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SpiritSquadMTG, or just Dre, has been playing games at a high level for 25 years, 13 of that within the Magic: the Gathering space. You can find him talking about Magic, especially Spirits, on YouTube or occasionally playing in Upstate New York.

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What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk about a concept that I learned from my early days of playing Magic, and have found that it translates very well to games other than Magic. See, what happened... Read More...

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