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Theoretical Works on Magic

NewThe Other Women of Magic: Dating a Pro PlayerAaron Forsythe's wife (Anne) talks about the trials and tribulations of dating a Magic player (Originally posted on StarCity).
NewPsychology of Magic - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3Chris Senhouse utilises his minor in psychology to apply it to Magic (Originally posted on The Sideboard).
The Metagame Clock RevisitedWill Reiffer and Mike Mason update and clarify Leon Workman's metagame clock, including graphical illustration (Originally posted on StarCity).
The Metagame ClockLeon Workman's original article on his metagame clock (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Fundamental Concepts (It's A Timing Thing) - Part 1 and Part 2An excellent primer on the Basic Deck Design Principles of Magic, covering most of the major theories (Originally posted on StarCity).
Peace of Mind: Any Given Sunday, Part II A very interesting and wellwritten article on the nature of strategy. Very hard to sum up in one sentence (Originally posted on StarCity).
Surviving the Early Game - Understanding Tempo AdvantageAn article detailing tempo advantage and how to take advantage of it written by yours truly (Originally posted on Mindripper).
InvestmentMike Flores writes about the playability of comparable cards due to the investment you make in them (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Why You Lose At Magica thought provoking article on how people think themselves into ruts while playing Magic (Originally posted on Neutral Ground).
Everything's a Time Walka new theory on Magic, attempting to combine card advantage, time advantage and tempo into an all-encompassing theory based on every card affects your turn count (Originally posted on New Wave Games).
A Quick and Simple Metagame Guideanother helpful guide to analysing your own personal metagame (Originally posted on StarCity).
Writing a Tournament ReportTheron Martin's guidelines to writing useful tournament reports (Originally posted on Mindripper).
Doing Your Own Metagame AnalysisAdrian Sullivan's very useful description of how to figure out your own local metagame (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Beginner's Guide to Time/Quality/Card Advantage(Originally posted on The Dojo).
Synergy of the ColoursDetails the strengths and weaknesses of each colour and how they work together.
Momentum in Magic: The Unifying Theoryattempts to tie most other Magic theoritical work together in one article and does so in a form suitable for even the beginner player (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Schools of MagicRob Hahn's classic article. One of the must-read articles for Magic players (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Fundamental TurnZvi describing the concept of a deck's fundamental turn. Only the second part of the article is really relevant (Originally posted on The Dojo).
Overlooked and Underused CardsDetails what to look for in unknown power cards.
Magic Drafts as MarketsDrafting viewed as supply and demand in a market.
The probability of a card in your opening hand

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