Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's TMNT spoiler time and even though we're not the biggest fans of this set, there are still plenty of cool Pauper cards to discuss. Will pizzas take over the meta? Is Cast Down stock at an all-time low? We chat about all this and more, including some very cool innovations of the Gates archetype! Thank you as always for listening!
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Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 7th - Win-Some-Beta-Basics Pauper Tournament @ Hobby Town, Bowling Green KY: https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-event-win-beta-lands
March 15th - $2.5k Pauper Trial @ NRG Series,  Elmhurst IL: https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrg-events-elmhurst-il/events/nrg-series-magic-25k-pauper-trial
March 15th - Rhein-Ruhr Series @ The Phoenix Inn, Oberhausen, Germany: https://tcgevents.net/events/ea013140738716e
March 21st - The next Court of Commons Quarterly @ Enchanted Gaming Emporium, Murray KY - https://topdeck.gg/event/court-of-commons-quarterly-pauper-yippee
April 25th - London Pauper Showdown 4 "The Darkest Ritual" - https://www.badgerbadger.org/event/london-pauper-showdown-4-the-darkest-ritual/
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! March event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/3038379
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org Next event is March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week we're joined by our friend Ryan Adams to discuss how to assess different metagames in Pauper using data analysis in new and creative ways. It's not just about winrate and matchups; how granular can we get when we take sideboards and variance into account? You can follow along at home with Ryan's slides linked below (as long as you're not driving!) Thank you as always for listening!
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Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG
Ryan's Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s7nTnHavgPjCd90cRg6TuX2GStZSL1zTbqfTZC2Bzro/edit?usp=sharing
Upcoming Pauper Events:
March 7th - Win-Some-Beta-Basics Pauper Tournament @ Hobby Town - Bowling Green, Kentucky: https://topdeck.gg/event/pauper-event-win-beta-lands
March 21st - The next Court of Commons Quarterly, Western Kentucky area - More details TBA!
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! February event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2941402
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First events are February 21st and March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! This week Cameron and Thomas sit down with Ethan from Pauper Pacific Northwest (Pauper PNW) to chat about how we've each worked to build up our local Pauper scenes and how Pauper PNW has built out the Cascadia Pauper Circuit to best suit the needs of their community. It's a great chat with lots of insight for other aspiring community organizers and if you're in the Pacific Northwest area we highly recommend you check out this exciting new tournament series! Thank you as always for listening!
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First events are February 21st and March 8th!
Upcoming Pauper Events:
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! February event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2941402
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! The 3rd Common Ground Cup is in the books and y'all showed up in a BIG way to make it the best one yet! 80 Pauper players came to do battle and win their share of $2000. Between handling coverage, watching the action, and interacting with/meeting some of you, it was an incredible day and we're so grateful to be a part of this awesome community. Our champion, Michael Modena, took down the whole thing playing Spy Combo and he joined us for an interview part-way through the pod. Stay tuned for details on CGCup 4! Thank you as always for listening!
Top 16 decklists will be available soon! (They have been submitted to MTGTop8.com)
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG
Upcoming Pauper Events:
2/7 Win-A-Dual @ Through The Decades, Louisville KY https://www.facebook.com/ThroughTheDecadesSportsCardsGaming
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! February event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2941402
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First Seattle-area events are February 21st and March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social

Welcome back Pauper fam! It's Common Ground Cup time once again and we're all very excited to bring you another great event! We invited our friend Tristan Aita (SoIMBAGallade on MTGO) to join us in the commentary booth this time around so he joins us this week to chat about his thoughts on the format, what decks he expects to do well, and even some bonus "bounty" prizes for folks interested in trying out some under-appreciated cards. It's an excellent pre-tournament romp through the expected format that left us even more stoked to make it all happen this weekend! Thank you for your support as we continue to grow this thing and, as always, for listening.
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/kdvSavFkpz
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundMTG
Nashville Food Recs Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNQF3Bq_uP_if8A8T0Pldq-DI24dmXtocN-0864sqak/edit?usp=sharing
Upcoming Pauper Events:
The 3rd Common Ground Cup ($2k Pauper Tournament) - Saturday January 31st @ Game Knight, Columbia TN: https://topdeck.gg/event/the-3rd-common-ground-cup  Featuring live-streamed coverage and commentary, plus a trophy and more for the winner! 
CGCup3 Livestream: Twitch: twitch.tv/gameknighttn | YouTube: youtube.com/@GameKnightTN
2/7 Win-A-Dual @ Through The Decades, Louisville KY https://www.facebook.com/ThroughTheDecadesSportsCardsGaming
North Carolina-Area Listeners: Check out the Piedmont Pauper League @ Dragon's Hoard, Greensboro NC! 6 monthly tournaments culminate in a grand prize: travel stipend and entry into CGCup4 this summer! February event registration is now open: https://www.spicerack.gg/events/2941402
The Cascadia Pauper Circuit presented by Pauper PNW: www.PauperPNW.org First Seattle-area events are February 21st and March 8th!
Nashville-Area Thursday Pauper League @ Middle TN Gaming in Bellevue: https://www.facebook.com/p/Middle-Tennessee-Gaming-61567309793600/
Any questions or feedback for us? Email us at: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/CamPlaysMagic
https://twitter.com/Hippo_1124
Thomas' BlueSky: @thomasdoesalot.bsky.social 
Hippo's BlueSky: @hippo2112.bsky.social