Let’s break in this channel with some throwback CJed action! Had a great binge with Chris on Saturday, broken up only by my computer throwing a gasket, dropping the connection, then politely requesting a fresh install of Windows. Fortunately the computer was really just protecting you, loyal viewer, as our drafts went RAPIDLY downhill.

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A respectable finish, though certainly not one for the recordbooks. Broken unbeatable rare is broken and unbeatable! I did like how we totally failed on the ‘alpha’ strike, not realizing that the first-strike damage would turn all of our mighty 3/3 Saprolings into 1/1 pumpkins. This is what happens when I’m left unsupervised.

Other lessons from the binge and horrific drafts were missing more subtle signals. Yes, it’s one thing when pretty good removal comes to you 4th & 5th pick, but it’s another when a very good Vampire wheels around the table and is available 9th. Even if black isn’t “open” in your seat, a strong signal that no one else is in BW vampires is something worth considering very carefully.