Monthly Post: February

In February, nothing much happened that was significant. However, as time passes my knowledge increases. I keep on thinking that one day, I'll be able to get to a Pro Tour. HEY! there's a PTQ in March. I'll try to check that out.

Blog 16: Advisory meeting #2

EQ: What is the best way to win a MtG Pro Tour?

Answer #2

The sideboard is one of the most essential tools that can cause you to win a Pro Tour.

3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

1)You can add in cards that would deal with certain threats that your opponent has. For example, adding in more removal spells can help you get rid of more creatures.

2)You can take out cards that are useless. Some cards in your deck fare better than others against certain opponents. Siding in cards can make your deck faster or give you a greater edge than before. For example you don’t need 6 mana cost cards if your opponent tries to win by turn 3

3)Adjust the amount of good cards so that you have more. for example adding an extra Stormbreath Dragon just because they’re playing white and they wouldn’t be able to get rid of it.

The research source (s) to support your details and answer

Flores, Mike. "Sideboarding Strategies and Tactics, Part 1 : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering." Sideboarding Strategies and Tactics, Part 1 : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast, 29 Aug. 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. <https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/262e>.

Concluding Sentence

Your Sideboard can determine if you can hold onto a 2-0 victory, ignorantly lose at 0-2, or comeback to 2-1 in a best of 3 match.

Blog 15: independent component 2 approval

1) I plan to teach students how to play Magic: the Gathering. That way when it comes to my 2 hour presentation I won't have to waste time speaking on the basics when hopefully everyone will know what I'm talking about. Increasing their knowledge of the topic as well as mine. The way I'm going to set this up is by creating an after school MtG tutorial club.

2) I plan on showing evidence of 30 hours by providing pictures as well as a sign in/ sign out log. As well as a summary and question sheet for anyone who attends the MtG tutorial club.

3) This will help me explore one part of my topic that I don't really spend a lot of time on. It won't just help other students learn how to play, it'll expose me to Magic: the Gathering from a new perspective entirely, teaching.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal

a) I Jamison Jackson affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b) Jarrett, Trick. "10 Tips to Playing Better Competitive Magic." GatheringMagiccom RSS. N.p., 10 July 2010. Web. 06 Sept. 2013. <http://www.gatheringmagic.com/10-tips-to-playing-better-competitive-magic/>.

d) Throughout the 30 hours of my independent component I created decks, tested those decks online, and took my skills and knowledge from the tests to local tournaments.

Interpretive

 The entirety of my 30 hours of my independent component consists of trial and error, risks and rewards. I've competed in a few Friday Night Magic Tournaments to determine how well my skills carry over in a live competitive setting. I've challenged myself with the task of creating multiple high quality decks where each card has a specific reason and not just thrown in there just because... As a result of the numerous variety, I spent a lot of time independently trying to determine which cards fit which brews and why. Down to the numbers and probabilities of the matter. I'm very precise about ratios. I'm a perfectionist and spent numerous hours working out the perfect formula. However with feedback I've gotten to the desired result. Along with that, I had to test the decks over and over again. A good magic deck is like scientific theory. It's only as good as if it's proven to work. When you Start brewing you have a hypothesis. My goal in my independent component was to make as many sound theories as possible. As well as increase my skill level in order to comply with my EQ: what is the best way to win a MtG Pro Tour. Every action I took for my independent component stood for an advancement in knowledge. Just like how each action I take in a MtG match is to win the game.
(The evidence is posted Below)

Applied

The way that the independent component helped me understand the foundation of my topic better is simple. It reinforced the importance of the idea that every little but counts. The more time I spent homebrewing (creating decks) the more I understood how the mechanics of good cards worked together. The more time I spent play testing online the more information I was able to utilize at tournaments. For example if I play tested my gruul list online, I would be able to perform better with my gruul list at tournaments which I actually did. This goes to reinforce the ideology that all the small things matter and every single action makes a difference in the end. The end of a game can be reduced to the swing of one damage. In my play tests online, elvish mystic can be the game decider. The independent overall helped me understand my EQ & foundation of my topic overall because of these experiences.

Evidence of Independent Component

I made a tapped out profile online and uploaded the decks that I've homebrewed to be publicly critiqued and shared. I only made the Profile a week ago, normally I store all of my decks on the cockatrice server but I would've been unable to prove the work without making the transition. Here's the link to the list which is o the right hand page of my Blog http://tappedout.net/users/Jaymahsan/

I mentioned Ghor-Clan Rampager in one of my previous posts, However, he's evidence to prove that I went to FNM's in October because that's the way that you would receive the promos.

 Here's the Archive folder from Cockatrice that Archives every match that I've participated in recently, THERE ARE SEVERAL and I'm pleased with the progress that I've made since Day.

This is my jund list, my work of art, my baby, the most efficient homebrew that I've made yet! There's a lot that is invested in this, Time and money. Although this list is a bit pricey, It's been consistent, even in loss, I'm able to put up a fight until the end instead of just being at the mercy of my opponent. You can check the more indepth stats via http://deck.tk/0fDP46mB or you can look at the list on my tapped out page under Jund Midrange.

End of the month post:January

I'm Eighteen now! January was definitely my month. Over the course of this month I've been tweaking and tweaking and tweaking and tweaking my jund list. It's become more consistent and the numbers add up quite nicely in my favor. I've been notorious online for abusing Desecration Demo and Stormbreath Dragon together. With some nice support removal, I feel like I'm about ready to go Pro!

Lesson 2 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I was most proud of the the volume and confidence i presented with. The reason why was I felt as if I could talk for hours and still keep the attention of my fellow students.

2. Questions to Consider

   a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

I would give myself a P

   b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

I deserve that grade because I believe that i fulfilled every aspect of the P consideration list.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

The extra 20 minutes I had to present were really helpful, I feel like that the more time I have to present, the better I can teach the class about my Senior Project Topic

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

What I would do differently is find a quick way to help my fellow students understand what MtG is.

5. Finding Value

What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

A2: The best way to win a Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour is making a solid sideboard.