[Trick]

What did you think of my article? Useful? Insightful? Dumb?

-- Trick

[imachampion]

What did you think of my article? Useful? Insightful? Dumb?

-- Trick

Very important information. The most important thing though...learn your deck. Good job Trick.

[gleemax]

Yes, this was a very good article.  I think you should do a regular "tips" series.
Stuff like the “Top ten Tips of Combat” or “Ten Tips on Bluffing” would be cool.  I really like supplemental articles like this because they never get old unlike articles about standard. So it's something that I can refer people to a year from now.

[theory]

Lots of really good points...practice, give yourself breaks to rest your brain, etc.  Best one was taking your time.  I know it can be a play tactic to mess with your opponent but I always hate it when the other player tries to rush me....tapping the table, shuffling his hand, sighing when I think, etc.  Then on their turn they play very quickly and not really give me a chance to respond to things so we end up stepping back and it becomes a huge mess.  Glad this doesn't happen often and a lot of players are really patient but you get the random person that plays as though everyone is running balls to the wall aggro and the turn consists of just untap and attack.

[gleemax]

I know it can be a play tactic to mess with your opponent but I always hate it when the other player tries to rush me....tapping the table, shuffling his hand, sighing when I think, etc.  Then on their turn they play very quickly and not really give me a chance to respond to things so we end up stepping back and it becomes a huge mess. 

That sounds less like a play tactic and more like a Penalty for Unsportsmanlike conduct.  If it's intentional and they keep doing it after you made it clear they're harassing you while your playing I'd call for a judge.  But be careful, you might get called for "Slow playing" yourself if it's determined you truly are taking too long to make decisions.

[Trick]

There is definitely a line there, but playing mental games is just as big as playing the physical game. Lee is well known for playing the mental game as well as the actual game.

-- Trick

[theory]

That sounds less like a play tactic and more like a Penalty for Unsportsmanlike conduct.  If it's intentional and they keep doing it after you made it clear they're harassing you while your playing I'd call for a judge.  But be careful, you might get called for "Slow playing" yourself if it's determined you truly are taking too long to make decisions.

Yes, definitely the second part when the other player rushes I could definitely call a judge for.  With slow play I think I get caught up in determining the next move sometimes that I don't realize I am taking longer than I should.

If the "harassing" is subtle enough it will be hard to get a judge to call unsportsmanlike conduct.  Just the nature of the beast.  Me personally I can't play that way because I end up distracting myself more than the other person - go figure </fail>