Monday, May 14, 2007
I should probably be writing about the new puppy here, but pictures will be more appropriate (expect one or two later today).
Instead, I'm going to mention that Sean (my brother) and I got somewhat reacquainted with Magic: The Gathering on Saturday night while the rest of the people at Jacquie's parents' place played a card game called Pass The Ace.
Several months back, I bought a couple of pre-made decks and a two-player starter kit for M:tG, but I haven't got any use out of them. At least the starter kit has now gotten some use. We played four games of Magic before the evening ended. Afterwards, Sean mentioned that he'd be okay getting back into the game as long as we didn't get heavily into the collecting aspect.
That's just fine with me. I don't think Magic is a bad game. It can actually be a lot of fun (especially now that the rules are much clearer than when we played -- way back during the Revised Edition). Besides the rule ambiguities in the earlier editions of Magic, what made it a pain in the ass was the collectable nature. It seemed like every player was trying to one-up their opponents with purchases of hundreds of booster packs and singles. I seem to recall some of the guys I played Magic with in high school went so far as to drop upwards of $20 or $30 on a single card (a waste of money, if you ask me).
So yeah, I might be finally getting some more use out of my Magic cards. Now the trick will be keeping the collectable nature out of it.
Instead, I'm going to mention that Sean (my brother) and I got somewhat reacquainted with Magic: The Gathering on Saturday night while the rest of the people at Jacquie's parents' place played a card game called Pass The Ace.
Several months back, I bought a couple of pre-made decks and a two-player starter kit for M:tG, but I haven't got any use out of them. At least the starter kit has now gotten some use. We played four games of Magic before the evening ended. Afterwards, Sean mentioned that he'd be okay getting back into the game as long as we didn't get heavily into the collecting aspect.
That's just fine with me. I don't think Magic is a bad game. It can actually be a lot of fun (especially now that the rules are much clearer than when we played -- way back during the Revised Edition). Besides the rule ambiguities in the earlier editions of Magic, what made it a pain in the ass was the collectable nature. It seemed like every player was trying to one-up their opponents with purchases of hundreds of booster packs and singles. I seem to recall some of the guys I played Magic with in high school went so far as to drop upwards of $20 or $30 on a single card (a waste of money, if you ask me).
So yeah, I might be finally getting some more use out of my Magic cards. Now the trick will be keeping the collectable nature out of it.
// posted by Chris @ 10:23 AM 
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