It has begun!!! Introduction post

Finally got this bad boy up and running!

I wanted to get something set up quick to get the thoughts burning in my head, burning onto the paper (or in this case the computer screen).

Eventually, I would like to create a website where my articles can be searched by the nature of them.
Decklists, Format analysis, Design theory, General playing theory etc.

But for now, this blog will be a bit cluttered, and will link the articles together by their tags!

Thanks for reading!

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