Zach Allen is a member of Team RIW from Farmington Hills, Michigan. He Co-hosts the podcast Turn One Thoughtseize and has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, a Pro Tour top 16, and 1 SCG top 8 in his record. He's a dedicated control player and Snapcaster Mage enthusiast.
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Urza Block
Khans of Tarkir
Snapcaster Mage
Not being able to beat the best guy at his local store. This constant, ever-present challenge pushed Zach to improve.
Getting 9th at PPTQ's 6 times in a row. Zach learned that the results of tournaments are not indicative of your actual skill.
Making top 16 of Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica.
Making the play that sets you up for a win later. Make the best decision at the time with the information you have, but make a decision.
Getting out of the moment. Players need to focus on just the game in front of them.
The people in Magic are what's most important. Relationships and friends are priceless.
Twitter:@A22en
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Andrew Elenbogen has 3.5 Grand Prix top 8s. He recently won Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica and still doesn't believe it. Andrew is a return guest to the show and lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
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Andrew plays about 15 Grand Prix a year!
Andrew notices that in the last year he's played better than he ever has. He's stayed dedicated and has practiced extensively for each Grand Prix.
When playing on Magic Online, Andrew plays in Leagues and sets.
He uses Leagues as a way to get a broad view of the metagame. He'll develop a question and uses teammates and sets to answer specific questions.
Andrew has cultivated a network of friends that he's able to reach out to and practice with.
Thank You! Andrew wants to say thank you to the Magic community.
Twitter:@Ajelenbogen
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Kasper Nielsen has 2 Grand Prix top 8s and 1 Pro Tour top 8. He's also won 5 Prereleases. Kasper is from Denmark and is a returning guest to the podcast.
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Kasper has been doing well in Magic and he attributes many things to that. He joined Hareruya Hopes and also has a more balanced life.
Kasper started playing Limited as soon as Guilds of Ravnica came out. He learned a lot in those first few weeks. He decided to let "the machines" solve Standard while he developed a Limited strategy.
Kasper felt he made good choices this Pro Tour. His advice is to enjoy your preparation.
It is important to focus and work hard at Magic, but if it becomes an obsession rather than a passion then beware and maybe take a step back.
Have fun no matter where you are or what your goods are.
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Twitter:@ks_nielsen
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Zac Turgeon is a New England MTG grinder, who has top 8ed 1 Grand Prix and won an SCG Legacy Classic. He also enjoys cooking, music, writing and hopes to one day open an Ice Cream Shop. Zac lives in Dracut MA.
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Ice Age
Khans of Tarkir
Trinisphere
Not sure what he was good at. Zac started to critically analyze his own games to learn what he was good at.
Zac struggled for an entire Standard season. He realized he was misevaluating the meta and kept losing to cards he thought was bad.
Making top 8 for the first time at Grand Prix New Jersey.
Zac has learned to try and be very accepting of others.
Not being critical enough of your own games. Players sometimes think they're favored when they're not.
Be kind to people. You feel better and the people around you feel better. It eventually circles back and keeps growing.
SCG, CFB, TCG Players, Twitch.tv
Twitter:@The_Amazing_Zac
Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.
Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com