Between You, Me and the Firewall...

One of the major reasons for electing to relaunch Mastersball was my building frustration with respect to writing about topics for years, and either having the material buried behind a firewall or lost in the shuffle. Before I go on, trust me, there will be a plethora of quality material contained in the Draft Kit we will make available soon (details on the way), I am talking more about some general philosophies, processes and approaches that I see discussed publicly all over the Internet. As mentioned, I have been writing and speaking about a lot of these for longer than most have even been playing the game so I relish the opportunity to bring these out from behind the firewall and present them in a readily accessible manner.

Previously, the manner I presented much of this material was "I'm right and you're wrong and here's why, moron". Perhaps the most important lesson I have learned over the years is that in most instances, there is no absolute right or wrong, the best case scenario is better or worse, with the majority of issues having neither right nor wrong, but different approaches.

That said, when I present these topics in the coming days and weeks, in my heart of hearts I believe the opinion I share is right, or perhaps better stated as best. But while reading, please keep in mind that in most cases, it is indeed an opinion or personal preference. I will do my best to explain my reasoning, in an effort to lend credibility or validate said opinion.

Something else I have learned is sometimes what I consider to be right or best, others consider to be wrong. As such, I welcome comments and will gladly engage in discussions concerning anything I pose on these pages. In fact, I encourage such discourse. So please feel free to comment directly on the blog piece, or preferably, start a thread in the appropriate message board forum and we will have some fun.

Now please excuse me, I have an essay on scarcity to write.