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The Magic Sock: Has Magic Jumped the Shark? (Part 2)

The Magic Sock: Has Magic Jumped the Shark? (Part 2)

By Ron Vitale on February 16th, 2006 · Filed in The Magic Sock · 31 Comments

Episode 7: "Has Magic Jumped the Shark? (Part 2)

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Show Notes

--Introduction: Episode 7 of "The Magic Sock" video blog.
--Recap of episode 1 in which the question was asked: Has Magic jumped the shark? (Have we seen the best Magic cards that will ever be released?).
--Discussion of mechanics and cards from Weatherlight on up to Guildpact.
--Breakdown of power blocks versus subpar sets.
--Review and answering of the question: Has Magic jumped the shark?
--Open call for feedback on whether other players agree or disagree with whether Magic has seen its best days.

Total running time: 21 minutes and 15 seconds.

Creative Commons License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

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By Ron Vitale on February 16th, 2006 · Filed in The Magic Sock · 31 Comments

About Ron Vitale

Ron has been playing Magic: The Gathering since Unlimited, writing articles over the years for StarCityGames, MTGOntario, the now defunct Grimmoire.com, and most recently MTGSalvation.com. His short fiction has appears on Ultraverse.com and Alienskinmagazine.com. One of Ron's most memorable Magic memories concerns being beaten to a pulp by Richard Garfield.



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