Celestial Convergence | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Celestial Convergence | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Self-Reflection: How MTG Finance Ruined Magic https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/01/self-reflection-how-mtg-finance-ruined-magic/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/01/self-reflection-how-mtg-finance-ruined-magic/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:00:30 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=97057

Magic finance has a time and place. But for Sig, the practice has effectively ruined the game. This week he reflects on how this happened and makes some resolutions on how he can try and recapture his childhood innocence when engaging with the game.

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The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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Insider: So Much Synergy with Solemnity https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/06/insider-so-much-synergy-with-solemnity/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/06/insider-so-much-synergy-with-solemnity/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:42:25 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=81450

The newly spoiled Solemnity may have a profound impact on older cards. Sig looks at some long-forgotten cards to see if any have potential due to their newfound synergies.

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Insider: The Casual Mindset – Alternate Win Conditions https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/11/insider-the-casual-mindset-alternate-win-conditions/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/11/insider-the-casual-mindset-alternate-win-conditions/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:51:47 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=77220

Alternate win conditions provide an interesting case study for analyzing a specific category of cards. Niels looks in depth at the prices of this subset of cards.

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