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Octopath Traveler

Non MTG, Non MTG Games, Reviews

What’s better than one story? Eight, apparently. Octopath Traveler is a new retro-style JRPG from Square-Enix for the Nintendo Switch. Turn-based and SNES-esque graphics hearken back to a golden era for the JRPG and Octopath Traveler hits enough of the right notes to be a solid addition to one of the kings of the genre. The major flaw for Octopath is that, contrary to most JRPGs, it’s story can be viewed as unfulfilling. Not that it’s bad, just… cliché. Which, considering there are eight different characters with their own stories, is saying something. That’s right, Octopath Traveler has eight playable

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The Nexus of Standard at Pro Tour 25th Anniversary

Magic the Gathering, Standard

Pro Tour 25th Anniversary weekend came at us with a level of hype that we haven’t seen in years.  Wizards of the Coast pulled out all the stops, bringing us the first ever Team Trios Constructed Pro Tour event.  They also brought in some of eSports top names to compete in the Silver Showcase event which benefits a great charity in Child’s Play.  There were 14 rounds of Legacy, Modern and Standard to watch the best of the best battle it out for their chance at fame and glory. At least that’s what they wanted you to think.  Tuning in

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The Path of Daggers: Book Eight of the Wheel of Time

Book Reviews, Reviews

All Hail the Queens The Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan’s eighth book in the Wheel of Time saga, sees the world march ever closer to Tarmon Gai’don and the Seanchan resurgent across the southern lands. This is a book demonstrating both kinds of power, that of the sword and words. This book has a lot of the women taking a more prominent role, although Rand certainly has his moments. Elaine and Nynaeve fix the weather, then Travel to Andor to have Elaine start her claim to the throne her mother vacated due to Rahvin. Egwene continues to manipulate her version

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A New Format? It’s Possible.

Magic the Gathering

Hello Magic players. I hope you all had a great weekend, and enjoyed watching the Pro Tour (or were lucky enough to go to GenCon). Today I wanted to take an opportunity to talk about one of the possibilities for the future of Magic: the Gathering, and that is a new format. There are two theories I will cover here so let’s dig in. Magic: the Gathering has several formats for competitive play. It’s oldest (Vintage, originally called Type 1), and second oldest (Standard, originally called Type 2) have been on the extreme ends of accessibility during the game’s 25

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