Magic
My account of Magic: the Gathering
History
I started playing Magic when I became a freshman in high
school. My friend, Martin, got into it and wanted me to start. He was willing
to give me cards to help me start my decks. I learned quickly, but at first
I thought it was too expensive. I was right, but realized that it was fun
for the money. I was quickly addicted to the mystic card game and got lots
of cards for presents! I traded and played with Martin and several other
people. In Boy Scouts I was able to induct several new cubs whose interest
peaked to a game of Magic.
I must have over a thousand cards and 25 decks! My
best deck creations: all artifact w/ fireballs, black, red/green, blue/white,
and several other infamous combinations!
For the first three years of playing Magic I always
learned something new. One very picky rule is that you can't tap a creature
unless you owned him/her since the beginning of your turn. Another interesting
rule is the difference between sorceries and instants; sorcories can't
be played during the opponent's turn.
This picture shows some people I know
playing Magic on a Boy Scout Trip.
This game is being played in a cabin next to a frozen lake.
David Gombosi, Evan Patey, and others are in the picture. Some of the cards
I can recognize are Bottomless Vault, Island, Dwarven Stronghold, and Mill
Stone. I did not actually take this picture.