Top 8 Magic Podcasts Me!

I wanted to take some time to let all you gamers know about a relatively new company started by a friend of mine, Brian David-Marshall. The company site is Top8Magic.com and is aimed at being a source for cutting edge strategy information for Magic: the Gathering. The first print publication from this company is Deckade by Michael Flores. Flores is a regular at my local gaming store (Neutral Ground) and I attended his book signing event this past weekend. The book is amazing. It chronicles 10 years worth of Magic commentary and strategy. In most cases, the entries are as they actually appeared as posts on the web. Although this book is extremely long, if you are a Magic player (or were at some poing in your life) you'll find sections of this book hard to pass up, if even only for nostalgic reasons. I highly recommend this book and you can purchase a copy through the website as linked above.

I should note also that Top8Magic.com has regular podcasts that you can download from iTunes for free. There's lots of good Magic discussion in these downloads and also a fair bit of local flavor. For example, in a recent podcast, the discussion turned to local judges in the northeast and my name came up. I'm not going to spoil the context of the discussion and will let you listen for yourself. For those that know me, and know me as a judge, this will be well worth the listen! If you don't want to listen to the whole session, skip to around the 17 minute and 15 second mark for the Hayden goodness. Click here to download the podcast mp3. Enjoy!