life Combo” deck list and provides his insight on MTG’s hottest format: Legacy.  
    *Editor’s Note* – The Game Academy will host Legacy tournaments every Thursday; signups begin @ 6 PM and tournament entry is $7. All entry will be [...]

    “Unqualified” – A MTGO PTQ Report by Zach Efland

    Friday, January 8th – In this first of a series of tournament reports Zach Efland takes us through his trials and tribulations ptqing on MTGO.

    I’ve spent the last few weeks rigorously testing Scapeshift for the upcoming Extended PTQ season. Extended is always a wide-open field, filled with a variety of worthwhile decks to choose from. Personally, I’ve always [...]