The CardBoard.Live #MTGWorlds recap. Plus: **EXCLUSIVE** merch giveaway!

What a great weekend! Here is the #MTGWorlds recap from the CardBoard.Live perspective.

As a valued member of the CBL community – whether you are a fan, viewer, streamer, or all of the above – THANK YOU.

You played an integral part in our collective success with your generous and vocal support. Over the past couple of months, you have given us a TON of valuable feedback and helped us shape the product for the better.

We are so deeply appreciative of your support that we would like to tell you about a sweet CBL merchandise giveaway. Be sure to read on to the very end of this article.

Please congratulate Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa as the new Magic World Champion!

Paulo Vitor (“PV”) outlasted 15 other top competitors in an incredible event with some fantastic commentary, stellar gameplay, and solid coverage.

CONGRATULATIONS to your WORLD CHAMPION @PVDDR 🎉#MTGWorlds pic.twitter.com/CnsNGwjI0f

— Magic Esports ✈️ #MTGWorlds (@MagicEsports) February 17, 2020

Becoming World Champion was the final item on PV’s bucket list. In an interview with Humans of Magic 3.5 years ago, he made this abundantly clear.

Congratulations @PVDDR on becoming World Champion. From a convo Paulo Vitor and I had 3.5 years ago for @humansofmagic. The dream has finally come true. pic.twitter.com/p3BBXOFjJe

— James Hsu (@james_hsu) February 17, 2020

Gabriel Nassif’s stellar run

Truly incredible to see a true legend of the game, and CBL-sponsored streamer extraordinaire, Gabriel “Yellowhat” Nassif finish in the Top 4.

.@gabnassif makes it into the Top 8 of #MTGWorlds. Always great to see the legends make it.

Follow the action: https://t.co/jphLD4ssKK pic.twitter.com/EyIyrAjjSp

— CardBoard Live (@cardboardlive) February 15, 2020

Gabriel Nassif has been crushing the game for decades. We are excited to see what else is in store for the French phenom.

#MTGWorlds coverage – highlights

Overall presentation

Viewers received the full deluxe CardBoard.Live treatment, in partnership with our excellent friends over at Wizards of the Coast. Want to see all the cards in play? Players’ decklists? Live standings? CardBoard.Live has you covered.

.@cardboardlive brings you another live match at #MTGWorlds—🔥@AutumnLilyMTG vs. @JEDepraz🔥

Full decklists + hover-over for everything on the screen! 👀

Stellar commentary by @coL_AliasV & @CedricAPhillips 🤩

👉https://t.co/jphLD4ssKK👈@MagicEsports @MTG_Arena pic.twitter.com/JH7Aj3pLr8

— CardBoard Live (@cardboardlive) February 15, 2020

Pro tip: for #MTGWorlds, use the @cardboardlive extension on-screen to access live standings. No need to take your eyes off the action 👀

Decklists & standings at your fingertips ✌️

👉https://t.co/jphLD4ssKK👈@MagicEsports @MTG_Arena pic.twitter.com/f4T5VcUHhK

— CardBoard Live (@cardboardlive) February 14, 2020

At #MTGWorlds the action is fast & furious. @cardboardlive works to provide you with **ALL** decklists, all the time 👀

It's @ToffelMTG vs. @AutumnLilyMTG 👀

👉https://t.co/jphLD4ssKK👈@MagicEsports @MTG_Arena pic.twitter.com/mjo4DTc0zm

— CardBoard Live (@cardboardlive) February 15, 2020

The community took notice. High praise, indeed.

This is definitely the best Magic broadcast ever

— Bryan Gottlieb (@BryanGo) February 17, 2020

Read Matt Sperling’s full article here.

Limited gameplay

Viewers were excited to find out that #MTGWorlds would be broadcast entirely via Magic Arena – even the Limited gameplay.

The innovation that Wizards of the Coast presented for the draft segment – a timewalked recap with post-production commentary – was remarkable.

Viewers responded with warm praise.

Honestly this coverage of the draft at #MTGWorlds is on another level.@HAUMPH and @Marshall_LR's pacing is great, the editing is gas.

I love the cut to @ToffelMTG and the mid-draft color updates they're doing.

— Emma Handy 🎙️SCGIndy🎙️ (@Em_TeeGee) February 14, 2020

Just wanna applaud @wizards_magic and @MagicEsports for trying the recording option for the draft portion. Made the flow, commentary, and overall coverage of the draft significantly better.

— strong_sad (the streamer guy) (@strong_sad) February 14, 2020

We will be working with Wizards of the Coast to further push the envelope. Stay tuned!

“Halo effect” of introducing new streamers to CBL via #MTGWorlds

We received an unprecedented amount of new requests to use the CardBoard.Live for Arena extension…DURING #MTGWorlds weekend.

[James] Thank you MTG Arena streaming community for your STRONG interest in our extension 👍

Due to the intensity of #MTGWorlds we are *slightly* delayed in approving your Beta requests 😎

If you've emailed us, we will get you on the list soon!

👉beta@cardboard.live👈 pic.twitter.com/It1DDDxrLN

— CardBoard Live (@cardboardlive) February 18, 2020

Streamers around the world are seeing the value of a rich interactive overlay to tell the full story to their audiences. And they have responded in kind.

If you are looking to stream Magic of any kind – Arena, Magic Online, or Tabletop – get in touch with us now. Email us over at beta@cardboard.live and we will get you all set up 🙂

CBL Merch Giveaway

We are creating a new batch of hoodies. Hoodies are normally reserved for CBL team members and sponsored players…but you can win one, right now. Be the talk of the town by rocking one of these designs.

To enter the drawing, do ALL of the following:

1. Follow @cardboardlive on Twitter.
2. Follow @TeamLotusBox on Twitter.
3. Retweet this tweet.

5 lucky winners will be picked by Feb 29, 2020. Winners will be contacted by the @cardboardlive Twitter account — make sure your DMs are open!

About us

• Wilson Hunter and James Hsu are the creators of CardBoard.Live. Our goal is to revolutionize the way people interact with card and board games online.
• Wilson is a professional Magic player. James is a Magic player, published author and creator of the Humans of Magic podcast.

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Warmest regards,

Wilson Hunter and James Hsu

CardBoard.Live