POLL: TCG: Magic The Gathering

Lycrius · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 1:42pm

So the psp poll went how it went almost no one were going to buy psp or thought that the price was too high. So what about this. (I'll try to make better options for this) Magic The Gathering trading card game and do you play it, why or why not is it the general genre of TCGs or just this particular one. Also if someone actually play this game I'd like to know what's your favorite card in the collection.

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Poll Results: TCG: Magic The Gathering (17 votes.)

TCG: Magic The Gathering (Choose 1)
* Yes I play. - 59% (10)
* No I don't play TGCs. - 29% (5)
* Yes with someone elses cards. - 0% (0)
* No I just collect them. - 6% (1)
* I play other TCGs. - 6% (1)

The Magister · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 4:33pm

Magic: The Gathering is possably the most sucessfull trading card game ever created, haveing been around for over 10 years. Do I collect the cards? You bet! Do I play with them? How could I not!

I have a deck made entirly of White and one of Green

Meatdog · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 6:01pm

I've actually played a whole bunch of tcgs or ccgs, depending on publisher. I started with Magic, went over Star Wars (the original Decipher one), Star Trek and Lord of the Rings to end again at Magic. I also tried a whole slew of smaller ones where I never invested more than the first buying of cards.

I came back to magic since it's still one of the richest. The way each color has its own feel while still being able to combine easily multiple colors allows for vast amounts of creativity. Also the power level of the new sets that come out is very stable, something I missed with the Decipher games, where the power level kept rising to surpass the cards from the previous sets, which led to some very bad power level escalation.

There is also no other tcg that I know of that offers such a balanced limited environment next to the constructed one.

Erod · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 9:39pm

I stopped actively playing and collecting a bit after the Invasion Block came out, not that I have ever been really active anyway. Mostly just playing with some friends. I like the older sets much more than the newer ones anyway (<3 Ice Age). New Blocks appear too often to my liking too, you have to constantly buy new cards to keep up with Type 2.

I still do play the old PC game by MicroProse though

. Maybe that official online MtG would be worth to check out at some point.

Daie d'Malkin · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 10:36pm

Selesnya ftw. Nuff said

Lycrius · Wed, 11th Jul '07, 10:40pm

If you mean the MgT online don't bother. Or if you're ready to spend the same ammount of money in virtual cards that you would use on real.. go ahead. I actually bought the newest started edition just to get the "free" account with it but never really got the vibes to start buying virtual cards for online play. However the online games work fine (if you have decent deck with you (got pounded by Boros Legion vs. those starter cards).

Just started this post since I just bought the.. what is this called.. chacking.. Coldsnap Fat Pack (yeah it's old but hey I get my a$$ kicked by a friend of mine with cards like 10 years old =D ). The favorite deck.. or the deck that I use consists of Red/White boros legion cards (double lands whipe some serious butt) spiced with Orthog (or something, I don't bother to check) black/white. I have always loved the combination cards and after the release of Ravnica: City of Guilds I started playing again (had a pause of like 2 to 3 years).

Only thing sad about MtG is the speed they keep releasing those new blocks but thats what brings money to Wizards treasury, right.

Saber · Thu, 12th Jul '07, 4:20am

Played this game for 8 years, but my friends who used to play with me grew out of it... shame, because it's a wicked fun game.

I also play Star Wars (original Decipher), but with looser rules... I don't wanna go through the whole process of making Luke into a Jedi - I just wanna slap down Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, and destroy anyone who isn't Vader.

Gnarfflinger · Thu, 12th Jul '07, 5:51am

I have played on and off since 1995. By times I get a group of people to play with, but they either move away or give up on the game or whatever. That's the drawback of being in a small town.

Once I get the feel of the game and the current cards out there, I win more than I lose. While I'm getting that feel, it's not pretty.

I agree with the assessment of Selesnya. I went in a small time tourney and went 6-1 in a round robin with a standard legal (at the time) Selesnya deck when the tournament was Legacy...

I also have an extended legal (maybe not for long) Goblin deck that has only once lost a two of three, and that was partially my fault (critical mistake that cost me the first game).

Saber · Thu, 12th Jul '07, 6:49pm

I don't like any of the new series, though. I bought a box of Mirrodin, but after that, no more cards were purchased.

Hey, if any of you have AIM and integrity, I'll play someone...

But my decks aren't type 1, 1.5, or 2 legal... they're just fun decks to play with. I mean, I don't exceed the 4 card limit, but I have cards from all over the place in them.

Blog · Thu, 12th Jul '07, 11:08pm

I bought a deck of Magic cards to see what the fuss was about, but didn't continue with card collecting. I did however play the Win95 Magic game, and had lots of fun building themed decks. There's no way I would buy all those cards in real life though. But I would like to play it again on computer (freeware?) for a different set of cards.

Faye · Fri, 13th Jul '07, 4:12pm

Used to play. But its an expensive hobby. Guess that and the fact that I don't have anyone to play with was the reason I stopped.

I have a few decks still (cards are too old, with a few restricted cards in the mix).

And I've noticed the huge jump in card power about the time I stopped playing. The cards are so ridiculously overpowered these days, my decks (that used to be considerable powerhouses) probably won't stand a chance against them.

Daie d'Malkin · Fri, 13th Jul '07, 5:13pm

I dunno, really, it seems to me that the older cards are far more powerful than the newer ones.

The Magister · Fri, 13th Jul '07, 5:23pm

New abilities have been added and some old ones changed or removed alltogether.

Which meens that some old cards would have no effect whatsoever.

Faye · Sat, 14th Jul '07, 12:07pm

I think all the cards in my deck have abilities that still work in the current rules.

But have you seen some of the new cards? Especially the legends. Its so powerful its obscene, lol!

Daie d'Malkin · Sat, 14th Jul '07, 3:57pm

Then again, older cards give you Infinite Life, Mana etc, when used right.

Faye, can you get Magic cards in Malaysia? I haven't found any

Faye · Sat, 14th Jul '07, 4:08pm

Well, thats true. But its usually a very complex combo of cards that is easily disrupted. Not to mention, the WOTC clamp down hard and fast on these abuses and most of these combos don't work anymore. Those that still do are just too difficult or involves too many cards and there are much easier ways to win.

Yeah, you can usually get them in gaming shops in the major shopping malls. Its not common, but they are around. But then again, I live in Kuala Lumpur, so it would definitely easier for me to find them. I don't really know about the other cities though.

Daie d'Malkin · Sat, 14th Jul '07, 4:56pm

I tried looking in Miri, but didn;t see any. Oh well, I'll get them back in the UK.

Most of the combos still work in Legacy et al.

Faye · Sat, 14th Jul '07, 8:28pm

Well, not too surprising. I guess you'd probably only be able to find such shops in the major cities.

Do they? Perhaps the combos you meant are not considered to be abuses by WOTC or are just too much trouble for players to set up. I'm pretty sure WOTC would always make an erratum everytime a gamebreaking combo turns up. I don't really follow the new sets, so it is possible they have pretty nasty combos as well.

Saber · Sun, 15th Jul '07, 4:23pm

So no one wants to play me?

Here is a legal combo for infinite life (anycraze.com):

http://www.anycraze.com/combo_viewer.asp?comboid=100015

And because they're all green, it's a rather simple combo to play.

Or this for infitite damage (a bit harder to play):

http://www.anycraze.com/combo_viewer.asp?comboid=100077

There are thousands of legal combos that are great still.

Faye · Sun, 15th Jul '07, 4:54pm

Lol, I think there is the problem of logistics. Not to mention, judging from the amount of people who voted it seems not many SPers play (or played) MTG.

Ouch, those are pretty nasty combos. And seem considerably easy to pull off to me. But it can't be possible that there aren't any combos that consists of the newer sets, can it?

I stopped at about Mercadian Masques, but I'd consider anything past the Urza's Saga block to be new sets. I started playing during the Ice Age block. I personally think that the cards started getting pretty powerful during the Urza's Saga block.

Saber · Sun, 15th Jul '07, 9:34pm

Pah, all you need is AIM and integrity. Well, and a deck and skill.

I loved Mercadian Masques and all the Urza's blocks, but I didn't get a lot of them before they became very rare (and consequently, expensive).

Gnarfflinger · Mon, 16th Jul '07, 6:21am

Well, I had my first run from Fallen Empires to Weatherlight, my second run from Judgement to Legions, and my most recent run from Saviours of Kamigawa to Dissention. If I had access to a steady group, I'd still be buying cards to keep up with it. I found the changing environment a constant challenge.

Lycrius · Thu, 19th Jul '07, 2:50pm

I mostly use Boros Legion (red/white) but now since the 2/2 power troop waves are not enough to bring down biggest enemies I first build Dimir (blue/black) deck and it worked better than ever (but lags power against other black decks). The current deck I have is of course the all mighty Selesnia Conclave. Haven't played with it yet but considering the powerfull creatures with ability to pay them with other creatures on game gives hope. With little adjustment we'll see if it beats house dimir.

Enagonios · Thu, 19th Jul '07, 3:10pm

I bought a few decks back when I was a kid and they first came out. I never learned how to play though, I just liked looking at the art and reading the quotes and descriptions hehe.

Munchkin Blender · Wed, 1st Aug '07, 7:06pm

I played Magic my senior and Junior years in high school, 1995 and 1996. I was one of the lucky few to have a first edition black lotus and a few other very rare cards. My friends and I took the game seriously; after 96 I sold my decks as I lived in a small town and all of my friends went away to college. I did play in a few tournaments and always ended up in the top three. My local card shop was surprised the day I stopped in and ask "how much" for my mint black lotus.

Wed, 11th Jul '07, 4:33pm	#2
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Wed, 11th Jul '07, 10:36pm	#5
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Fri, 13th Jul '07, 5:13pm	#12
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Fri, 13th Jul '07, 5:23pm	#13
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Sat, 14th Jul '07, 3:57pm	#15
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Wed, 11th Jul '07, 1:42pm	#1
Lycrius I've always been wondering whether you can kill someone with a melon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oulun laani /Finland Posts: 35 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 334 Level: 6 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.08% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	So the psp poll went how it went almost no one were going to buy psp or thought that the price was too high. So what about this. (I'll try to make better options for this) Magic The Gathering trading card game and do you play it, why or why not is it the general genre of TCGs or just this particular one. Also if someone actually play this game I'd like to know what's your favorite card in the collection. Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 17 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. Poll Results: TCG: Magic The Gathering (17 votes.) TCG: Magic The Gathering (Choose 1) * Yes I play. - 59% (10) * No I don't play TGCs. - 29% (5) * Yes with someone elses cards. - 0% (0) * No I just collect them. - 6% (1) * I play other TCGs. - 6% (1)

Wed, 11th Jul '07, 6:01pm	#3
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Wed, 11th Jul '07, 9:39pm	#4
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Wed, 11th Jul '07, 10:40pm	#6
Lycrius I've always been wondering whether you can kill someone with a melon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oulun laani /Finland Posts: 35 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 334 Level: 6 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.08% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	If you mean the MgT online don't bother. Or if you're ready to spend the same ammount of money in virtual cards that you would use on real.. go ahead. I actually bought the newest started edition just to get the "free" account with it but never really got the vibes to start buying virtual cards for online play. However the online games work fine (if you have decent deck with you (got pounded by Boros Legion vs. those starter cards). Just started this post since I just bought the.. what is this called.. chacking.. Coldsnap Fat Pack (yeah it's old but hey I get my a$$ kicked by a friend of mine with cards like 10 years old =D ). The favorite deck.. or the deck that I use consists of Red/White boros legion cards (double lands whipe some serious butt) spiced with Orthog (or something, I don't bother to check) black/white. I have always loved the combination cards and after the release of Ravnica: City of Guilds I started playing again (had a pause of like 2 to 3 years). Only thing sad about MtG is the speed they keep releasing those new blocks but thats what brings money to Wizards treasury, right.

Thu, 12th Jul '07, 4:20am	#7
Saber A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 4,897 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,218 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 30.61% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Played this game for 8 years, but my friends who used to play with me grew out of it... shame, because it's a wicked fun game. I also play Star Wars (original Decipher), but with looser rules... I don't wanna go through the whole process of making Luke into a Jedi - I just wanna slap down Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, and destroy anyone who isn't Vader.

Thu, 12th Jul '07, 5:51am	#8
Gnarfflinger Wiseguy in Training Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Lorne, ON Posts: 5,423 Like: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,412 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 53.28% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I have played on and off since 1995. By times I get a group of people to play with, but they either move away or give up on the game or whatever. That's the drawback of being in a small town. Once I get the feel of the game and the current cards out there, I win more than I lose. While I'm getting that feel, it's not pretty. I agree with the assessment of Selesnya. I went in a small time tourney and went 6-1 in a round robin with a standard legal (at the time) Selesnya deck when the tournament was Legacy... I also have an extended legal (maybe not for long) Goblin deck that has only once lost a two of three, and that was partially my fault (critical mistake that cost me the first game).

Thu, 12th Jul '07, 6:49pm	#9
Saber A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 4,897 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,218 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 30.61% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I don't like any of the new series, though. I bought a box of Mirrodin, but after that, no more cards were purchased. Hey, if any of you have AIM and integrity, I'll play someone... But my decks aren't type 1, 1.5, or 2 legal... they're just fun decks to play with. I mean, I don't exceed the 4 card limit, but I have cards from all over the place in them.

Thu, 12th Jul '07, 11:08pm	#10
Blog Gems: 23/31 Latest gem: Black Opal Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,634 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,052 Level: 20 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 22.47% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I bought a deck of Magic cards to see what the fuss was about, but didn't continue with card collecting. I did however play the Win95 Magic game, and had lots of fun building themed decks. There's no way I would buy all those cards in real life though. But I would like to play it again on computer (freeware?) for a different set of cards.

Fri, 13th Jul '07, 4:12pm	#11
Faye Life is funny. When you get a chance to leave, you find a reason to stay Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 748 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,888 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.73% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Used to play. But its an expensive hobby. Guess that and the fact that I don't have anyone to play with was the reason I stopped. I have a few decks still (cards are too old, with a few restricted cards in the mix). And I've noticed the huge jump in card power about the time I stopped playing. The cards are so ridiculously overpowered these days, my decks (that used to be considerable powerhouses) probably won't stand a chance against them.

Sat, 14th Jul '07, 12:07pm	#14
Faye Life is funny. When you get a chance to leave, you find a reason to stay Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 748 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,888 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.73% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I think all the cards in my deck have abilities that still work in the current rules. But have you seen some of the new cards? Especially the legends. Its so powerful its obscene, lol!

Sat, 14th Jul '07, 4:08pm	#16
Faye Life is funny. When you get a chance to leave, you find a reason to stay Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 748 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,888 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.73% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Well, thats true. But its usually a very complex combo of cards that is easily disrupted. Not to mention, the WOTC clamp down hard and fast on these abuses and most of these combos don't work anymore. Those that still do are just too difficult or involves too many cards and there are much easier ways to win. Yeah, you can usually get them in gaming shops in the major shopping malls. Its not common, but they are around. But then again, I live in Kuala Lumpur, so it would definitely easier for me to find them. I don't really know about the other cities though.

Sat, 14th Jul '07, 4:56pm	#17
Daie d'Malkin Shoulda gone to Specsavers Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chibi-land Posts: 2,635 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,724 Level: 23 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 48.76% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I tried looking in Miri, but didn;t see any. Oh well, I'll get them back in the UK. Most of the combos still work in Legacy et al.
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Sat, 14th Jul '07, 8:28pm	#18
Faye Life is funny. When you get a chance to leave, you find a reason to stay Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 748 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,888 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.73% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Well, not too surprising. I guess you'd probably only be able to find such shops in the major cities. Do they? Perhaps the combos you meant are not considered to be abuses by WOTC or are just too much trouble for players to set up. I'm pretty sure WOTC would always make an erratum everytime a gamebreaking combo turns up. I don't really follow the new sets, so it is possible they have pretty nasty combos as well.

Sun, 15th Jul '07, 4:23pm	#19
Saber A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 4,897 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,218 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 30.61% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	So no one wants to play me? Here is a legal combo for infinite life (anycraze.com): http://www.anycraze.com/combo_viewer.asp?comboid=100015 And because they're all green, it's a rather simple combo to play. Or this for infitite damage (a bit harder to play): http://www.anycraze.com/combo_viewer.asp?comboid=100077 There are thousands of legal combos that are great still.

Sun, 15th Jul '07, 4:54pm	#20
Faye Life is funny. When you get a chance to leave, you find a reason to stay Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 748 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,888 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.73% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Lol, I think there is the problem of logistics. Not to mention, judging from the amount of people who voted it seems not many SPers play (or played) MTG. Ouch, those are pretty nasty combos. And seem considerably easy to pull off to me. But it can't be possible that there aren't any combos that consists of the newer sets, can it? I stopped at about Mercadian Masques, but I'd consider anything past the Urza's Saga block to be new sets. I started playing during the Ice Age block. I personally think that the cards started getting pretty powerful during the Urza's Saga block.

Sun, 15th Jul '07, 9:34pm	#21
Saber A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 4,897 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,218 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 30.61% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Pah, all you need is AIM and integrity. Well, and a deck and skill. I loved Mercadian Masques and all the Urza's blocks, but I didn't get a lot of them before they became very rare (and consequently, expensive).

Mon, 16th Jul '07, 6:21am	#22
Gnarfflinger Wiseguy in Training Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Lorne, ON Posts: 5,423 Like: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 11,412 Level: 31 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 53.28% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Well, I had my first run from Fallen Empires to Weatherlight, my second run from Judgement to Legions, and my most recent run from Saviours of Kamigawa to Dissention. If I had access to a steady group, I'd still be buying cards to keep up with it. I found the changing environment a constant challenge.

Thu, 19th Jul '07, 2:50pm	#23
Lycrius I've always been wondering whether you can kill someone with a melon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oulun laani /Finland Posts: 35 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 334 Level: 6 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.08% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I mostly use Boros Legion (red/white) but now since the 2/2 power troop waves are not enough to bring down biggest enemies I first build Dimir (blue/black) deck and it worked better than ever (but lags power against other black decks). The current deck I have is of course the all mighty Selesnia Conclave. Haven't played with it yet but considering the powerfull creatures with ability to pay them with other creatures on game gives hope. With little adjustment we'll see if it beats house dimir.

Thu, 19th Jul '07, 3:10pm	#24
Enagonios Gems: 31/31 Latest gem: Rogue Stone Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Here Posts: 6,089 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 13,835 Level: 34 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.48% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I bought a few decks back when I was a kid and they first came out. I never learned how to play though, I just liked looking at the art and reading the quotes and descriptions hehe.
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Wed, 1st Aug '07, 7:06pm	#25
Munchkin Blender Gems: 22/31 Latest gem: Sphene Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Theda Posts: 1,400 Like: 6 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,605 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 22.03% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	I played Magic my senior and Junior years in high school, 1995 and 1996. I was one of the lucky few to have a first edition black lotus and a few other very rare cards. My friends and I took the game seriously; after 96 I sold my decks as I lived in a small town and all of my friends went away to college. I did play in a few tournaments and always ended up in the top three. My local card shop was surprised the day I stopped in and ask "how much" for my mint black lotus.