by
MtgScrounger
Four swift months. Shaking my head
in disbelief, I couldn’t remember when it was exactly when I formally returned
to playing MtG. Was it when I started browsing through the spoilers on the net?
Or was it when I began collecting cards for a potential standard deck? Or
was it when I started visiting places that are the usual haunts of Mang
Jerry or Boss Uly? Hmm…
Having been in
a 4-yr hiatus from playing MtG due to personal reasons, I couldn’t help but
wonder now what made me come back. I still remember telling my girlfriend four
years ago when I disposed most of my MtG cards that I was thankful that I’m
able to quit back then. I kept telling myself that even though I disposed of
them at very low prices (I’m looking at you darksteel pendant… hehe!), I should
be happy that I was able to get off the game. And for the next four years, I
guess I was happy despite the lack of it in my life. Besides, I have a lot on
my plate back then.
Anyway, a
couple of months ago, as I was shopping alone in a mall on Makati, I stumbled
on a major MtG event held at the lobby. I couldn’t remember the name of the
event, but what stuck on my mind was that the same faces when I left the game
were still there. Most of them have added lines on their faces, a couple gained
a lot of pounds (especially on their bellies), a few were even wearing judge
uniforms but all of them were united under one thought: enjoying MtG. Be it a
frown on their faces, or smiles as they attack with creatures, or a casual wave
of a hand to call a judge, all the people there were under a feeling of
camaraderie. It was a community joined together for the love of the game.
And that was when I knew that I had to
get back.
I missed the
feeling of camaraderie shared by players as they banter while playing. I missed
the feeling of ‘negotiating’ with our very own entrepreneurs as they try to
sell their cards at high prices while buying ours at low rates. And I miss the
feeling of victory as an opponent hands over the match record slip with a
tight-lipped smile.
A couple of
weeks after that, I found myself playing in a pre-release. After taking two
packs for my win and a lot of lessons learned because of the new rules that I
didn’t know then, familiar faces approached me with questions on their lips.
Some thought I
left the country for good, never to return. I just smiled at them.
Some even asked
if I still know how to play. I just showed them the prizes that I got.
But most of
them asked the same question: Why did I return to playing MtG?
With a twinkle
on my eyes and a smile on my face I simply told them the truth. I came back
because I wanted to play.
(This article
was a repost from an older blog by the same author.)
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