{"id":10306,"date":"2015-02-18T06:39:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T14:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=10306"},"modified":"2015-02-16T13:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T21:42:58","slug":"the-prodigal-planeswalker-levelling-the-playing-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2015\/02\/18\/the-prodigal-planeswalker-levelling-the-playing-field\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prodigal Planeswalker<\/em>: Levelling the playing field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tournaments are a fun aspect of Magic: The Gathering<\/i>. Competitive players can easily conjure up a cadre of the game\u2019s most powerful, rare, and expensive cards from their 60-card deck.<\/p>\n

Back in 2007\/08, I built a tournament deck that took me all the way to the City Championship finals in Vancouver. I managed to finish eighth overall in BC. The featured cards of the day were Tarmogoyf, Garruk Wildspeaker, Thoughtseize, and Doran, the Siege Tower.<\/p>\n

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The Prodigal Planeswalker<\/em> is the column of the Camosun College Magic: The Gathering<\/em> Club (image provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These days, my passion has been introducing new players to the game.<\/p>\n

Our take-a-card, leave-a-card box has now morphed into two distinct collections for players to pick through. We have been play-testing homemade decks versus factory-made duel decks with surprising results.<\/p>\n

In the long haul, however, the \u201cmoney\u201d decks grind out the wins against novice players with their fledgling card collections. This was an enormous source of frustration for me as a teen learning the game on a limited budget.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m proud to say we are levelling the playing field for newcomers with our complimentary 30-card starter decks, mini master tournaments, and booster drafts. For all the formats mentioned, no investment is required, as it free for Camosun club members.<\/p>\n

Come join our next Magic<\/i> club meeting on Friday, February 20 at 1 pm in Young 220, Lansdowne. We have organized a special event for the meeting: a free, limited eight-player Fate Reforged booster draft.<\/p>\n

You must present your Camosun ID to enter. Preference will be given to current club members. A special thanks to Michael Lum of Skyhaven Games for sponsoring the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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