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In this week's episode, we sat down after a post-tournament pizza party and talked all sorts of Standard, Modern and milling. Matt's setting aside the 2/1's for 1 for some Esper control action. Dustin tries a wacky Chord of Calling deck trying to pay tribute to his beloved Birthing Pod. And James is playing Quickling again.

 

Our meta-topic this week is a fun one as we talk about milling and its appeal. We also get on the topic of Treasure Cruise because of course we do. We wrap up with required consumption and all sorts of shameless promotion. We also have a bit of a video announcement to make.

 

Required consumption links:

 

Dustin: blog.magicworldmarket.com/blog

 

Matt: http://www.amazon.com/Quest-Pro-Tour-Jamie-Wakefield-ebook/dp/B002B3XZ2O/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1416301506&sr=8-6&keywords=quest+for+the+pro+tour

 

James: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkEV5sjLyrQ

 

You can find Matt, James and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza, @mellishkimoMTG, and @dustinseth respectively. Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, all that @5colormedia. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. Please leave us reviews on iTunes or comments on the episode cuz, you know, we like that sort of thing.

 

Also, we’re now on MTGCast.com, Stitcher, and Podbay! Check us out there too!

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_10_-_Stuck_on_land_and_out_of_control.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 5:09am EDT

The gang talks Eternal Champs, changes to Mono Black Aggro in Standard, and other topics du jour in this week's Mental Discipline. Also, WHO WILL WIN the battle between the dreaded GIANT TRAP DOOR SPIDER and the funky FUNGASAUR? You decide (and let us know!).

 

Help Dustin win his dreams by following this link and voting: http://songwriter.amplifiertv.com/channel/Dustin+Sendejas

 

This week's required consumption link's are:

 

www.manadeprived.com

Drive to Work 162 - Enchantment World: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drive-to-work-162-enchantment/id580709168?i=319697031&mt=2

 

You can find Matt, James and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza, @mellishkimoMTG, and @dustinseth respectively. Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, all that @5colormedia. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. Please leave us reviews on iTunes or comments on the episode cuz, you know, we like that sort of thing.

 

Also, we’re now on MTGCast.com, Stitcher, and Podbay! Check us out there too!

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_9_-_Siege_Rhy-Nope_I_think_we_have_an_episode_title.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 5:04pm EDT

James is woefully absent in this week's episode, so Dustin and Matt try to pick up the slack. They're not as good at bad puns, but they're good at stretching a timeline. This week, on the heels of Grand Prix Los Angeles, it's all Standard all the time. 

 

Dustin's required consumption is The Third Power podcast, a podcast about Cubing from Usman Jamil and Anthony Avitollo. You can find it every other week at mtgcast.com.

 

Matt's required viewing happens Saturday and Sunday when he streams Eternal Champions live from Philadelphia, PA. Tune in to twitch.tv/cardtitan!

 

You can find Matt, James and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza, @mellishkimoMTG, and @dustinseth respectively. Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, all that @5colormedia. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. Please leave us reviews on iTunes or comments on the episode cuz, you know, we like that sort of thing.

 

Also, we're now on MTGCast.com, Stitcher, and Podbay! Check us out there too!

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_8_-_Bestowlo.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 4:47am EDT

Not too long ago, my friend Jason Thurston died. In this week's Across the Table, he's here to talk about mental illness, suicide, brain surgery, and, of course, death. 

 

Send any short-form feedback you might have to me on Twitter @mattmendoza. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. Be sure to follow 5 Color Media on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @5colormedia or on Facebook. Catch our live shows every week on Twitch.tv/5colormedia or YouTube.com/5colormedia. And please leave the show a good review on iTunes.

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Across_the_Table_38_-_Newly_Resurrected_Jason_Thurston.mp3
Category:MtG Interview -- posted at: 2:25am EDT

In this week’s episode, Dustin talks about his experience in the new Standard. James talks about his observations while watching the new Mdern and Legacy. And Matt talks about his experience with his newly updated Cube. It’s new, everybody! Our metatopic this week is taken over by a Q&A section wherein Matt talks about being a fly on the wall. And, finally, we discuss our required consumption. 

 

James: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMei_cxSC0c

 

Dustin: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/29462_What-To-Do-In-A-Green-On-Green-Metagame.html

 

Matt’s suggested Adrian Sullivan article: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/29501_Sullivan-Library-An-Adrian-Sullivan-Origin-Story.html

 

Matt: Twitch.tv/5ColorMedia and YouTube.com/5ColorMedia (you’ll find out why)

 

You can find Matt, James and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza, @mellishkimoMTG, and @dustinseth respectively. Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, all that @5colormedia. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. Please leave us reviews on iTunes or comments on the episode cuz, you know, we like that sort of thing.

 

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_7_-_As_snug_as_a_Sultai_in_a_Temur.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 2:45am EDT

The gang is back with a new-ish episode we recorded about a month ago. Thank you for bearing with us. In this episode James talks Modern, Dustin talks about his experience at the WMCQ and about Craig Wescoe's hilarious hand, and Matt talks about his cube experiences.

 

As always, you can find us on twitter @mattmendoza, @dustinseth, and @mellishkimomtg and you can follow 5 Color Media @5colormedia. You can also find 5 Color Media on any relevant social media platform and check out my photos on Instagram.

 

Thanks for listening and look forward to new episodes every week going forward.

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_6_-_Hopeful_Liedolon_The_Almost_Lost_Episode.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 3:06pm EDT

Welcome to another episode of Mental Discipline, at long last. Flying in the face of life events, the gang sits down to talk about Magic. James and Dustin share their M15, Modern, and Standard experiences while Matt talks a bit about the one Cube draft he did the one time. Then the boys talk about the week's metatopic, flipping the switch. They round off with a trifecta or required reading, viewing, and...listening. 

 

You can find Matt, Dustin, and James (finally!) on Twitter @mattmendoza, @dustinseth, and @mellishkimoMTG respectively. You can find 5 Color Media on Twitter as well as all other relevant social media platforms. Send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com. And leave us reviews and ratings on iTunes.

 

Required material for the week:

 

James did not provide his link at press time, but I will tweet it out soon.

 

Matt: www.theferrett.com

 

Dustin: http://lrcast.com/limited-resources-248-quadrant-theory-revisited/

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_5_-_Flipping_the_switch...everywhere.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 2:30pm EDT

Welcome to the new Across the Table. I'm switching up the format! Instead of a one-on-one conversation with a specific person, I'm moving towards a broader format where I can bring to your ears cool people and things I encounter in the gaming world. What does that mean? Well, for my first new interview, allow me to introduce Steve Port and Jay Semerad, publisher and designer of the new game Foretold, Rise of a God. We met at GenCon to talk about what it was like bringing the game to market. I'm proud to present Across the Table 37 - Foretold, Rise of a God from GenCon.

I hope you enjoy the new format. I'm excited about it and the new freedom it will give me to bring you a healthy variety of content. Let me know what you think!

You can find me on Twitter @mattmendoza or 5 Color Media on any relevant social media platform. Send any longform feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com and please leave me reviews on iTunes.

Thanks for listening! 

Direct download: Across_the_Table_37_-_Foretold_Rise_of_a_God_at_GenCon.mp3
Category:Gaming -- posted at: 10:56am EDT

LIVE from the laundromat down the street at 6am, it's the first episode of the Weekly Huegle! The WH is a brief weekly update about what I'm doing as 5 Color Media. After a whirlwind week getting ready for it, I'm off for another whirlwind week at GenCon. During the con, I'm working the Collector's Cache booth (1629). Come say hi! At night, I have some cool stuff cooking. Look forward to GenCon content here, on YouTube, and on Instagram. Also, stay tuned for an announcement on Monday as well as your regularly scheduled Mental Discipline next Friday.

 

As always, you can follow me on Twitter @mattmendoza. You can follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram @5colormedia. Subscribe to our Twitch channel at twitch.tv/5colormedia. Like us on Facebook and send any long-form feedback to 5colormedia@gmail.com.

 

Until next week, game on!

Direct download: Weekly_Update_1.mp3
Category:Gaming -- posted at: 7:56pm EDT

This one's a Monstr-ous Carabid of a podcast as James and Dustin regail us with their tournament exploits. I accomplish nothing of note whie Dustin Top 8's an IQ and James tightens up his play on his way to the TCGPlayer.com Modern State Championship trophy. As a bonus, Dustin talks about his cousin's success with a Standard BasicMountain.dec that is both uninspired and formidable. Along the way we discuss salt and sugar, premier preperation, having fun, and our first submissions for required viewing. And, if it wasn't clear already, James is just a better person than Dustin and myself.

Follow Matt and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza and @dustinseth respectively. James promises to be on Twitter next week (yeah right). Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram for updates and daily draft packs @5colormedia. Like us on Facebook. Subscribe to the Twitch stream at twitch.tv/5colormedia (not FIVEcolormedia, that was a mistake). Leave us some good reviews and send us some feedback at 5colormedia@gmail.com.

Garner and Dustin's Basic Mountain Deck:

4 Firedrinker Satyr

4 Rakdos Cackler

4 Burning-Tree Emissary

4 Firefist Striker

3 Ash Zealot

1 Gore-house Chainwalker

4 Chandra's Phoenix

4 Boros Reckoner

4 Fanatic of Mogis

4 Lighting Strike

4 Magma Jet

20 Mountain

Sideboard:

3 Hammer of Purphoros

4 Mizzium Mortars

4 Searing Blood

4 Skullcrack

1st Place - Modern TCGPlayer.com State Championship - James Mellish

Living End

3 Living End

3 Simian Spirit Guide

4 Fulminator Mage

4 Avalanche Riders

2 Shriekmaw

4 Deadshot Minotaur

4 Monstrous Carabid

4 Street Wraith

4 Pale Recluse

1 Jungle Weaver

4 Violent Outburst

4 Demonic Dread

LANDS

Sideboard:

3 Sin Colector

3 Ingot Chewer

3 Anger of the Gods

4 Leyline of the Void

2 Shriekmaw

Matt's submission for Required Reading:

"Stuck in the Middle with Bruce" by John Friggin' Rizzo http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/2005_Stuck_In_The_Middle_With_Bruce.html

Dustin's submission for Required Viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hWCkHfZBU&index=12&list=PL3rP64NRtmbib5agu48YNfd4g0SsKuRPI

James' submission for Required Viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpzm9Q-4W-0&index=5&list=PL3rP64NRtmbib5agu48YNfd4g0SsKuRPI

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_4_-_Deadshot_Minotaur._Cant_lose..mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 6:07am EDT

In this week's episode, we discuss our respective PTQ successes and failures, Dustin's M15 spirit tribal deck and good cards. Or rather, we discuss what qualities make good cards good. Or rather, we discuss the terms we need to define these qualities. Or rather...

The required reading links for this week are:

"The good, the bad, and the ugly truth" by Mark Rosewater http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr185

"Results Oriented Thinking" by Owen Turtenwald http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/owens-a-win-results-oriented-thinking/

Follow Matt and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza and @dustinseth respectively. Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter and Instagram @5colormedia and Like us on Facebook. Send any long-form feedback to us via Facebook or email at 5colormedia@gmail.com. We're streaming now at twitch.tv/fivecolormedia!

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_3_-_WWWWWWWWWWWinning_the_Goblin_Game.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 2:20pm EDT

In this week's episode we recap James and Matt's whirlwind six days of sanctioned Magic. We discuss M15's changes to Standard. Dustin lets the listeners in on his subtle tech for Mono Black Devotion. Toward the middle we talk about our fun M15 draft and our observations on the new format. Then we turn to introducing two new segments for the cast.

 

If you want to holla atcha boys, you can find Matt and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza and @dustinseth or you can find James on Facebook (James Mellish). Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter @5colormedia or on Instagram for decks, daily M15 draft packs, cheeky gaming pics, and much more!

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_2_-_adorbz.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 5:55pm EDT

Welcome to the first episode of Mental Discipline with Matt Mendoza, James Mellish, and Dustin Sendejas. Three grinders are we and we're on a journey to improve our game, and yours! Join us as we introduce ourselves, establish our Magic goals, and discuss M15 Limited and how you should proceed.

 

Follow 5 Color Media on Twitter for more episodes and cool stuff @5colormedia Friend James on facebook at James Mellish or follow Matt and Dustin on Twitter @mattmendoza and @dustinseth respectively.

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Direct download: Mental_Discipline_1_-_Introductions_Goals_and_M15.mp3
Category:MtG -- posted at: 3:39pm EDT

Robert Vroman’s been out of the game for a while, but his Vintage innovation carved out a place for him in Magic’s history. Inventor of the Uba-Stax deck, he crushed tournaments around the midwest, all the while using Magic as a tool for education. Now, he’s onto bigger things, unleashinghis MtG skills on the real estate market and turning to political action after a particularly horrifying experience. We met in his hometown of St. Louis to talk about all this and more.  

The missing decklist is:3 Cryptic Command 4 Snapcaster Mage 1 Vendilion Clique 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Mana Leak 2 Remand 3 Lightning Helix 4 Path to Exile 1 Spell Snare 2 Ajani Vengant (promo) 2 Sphinx’s Revelation 1 Anger of the Gods (donated by Elliott Risch, thank you!) 4 Celestial Colonnade 3 Arid Mesa 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Hallowed Fountain 3 Steam Vents 1 Sacred Foundry (donated by Ryan Hopkins, thank you!) 1 Plains 3 Island Sideboard: 2 Porphury Nodes 1 Anger of the Gods (donated by Elliott Risch, thank you!) 1 Celestial Purge 1 Crucible of Worlds 1 Threads of Disloyalty 2 Relic of Progenitus 1 Rule of Law  

Thank you for your help!

As always, you can find the cast on Twitter @acrossthecast or on Facebook. You can find and follow me @mattmendoza Please send any feedback to acrossthetablepod@gmail.com or leave me a comment on ManaDeprived or a review on iTunes.

 

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Across_the_Table_36_-_Robert_Vroman.mp3
Category:MtG Interview -- posted at: 5:26pm EDT

Jason Alt has gone and done it. After his job relocated without him, he looked to make money from the one thing he knows best, Magic. Jason is now a pillar of the financial community whose articles are almost (literally) everywhere and you can hear him banter weekly with his co-conspirators on his own podcast, Brainstorm Brewery. In this week's episode, we talked over Skype about swimming, spread, sausages, and much more (okay, we didn't talk about sausages).

As always, you can find the cast on Twitter @acrossthecast or on Facebook. You can find and follow me @mattmendoza Please send any feedback to acrossthetablepod@gmail.com or leave me a comment on ManaDeprived or a review on iTunes. I need them to live.

Thanks for listening!

 

Direct download: Across_the_Table_35_-_Financier_Jason_Alt.mp3
Category:MtG Interview -- posted at: 7:28am EDT

Usman Jamil's about as St. Louis as it gets, with his part Pakistani, part Indian, part nerd upbringing and all. In this week's episode, my roommate John joins us after a late night of 20 Questions, Cubing, Pauper EDH, and drinking. We chat about growing up nerdy, efficiency, cultural rebellion, metal and more. Check out all Usman's articles every other Tuesday on StarCityGames.com. Also, in a new check-in segment, I see how previous guest writer Titus Chalk is doing following the release of his e-book, "So Do You Wear a Cape?" now available on Amazon.

Be sure to follow the cast on Twitter @acrossthecast or on Facebook for news and updates. Send any feedback to me, or follow me, @mattmendoza. You can always reach the cast via email at acrossthetablepod@gmail.com. As well, don't forget to leave me a comment on ManaDeprived.com or a review on iTunes!

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Across_the_Table_34_-_Cubist_Usman_Jamil.mp3
Category:MtG Interview -- posted at: 6:36am EDT

Erin Campbell is a self-described handful. Before she was hosting her Magic interview podcast, The Deck Tease on GatheringMagic.com, she was tearing up World of Warcraft and blogging all about it. Oh, and she’s a trangendered woman to boot. Not afraid to talk about it, gaming that is, we had a great conversation about growing up, porn stores, elitism, being mean, and much more.

Here are the relevant links:

Erin’s coming out blog: http://thestoriesofo.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/out/ 

Nina’s coming out blog: http://manadeprived.com/just-a-girl/

And the response on Hipsters of the Coast: http://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2012/12/hope-eternal-trans-not-special/

As always, send feedback to me on Twitter @mattmendoza or via email acrossthetablepod@gmail.com. Also, please leave the podcast a review on iTunes, it helps get it out there. Follow the cast on Twitter @acrossthecast or on Facebook for updates and new episodes.

And don’t forget to leave me a comment on ManaDeprived.com!

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Across_the_Table_33_-_The_Deck_Teases_Erin_Campbell.mp3
Category:MtG Interview -- posted at: 1:00am EDT

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