Gemstone Mine - How Heat Distorts Threat Assessment -- Lessons from cEDH

Some players like to "lie low", avoiding trouble for fear of incurring the wrath of opponents while others like to instigate and start trouble, drawing ire and getting the game moving. This week, we talk about how the concept of "heat" in Commander changes the way that players assess threats!
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Everything is Wrestling?
02:36 Heat in Magic
06:21 Heat is the Heart of Politics (in Magic)
08:16 Managing & Using Heat
12:05 Closing Thoughts
- Our theme song is "Lonely Satellite" by Bio Unit licensed via Creative Commons
- Shout-Outs for this episode:
+ Lenny Wooley https://twitter.com/LennyWooley and MTG in Quarantine https://twitter.com/MTGinQuarantine for their recent talk about "Loudness" of Commanders
- Find us on Twitter at @gemstoneminemtg
- Reach us via email at gemstoneminepodcast@gmail.com

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