April/深紅蘭

Is Data Meaningless? Alternative title: I could never be as good at data as Fuzzy Paradox so chose to tear down his work instead

open.substack.com/pub/sage1804...

Those of you who know me know that I use data a lot. However, over the last year I have chosen to use data less and less, recognising more issues with it.

My article this week talks about the positives and negatives of data and the reasons behind my change in view.

Link below:

I think that when you go in with an overall goal as going positive it has the same issues as when you have your overall goal as topping. In both cases you're still trying to win as many games as possible so the advice to break things down and go one game at a time still works.

How to get better at Vanguard without touching a single card A look at the influences our mental state has on our play

open.substack.com/pub/sage1804...

I just released my first article on substack! It talks about how we can improve other than just playing more games.

This is a topic I've wanted to talk about for a while so I hope you all check it out!

Link in replies:

April's Substack | Substack Learning about the process behind being good at Trading Card Games. Click to read April's Substack, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.

Link: sage1804.substack.com

Thank you ever so much everyone. All the support that you gave me over the past year kept me going and for that I'll be eternally grateful.

❤️❤️❤️

I am committing myself to writing at least 1 article every 2 weeks, but am aiming to write 1 article per week. I have a fair amount of Uni work to do as well but will be able to find a balance.

I will release my first article next Friday and I hope all of you will check it out.

I realised that there is one way to combine both of these issues and therefore I have decided to start a substack.

I am going to focus on concepts that are rarely talked about in being competitive in TCGs. Western VG does not have an article culture and I want to change that.

As I am now breaking up for the summer, one thing that I know I need to work on is my writing skills. I also have spent a lot of time thinking about my previous BCS season, and have come to the conclusion that flaws in my mental state caused me to not get an invite to Worlds.

2 months ago, I returned to university to redo the term I failed last year. I'm very happy that the effort I put in has born fruit - this term has been very successful, I have been allowed to continue the course, and I am unbelievably proud of how well I have been able to cope.

This time last year I was stuck in a big depressive spiral. I was struggling in life which caused me to struggle more, and things just continually got worse.

In the time since, I spent a lot of time in therapy and working on myself, with positive results.

3 Nightrose SPs, 1 GBT08, 1 GCB03, and 1 VBT09 resting in front of a copy of Liddel and Scott's Greek Dictionary

Life update + an important announcement:

Please read this thread

BOP! Fundraiser w/ Nile & Gerry T

I'm back, did u miss me??

new tea time is up, happy pride!
link to that below, but more importantly i want to share with y'all an auction page where ALL proceeds go to support @birdsofmtg.com

This is something ger-bear and I are both very passionate about, pls share!

new.biddingowl.com/bop

Went 4-3 at worlds with Eva.

R1 W 1 Levi
R2 W 2 Bat
R3 W 1 Bav
R4 L 2 Bav (OT turnskipped me, hit 4 heals, went to turn 8)
R5 W 1 Bat
R6 L 1 Bav (4 heals)
R7 L 1 Bav (Offensive OT)

By R7 I was emotional and paired into one of my best friends. I didn't play as well as I could have. 18th overall.

Matchups for my first 4 BCS of the season for both day one and two

My average dms with @ootman23.bsky.social

Top 32 in Philly YIPEEEEEE

I love my wife

Bringing 5 decks to New York. None of them are currently legal standard decks. DZ05 and Nightrose are so fun I love this format.

Max rarity nightrose achieved 🥵🥵🥵🥵

Now I need to optimise the list for BCS Cologne

BCS Portugal top 8

Top 4 is Blangdmire, Daiyusha, Kairi, and Shiranui.

Check out the bracket here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Here are the top 15 tables of round 7

TOP CUT SOON

Others are:

Baromagnes
Bastion
Drajeweled
Kairi
Labrador
Lilfa
Lisciafael
Luticia
Messiah
Minerva
Morfonica
Mushiking
Orfist
Rorowa
Tachi Crest
Thegrea
Unrivaled Bruce
Vermilion
Welstra
Youthberk

BCS Portugal Round 5 Data

I'll be bringing you all conversion rates later 👀👀👀👀

BCS Mexico D Top 16.

I have no words.

Come follow the bracket here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#BCS2425

BCS 2024 Portugal premium progressive top cut breakdown

congrats to Harth for being the only person able to make spikes win an event

#BCS2425

BCS Portugal Top 8 Breakdown

Finally a top cut that looks. like how I'd expect.

Follow the bracket at: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#BCS2425

locals r1

found

URGENT: Looking for 1 Heltrauda to borrow for the Saturday of BCS Portugal 2024. Lmao I decided to change last minute.