Common Ground 123: Big Games VS Small Games in Pauper

About this episode

The episode discusses the concepts of Big Games and Small Games in Pauper, based on a theory article by Sam Black, and includes tournament updates.

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week, we discuss a Sam Black theory article that breaks down card advantage into two major concept pillars of Big Games and Small Games. We apply these concepts to Pauper and dig into how to use this information in your games and deck choices. Plus some tournament updates from our last week of Pauper action! Thank you as always for listening! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG Sp...

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Host: Common Ground MtG

Topics covered

• Pauper
• card advantage
• Big Games
• Small Games
• deck choices
• tournament updates

Keywords

• Pauper
• card advantage
• Big Games
• Small Games
• deck choices
• tournament updates

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