dockside extortionist | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png dockside extortionist | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Grateful, in Retrospect: Reviewing My Year with QS https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/grateful-in-retrospect-reviewing-my-year-with-qs/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/grateful-in-retrospect-reviewing-my-year-with-qs/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=124056

Find out what Joe aka "Beardy" is most thankful for ( after this year of writing for QS... and playing hundreds upon hundreds of Commander games!

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Magic 30 And Commander: Should You Even Care? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/magic-30-and-commander-should-you-even-care/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/magic-30-and-commander-should-you-even-care/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=121915

30th Anniversary will upend Commander as we know it. Or it won't because it already kind of existed. Beardy explains why it might just not be worth the worry.

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How I Learned To Love The Meta https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/how-i-learned-to-love-the-meta/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/how-i-learned-to-love-the-meta/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=116414

Joe aka "Beardy" examines player perceptions of the metagame. Is it true that you can't really compete without the "best" cards?

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Price Adjustments in Double Masters 2022 Mythics https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/price-adjustments-in-double-masters-2022-mythics/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/price-adjustments-in-double-masters-2022-mythics/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=115647

Double Masters 2022 is guaranteed to shake up prices in a big way. But which cards are the winners and losers? David S. has the scoop!

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Examining Double Masters 2022 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/examining-double-masters-2022/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/examining-double-masters-2022/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=115916

This week Sig shares his thoughts on Double Masters 2022 preorder prices and his optimism for the secondary market. Where are preorder prices headed?

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Drafting Double Masters 2022 for Fun and Profit https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/drafting-double-masters-2022-for-fun-and-profit/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/drafting-double-masters-2022-for-fun-and-profit/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=115915

This week Rob looks at the highly anticipated Double Masters set and breaks down how the ten archetypes will likely play out in the format.

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A Tale of Two Spikes: Sustainable vs. Unsustainable https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/a-tale-of-two-spikes-sustainable-vs-unsustainable/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/a-tale-of-two-spikes-sustainable-vs-unsustainable/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=113386

David S. demystifies price increases, differentiating between sustainable and unsustainable spikes and detailing his method for identifying each type.

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Can We Unban These Cards in Commander? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/can-we-unban-these-cards-in-commander/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/can-we-unban-these-cards-in-commander/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=112084

Joe AKA Beardy takes a look at the current Commander ban list and the rationale for determining bannings. Is there anything that is safe to unban?

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