http://www.orbofinsight.com/ Orb of Insight en Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:37:00 GMT Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:37:00 GMT info@orbofinsight.com info@orbofinsight.com http://www.orbofinsight.com/journey-to-everywhere/ "He forgot that it's not about badges and rank, It's supposed to be about the filing!" -- from "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back," Futurama season 2 To some people... http://www.orbofinsight.com/journey-to-everywhere/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/journey-to-everywhere/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:37:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/when-will-the-hammer-fall/ "Stop! Hammer time!" -- MC Hammer Magic slang, which I have in the past warned you against using too much, nonetheless managed to produce one phrase I actually like: banhammer... http://www.orbofinsight.com/when-will-the-hammer-fall/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/when-will-the-hammer-fall/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:28:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-rule-of-572/ "To maintain your confidence in the Magic game as a collectible, we've created this Magic: The Gathering card reprint policy. It explains why we reprint cards and lists which cards... http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-rule-of-572/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-rule-of-572/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:43:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/abandonment/ Remember when you showed up at the Worldwake pre-release this weekend past, and the organizers put you in an un-air conditioned room with only a couple of posters, made you... http://www.orbofinsight.com/abandonment/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/abandonment/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:06:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/beyond-babel/ And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be restrained from them, which... http://www.orbofinsight.com/beyond-babel/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/beyond-babel/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:20:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/shut-up-and-read/ "Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind. Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?" -- Five Man Electrical Band I think the... http://www.orbofinsight.com/shut-up-and-read/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/shut-up-and-read/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:04:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/quest-for-ancient-2006-secrets/ I have here four of the last unopened Time Spiral boosters in Melbourne. One of the retailers I usually buy boosters from is all out, and the other (where I... http://www.orbofinsight.com/quest-for-ancient-2006-secrets/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/quest-for-ancient-2006-secrets/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:49:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/hell-week/ MagicTheGathering.com just finished "Spike Week." If you haven't been reading their content for a long time, that won't even sound like English to you. The design team sometimes looks at... http://www.orbofinsight.com/hell-week/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/hell-week/ Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:42:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/dont-you-know-about-the-word/ I've discussed Magic players' predilection for annoying jargon once or twice, but I was reminded of the problem in Borders the other day. There was a book on sale which... http://www.orbofinsight.com/dont-you-know-about-the-word/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/dont-you-know-about-the-word/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-beginning/ "In the beginning, Magic design was very much about the individual card. That is, attention was paid to make each card as rich as possible. The cards were flavorful, evocative... http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-beginning/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-beginning/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/back-to-the-future/ It's an odd time in the Magic world, the gap between the release of the last set and the beginning of previews for the next one. Some people are busy... http://www.orbofinsight.com/back-to-the-future/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/back-to-the-future/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:43:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-secret-life/ Developer interviews are a lot like the director's commentary on a DVD, and equally variable. Sometimes they actually have something to say, and sometimes they're the ones for Buffy the... http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-secret-life/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/the-secret-life/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:37:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/analyze-this/ To every thing there is a season, and for every new Magic expansion, there is the card assessment article series, at an average of 1.5 per website. Depending on your... http://www.orbofinsight.com/analyze-this/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/analyze-this/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:35:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/a-highlander-fling/ I've often been asked why I hate Highlander or singleton formats so much. A fair question, when you can actually make an argument that they should actually have some aesthetic... http://www.orbofinsight.com/a-highlander-fling/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/a-highlander-fling/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:47:00 GMT http://www.orbofinsight.com/darkness-falls/ By now, you've probably noticed a particular subtheme in the official Zendikar previews. Zendikar is the first Magic set in which vampires have a unique visual style that unifies them... http://www.orbofinsight.com/darkness-falls/#comments http://www.orbofinsight.com/darkness-falls/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:40:00 GMT