Introduce yourself! (Version 2.0)

[prock7]

Wow, can't believe you've been back Alex, & for 1 episode you too Dan!!!! I guess this is not very exciting news for those who have been listening for the last 4 or so months but it is very big news for me. it was a sad day for me in August '08 when you two went off air so to speak. anyway can't wait to catch up on all the shows i've missed.

in terms of my Magic background i've played very causal MTG on and off for many years but really took the game up in ernest back around Morningtide. in 2008 i had the Magic "fever" bad, i bought everything and anything (well not everything but lots and lots of theme decks). i've since slowed down buying a little but enjoy the game as much as ever. still a very causal player, i'm older then most i guess, in my 40's. i have a family which includes two daughters who aren't old enough to play yet (not that they would anyway but we'll see as time goes on) that's it. Pete

great to be back Alex!!
thanks for many great shows in the past Alex and Dan.
special shout out to you too Mav!

[Disturbedone0777]

Well I'm new to magic for the most part. I played some when I was much younger and didn't really have any kind of my own income to play competitive but the experience did give me basic knowledge on how to play when I came back. I started playing again literally the day M10 dropped. I got very lucky and happened to be in a game store about to buy D&D books when I saw magic cards and thought it might be fun to try playing again and more competitively.

I partook in the Missouri's (state) 2009 although it's no longer sanctioned as state, it had another name that I forgot, where I played a mono-Black Vampires deck and lost over and over to jund.

As a player my preferred colors tend to be blue and Black.
I'm open to discussion about anything magic related as I'm trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can so that I can get back into playing competitively.
I found this forum and show at work because it was the only website not blocked for it's meta-tag of "games". However now that I've found it, I am subscribed and very happy to listen and partake in discussion.

[Dark Wolf]

Hello.
I've been playing since Conflux, and am relatively new to the game. However, I pick up fast and thus hope to be of great help when people put new decks up to be critiqued. Deck-building which leads into tournament play is my favorite part of Magic, so I hope I can be of help to everyone.

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Hello, I've been playing since Conflux, and am relatively new to the podcast. However, my specialty is making Magic decks and hopefully making them tournament worthy. I'm a Johnny/Spike combination, and I love playing to win. I hope I can be of help to anyone who posts decks on the forums to be critiqued.

[Singthesoul]

Hi! I'm Christine. Yes I'm female.(Usually when it comes to this stuff I have to be straight forward with it)
Well, My first real set is Alara though I have cards way back from tempest and 7th edition. Apparently my dad played when he was younger. I have yet to get my hands on any worldwake cards but I'm exited to

I'm so-so at deck building, it's just something that'll take time for me to get good at. I play casually but my decks would be legal for vintage and legacy I'm pretty sure.(I haven't really looked at the banned lists all that close)

Though I'm still learning I'm getting thrust into becoming good. I play too well to be a beginner persay, but I play against people who are WAY better then me so I am working hard to get my decks to be more competitive against theirs

Oh, I'm from Albany, New York too.

[hobosock]

Hey, what's up? I'm new to MtG and to DC as well. I'm not spending a lot of money on cards, but I like the deck building strategies of MtG. I found the DC podcasts a couple of months ago and enjoyed listening in!

I'd just like to say that you do a great job with these podcasts. While you don't specifically cater to new players, you've done a great job explaining each card so even I, as a very new player, understands.

[valk]

Graeme Scott here, joined up through the podcast and love your approach to things Alex. Really liked "building in layers" and I hope you'll do a few things like considerations on popular cards. For example, like your analysis of Jund V Jund at Sandiego and the idea of targetting land in jund's early turns to weaken it considerably.

Maybe if you want a quick tactic thing to add to the cast, pick a card that is seeing a lot of play and how different decks can deal with it? I'd like to hear how you approach this while trying to keep your decks synergies for it's own offense.

About me? I'm an Australian male that has been playing since fallen empires about 94, first year of high school, but casually on and off amongst a small group. Finally have a local store that holds games, so after not playing since Onslaught really, I'm back. I like to try things people don't. Land destruction is my favourite ongoing deck theme. My versions (made from what I get in packs) lose a fair bit but I love how domineering it is when it wins. ^_^

[yankeedave]

Hey All

My name is Dave, and contrary to my login, I am not actually American, but English! The name comes from the fact I grew up in Indiana, and left at the age of 16 - and now that I am 34 I still have the damn accent!

I have played since Mirrodin and have always loved the older formats instead of Standard, which I havent played since about 2005.

I play in the Richmond Legacy League (Season 1 Champ!) and have played Alex a few times (once with Burn and once with Belcher) both times having been mentioned in his Podcasts! (I feel so proud! )

I consider myself a learning mage, but have a pretty good knowledge of Legacy and hope to do well in the upcoming UK Legacy Nationals!

Anyways, nice to meet ya'll (see, I can still be a yank!)

Dave

[Ferridge]

Hi Everyone,

I started playing magic around revised, but didnt buy many card until Ice Age. I played casual magic with a handfull of people until Urza Saga came out. I stopped playing until last september, and since then ive been going to a local FNM group.

Because of the long absence ive missed alot of set and cards, but with like to think im ok with the recent cards. Standard is definately my favourite format as missing out on the older sets doesnt make that big a difference.

[Xavious]

Greetings everyone,

Browncoat managed to drag me over here today while talking about decks. I'm still very new to Magic, having only started playing during Zendikar, and still learning the ropes. That means I'm prone bouts of madness when deck building

In general, I tend to make my decks legal for standard gameplay. Partly because I'm most familiar with Magic 2010 and Zendikar and in part because I hope to start attending FNM at a local shop.

[StratGuy74]

Hey guys, I'm Ollie and I started Magic just before 10th Edition came out. However, I collect older cards by preference, and the oldest card I own is a mint condition Beta forest! Hail my pitiful achievement!

I'm from North Yorkshire in the UK, and am mainly a casual player, although I will soon start enrolling tournaments.

Cheers guys!

[Ferridge]

Hi All,

Out of interest where is everyone from? Whats your local FNM?

[Disturbedone0777]

Local to the center of the States. Missouri, in that lovely little city of St.Louis. Normally get my game-on up at New Castle Comics and Games near my home.

[Ferridge]

I should of said, im from essex in the uk, and my local FNM is in Rayleigh.

[Deckbuilder]

I'm from syracuse NY, although i am currently in DC for school, I've been playing magic since mirroden block although i have only recently begun playing in tournaments. If anyone knows a place to play in dc i haven't found one yet

[sparkmage]

Hello, as you can see i love spark mage ^_^
I started really playing after ww but i started really collecting around christmas 09.
i'm from gainseville fl and i play at Megagamingandcomics