The Art of Shuffling

So I have been playing a lot of Star Trek CCG, in order to gear up for Origins, which is now less than two weeks away, and I just go squashed by a Borg deck. Now you may know what I am talking about, and you might just look puzzled, either way listen on. I lost, twice. And the fact that I lost is not what is bothering me (although it is annoying). The fact that the deck I played against is 50 times worse than the competition at Origins is not what is bothering me. What is bothering me is that I have forgotten the art of shuffling. A great card player once told me that "Shuffling is the key to winning any game. If you can learn to shuffle, you can dominate any game." While I didn't subscribe to any of his other ideals, this one has stuck with me and worked wonders during last year's convention season. However recently, I have been ignoring this advice. Why? Because in my meta I didn't need that edge. Well now, not only do I need that edge, but I have forgotten all that I learned. I have lost the art of shuffling forever.

So since I can't shuffle, trying to play a skill based or combo deck is just out of the question. So I am back to the old mission solver stand by, which is not what I want to play. I want to play something different and inventive. I want to play something that makes my opponent say, "I never thought about that before" but unless I learn how to shuffle in the next 13 days, it just isn't going to happen. Oh well, relegated to mediocrity once again.

In other news: diets suck, my Mariners have learned how to play baseball again (but probably won't win their division), The Spurs forgot how to play basketball, any my brother is trying to get in trouble with the law again. Basically, business as usual.

Game On!