Am I The Bolas? - Custom Cards Are Cool and All, But No Thanks
Mike Carrozza • May 3, 2023
Custom cards are fun to design, but would you allow them at your commander table? Just how far does rule zero go?
Mike Carrozza • May 3, 2023
Custom cards are fun to design, but would you allow them at your commander table? Just how far does rule zero go?
Mike Carrozza • April 26, 2023
How do you handle a game of Commander that just isn't fun? Mike Carrozza looks into an absolute mess of a game at an LGS.
Mike Carrozza • March 22, 2023
You have lethal on board, but you're only able to kill one player, and they aren't even the biggest threat. Do you go for them anyway?
Mike Carrozza • March 15, 2023
What happens when a player's wallet starts holding them back from winning games of Magic? Mike Carrozza digs into financial barriers.
Mike Carrozza • January 10, 2023
What happens when a player wins too much? Is it okay for everyone else to work together to bring the champion down?
Mike Carrozza • December 20, 2022
Is it wrong to take someone with you on the way down? Mike Carrozza discusses spite plays and mutually assured destruction.
Mike Carrozza • December 6, 2022
How do you feel about one player holding the table hostage with an infinite combo but choosing not to use it?
Mike Carrozza • December 1, 2022
Is it okay to roll dice instead of making a hard decision in a game of Commander? Is randomly choosing actually "fair"?
Mike Carrozza • November 16, 2022
Does every game of Commander have to be four player? Will you tolerate a three player pod? A five player pod?
Mike Carrozza • October 25, 2022
Are Narset and Tergrid always going to be "those kinds of decks"? Mike Carrozza looks at teaming up against "problem" commanders.
Mike Carrozza • October 11, 2022
Is land destruction fair game in Commander? Would you forgive someone for using Wasteland against you if you kept a greedy hand?
Mike Carrozza • September 28, 2022
At what point do you check if the table can stop you? Is Jan Jansen bound to be the Bolas no matter how you build him?
Mike Carrozza • August 17, 2022
Are you the Bolas if you take out an opponent that knew you had lethal damage and didn't play accordingly? This week Mike Carrozza discusses dogs and dogpiles.
Mike Carrozza • August 3, 2022
Does knocking out an opponent with lethal on board make you the Bolas? Is “but it’s just a precon” a valid defense? Mike weighs in.
Mike Carrozza • July 20, 2022
Mike Carrozza answers a question about playing decks with lots of triggers in casual metas. Does it make you the Bolas?
Mike Carrozza • June 22, 2022
If you give some players an inch, they'll take a mile. Does that make them the Bolas? Mike Carrozza weighs in on making and "breaking" deals.
Mike Carrozza • June 8, 2022
Sometimes you don't need to ask. Some people are actually worse than Bolas.
Mike Carrozza • May 18, 2022
Mike Carrozza weighs in on a tricky reader question: "Am I the Bolas for using information my opponent provided me in good faith?"
Mike Carrozza • March 16, 2022
Is slowrolling in Commander poor sportsmanship or just tight gameplay? That’s the question posed by a troubled reader this week!
Mike Carrozza • January 26, 2022
Does being in the position of choosing who is likely to win the game - even if it isn't you - ever make you the Bolas? Mike weighs in.