The Blue Envelope Podcast

This week it's our final regular episode before the Christmas and end-of-year specials, and it's possibly the last Limited week of triple BFZ drafting. Rob starts us off with a Back in't'day from 14 years ago, which you can find here: http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=GPLV01 He uses it as the base of a game of Common Bond – who'd have guessed that Force of Will was the most-play...

It's games week this week on the Blue Envelope Podcast, so we have another go at the as-yet-unnamed Twitter followers game. We also open the Way Back When machine and load up a few Spectral Progressions. It's been so long since we did that, nobody's actually that sure when the last time was. As always, we also bring you the usual Back in't'Day from Rob: https://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/articl...

We're back to strategy week, but because there's a bit of a lull in formats we're talking about something a little more eternal (no pun intended) - Matt's fearless Magic inventory. If you're not familiar with the concept, read Sam Stoddard's primer from way back when: http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/15107_Feature_Article_Creating_a_Fearless_Magical_Inventory.html It's constructed strategy...

It's games week again, and we're bringing you two brand new games this week - Rob's new Strength in Numbers game, and Matteo's as-yet-unnamed variant on the old favourite 'higher or lower'. Who's more popular on Twitter: Luis Scott-Vargas or his drinkable namesake, Laphroaig Scotch Whiskey? There's only one way to find out. As always, we also bring you the usual Back in't'Day from Rob and the also...

We're back to strategy week on the Blue Envelope Podcast, and we take the opportunity to take a deep dive into a topic sent in by friend of the show George Burrow (who recently qualified for his first PT - congrats!). The question was about keeping focused in high-stakes games, and how you stop yourself getting rattled when you can feel the tide turning against you. We also crack a couple of packs...

It's games week this week, so we have another attempt at the freshly-name Accumulated Knowledge game. Rob's having none of it though, so it quickly descends into chaos. There's also a Flashback to an old favourite, Nameless Inversion (the translation game). Of course, as always, we start with a Back in't'day and finish with a Trash to Treasure, which you can of course buy on Magic Madhouse. Make s...

It's constructed strategy week over here at the Blue Envelope Podcast. That gives the UK's most planeswalker-pointed person and our very own PPTQ end boss (Matt) a chance to talk about what's hot in Standard, what's not, and what you can do to try and beat the top decks like Abzan, Atarka Red and Dark Jeskai... sorry... Watery Mardu. As always, Rob talks about back in't'day, and this time it's abo...

Hi there! Rob's off honeymooning this week, and without his sensible presence we take the opportunity to try out a brand new game (as yet unnamed). If you like it and can think of a great name for it, why not let us know? Any game that involves the word Takklemaggot is a winner in our book. Seeing as Rob's not here, Neil takes us Back in't'day this week to Pro Tour Kobe 2006, won by a 17-year old...

Hi there! We're all back this week, and it's Limited strategy week. We take a chance to talk about the oft-misunderstood Limited mana curve, and what it means to have an aggressive or control deck in Limited. If you want to read Matteo's related article on the subject, you can find it over on Magic Madhouse. Of course, as always, we have the usual Back in't'Day along with Matt's Trash to Treasure...

Hi there! There's a new set being pre-released TOMORROW, and so Matteo takes the opportunity to play a Battle for Zendikar-themed game. We also have a game based on Entweet the Angels, but with more Kanye West. As always check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and make sure you're following us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest updates. You should also follow our YouTube channel, with more...