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Deep AI for Magic

Interviewing a team who are developing the next generation AI for Magic

Posted on April 1, 2019

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Tags: MTG Alpha Alpha Alpha Artificial Intelligence Deep Neural Networks

On mulligans, again.

Diving deeper into mulliganing and probabilities

Posted on March 26, 2019

In the previous post I wrote briefly about the proposed London mulligan rule. This post continues the same theme with a more detailed look on Power Monolith deck. [Read More]
Tags: 93/94 Power Monolith Mulligan London

The London Mulligan

How would the proposed London mulligan rule affect Old School?

Posted on March 1, 2019

The Wizards of the Coast are testing a new mulligan rule in the upcoming London Mythic Championships. Here's my limited but quantitative look on some of the potential effects of the new mulligan rule, if it was adopted in Old School 93/94. [Read More]
Tags: 93/94 Power Monolith Mulligan London

The BrainTwist

Does Braingeyser beat Fireball?

Posted on February 11, 2019

In the previous post we simulated the infamous Black Lotus & Timetwister combo deck that used Fireball as a finisher. In this post, we'll see if replacing the Fireball with Braingeyser can make the deck even better. [Read More]
Tags: Black Lotus Timetwister Limited Edition Alpha 40 Card Alpha Monte Carlo

The Twist of Fire

The search for the best deck in early Magic continues

Posted on January 21, 2019

I am continuing the number crunching of the Black Lotus -powered decks, this time with the Timetwister-based variants. To reliably compare the decks and to determine which deck is the best, I'm bringing in better tools for the analysis. [Read More]
Tags: Black Lotus Timetwister Limited Edition Alpha 40 Card Alpha C++ Python Monte Carlo
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