The dumb thing is that I had my Standard deck IN MY HANDS and said "Nah, I'm playing Pauper tonight, no need to bring anything else!" Grah! Next time I go I will bring a couple of Standard decks fer sure... I don't think they play Legacy or Vintage for Friday Night Magic.
On Monday, July 30, 2012 9:35:04 AM UTC-4, Serv wrote: > Never played crack for gamers, but Jon and Shag used to play. So i suppose > next time you go you will have to have some different decks made up just as > a precaution? > > Glad you had some fun! > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Friday I headed over to the local game shop, Boardwalk, to play some >> Magic: The Gathering because one of the owners had mentioned to me that >> they were going to be playing some Pauper Magic. Pauper is a format where >> the only cards you can use are Commons, no Uncommon or Rare cards allowed. >> So I built up a deck, got permission from my wife, and headed over. >> >> Things didn't start well. When I went to check in and get my DCI card, >> the guy doing check in said that Pauper was going to be Draft, which means >> that everyone ends up buying a certain number of booster packs and >> "drafting" a deck that way. To that I said, pffff, no. So I ended up >> signing up for Standard, which is the "normal" format (as the name implies) >> and is typically played Constructed, which means you build you deck >> beforehand like I had done. The problem is that Standard allows any kind >> of card from the current sets; playing with my Pauper style deck I knew I >> would be in trouble. >> >> Turns out the guy doing check in was wrong; Pauper was Constructed after >> all. So bleah on him. >> >> Anyway, I got creamed pretty badly. Went 0-2 in the first round, 0-2 in >> the second round, and 1-2 in the third. I honestly believe that I won a >> game in the first round but the kid was acting cagey with his life total >> D20... I hit him with a big strike after all his blockers were tapped out, >> and I am certain I did just enough to kill him, but he claimed he had 1 >> left. I didn't want to raise a stink since I was the New Guy and he was a >> regular. >> >> In any event I did have fun. I think I would have had more fun if I had >> the right deck with me. considering going in maybe once a month or so just >> to play and justify the money I spend on these cards. >> >> Any other Magic or other CCG players here? Hmmm? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/zlZfLdSUn2kJ. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/3jog8XXbghMJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
