David Ding

Play the Universal Crossword: Daily crossword puzzle with universal appeal Try your hand at this crossword, known for its, well, universal themes, clues, and answers.

Today’s Universal #Crossword is by me! Please give it a solve! ✏️

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Scion of the Ur-Dragon Reanimator - Commander (Scion of the Ur-Dragon) A deck created using Moxfield.

The scion of the urdragon is my absolute favorite! Check out my decklist below on moxfield:

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Strands #452
“It's a little buggy”
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Perfect #strands on @nytgames.bsky.social

100 Perfect #connections from @newyorktimeshaiku.bsky.social games!

3000+ @nytimes.com crosswords and counting! #nytxw

Won my local game store's #Tarkir #Dragonstorm @magic.wizards.com draft on Friday Night 2-0-1 with a mean Mardu deck! Opened up another Ugin in my prize boosters. Full decklist on Moxfield #MagicTheGathering #Dragons 🐉
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Just earned another trophy 🏆 drafting #Tarkir #Dragonstorm on @mtgarena.com! Thanks @magic.wizards.com for such a fun set! 🐉🐉🐉 Got it done with Abzan 7-1!

Ugin, Assemble! #MagicTheGathering

Got second place with a 2-1 finish at my local game store’s #Tarkir #Dragonstorm prerelease! Got it done with #Temur midrange! #MagicTheGathering

Teysa Karlov Token Aristocrats - Commander (Teysa Karlov) General Strategy Pump out tokens early to mid game. Finish the game either by going wide or unleashing aristocrats only in the late game. Do not try to start any aristocrats engines in the early game ...

Check out my latest primer on my Teysa Karlov deck on @moxfield.com! This is the latest update with the new inclusion of Elspeth, Storm Slayer from Tarkir Dragonstorm! #MagicTheGathering #Commander #Tarkir

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Can You Root for the Underdog? Fiddler on the Proof: March 28, 2025

Full write-up here:
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For #ThisWeeksFiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social, March Mathness pt. 2 features rooting for the underdog! Full solution will be posted on Monday. #MarchMadness #Math

Awesome original Tarkir block draft at my LGS last night! Went 2-1 and got second in my pod. Perfect prep for next week’s #Tarkir #Dragonstorm prerelease! #MagicTheGathering

Can You Play the Favorite? Fiddler on the Proof: March 21, 2025

For #ThisWeeksFiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social, we celebrate #MarchMadness with our very own March Mathness! 🏀

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Another 🏆 for #MagicTheGathering #Aetherdrift draft! Went Selesnya this time. ✌️ ☀️ 🌳

Update: exact solution for Extra Credit is up!

I think the main misconception is that it's not the probability of being closer to the diameter greater than 50%, but rather, the y-coordinate of the point chosen being closer to diameter is greater than 50%. However, the y-coordinate alone does not determine the distance to the semicircular beach.

For #ThisWeeksFiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social, I wrote a special #PiDay #Math blog on finding the shortest distances to semi-circular beaches.

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A Pi Day Puzzle (Pi Day 2025 Special) Fiddler On The Proof: March 14, 2025

I have updated my solution here:
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A Pi Day Puzzle (Pi Day 2025 Special) Fiddler On The Proof: March 14, 2025

Check out my #PiDay 2025 special blog post! It can only be on #math with a delicious serving of pi! Math puzzle courtesy of #FiddlerOnTheProof by @xaqwg.bsky.social.

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Felicitations!

The history of Magic! #MagicTheGathering

Being Sassy to Socrates Socrates is arguably one of the most well-known classical Greek philosophers and has influenced the thoughts of others that followed him…

In my opinion, this is one of the coolest #math blogs I have ever written. Check it out and you might learn a thing or two!

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I like your solution using trig as well!

I beat my previous 10k PR in two weeks! #running 🏃‍♀️

Can You Squeeze the Heart? (Valentine's 2025 Special) Fiddler On The Proof: February 14, 2025

For #ThisWeeksFiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social, it's a Valentine's Day special for triangle lovers! 💘📐

Got 7W in Aetherdrift sealed on @mtgarena.com! #MagicTheGathering #MTGAetherdrift

Connections
Puzzle #613
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Another reverse perfection for #Connections

Won my first ever @magic.wizards.com prerelease at my LGS today going 3-0 and got the Aetherspark pin as the race winner! 🚗🏁 #mtgaetherdrift #magicthegathering

Atraxa, Grand Unifier Goodstuff Primer - Commander (Atraxa, Grand Unifier) Wincon The wincon for this deck is simple: beat down your opponents one by one through combat damage, most likely via commander damage from Atraxa, Grand Unifier . There are several ways to one-shot y...

Check out the Primer for my favorite @magic.wizards.com commander deck featuring Atraxa, Grand Unifier on
@moxfield.com! #MagicTheGathering

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Decklist:
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