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Ninly

@ninlymtg.bsky.social

Notes and observations as I learn to play Rules: The Game. Interested in booster draft & other limited formats, data analysis & decision theory, cube design & kitchen table shenanigans.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Facing a formidable opponent in m my first-ever game of Commander.

A game of Magic: The Gathering in session. The opposing player's hands appear to belong to a 7- or 8-year-old.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

From a Bayesian perspective, Draft is essentially an inference problem with badly behaved feedback. Early in a draft, your priors are weak, signals from other seats in the pod are delayed and extremely noisy when they do arrive, and feedback about draft decisions ...

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This was a fun and edifying exercise as I feel my way around drafting and learning new sets. Kind of like a fantasy league for draft formats -- an idea that's crossed my mind, and I suspect I'm not alone there. Looking forward to seeing how my picks do.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Good time at Lorwyn Eclipsed Prerelease on Friday, visiting Omar's World of Comics in Lexington. My first time there; a packed house, a well organized event, and a pleasant crowd.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We played a few games of rematch after some minimal sideboard swapping from our Christmas NEO Winston draft pools. Much better results for me (2-1) than the first match, and more enjoyable balance in all three games.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Christmas night: my first Winston Draft, ~as RG intended~. Eldest and I opened a box of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty that I got a few months ago, after learning about NEO's lore and reputation as a draft set, in hopes of drafting it myself and possibly seeding a set cube.

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I took my kid to a "White Elephant Sealed" event at our LGS last night, something they're doing in lieu of FNM Draft for the holiday season. Random assortment of wrapped Prerelease kits from the past ~5 years. Reflections incoming! (1/N)

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Ninly @ninlymtg.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Summon Introduction - Sorcery Post thoughts as I delve into playing and learning and thinking about Magic a/k/a Rules: The Game. A perpetually evolving Fearless Magical Inventory, except likely with a dash of fear. (Credit for "Rules: The Game" goes to my dear old pal G. Lucas.)

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