When card games are combined with a physical space, suddenly its not just the cards that you play but when and where you place, how they move and attack, and how their position on the battlefield affects your overall strategy that comes into consideration
Face-down does not mean the other side of a card , it means information about the card is hidden
Synergy is good, but it should not come at the expense of what's most important
The rules text is the beloved Commander staple, unchanged
It came in first place in three categories, taking home the prize for best reprints, best reprinted commanders, and best colorless cards, while also coming in among the top half of decks in three more, giving the deck just enough points to slip past Breeding Lethality and take home the grand prize
Individually this is almost unnoticeable, but when comparing stacks, 20 foils cards is about equivalent to 23 regular Magic cards