As one of the two original members of the Commander Rules Committee, I’ve been working on the rules for about twenty years at this point.

With regards to play style, everyone has odd behaviors they enjoy and mine is finding homes for underplayed cards. I play regularly online via MTGO, Spelltable, and Arena, and love playing with new players so message me to set up a game!

“FORMAT” OF THE MONTH

There are lots of reasons Commander is a popular format, but variety is a big part of it. The larger decks and singleton cards increase variety from game-to game, and the colour identity and commander availability increase deck diversity. That said, if variety is the “spice of life” then each player has a different tolerance for that spice. Some people prefer the consistency of eternal formats, others like rotating formats. Weekly draft throwbacks are popular online, and some players build a deck every week.

Just as Commander is one format of MTG, variants of Commander can mix it up for those who crave a deckbuilding challenge or a new game flow. Tiny Leaders, Brawl, and several other lightweight versions of commander have cropped up over the years because, even if a format can be “solved”, doing so is a fun exercise.

In the past, I’ve created a number of variations on that theme Commander, and starting February 1st, I’ll be publishing a new twist, idea, or hair-brained scheme each month for players to experiment with.

Fair warning… many of these ideas will be unpolished, and some of them may be downright bad! I’m going to leave comments open so you can give feedback or let me know what you think, but I don’t have much patience for bad behavior. 🙂

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