Practice in Theory: Episode 2: Calculated Risk (Part 1): Pre-emptive Decision Making

In this episode of Practice in Theory we look at a specific, simple example in which you can simply choose to block or not to block an opponent's creature. You are presented with five relatively simple outcomes, but which do you choose in the current situation, how do you adjust the choice according to your position, and why? Why audible to the obvious decision when there may be other, more optimal ones to mull over.

It is debatable whether Magic is a game of luck, or a game of skill. From experience, I see most who quit and move to Chess state that Magic is a game of only luck. Most who continue to play the game view Magic as majorly skill, yet has enough luck that you can get screwed over enough times to miss Top 8. However, optimistic players who really want to improve their game like to view Magic as a game of pure strategy; a game of untarnishable, statistic calculations...and yet...

Overly elaborate Gandhi metaphor analysis: Current government/regular choice=obvious thing to do, God/Heaven=right choice, any odd choice: faith

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[Jdoss19]

did the math so u douch bags shut up it is around 2.3 and he is right i do it all the time

[TeccaN9nja]

This vs a game like WWE Raw Deal which is almost all skill as you can modify nigh everything before even starting hands are drawn. Magic has a TON of skill and strategy involved and thats whats great about it, even some bad luck can be skilled out of, but there are many times where even your tight playing still results in your draw 15 lands and 9 spells thus losing.

A friend of mine said last FNM: A "'Good Game' is when your deck works, mine works and someone wins."

[Phnxkon]

no skill? no problem! for the low price of ~$400 you can buy a playset of skill

[Wedgehead123]

I can has be trollololing.

[Zuul030]

You are still adding nothing.

Par for the course.

Please An Hero, thanks.

[Wedgehead123]

I'm the one who's adding nothing? You're the one who suggested playing a land before Groundswell. Everyone knows you can do that. I'm being a dick because you're stating out the blatantly obvious.

[Wedgehead123]

Damn straight I did.

[Zuul030]

Then perhaps you should have paid more attention to my 1st post when I said that bolt was a good all-around trick.

And then you went all asshole on me and was a sarcastic prick.

[Wedgehead123]

I'm bringing up the topic because he compared Bolt to Groundswell, and this comparison obviously can't be made inside Zendikar limited. You should probably read the previous posts before commenting on one that's in the middle.

[Zuul030]

Well considering the topic at hand is a Zen-Zen-Ww Draft your entire paragraph makes absolutely no sense.

[Zuul030]

Wow.

Way to be a prick and add absolutely nothing, zero, zip, nada to the discourse.. other then being a gigantic asshole.

You what smartass? How about you take the time, making a fucking video yourself and prove people wrong?

Of course you won't.

You are too busy being a giant tool.

[Wedgehead123]

I guess if a was an idiot like you and went turn 1 "Bolt you" in M10 limited, then yes, Groundswell is numerically better. But then again, you're probably one of the people who goes, "You're at 20? Sweet, I'll Slaughter Cry my Mindless Null. Now you take 5. Haha, I dealt you so much damage."