Magic: the Gathering Heretic's Corner

Dominick Riesland, a Magic: the Gathering judge since 1997, has several ideas for Magic that are not part of standard procedure. This is the place where such ideas are explored and defended.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Point/Counterpoint Result: Rosewater wins Targeted Draw debate, but loses issue

The Magic: the Gathering website 's latest idea is to give the public insight into the process through debates about issues. This week, ...

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Heresy the Second: DCI Tournament Procedures Can Improve

In the years since my last article on this (published in 2005), two of the changes I suggested have actually been tested. To help shape th...

Friday, September 17, 2010

Heresy The Third: ELO Rating System Inappropriate for Magic

(This is a reworking of a previous article from 2005.) The ELO* rating system has been adopted by Magic for some time now, for reasons I ...

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Heresy the First: Chess Clocks in Magic are Necessary

This is a reworking of the article I first published in 2005. It outlines my heretical belief that Magic not only can work with chess clo...

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