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21 References You May Have Missed in Duskmourn House of Horror

Nov 189 min read

21 References You May Have Missed in Duskmourn House of Horror

Magic: the Gathering's most recent Duskmourn: House of Horror draws a lot of inspiration from some of the most iconic horror films and...

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Oct 268 min read

What Killed the Planeswalker

What killed the Planeswalker? OK, I'll admit that's a bit of a dramatic statement to open with, but there is no denying that this once...

What Your Favorite Color in Magic: the Gathering Says About You | It's NOT What You Think

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Sep 86 min read

What Your Favorite Color in Magic: the Gathering Says About You | It's NOT What You Think

I want to start this article off by asking you a question. If you could only play one color in Magic: the Gathering what would it be? Do...

What is Flavor and Why is it so Important to Magic: the Gathering

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Feb 313 min read

What is Flavor and Why is it so Important to Magic: the Gathering

What is flavor? It's a word that I'm sure you've heard bounced around your circles through that one friend, have heard your favorite...

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Jan 168 min read

Blue is NOT the Smartest Color

Blue has always given off this air of being the most intelligent color. It's in its characters, factions, and even its game-play. But is...

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Aug 12, 20236 min read

You're Playing Baldur's Gate 3 Wrong

One of the best ways to get the most out of a game like Baldur's gate 3 is through role-playing. An odd statement considering it is a...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract Explained

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Jun 22, 202311 min read

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract Explained

The Man Behind the Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. His mother dying in the process of giving birth to him...

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Jan 9, 20238 min read

The Gripping Effect of Snow Mana in MTG

The Plains whistle as the freezing winds dance through the last blades of grass, the lake a cracked mirror reflecting a cold sky, the...

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Dec 31, 20222 min read

Best of 2022 | Dicetry Retrospective

This year has been pretty big for this channel, I have seen a lot of growth not just in my sub numbers but in my ability to write and...

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Oct 16, 20228 min read

A System Beyond Magic the Gathering

The color pie is a stroke of genius, it dictates everything within Magic the gathering, from themes and flavor, to mechanics and design...

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Aug 25, 202210 min read

Evil in Every Color

Evil comes in many shades and colors across the multiverse and while we may be able to find a villain in each of the five colors within...

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Aug 7, 20227 min read

Treasures in MTG - Design Vs. Flavor

Treasure tokens are a relatively new addition to Magic the Gathering having first shown up in Ixalan and then nearly every set after...

Is Commander Overrated & More MTG Hot Takes

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Jun 26, 20224 min read

Is Commander Overrated & More MTG Hot Takes

I know on this channel we spend a lot of time talking about serious topics, like philosophy, character and world building but today I...

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Dec 14, 20213 min read

Dicetry's Favorite Videos of 2021

Looking back 2021 has been an amazing year for this channel. Not only has there been some great growth, but I also believe I have grown...

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Nov 26, 20216 min read

Top 10 Card Art Crimson Vow

As someone who rewatches interview with a vampire every year and counts Innistrad in their top 5 Planes, this was the hardest top 10 list...

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Oct 19, 20214 min read

Retrospective: A DiceTry Year in Review

It’s wild to think that my second year on YouTube will be on October 21st. In many ways it feels like I have been doing this way longer...

Innistrad and the Problem with Constant Previews

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Aug 5, 20213 min read

Innistrad and the Problem with Constant Previews

On August 4th Wizards of the Coast made an announcement of an announcement over Twitter, which set you may ask. Well, I don’t blame you...

Building D&D Characters with the MTG Color Pie

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Jul 24, 20214 min read

Building D&D Characters with the MTG Color Pie

In one of my recent videos, I explained how and why you should use the color pie of Magic: the Gathering when designing your characters...

Use the Color Pie instead of the D&D Alignment Chart | Why and How

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Jul 19, 20217 min read

Use the Color Pie instead of the D&D Alignment Chart | Why and How

Even though it’s synonymous with the game now, the D&D alignment chart as we know it hasn’t always been a part of the game. The nine...

Let’s TALK about the upcoming MTG set: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

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Jun 28, 20214 min read

Let’s TALK about the upcoming MTG set: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

Let's talk about the upcoming set Adventures in Forgotten Realms. What am I excited about, nervous about and hope to ses

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