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We are two casual try hard Magic the Gathering players. We are trying to balance jobs, families and other responsibilities while also trying to be the best players possible. We want to help you get from the 1-3 bracket of your FNM to 3-1 or 4-0 then move on to Mythic Qualifiers, Magic Fest and beyond. We will talk about fundamental strategy, Arena, traveling and more.
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
This week we talk all about tournaments. We go over how things work from the players meeting to turning in your match slip. Then Bryan makes an impassioned plea to have WOTC focus on making paper Magic the best it can be instead of making Arena bad Hearthstone.
Tournament Structure - 3:50
Jumpstart Historic Horizons 56:06
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
This week we are going over all of the formats that you can play. We talk about the various ways that you can play limited and give a brief description of them. Then we go into constructed. We go over all the paper formats and the Arena ones so when you walk into your game store you will know what is going on. Finally, we talk a little about the rules enforcement levels.
Limited 7:16
Constructed 36:24
Rules Levels 1:31:05
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
This week we talk all about the new Dungeon and Dragons Adventures in the Forgotten Realms cards. We go over the mechanics and some of the more interesting cards for Standard and older formats.
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Email: casualtryhardmtg@gmail.com
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Youtube: CasualTryHardMTG
Discord: https://discord.gg/6uCuW79
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
This week we are focused on magic slang and helping you know how and when cards are released. We start by going all of the slang that you would hear and use when you sit down to play a match. Then we talk about how new cards are released and when to expect them. Finally, we help you learn to to make sense of these new cards by talking about deck building tools.
The Review 5:19
Magic Slang 6:40
The Color Pie 48:19
Set Releases 54:05
Deck Building Resources 1:14:02
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
This week we talk about how to find an LGS, what to do when you are there and what you need to bring. We have you covered from your door to registering for the tournament.
Pro/Con Recap - 5:21
Transitioning from Arena to Paper - 6:37
How do Arena and Paper decks differ - 7:42
Cost Arena vs Paper - 17:18
Don’t Chase the Meta - 26:11
Can’t move arena cards to paper - 30:04
Finding an LGS - 32:37
Be on time - 43:05
What do you need to bring? - 45:45
To help support the podcast, please consider going to TCG using our link: tcg.casualtryhardmtg.com
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Like the "Lego Movie" we are asking "Where are my pants?!?!?" This week we start the playing in paper series and start with selling you on paper play. We go over all the ways to play magic and remind you that playing in paper with other humans is best.
How to play Magic Pros and Cons
Paper - 4:23
Arena - 28:04
MTGO - 58:16
The others - 1:11:07
To help support the podcast, please consider going to TCG using our link: tcg.casualtryhardmtg.com
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
This week, we get pulled into a Modern after the shake-up from Modern Horizons 2. Along the podcast, we keep getting distracted by other things and going off on various asides. So we talk about a lot of things. We talk about some LGS operations and the crazy prices around this set. Then we get into the cards that are impacting the format. We then talk more spoilers and ways that cards will be coming to us. Finally, a little bit about Arena.
Quick Asides - 4:37
Prize Support - 11:38
Prices are crazy - 14:46
Urza’s Saga - 37:56
Food and Modern Precon Decks - 53:20
Return of the classics - 1:04:16
D&D spoilers - 1:11:49
Secret Lairs - 1:17:11
Arena - 1:22:55
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Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
So this week, we go through the cards from Modern Horizons 2. We look at the interesting commons and uncommons. Then work through the rares and mythics to see what might shape the format. We then work through some cycles and new archetypes that were put into the format.
MH2 Commons and Uncommons - 5:24
MH2 Rares and Mythics - 58:53
Suspend cycle - 1:39:53
Elemental cycle - 1:47:53
Enchantress - 1:58:37
Reanimaor - 2:06:31
To help support the podcast, please consider going to TCG using our link: tcg.casualtryhardmtg.com
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
With Modern Horizons 2 on the way, the guy check in to see where current Modern is. They go through the pillars of the format and give a quick breakdown of how each deck operates. They then try to figure out what type of cards of MH2 could have an impact on the format.
Modern Check in 4:45
Big Mana Pillar - 7:14
Control Decks - 18:23
Aggro Deck - 26:42
Combo Decks - 40:23
Other decks - 57:14
What is missing ? 1:07:24
What should we looking for in MH2? 1:17:51
Buying into Modern - 1:29:58
To help support the podcast, please consider going to TCG using our link: tcg.casualtryhardmtg.com
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Discord: https://discord.gg/6uCuW79
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Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
This week is all about Modern Horizons 2. Specifically, what cards we hope to see reprinted into the Modern. We go through our lists of cards and talk about why we hope the cards show up and what archetypes we think they will support. At the end, we take a second to talk about how you should try to evaluate the new cards coming to Modern and how to avoid getting lost in the commander cards.
Modern is at a higher power level - 5:47
Modern Horizons 2 Called Shots - 12:51
Evaluation Modern Horizon’s 2 - 1:13:12
To help support the podcast, please consider going to TCG using our link: tcg.casualtryhardmtg.com
Facebook: Casual Try Hard MTG
Twitter: @casualtrypod
Email: casualtryhardmtg@gmail.com
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Youtube: CasualTryHardMTG
Discord: https://discord.gg/6uCuW79
You can find us on the Apple podcast app, Google Play, Podbean, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher or YouTube just search casual try hard.
Music by Juan Rodriguez II ZeeManlove.com