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Tournament Reports for Magic: The Gathering

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I spent $100 to buy this book and found it well worth it. Other MTG books age, this does not. Jamie Wakefield is very entertaining.

Magic has got to be one of the most fun games ever created, and even reading about someone elses partaking in that fun makes for an enjoyable reading experience. Jamie's book is pretty much a personal dairy completely pertaining to his preparation for and in Magic tournaments.

He'll give you some idea about what makes a tournament winning deck, of course, only your practice will ever perfect this. He opened my eyes to the fact that a majority of the decks are built around the key cards of each color. i.e. If you're playing black, you're probably facing Necro. What this means for you--even if you don't get to play frequently--is you can browse the internet to find out the trend decks or cards and be pretty certain you'll face them on the tournament scene. Right now, Masticore and Cursed Scroll seem to be biggies for several of the top decks.

In a sentence, you can learn a lot about what to expect at Pro Tours without ever leaving your home. This book was a fun read.

My name is Tom Teman and I'm from Israel. some of u may know me as mtg_addict. This book just kept me tentalized. When u read this book u just hope that Jamie wins. u find yourself reading franaticly through the pages, passing some words just wanting to see who won. ALl of the decks Jamie played appear in the end and its nice to look at them, and if u are a vetern player as me, remember when we used cards like ivory gargoyle, jakulhaups and more stuff like that. Enjoy this book. I know I did.

-Tom Teman AKA mtg_addic on #EFnet (#apprentice, #mtgisrael, #mtg)

"sorry I burned down your village. here's some gold."

Many current experienced M:tG writer were influenced by Jamie Wakefield. This book makes a wonderful autobiography of someone struggling to be one of the best Magic players around.

You will not be sorry if you buy this book.

Jamie Wakefield's tournament reports draw you into his life. The book inlcudes some strategy advice, but mainly engrosses you in the story of Jamie's experiences at Magic tournaments. If there is a volume 2, I will buy it.

Very entertaining book...I've read it twice already. Written in a style you can really relate to.

This is a wonderfully witty rendition of the start of competitive collectible card games. Jamie was there at the inception of what was a brand new form of gaming. MTG combines an individual's creativity and a generals ability to oversee a battlefield. He does a wonderful job of not just capturing a new gaming trend but of capturing the flavor of the time, the pace and intensity of the completive games with humor and insight.

Jamie is a great columnist of dojo this book is wonderfool for all MTG fans all ower the world best regards from Russia

I was very happy to have read and enjoyed this wonderful book. Mr. Wakefield provided a weekend of entertainment and enlightenment for me with his work. I highly recommend this book to any Magic player, or person just interested in a little fun reading.

I have read every book out there on M:TG. This is my all time favorite book. A great way to learn how to prepare for PTQ's, through a person who's done it many times.

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