Matt Sperling

Well-deserved praise for consistently high-quality, important work

Funding fan-favorite IP is a fast track to audience appeal that bypasses funding competitive play?

a reply to my recent tweet that read "i don't really like being online anymore". the reply is by a user who does not follow me named Scott Immordino and reads "nobody asked for your opinion."

this is awesome

Anyone need running shoes size 12.5? Brand new and free if you pay the shipping.

“This is a fully booked flight and your trust in us won’t be shaken in 30 minutes when you see that it isn’t”

Hey friends, normally I'm on the giving side of the networking for gamers equation - today I've got a request. Someone close to me (that I recommend highly) is looking for remote data analyst roles in what's become a tough market. If you know someone hiring and can chat with me about it, DM please.

I can work something out for mine if trades or payment in installments or something else makes this easier. Not looking to give mine away but willing to get creative if going to a happy home where it’ll get sleeved up.

Gotta be Terminus for me if I see it

If the number of teams generating Otter tokens falls below or above 1, it’s time to ban some cards.

I can't attend PT Atl which means even though I'm tracking ok for Worlds '25 I won't make it. So this will be my last Magic tournament of 2025 I suspect, but I will be back for PT 1 of 2026 and looking to stay on the train and Q for Worlds 2026

Enjoyed prep with team CFB w new folks like Jesse/Dom

Belated Pro Tour Final Fantasy updates. I haven't been using social media much and that included not wanting to live post from the event.

Went 3-3 in Draft, 6-4 with UR for a record of 9-7 which qualifies me for PT 1 of 2026 regardless of Pro Tour Atlanta performance, which was my goal because

In the image, paying $9 markup at McDonalds is not a worse decision than paying $15 markup at Chili’s. Your bank account carries a balance of remaining dollars, not percentage markups avoided.

I see this kind of mistake all the time. Comparing percentages or ratios without accounting for a scale difference. They use it to sell raffle tickets at stadiums ($40 for 400 tickets is worse EV than $5 for 1 ticket if each ticket has a very poor ROI).

If you’ve gotta spend all night with something, might as well like the way it looks.

If there’s any sense to be made wouldn’t the AM roll over at the same time the digits rolled over?

Gargamel or something ya

As someone with zero FF knowledge, I seriously thought there was a Smurfs secret lair the first time I saw someone speculate about Gilgamesh.

9 hole twilight round last night. @fireshoes.bsky.social

When the judge asks why you offered to prize split with your final round opponent:

Wouldn’t they just respond that the exception proves the rule and that’s why it got green lit as a show concept?

I favor the no extra talking solution. Chat it up in your practice games, get the EDH experience, etc. there. cEDH tourneys have too many unresolvable issues driven by yapping.

In a shared clock paper event like this I think not bolting them in order to drain clock is unethical.

Iconic duo of “That’s just my opinion” + shitty opinion

Ya even if the causation is reversed I think it sounds fine, since I also hear it as correlation. “The people who pay their parking tickets tend to have higher bank account balances than those who don’t.” Doesn’t sound incoherent and certainly doesn’t imply paying tickets generates cash.

Maybe the clearest example of “fixing” something that didn’t need to be fixed and ending up with overkill. Tri lands > Triomes

How Pros Prep for the Pro Tour & Other Misconceptions with @mattsperling.bsky.social!

Matt joins Cal to discuss how the pros prepare for the Pro Tour. Also covered: Judging Discourse, team dynamics, how to keep your head up, & common misconceptions about Pro play!

Listen: linktr.ee/herladshorn

My issue is that I considered that Saving Building Fallers = SBF and once those three letters are part of the analysis it’s game over unless I’m willing to defend fraud and deception.