{"id":393,"date":"2014-03-13T08:15:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T07:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neurons.dk\/?p=393"},"modified":"2014-03-13T08:15:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T07:15:54","slug":"game-plan-march-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/neurons.dk\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"Game plan: March &#8211; April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;m preparing for the next PTQ I want to partake in, I decided to draft a plan for how to do this. The goal is clear: PTQ 13th of April @ <a title=\"PTQ location\" href=\"http:\/\/locator.wizards.com\/#brand=magic&amp;a=location&amp;p=Roskilde+County,+Roskilde,+Denmark&amp;c=55.6382005,12.11578510000004&amp;et=QT&amp;sd=03.10.2014&amp;ed=04.30.2014&amp;massmarket=no&amp;loc=355433&amp;orgid=11760&amp;addrid=355433\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Scandic Aarhus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To increase my chances a lot of practice is needed and that practice needs to be structured, since my time is limited. A brief outline goes something like this: I want to do<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 Sealed events on MTGO per week (the 8 player kind of approx. 3 hours per event)<\/li>\n<li>After each Sealed event, I&#8217;ll build 5 decks of the different archetypes or color combinations and<\/li>\n<li>Play them against each other in a best-of-3 or something similar<\/li>\n<li>Track (some of) the results from the events and the deckbuilding<\/li>\n<li>Read articles and listen to podcasts to level up my game<\/li>\n<li>Get into the winner mindset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program is of course dependent on me being able to invest the required number of hours. If not, I&#8217;ll start by cutting down on the post event deckbuilding and playing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LR podcasts prioritized<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I would like to relisten to the following podcasts. They&#8217;re approx. 20 hours total.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-211-technical-play\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 211 \u2013 Technical Play<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-214-common-mistakes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 214 \u2013 Common Mistakes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-208-entering-the-arena-with-noah-weil\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 208 \u2013 Entering the Arena with Noah Weil<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-218-born-of-the-gods-rules-and-mechanics-with-judge-joe-bono\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 218 \u2013 Born of the Gods Rules and Mechanics with Judge Joe Bono<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-210-sealed-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 210 \u2013 Sealed Deck<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-203-theros-rules-and-mechanics-with-judge-joe-bono\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 203 \u2013 Theros Rules and Mechanics With Judge Joe Bono<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-185-sideboard-strategy-with-brian-wong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 185 \u2013 Sideboard Strategy with Brian Wong<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-216-how-to-beat-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 216 \u2013 How to Beat Down<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-184-card-evaluation-with-brian-wong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 184 \u2013 Card Evaluation With Brian Wong<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-189-mana-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 189 \u2013 Mana Bases<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lrcast.com\/limited-resources-198-brian-wong-level-ups\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limited Resources 198 \u2013 Brian Wong Level-Ups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The benefit of doing this is two fold; 1. I get more knowledge about tournament play and rules knowledge and 2. it helps me get into the mindset.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A set of questions arose when I did this post. I hope I&#8217;ll find some answers along the road to the PTQ.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do I QA the deckbuilding and technical play?<\/li>\n<li>How do I ensure that I&#8217;m rested? Lack of sleep severely hampers my performance<\/li>\n<li>Which articles do I need to read up on?<\/li>\n<li>Which archetypes are there in the format? http:\/\/www.gatheringmagic.com\/jacobvanlunen-012414-the-archetypes-of-theros-limited\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, As I&#8217;m preparing for the next PTQ I want to partake in, I decided to draft a plan for how to do this. The goal is clear: PTQ 13th of April @ Hotel Scandic Aarhus. 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