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Ancestral Recall – magic.facetofacegames.comApr 30, 2024
Ancestral Recall #29 - Sullivan, Nimble Mongoose, and Sullivan
In preparation for his upcoming Pre-Modern tournament, Mike and Roman go back to Mike's first ever article for StarCityGames.com, and read an entertaining yet informative tournament report.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/sullivan-nimble-mongoose-and-sullivan/
Ancestral Recall #28 - Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Circle?
Mike and Roman read Dan Paskins' 2004 article on sideboarding, and learn how to escape the fear of losing to sideboard threats that may not be as terrifying as they seem.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-circle/
Ancestral Recall #27 - Tomfidence
Mike and Roman read Jon Becker's article on confidence, or in this case, "Tomfidence." The article focuses on PTQ player Tom Kelleher and why he had such outstanding confidence in competitive Magic tournaments. Mike and Roman examine the question of not why should you have confidence, but rather why shouldn't you?
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/tomfidence/https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/tomfidence/
Ancestral Recall #26 - Seven Techniques for Unbeatable Sideboarding
Following their back to back RCQ wins with Azorius Control, Mike and Roman take a look at how to maximize your sideboard decisions.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/flores-friday-seven-techniques-for-unbeatable-sideboarding-3/
Ancestral Recall #25 - The Prime Directive
Mike and Roman visit Pat Chapin's The Prime Directive, and learn how to avoid playing worse versions of decks that already exist.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/innovations-winning-a-ptq-not-violating-the-prime-directive/
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Ancestral Recall #24 - Picture This
On this episode Mike and Roman read "Picture This" from Mike's SCG writing days and focus on how to better sculpt your gameplan in games of Magic.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/flores-friday-picture-this/
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Ancestral Recall #23 - Information Cascades
Mike and Roman make their triumphant return to the Ancestral Recall podcast highlighting one of Patrick Chapin's all-time great articles - Information Cascades.
Original article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/information-cascades-in-magic/
Ancestral Recall #22 - The Top 8 Reasons to Play Bant in Standard
Mike discusses the top 8 reasons why you should be playing Bant in standard, and after Roman and Mike discuss Roman's 6-0 list from the first week of MagicFest Online qualifiers and what changes they would make for the Grand Prix this weekend.
Mike's original article:
The Top 8 Reasons to Play Bant in Standard
Your hosts:
Roman Fusco - @Roman_Fusco
Mike Flores - @fivewithflores
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Ancestral Recall #21 - Critical Mass
Roman and Mike go back in time to 2005, after Mike wins a Kamigawa block constructed PTQ at Neutral Ground, to look at lessons learned while brewing a rogue deck for an established metagame.
Ancestral Recall #20 – The Ten Greatest Battles of All Time
Ancestral Recall #19 – Realizing How Bad You Are
Ancestral Recall #18 – Magic: the Intangibles
Ancestral Recall #17 – How to Think About Magic
Ancestral Recall #16 – In the Style of Top 8 Magic
Ancestral Recall #15 – Bits and Pieces
Ancestral Recall #14 – Casting Blue Spells
Ancestral Recall #13 – The New Pool Halls
Ancestral Recall #12 – One Man’s Ballot
Ancestral Recall #11 – The Old Switcheroo
Ancestral Recall #10 – Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Ancestral Recall #9 – Virtual Card Advantage
Ancestral Recall #8 – Tuning the Second Best Deck
Ancestral Recall #7 – The Philosophy of Fire
Ancestral Recall #6 – The Danger Of Cool Things
Ancestral Recall #5 – Asking Better Questions
Ancestral Recall #4 – JUSTICE
Ancestral Recall #3 – The Rogue Strategy
Ancestral Recall #2 – Who’s the Beatdown?