2017 March 02 by berryjon
You all know it. You all want it. So... where did it come from, and why was it a mistake? After all, Modern wouldn't be Modern without it.
2017 February 23 by berryjon
In this issue of Pattern Recognition,
berryjon talks about the first rare he bought as a single, and the subsequent versions of that card that have been printed.
2017 February 16 by berryjon
ACC. Bet you don't know what that is a backronym for, do you? Well, neither did I before I started writing this article. What
is Aggro, Combo and Control?
2017 February 09 by berryjon
What is there to
Fear when you play against Black? Quite a lot, it seems.
2017 February 02 by berryjon
What goes around, comes around. So, what exactly
is going around anyway?
2017 January 26 by berryjon
In this issue of Pattern Recognition,
berryjon touches on the many different formats there are in the game.
2017 January 19 by berryjon
Well, why not blow everything up?
berryjon talks about the hows and the whys of wiping out the board.
2017 January 12 by berryjon
Lands don't really matter, do they? In this issue of Pattern Recognition,
berryjon talks about some of the ways in which they do matter.
2017 January 05 by berryjon
Welcome back to 2017, and Pattern Recognition begins its next run with a unique cycle of creatures and how they helped define drafting and multicoloured decks!
2016 December 11 by berryjon
So, when is a card's casting cost, not it's real casting cost?
berryjon takes a look at a cycle of cards that redefined what it means to play a card. And a few other cases.
2016 November 24 by berryjon
When can you win without winning, or lose without losing?
berryjon looks at what goes into Alternate Win and Loss conditions in this issue.
2016 November 17 by berryjon
In this issue,
berryjon talks about one of the inhabitants of Oz. Lions and Tigers and ... what?
2016 November 10 by berryjon
What's on every creature, and you tend to ignore until it becomes the most important thing in the world? Find out when Berryjon talks about perhaps the most pervasive concept in Magic.
2016 November 03 by berryjon
In this issue,
berryjon finishes answering the question about Card Draw by breaking it down by colors and discussing the pros and cons of each.
2016 October 27 by berryjon
This week's issue of Pattern Recognition is the first half of a response to the first request - what exactly is Card Draw?
2016 October 20 by berryjon
There is a problem with a certain Planewalker, and it's not their fault. Pattern Recognition #5 takes a look at a larger issue and how one 'Walker is the perfect exemplar of it.
2016 October 09 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #3 - in this issue, berryjon talks about Combat Tricks that appears on creature cards, and why most of them have failed.
2016 September 29 by berryjon
You know what annoys players more than anything else? Not getting the result they want. Which is something that White is very, very good at doing.
2016 September 22 by berryjon
In this inaugural chapter of Pattern Recognition,
berryjon looks at one of the first true cycles in the game.