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Bruce Richard
@manaburned.bsky.social
He, him. A transplanted Canadian, Bruce used to write about Magic and podcast about Magic. Nowadays, he looks forward to dropping dice from the sky in his next game of EDH
Just means he fixes things himself. Probably good with his hands.
February 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Chocolate, but how you call yourself an ice cream place without Maple is beyond me!
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Everyone is being very nice. I’m out. Bracket 3 is supposed to be a fun game. This is a social game. Smokestack is fun for one person and is not social.

Thankfully they played it early enough that everyone didn’t waste too much time.
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
My favorite deck is Grenzo. Let’s flip the bottom card card and see what happens!
February 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I know some of these people! Based on them, I’m sure the games were great!
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
- Typing (most useful high school class) 1985
- Young Drivers of Canada (literally saved my life) 1987
- Canadian Literature (discovered Robertson Davies) 1990
- Soviet History (registered, then the Soviet Union collapsed) 1992
- Wills and Estates (intuitively knew the correct answers) 2005
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 AM
When I play Gale, my GY is 3 columns: sorceries, instants, everything else. Made playing the deck so much easier to just glance over and know what you could get.

I also try to put upkeep activations, combat activations, etc., together on the board. Makes it easier to hit all my triggers.
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Going to go full in on the bit. If, after 2 games it doesn’t get a chance to show off the silly, I’ll rehash to something with some a little more power.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Right in my wheelhouse
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I’m concerned that it won’t. I think my plan is to proxy the cards I don’t have and try it out a couple times. If it works, I’ll commit the cash. If not, I’ll go the other route.
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It was hard for me. My tendency was always, “hold my beer.” I learned some empathy.
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Do you have a pizza night every week/month? Make that into a "got through the week/month." Whether it's the young one who memorized a poem, or the teen who was a friend to someone sitting alone at school. The key is that no one minimizes anyone's event. For that night, every gets the same glory.
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
2 for 1. My boys Grenzo and Buzzbark.
January 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I know that curling ice is very different from ice in a rink, but I didn't realize track ice was different as well.
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Straight up 2/2 squirrel
January 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
If players who played for content all played like someone who actually wanted to win, the games would be much longer and far less entertaining. Every "content" game has at least one player who swings out every time so life totals go down and everyone else has someone to attack.
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I’m betting you said, “Amen” to yourself.

Do enough religious services and the responses become Pavlovian.
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Now that is a good time! Great group of fine people
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM