2024 February 15 by berryjon
This week, I look at the eight cards of Tezzeret in quick review. Good? Bad? Ugly? Read within!
2024 February 01 by berryjon
Today on Pattern Recognition, I return to my biographical series about some of the important (or not so important) characters of Magic's history. Today, Tezzeret of Tidehollow!
Don't call him that. He'll kill you. Painfully.
2024 January 25 by berryjon
Well, with only a couple weeks to go, it's time to decide what deck to run, and to research potential upgrades. And the points/rules for this year are available as well, so that will affect my decisions. Come have a look, and I'm always open to suggestions!
2024 January 18 by berryjon
For the record, a _Desert_ is defined by humidity, and not heat. You can have very cold Deserts too, not just ones filled with Sand.
Today, I definitely talk about the latter, and their small piece of Magic.
2024 January 11 by berryjon
What goes up and down, to your hand and back and never really stays in place long enough to do anything?
Anything that gets Bounced of course!
2024 January 04 by berryjon
Hey everyone! Today, I talk to my Dad and explain some of the basic concepts of the game for him! IN VIDEO!
2023 December 28 by berryjon
It's that time of year again! Time to start thinking about this year's Commander Slow Grow Tournament! This week, I look at my three finalists for deck choice and offer up some musings about them.
Come in, read, and provide suggestions and feedback! I could really use the help given previous outings.
2023 November 23 by berryjon
Unlike the Sia song, these creatures are very much stoppable, despite what the name may have you think. Join me today as I look into a creature type that started in India! The _Juggernaut_.
2023 November 09 by berryjon
Today,
berryjon plays out a card before the game begins, and talks a little about the cycles of cards that can do just that. Just watch were you step, you don't want to trip over something.
2023 November 02 by berryjon
In today's blogpost,
berryjon talks a bit about the history of an unsung but still surprisingly viable creature subtype, the Ally. From Zendikar to its potential future, isn't it nice to have friends?
2023 October 26 by berryjon
Ah, a creature type from the old days of Magic with an iconic ability. Whatever happened to those nice lizards, the Basilisks?
2023 October 19 by berryjon
Welcome back! This week,
berryjon looks at a format that requires different styles of thinking about the way the game works. Namely, what if you played with all those
other cards?
2023 October 12 by berryjon
WOO-HOO! It's the big 300! Come on in and read this week's article, an update to where it all began.
2023 October 05 by berryjon
After far too long, I am back to _Solle: The Rising Sun_, and this time, I am looking at the White Commons for the set. Come and read and look at my choices and justifications for them, and please provide feedback!
2023 September 28 by berryjon
What makes a Gold or Multicolored card work? It's not just a card by itself, that's for sure. It's a whole arrangement of moving parts that needs to be balanced, lest it all fall apart. Read about the details today!
2023 September 21 by berryjon
Hey everyone, today's Pattern Recognition is a repeat as I missed real world deadlines that ate my time. So here is an article originally published 24 May 2018, over five years ago! Let's
Opt for a Scry, shall we?
2023 September 14 by berryjon
Rats! Err... I mean, today,
berryjon examines a rarely used mechanic - of which there are only 5 actual examples in the game, and attempts to persistently explain their history. Or at least an approach to it.
2023 September 07 by berryjon
Welcome back! Today, I will regale you with an enchanted story of an old archetype, who had the groundwork laid out in the earliest days of Magic, and has only grown since then!
2023 August 31 by berryjon
Well, here it is, the culmination of my work! A 60 card Brawl deck upgraded to a 100 card Commander deck! Come in and see what additions I made, and then make your own suggestions about what I could have dine differently.
2023 August 24 by berryjon
Hello! Today, berryjon plays out five rounds with his Brawl deck! How well does he do? Tune in, find out, and make suggestions for improvements!
And stick around after for a couple extra rounds with a different deck.