I remember the card game years ago when I was so attached to it. Back in junior high, I "converted" many fellow students into the game. In almost any school, during lunch, there would usually be at least one table where a bunch of kids would be seen playing that addictive card game.
When I'm not evaluating my deck at how strategically effective it is, I would marvel at the paintings of the cards and read the flavor text, which seem to paint a faint but exoctic and interesting world.
There would be times when my rares were stolen, and one time when my entire deck was gone. It was a magnet for theivery. Oh well, just go back to my boxes of cards and build another.
What has happened to the game now? It has become so saturated, I lost all interest. Too many expansions, too many abilities, too many effects. The only way to catch up to it all is by buying it all. And that's what Hasbro (who bought Wizards of the Coast I beleive) wants us to do. Is Hasbro bought out by an even bigger company now or am I just thinking Hasbro Interactive? Anyway, as they got bigger, the whole concept of the game was lost. Check out the newer designs. It just contradicts the whole setting of the game. If they could change the back of the card, they would do it too. I haven't touched it in years. The remaining cards I have in my possesion now serves as a reminder of how I used to enjoy that game.
When I'm not evaluating my deck at how strategically effective it is, I would marvel at the paintings of the cards and read the flavor text, which seem to paint a faint but exoctic and interesting world.
There would be times when my rares were stolen, and one time when my entire deck was gone. It was a magnet for theivery. Oh well, just go back to my boxes of cards and build another.
What has happened to the game now? It has become so saturated, I lost all interest. Too many expansions, too many abilities, too many effects. The only way to catch up to it all is by buying it all. And that's what Hasbro (who bought Wizards of the Coast I beleive) wants us to do. Is Hasbro bought out by an even bigger company now or am I just thinking Hasbro Interactive? Anyway, as they got bigger, the whole concept of the game was lost. Check out the newer designs. It just contradicts the whole setting of the game. If they could change the back of the card, they would do it too. I haven't touched it in years. The remaining cards I have in my possesion now serves as a reminder of how I used to enjoy that game.