In life, though each individual move matters, you have to be able to see each choice in terms of a bigger narrative. Instead of thinking about the reactions that my actions might elicit, I began to think of my goals on any given time-scale and if a given action would move me closer or further away. This is the first great piece of thinking that Magic taught me. They don’t attack for the life points, they attack for the clock. This is the game of Magic that the greats play. You’re best off putting your resources into defense, stalling any damage on either side, and thus giving yourself more turns to draw cards that might put the clock back in your favor. When it appears your opponent has more turns than you do, it’s best to go defensive-don’t try to attack their life points, you’ll lose that race. When your clock is longer than your opponent’s (that is, if all things hold constant, your opponent will run out of life in fewer turns than you), you take the aggressive stance. get to 0 life points)īoth these clocks are ticking in your mind, and they dictate how you play.
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