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  • Curating Community: From Old School to Cube

    This past year I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how my relationship with this game has changed and how I’ve grown because of it. The game itself has stayed remarkably familiar. What changed was how I belonged to it. When I came back to Magic through Old School in 2020, I thought I…

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  • The 8 types of fun

    The 8 types of fun

    This game has been my hobby now for more than 30 years. I often wonder why I keep coming back again and again to this game. I’ve learned countless other games. I like many other types of activities from running and skiing to cooking and programming. And yet, this game has been a recurring passion.…

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  • In League with Lich: How I went 6-0 with a Lich deck

    My path to lichdom has been a long and winding one. I’d been in search of an exciting, casual deck that creates fun games for both players regardless of the outcome. I surveyed people informally on discord on what were their favorite ways to lose a game. Games are always more fun when you’re winning,…

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  • 29/40 at 40, and I feel fine

    29/40 at 40, and I feel fine

    I turned 40 this year, and thought it would be fun to review and take stock of my Magic journey. Some players have stated a collecting goal of owning all 40 dual lands by the time they turn 40. I don’t have 40 duals. I don’t intend to. I have 29 (30 total since I…

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  • White border reprints of yesteryear

    Like many players of a certain age, my journey into Magic: The Gathering began with a 4th Edition starter deck. I’ll never forget cracking open that first pack and seeing this hideous floating mouth – Leviathan. Ever since, that’s been the era I knew and loved best. Creatures were clunky, removal was weak, and board…

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  • Our plucky crew heads to Rath

    Our plucky crew heads to Rath

    We got 9 wizards back together to chase the Weatherlight to the plane of Rath. It had been a while since we had gotten together to cube and everyone was so appreciative and enjoyed getting back together. This really is a great group and I appreciate whenever I get to see them. We’d drafted this…

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  • Drafting unsleeved

    Hi all, I’ve got another short write-up and a few pictures from a cubing session. This was an unsleeved white and old bordered cube. The criteria is that every card in it has to be available in white border and the older border. That’s it. So it’s an eclectic mix from revised to 7th edition,…

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  • I come at last to Death’s Door

    It’s been a long time coming. Despite living in Colorado, I hadn’t been able to make either of the two previous Yeticons. I had family stuff both good and bad that lined up with the dates, so I had always been on the outside looking in. I’ve got a young kid at home so I…

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  • Halcyon Days

    Halcyon Days

    I often think back to my early days playing Magic, and the mystery that those cards held for me. I’ve now been playing Old School longer than I played the first time around. But those first memories have stuck with me after all these years. This is my origin story. Back in those days, I…

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  • Summer Derby 2024: The Puzzling

    This derby has been my most fun ever. I didn’t make the Top 16 sadly, but I ended up in 22nd place, leading the hearty 5-3 cohort with a 71% OMW%. Every single one of my games and matches was incredible with wild swings and haymakers both ways, and every opponent was fun and engaging,…

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