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So Many Insane Plays – From 20 to 0 in 90 Seconds: Anatomy of a Vintage Game

by Stephen Menendian on December 10, 2018

Vintage is an amazing format. As much as I enjoy Old School formats, nothing reaches…

So Many Insane Plays – Measuring Metagame Diversity and Balance

by Stephen Menendian on November 27, 2018

There is nothing that prompts more disagreement or debate in the Magic community than the…

Serious Vintage Episode 34: We’re Gonna Need a Montage! (Eternal Weekend 2018 Wrap-up with Nam Tran)

by Nat Moes on November 22, 2018

In episode 34, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple)…

North America Legacy Champs 2018 Coverage, Decklists, and Results

by JACO on November 10, 2018

In a year that has seen the banning of Deathrite Shaman and Gitaxian Probe, as…

North America Vintage Champs 2018 Coverage, Decklists, and Results

by JACO on November 9, 2018

Returning to Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) for another bite at the apple, 381 players were signed…

Old School at Eternal Weekend 2018 Coverage and Results

by JACO on November 7, 2018

The fifth annual Eternal Central Old School at Eternal Weekend tournament is in the books,…

So Many Insane Plays – Anatomy of a Recent Vintage Challenge

by Stephen Menendian on October 29, 2018

On October 20th, I enrolled on Magic Online’s Vintage Challenge, a scheduled weekly Vintage tournament.…

Introducing Middle School

by JACO on October 23, 2018

The Fires of Yavimaya burned, and the Wildfires raged, but could they be extinguish the…

So Many Insane Plays – The Evolving 2018 Vintage Metagame

by Stephen Menendian on September 2, 2018

The end of August is a good time to take stock of the Vintage metagame:…

GenCon 2018 – The Best Games We Saw and Played at GenCon 51

by JACO on August 9, 2018

The past few years have seen explosive growth in GenCon’s attendance numbers, and this year…

GP Vegas CFB Old School 93-94 Coverage and Results

by JACO on June 23, 2018

Eternal Central is proud to present coverage of Channel Fireball’s Old School 93-94 event at…

Old School at SCGCON 2018 Coverage and Results

by JACO on June 7, 2018

Eternal Central are proud to present coverage of Old School at SCGCON 2018, a charity…

Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2017

by Stephen Menendian on May 25, 2018

Years in the making, read the conclusion to Stephen Menendian’s epic History of Vintage. 2017…

So Many Insane Plays – Suggested Banned and Restricted List Updates (2018)

by Stephen Menendian on May 4, 2018

Throughout my long career opining on Magic, one of the perennial topics is the Banned…

NoviceCon 2018 Coverage and Results

by JACO on May 3, 2018

The Lords of the Pit and Eternal Central are proud to present coverage of the…

Lords of the Pit Team Tactical Tournament 03-2018 Results

by JACO on May 1, 2018

Instead of our second annual StripCon originally planned for around the end of March, we…

Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2016

by Stephen Menendian on April 18, 2018

In 2016 an entire class of cards was printed, largely ignored and overlooked, and swept…

EC Old School 93-94 Tournament, at SCGCON 2018

by JACO on April 9, 2018

Eternal Central is proud to partner with Star City Games to announce the Eternal Central…

So Many Insane Plays – Smashing ’96 Old School with Phyrexian Dreadnought

by Stephen Menendian on March 26, 2018

A few years ago, I undertook the effort of writing a 12-part series on Old…

So Many Insane Plays – The Djinn-Efreet War

by Stephen Menendian on March 23, 2018

Motivated by circumstances I can no longer recall, I was browsing older Magic periodicals on…

Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2015

by Stephen Menendian on March 21, 2018

2015 was a year packed with changes in of the History of Vintage. Large tournaments…

Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2014

by Stephen Menendian on March 6, 2018

2014 is a pivot year, turning Vintage in a radically new trajectory. Consecutive years of…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 77: Masters 25 Preview and Arabian Nights Review

by Kevin Cron on February 27, 2018

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian preview Masters 25 with the reprint of Doomsday, and review…

Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2013

by Stephen Menendian on February 20, 2018

By the end of 2012, the Vintage format was surprisingly open and diverse. Any perceptible…

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