I love primers. A good Vintage primer is one of my favorite things in the world. I still go back and read the classic primers from back in the day. Even though the tactics change, the strategic insight endures. The little nuggets of knowledge remain.
I wrote an epic primer on Gush decks.
Epic as in 100+ pages. ON. GUSH.
It's written for clarity and detail. Not only that -- not only does this book have every single thing you need or would want to know about Gush decks -- I have four sweet, Gush decks to unveil, brand new tech.
Seriously, you won't want to miss this. Read the free chapter, and see for yourself. Vintage won't be the same.
I'd like to start by saying "I think this will help me be better at magic so I plan on buying this". Secondly, if you plan on doing another one of these, please be brainstorming in legacy. I'm pretty sure if people played brainstorm right 90% of the time it would be ban worthy. I like vintage and have had a blast with the 4 (3 real, 1 10-proxy) times I've play it but, Brainstorm and Legacy are just something I'm more interested in and I think it would appeal to a larger crowd.
I'd like to start by saying "I think this will help me be better at magic so I plan on buying this". Secondly, if you plan on doing another one of these, please be brainstorming in legacy. I'm pretty sure if people played brainstorm right 90% of the time it would be ban worthy. I like vintage and have had a blast with the 4 (3 real, 1 10-proxy) times I've play it but, Brainstorm and Legacy are just something I'm more interested in and I think it would appeal to a larger crowd.
thanks
That's a great point. Really, though, this book is so much more than advice or guidelines for using Gush.
True, I provide specific guidelines for 1) when to play Gush and 2) what colors of mana to float with Gush, but that's not what most of this book is about.
This book is about 1) sequencing Gush with other spells: how you order your spells, 2) how to design decks around Gush, and 3) how to maximize the advantages of Gush, which is really about other cards.
Read the first free chapter to get a sense of the kinds of information I'm talking about.
The later chapters will actually be useful for any Vintage player, and really any Eternal player, where I introduce a completely new framework for role that has been sorely lacking.
I'd like to start by saying "I think this will help me be better at magic so I plan on buying this". Secondly, if you plan on doing another one of these, please be brainstorming in legacy. I'm pretty sure if people played brainstorm right 90% of the time it would be ban worthy. I like vintage and have had a blast with the 4 (3 real, 1 10-proxy) times I've play it but, Brainstorm and Legacy are just something I'm more interested in and I think it would appeal to a larger crowd.
thanks
Fully agree. I'd like to see more writing on legacy. You have a great tone for articles, and I'd buy a book that you wrote on legacy blue strategies in general.
I have probably 0 interest in playing Vintage (and not because I have the misconception of it being first turn kills everywhere), but I've always enjoyed your writing because it offers me insight on some stuff.
I read the first chapter of your e-book........great stuff so far.
Thanks for the feedback so far. It's gratifying that so many people are not only being entertained and enjoying the material, but learning from it, studying it, and getting themselves into it.
I also hear your requests for other material, including Legacy specific articles, primers, and books.
This is the beginning of this kind of content. As I say in the preface to the book, which you can read when you download Chapter 1, I am returning to the kind of core content that people want to see. You can expect to see at least 2-3 kinds of primers like this a year, if not more. And the content won't just be Vintage, although that will be my main focus.
More importantly, this isn't a flash in the pan type of thing. This book isn't simply an article that matters one day, but is obsolete the next. Think of this like you think of my primers from back in the day. It's something that will last as long as Gush remains unrestricted. And, from time to time, I will update the book with new material, in new editions, and we will try to make those updates free to everyone that has purchased the book.
Vintage is lucky to have a guy like you that cares so much for it and shows so much support for it. Thanks for this chapter and book.
I also looked at your other article on QS and started to wonder how you make your Vintage and Legacy checklists. I was under the impression that you made them by compiling data from decklists that placed highly in various tournaments. However, in your latest list, you added Sun Titan. Has that been in a proven deck? Or do you include cards on your list based on other reasons?
With Gush having been on and off the restricted list a few times now, how likely do you think it is to stay off this time? I guess since you wrote a whole book on it, you are betting that it is going to be here for a long time.
Finally, I look forward to your future articles and books.
P.S. I know this isn't the thread for it, but Quiet Speculation seems to be down about 50% of the time I try to reach it.
Stephen, I always enjoy reading your Vintage articles and am glad that you are writing in depth books like this for Vintage. As far as Legacy, I would prefer that you stick to Vintage, simply because there are so many people writing about Legacy and so few writing about Vintage. Some people may not care about Vintage, but given the immense amount of Standard and Legacy coverage, they can sit back and deal with it.
And as other posters have mentioned, QS is frequently down when I try to get to it, just wanting to let you know.
Great read on the free chapter. Would like to read the rest some day for sure! I hope Gush is here to stay this time.
D3@D
Thank you very much. These responses and feedback like it are immensely encouraging. Please share the free chapter and the link with other folks you believe may be interested in this material. The better this book performs, and more word of mouth we get, the more inclined I'll be to continue this kind of work and put in the kind of effort required to produce it.
Stephen, I always enjoy reading your Vintage articles and am glad that you are writing in depth books like this for Vintage. As far as Legacy, I would prefer that you stick to Vintage, simply because there are so many people writing about Legacy and so few writing about Vintage. Some people may not care about Vintage, but given the immense amount of Standard and Legacy coverage, they can sit back and deal with it.
And as other posters have mentioned, QS is frequently down when I try to get to it, just wanting to let you know
I agree with you completely, and am glad that you made this point. Trust me when I say that the bulk of my energies will be Vintage, but, from time to time, I will be writing about Legacy.
I believe the QS website has FINALLY stabilized.
Also, once you've bought the book, please send your feedback to the QS email address. I want to know what you thought, and will respond to any questions folks have. Not to mention, I'd like suggestions for future content. Your feedback definitely counts.
Thank you very much. These responses and feedback like it are immensely encouraging. Please share the free chapter and the link with other folks you believe may be interested in this material. The better this book performs, and more word of mouth we get, the more inclined I'll be to continue this kind of work and put in the kind of effort required to produce it.
I agree with you completely, and am glad that you made this point. Trust me when I say that the bulk of my energies will be Vintage, but, from time to time, I will be writing about Legacy.
I believe the QS website has FINALLY stabilized.
Also, once you've bought the book, please send your feedback to the QS email address. I want to know what you thought, and will respond to any questions folks have. Not to mention, I'd like suggestions for future content. Your feedback definitely counts.
I'll buy the full version of the book as soon as I get my new NOOKcolor and after I finish my exams.
And I'll make sure to share the link to some of my fellow vintage players in my area.
By the way, Taking a extremely strong card and teaching everyone how to play it. Then, building the best list and telling people why (so a metagame shift will leave them knowing what to do and how to capitalize on it), isn't the way to keep the card from being unrestricted. I will be very impressed if you push gush too far (and its restricted agian), but I think you are giving players to tools to put it over the top.
Hi : ) I was an editor on the book, so I think I can answer some of these questions.
The file is a PDF; if you can read the sample chapter on your iPad, you are probably set for the whole thing.
I have gotten some early responses from readers using Kindles; they say that it is easy to read when you convert it to the Amazon format, but that the tables are a little off. I am currently thinking of the best way to solve this, since the normal PDF font is too small for some on a Kindle. We are thinking of releasing a "large print" version of subsequent books, but for now, I am focusing on how to make things ereader-friendly. Tips are welcome!
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If you ever get this released in paper, let me know. I love it so far, but I have trouble reading ebooks.
Also, as long as you QS people are reading this, move the articles away from "what deck to play" and back more to MtG finance, please. I find it much more interesting, and I can already read strategy on SCG.
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If you ever get this released in paper, let me know. I love it so far, but I have trouble reading ebooks.
Also, as long as you QS people are reading this, move the articles away from "what deck to play" and back more to MtG finance, please. I find it much more interesting, and I can already read strategy on SCG.
We are expanding, not diminishing our finance section! If you only want to read finance, you can bookmark the "Finance" tab at the top of the page and then just go there for only money-related articles : )
We are exploring print-on-demand, since it has lowered the cost of physical books. I also wanted like heck to get images of cards into the book, but I also don't want to get sued by WOTC. I just finished up a Copyright Law course and I am pretty sure we aren't doing fair use! I don't know how *other* ebooks about Magic got the images in - either they have licenses to do it or they are just breaking the law. But I'm looking into it, because showing the opening hands in the examples would be really, really cool!
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Great first chapter! I really enjoy the insight that is provided when you explain why you should play something this way other the other way.
Suggestion for next article: A Legacy set review with a complete checklist? The last one that you did was I believe ROE, so M11 and SOM have been released since then.
Can i link this book in my signature? I think it's awesome how much you've done for vintage and it would probably help a lot of new people get into it seeing how much passion there can be over a single card; perfect sig material.
I'm not even a legacy or a vintage player. but I'd straight up buy this if it goes to paper, and I know tons of people that will too.
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Standard:None
Modern:Taxes, Jund, U/W Control | In the works:5c Gifts
Legacy: Main deck = DDFT/Storm Decks - Almost everything
Vintage: Bomberman, Dredge, Shops, Oath, Gush DD
EDH: German Foil Horde 50%, Animar, Iname DA,Patron of the Moon, Karador + more
I wrote an epic primer on Gush decks.
Epic as in 100+ pages. ON. GUSH.
It's written for clarity and detail. Not only that -- not only does this book have every single thing you need or would want to know about Gush decks -- I have four sweet, Gush decks to unveil, brand new tech.
Seriously, you won't want to miss this. Read the free chapter, and see for yourself. Vintage won't be the same.
http://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/QuietSpeculation-Understanding-Gush-eBook-Free.pdf
If you like it, you can download the whole book!
Enjoy,
Stephen
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That's a great point. Really, though, this book is so much more than advice or guidelines for using Gush.
True, I provide specific guidelines for 1) when to play Gush and 2) what colors of mana to float with Gush, but that's not what most of this book is about.
This book is about 1) sequencing Gush with other spells: how you order your spells, 2) how to design decks around Gush, and 3) how to maximize the advantages of Gush, which is really about other cards.
Read the first free chapter to get a sense of the kinds of information I'm talking about.
The later chapters will actually be useful for any Vintage player, and really any Eternal player, where I introduce a completely new framework for role that has been sorely lacking.
Fully agree. I'd like to see more writing on legacy. You have a great tone for articles, and I'd buy a book that you wrote on legacy blue strategies in general.
I read the first chapter of your e-book........great stuff so far.
EDIT: Dammit http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/quietspeculation.com
EDIT2: Working fine now.
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Legacy
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I also hear your requests for other material, including Legacy specific articles, primers, and books.
This is the beginning of this kind of content. As I say in the preface to the book, which you can read when you download Chapter 1, I am returning to the kind of core content that people want to see. You can expect to see at least 2-3 kinds of primers like this a year, if not more. And the content won't just be Vintage, although that will be my main focus.
More importantly, this isn't a flash in the pan type of thing. This book isn't simply an article that matters one day, but is obsolete the next. Think of this like you think of my primers from back in the day. It's something that will last as long as Gush remains unrestricted. And, from time to time, I will update the book with new material, in new editions, and we will try to make those updates free to everyone that has purchased the book.
Vintage is lucky to have a guy like you that cares so much for it and shows so much support for it. Thanks for this chapter and book.
I also looked at your other article on QS and started to wonder how you make your Vintage and Legacy checklists. I was under the impression that you made them by compiling data from decklists that placed highly in various tournaments. However, in your latest list, you added Sun Titan. Has that been in a proven deck? Or do you include cards on your list based on other reasons?
With Gush having been on and off the restricted list a few times now, how likely do you think it is to stay off this time? I guess since you wrote a whole book on it, you are betting that it is going to be here for a long time.
Finally, I look forward to your future articles and books.
P.S. I know this isn't the thread for it, but Quiet Speculation seems to be down about 50% of the time I try to reach it.
D3@D
And as other posters have mentioned, QS is frequently down when I try to get to it, just wanting to let you know.
Thank you very much. These responses and feedback like it are immensely encouraging. Please share the free chapter and the link with other folks you believe may be interested in this material. The better this book performs, and more word of mouth we get, the more inclined I'll be to continue this kind of work and put in the kind of effort required to produce it.
I agree with you completely, and am glad that you made this point. Trust me when I say that the bulk of my energies will be Vintage, but, from time to time, I will be writing about Legacy.
I believe the QS website has FINALLY stabilized.
Also, once you've bought the book, please send your feedback to the QS email address. I want to know what you thought, and will respond to any questions folks have. Not to mention, I'd like suggestions for future content. Your feedback definitely counts.
I'll buy the full version of the book as soon as I get my new NOOKcolor and after I finish my exams.
And I'll make sure to share the link to some of my fellow vintage players in my area.
Keep up the good work!
D3@D
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Hi : ) I was an editor on the book, so I think I can answer some of these questions.
The file is a PDF; if you can read the sample chapter on your iPad, you are probably set for the whole thing.
I have gotten some early responses from readers using Kindles; they say that it is easy to read when you convert it to the Amazon format, but that the tables are a little off. I am currently thinking of the best way to solve this, since the normal PDF font is too small for some on a Kindle. We are thinking of releasing a "large print" version of subsequent books, but for now, I am focusing on how to make things ereader-friendly. Tips are welcome!
Also, as long as you QS people are reading this, move the articles away from "what deck to play" and back more to MtG finance, please. I find it much more interesting, and I can already read strategy on SCG.
We are expanding, not diminishing our finance section! If you only want to read finance, you can bookmark the "Finance" tab at the top of the page and then just go there for only money-related articles : )
We are exploring print-on-demand, since it has lowered the cost of physical books. I also wanted like heck to get images of cards into the book, but I also don't want to get sued by WOTC. I just finished up a Copyright Law course and I am pretty sure we aren't doing fair use! I don't know how *other* ebooks about Magic got the images in - either they have licenses to do it or they are just breaking the law. But I'm looking into it, because showing the opening hands in the examples would be really, really cool!
Suggestion for next article: A Legacy set review with a complete checklist? The last one that you did was I believe ROE, so M11 and SOM have been released since then.
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MTGS Legacy Tournament #6 Top 8.
paper please
Standard:None
Modern:Taxes, Jund, U/W Control | In the works:5c Gifts
Legacy: Main deck = DDFT/Storm Decks - Almost everything
Vintage: Bomberman, Dredge, Shops, Oath, Gush DD
EDH: German Foil Horde 50%, Animar, Iname DA,Patron of the Moon, Karador + more
http://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/understanding-gush-in-paperback/
QS is now taking pre-orders for the second edition of the book, to be released in paperback!
I'll also be signing and personalizing copies for you!