Comments on: Hot Deck, Summer In The FNM https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/2018/06/25/hot-deck-summer-in-the-fnm/ When Strictly Better is just out of reach. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: Scott Campbell https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/2018/06/25/hot-deck-summer-in-the-fnm/#comment-1216 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:53:46 +0000 https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/?p=2555#comment-1216 Thank you very much for the kind words. You do make a good point about a first big event deck being Burn. I might have to ponder that some more.

]]> By: StrictlyAverage https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/2018/06/25/hot-deck-summer-in-the-fnm/#comment-1212 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:05:02 +0000 https://strictlyaveragemtg.com/?p=2555#comment-1212 One of the first recommendations I tell people when they ask for advice attending their first high-level event in Modern is to play Burn. A lot of people making the transition from FNM Hero, to playing 8+ plus round events do not take into account the fatigue associated with the mental stress of 8+ hours of Magic. Playing burn at your first big event, allows you to WIN/LOSE in a short amount of time, allowing you to catch your breath and have a break between rounds.

This seems like the possibility of another article altogether. Why burn is good for new modern players, and why it’s also good for people transitioning from smaller events to larger ones.

All in all, I love this article, and Thanks for the great work Scott.

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