Spike Tournament Grinder | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:38:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Spike Tournament Grinder | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Tournament Fundamentals: How to Prep https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/tournament-fundamentals-how-to-prep/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/tournament-fundamentals-how-to-prep/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118562

Adam takes a step back to go over how he prepares for a tournament, what decisions go into his deck choices, and the ways to tweak a deck for a winning result.

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Paul shares his excitement over the Organized Play announcement and some Streets of New Capenna spoilers that caught his eye.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/better-than-expected-the-return-of-the-pro-tour-and-new-capenna-spoilers/feed/ 0 From the First Pro Tour to the Future of Organized Play https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/from-the-first-pro-tour-to-the-future-of-organized-play/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/from-the-first-pro-tour-to-the-future-of-organized-play/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=112671

Paul looks at the history of Organized Play, from the first Pro Tour to the present. What's changed in the last 25+ years, and what's in store for the future?

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Paul examines the value of silver-bordered cards, with a focus on the collectability and fun factor of the Un-sets.

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The sequel to Guilds of Ravnica and the 80th expansion set in Magic: The Gathering's history is due to release on January 25, 2019.  Here's what we know about Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) so far, including any cards in the spoiler, the guilds represented, and cards to speculate on before the full spoiler is released.   The Guilds […]

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Eddie's back with another edition of Hold 'Em and Fold 'Em. It's a Spirits and Dragons kind of week!

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Thank you to everyone for all the feedback on my first article. I hope this one is even better. I originally drafted this article on Thursday, July 12 and wanted to get this out to you before the weekend. Now we’ve seen two copies of Sneak & Show in the top of SCG Worcester. But […]

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Eddie makes his QS debut with a new series aimed at tournament players. Which cards should the tournament grinders be picking up or trading away?

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The newest Un-set is not without financial implications. Sig provides his thoughts on how to plan your Unstable buying and suggests specific targets based on trends from Unhinged.

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