Commander ad Populum, Ep 182: The Process to Get to a MagicFest Ryan Peneff March 30, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, we revisit process-oriented thinking and how Magic has taught it to us. Or, for some, how we've applied process-oriented thinking to our Magic game play and decision making. Welcome to another ver... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 181: Organizing your Homelands Ryan Peneff March 23, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum We kick things off today with a piece on why organizing your collection is important. We've hinted at this before, but today, I wanted to remind everyone that respecting our cards and collection is an extension... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 180: Fallen Empires Retro Set Remix Ryan Peneff March 16, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week we get into the stories and special meaning behind cards in our collections. I discuss why it's special to have a complete set of Magic cards that have memories tied to them and recommend that everyon... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 179: Positive Learnings from The Dark Ryan Peneff March 9, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I take a few minutes to highlight a couple really positive tweets I saw from a friend of the show. Some sentiments that made me happy to be part of such a great online community. After that, I go all... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 178: Magic and World Events Ryan Peneff March 2, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum Every once in a while world events are forced into our lives in such a strong way that they dominate everything around us. This is one of those times. Thankfully, we have Magic to both keep us grounded in a gre... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 177: Fostering New Players Ryan Peneff February 23, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I dive into and explain three ways that I've found to be very effective in assisting newer players. Because Magic is such a complex game and the social implications of attending your first FNM or Mag... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 176: How Movie Stores Got Me Into MtG Ryan Peneff February 16, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I relive the glory days of the early 90's. I look back and remember seeing a very particular movie box while renting movies with my dad. That single moment sparked an entire lifetime of love for the ... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 175: Community Shoutout & Antiquities Retro Set Remix Ryan Peneff February 9, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum We begin this week's show with a shoutout and a recommendation. Tune in to find out what that's about. Then, I go all the way into the storied history, with predictions, for the upcoming The Brothers' War expan... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 174: It’s OK to Build THAT Deck Ryan Peneff February 2, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum This week, I discuss building decks around legendary creatures that have a reputation or the stigma of being that deck. I look at why people might feel the way they do, with examples from outside Magic. We fini... Read More...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 173: Wholesome MtG Daddery and Arabian Nights! Ryan Peneff January 26, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum We kick off this week's show with a couple wholesome MtG stories as I relate a recent FNM experience to my younger playing days. Then, we get into the best cards that Arabian Nights had to offer and how they in... Read More...