22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
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Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#2Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#3Does anyone else feel revulsion at the notion of a "mythic rare?" Magic feels like a cross between a brilliant game and a video poker machine.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#4Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
What's a reasonable price to spend? You would probably spend you $15 to go see a two hour movie... I bet you can get away with spending under $7.50 per hour on M:tG. But it is a very expensive game if you buy all the cards and only play it once.
I still have cards from the 90s, I don't think I've bought anything in 20 years. Still fun game to play on board game night with friends.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#5Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
I pretty much refuse to play any format other than booster draft. Flat price, loads of fun, and easy to get into for a brief period of time since you only need to know about the set you are drafting.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#6Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
Why not just print out the cards?
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#7Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
What's a reasonable price to spend? You would probably spend you $15 to go see a two hour movie... I bet you can get away with spending under $7.50 per hour on M:tG. But it is a very expensive game if you buy all the cards and only play it once. I still have cards from the 90s, I don't think I've bought anything in 20 years. Still fun game to play on board game night with friends.
The thing is that $15 is peanuts in the MtG world unless you are playing draft.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#8Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
Why not just print out the cards?
You can't play tournaments.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#9Does anyone else feel revulsion at the notion of a "mythic rare?" Magic feels like a cross between a brilliant game and a video poker machine.
The fact that the rarity top-end is only "Mythic Rare" makes it more tame than most modern TCGs.
Re: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been (2015)
#10Magic is probably my fav board game, too bad that you have to put in so much time and money to have fun and the value of cards deprecates so quickly. I tried Hearthstone to scratch that itch but that game is just gutted MtG.
You could get started with the Pauper format, where you can only use commons. That's actually the only format I play in tournaments. With friends, it's Commander + Modern, since none of us have crazy expensive decks.