tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36910769344511214662012-01-25T18:26:50.122-08:00I am living proof that nerds can find true love. I am a happily married man of 27, with a B.A. in Biology, who has played Magic: the Gathering for going on 15 years. As I am not currently utilizing my degree, I have decided to apply my education to the statistical analysis of one of my favorite hobbies. In this ongoing study, I hope to gain a greater understanding of the probabilities behind the game, and share this knowledge with the gaming community as a whole.coachbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489222557736724034noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691076934451121466.post-80474810762567404892009-09-18T21:27:00.000-07:002009-09-18T22:46:11.355-07:00

img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;}Ok here we go, I have built that fun deck that everyone loves to hate, Hulk/Flash. I believe that Flash is restricted now, if not banned, but future incarnations of the deck will surely benefit from this analysis. You can surely net-deck plenty of different deck varieties, utilizing Protean Hulk, so I see no

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img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;} p:first-letter{border:2px #ff0000;} We have covered finding the probability of drawing into specific card, when drawing multiple cards from the top of your deck.  But what if we want to know about the probabilities of drawing multiple cards in a set, from a certain amount of draws from the top of the deck.

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img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;} I believe that the most overused, misused, and misunderstood concept in all of Magic: the Gathering is Mana-Curve. At base value, I have seen casual players and veterans alike, use the term Mana-Curve to simply describe the number of lands in a deck. Though this usage is wrong, in my opinion, it is

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img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;}Because finding Probabilities without Replacement is such an important concept in this study, I want to put a metaphor out there. This excerpt is straight from the rough draft of my e-book, and it should hit close to home for many single male MTG players, as I was at one time."Imagine that you are

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1. Here is the original Timmy, Johnny, and Spike article by Mark Rosewater.Timmy, Johnny, and Spike : Daily MTG : Magic: The GatheringShared via AddThis2. Prywes, Jon. The Mathematics of Magic: the Gathering, a Study in Probability, Statistics, Strategy, and Game Theory. May-June 1999.3. The background image of Tolarian Academy was found at:http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/cardart

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The first priority of this blog, is to build a following for my study. In order to do so, I will need to take a step back from time to time, and just release. I posted this blog on my MySpace profile, and I think that posting it here will help those following, in getting to know me. I aim to post on this blog at least every other evening, to keep you the reader updated and interested. From

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img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;}When you draw cards from the top of your deck, in hopes of drawing into a specific card, say that Warp World, Haunting Echoes, Akroma, Angle of Wrath, or whatever your devious plans call for, you are essentially sampling without replacement. Your deck does not replenish itself as you draw, unless of coarse

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img {float:right;}p:first-letter{color:#07608A;} p:first-letter{font-size:xx-large;}We use Statistical Analysis in almost every facet of society today. Engineering, Economics, Science, Medicine, Marketing, and Psychology are just a few fields which heavily utilize this branch of mathematics. In Statistical Analysis we seek to either optimize our gain, based on the

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Here is one of many blogs to follow, in which I will cover some basics in statistics and probability. I will post these in order to explain, piece by piece, the framework of my study, and eventual e-book. To most of us, it is common sense to keep our decks trimmed, because we know intuitively that doing so increases our chances of drawing into the cards we want to play. But without proof, our

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I have been collecting into, and playing Magic the Gathering for almost 15 years. I account myself one of the few casual-play veterans, who is pleased with the balanced direction the game has moved in. Over the years, I have watched a fluctuating, but growing population of players, gravitate towards MTG, and other trading card games. With MTG's overall popularity growth, I have seen this

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