2010 Straight Draft Guide

For those of you who are new to this effort, our Straight Draft Guide is our annual attempt to take the robust tools and analysis here at the site, which are often geared primarily to auction formats, and adapt them to the straight draft format. When we first started this effort years ago, this was more of an original research piece. Today, it really is about collating, assembling, and integrating the good work of the entire HQ staff into a "one-stop shop" for the straight drafter.

This year, we appear under the heading of NFBC Strategy, but the approach here certainly extends beyond that single format.

So, whether a first-time or long-time reader, let's get down to business. Some of what appears below is familiar, with some new...

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