2019 | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png 2019 | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Facing Reality: A 2019 Look Back https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/facing-reality-a-2019-look-back/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/facing-reality-a-2019-look-back/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94527

At the start of 2019, Sig made three predictions for what the year may bring in MTG finance. Twelve months later, he reflects back on these predictions. The results may surprise you; with greater respect for the unknown, Sig looks ahead to 2020.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/facing-reality-a-2019-look-back/feed/ 0 A Year in Modern: 2019 Metagame Review https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/year-modern-2019-metagame-review/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/year-modern-2019-metagame-review/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:00:10 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21092 The saying goes that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. In Modern, those who do not observe the metagame are doomed to be passed by. Applied to Magic, such proverbs encourage every player to duly note how the metagame evolves and develops over a competitive year. Having spent the […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/year-modern-2019-metagame-review/feed/ 0 Metagame’s End: GP Columbus Analysis https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/metagames-end-gp-columbus-analysis/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/metagames-end-gp-columbus-analysis/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:00:33 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21038 The end of the year is approaching, and with it a slowdown in competitive Magic. In fact, GP Columbus was the last Modern event of the year. As such, it is the final opportunity to look at the metagame before 2020's SCG Columbus, so GP Columbus provides extremely important data. It not only defines the […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/metagames-end-gp-columbus-analysis/feed/ 0 Old Dogs, New Tricks: January Tech Report, Pt. 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/old-dogs-new-tricks-january-tech-report-pt-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/old-dogs-new-tricks-january-tech-report-pt-1/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:00:19 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=19493 Krark-Clan Ironworks is now banned in Modern. Despite its dominance on the tournament scene, though, the deck failed to stamp out the format's trademark diversity and innovation. Plenty of decks and deckbuilders brought exciting new tech to the tables this month, and we'll ring in the new year right by unearthing some of it today. Tempo: […]

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