Killer Joe
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Magic: 2010
"During my Event Step, I will relocate my creatures to Rath and cast an Orion's Gaze; everybody take 4 damage and return all 3D figures back to your holding area. Go."
Huh? Whatinthehell is THIS!
Well, it's just a possibility (out of an infinte number of possibilities) that this is an ordinary game of magic being played at your sanitized D.G.F. = designated gaming facility (game shop).
Okay, maybe not. But, I ask all of you to allow for the possibility that in a mere eight years, this game may be totally overhauled in game mechanics and cosmetic looks.
It's true. Consider the following:
*If you played magic before 6th Edition, did you ever think there would be a major change in the game rules? I never dreamed that "The Stack" would be introduced. All I know is that I hated "Batches".
*How about the expansion symbols? Before they indicated a cards rarity via Gold and Silver, they were black, ALL of them, you had to look them up in a Scrye mag just to be sure the cards you were trading were actually rares.
*Here's one. Did you ever, in your wildest imagination, ever think that Wizards would make "Split Cards"? Not me.
Changes, all of them. Some good. Some bad. They were all changes in the pursuit of bettering the game for new comers.
Oh, yes, yes, the old timers will complain that the game was never the same since Arabian Nights, I guess Flanking was just too cutting edge for them
. But changes are the only thing that's constant in the unviverse.
It would be reasonable to say that someday, yes, someday, the game of magic will cease to be in production. I know folks have said that it'll be a classic like Chess and Go (I never heard of "GO", have you? Ha, only at the end of my opponents turn).
How much longer will this game last? As long as there are players to play it? Maybe. Probably as long as there are NEW players to play it (buy it). More people play magic now than ever before, why? It's certainly not because Wizards has kept the game stagnant, three sets a year and a core set every Leap Year takes care of that.
New mechanics/abilities help, too. Kicker, Madness, Buyback, Gating, Echo, Flashback, et al. Oh sure, there are the Golden Oldies like; Flying, Trample, Landwalk and Banding...............oh wait, hmmmmmm, Banding is no longer around...I...w..o...n....d....e.....rrrrrr why? Oh yes, because it sucked! Otherwise, why get rid of it?
<I will kindly wait for Old Timers to cuss me out thoroughly before I continue>...........
Ouch, that hurt!
Changes, it's inevitable. By the year 2010 there would have been 9 more expansion blocks and 10th Edition will be legal in Type 5 format. But how many more mechanics/abilities can they come up with? Variations on exsisting ones like, um, like Horsemanship!? Isn't that really Shadow renamed. How about Duckwalk, if opponent controls any ducks, creatures with Duckwalk are unblockable. Propostrous!? What did you first think about Flashback? Did it not just sound, look and feel a little bit like,.....BUYBACK!
Hold on, I'm gonna ask my Eight Ball a question: "Am I going to get to a point anytime soon!?" 8B: Not Likely
Wait, wait: "Am I ever going to "Q"?
8B: Not likely.
Oops, I forgot to shake it..................probably true anyways.
I'm sayin' two seperate things here:
1.) It is entirely possible that by the year 2010, game mechanics and the basic look of M:TG will be altered from the way we know it today.
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2.) Just how in the devil is Wizards planning on keeping this game fresh!?
Does anyone remember about three years ago someone wrote an article in the Duelest or Inquest that Wizards was planning on doing a face change of the cards (not the backs) just so the mana symbols were easier to see when you fanned out your cards? I liked the new look, but too many people had negative responses to it and therefore it went south.
How about this; Originally, the backs of every expansion set were not only to have a different back from other sets but be altered in name somewhat too. Magic: Ice Age / Magic: Mirage etc..
As far as keeping it fresh, well, that's going to depend alot on how people's paradigm can shift. As long as your magic lenses keep showing you that change is good, then everything will be hunky- dory, if not, well then, you're probably ready to quit now.
Not to worry though, this game forged it's way through a plethora of CCG & TCG's in the early days (Spellfire, Over-Power & Net Runner) and it survived Pokemon, and now it's sailing high above Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I'd be willing to bet that not even Wizrads new Star Wars TCG will give much competition to the game that started it all, Magic:The Gathering.
If you're under the age of 16, most likely you'll find a girlfriend or a normal hobby and eventually quit playing. The rest of us (white males living in the NorthEast between the ages of 21 to 39) will stick it out to the very end of the game (or us, whichever gives out first).
By the year 2010, I'm quite sure that flying cars will finally be here, the re-unification of Ireland will have happened and Theron Martin will be able to compete in DCI tournaments again.
One last thought. How about when the game sends off it's last expansion it re-births itself by Wizrads unleashing the ultimate Unlimited Set. It could be 10,000 cards big. The very best of the best, they could give it a new backing, a facelift for the picture/text side and they could call it:
Magic: The Ultimate Quest
$16.75 Starter Box
$5.50 Booster Packs
$20.00 Pre-Constructed Deck (Four Rares, etc....)
Comming to a Government Sponored Designated Gaming Facilitiy near you!
2010 APR 13
Later, The "O"
"During my Event Step, I will relocate my creatures to Rath and cast an Orion's Gaze; everybody take 4 damage and return all 3D figures back to your holding area. Go."
Huh? Whatinthehell is THIS!
Well, it's just a possibility (out of an infinte number of possibilities) that this is an ordinary game of magic being played at your sanitized D.G.F. = designated gaming facility (game shop).
Okay, maybe not. But, I ask all of you to allow for the possibility that in a mere eight years, this game may be totally overhauled in game mechanics and cosmetic looks.
It's true. Consider the following:
*If you played magic before 6th Edition, did you ever think there would be a major change in the game rules? I never dreamed that "The Stack" would be introduced. All I know is that I hated "Batches".
*How about the expansion symbols? Before they indicated a cards rarity via Gold and Silver, they were black, ALL of them, you had to look them up in a Scrye mag just to be sure the cards you were trading were actually rares.
*Here's one. Did you ever, in your wildest imagination, ever think that Wizards would make "Split Cards"? Not me.
Changes, all of them. Some good. Some bad. They were all changes in the pursuit of bettering the game for new comers.
Oh, yes, yes, the old timers will complain that the game was never the same since Arabian Nights, I guess Flanking was just too cutting edge for them
. But changes are the only thing that's constant in the unviverse.It would be reasonable to say that someday, yes, someday, the game of magic will cease to be in production. I know folks have said that it'll be a classic like Chess and Go (I never heard of "GO", have you? Ha, only at the end of my opponents turn).
How much longer will this game last? As long as there are players to play it? Maybe. Probably as long as there are NEW players to play it (buy it). More people play magic now than ever before, why? It's certainly not because Wizards has kept the game stagnant, three sets a year and a core set every Leap Year takes care of that.
New mechanics/abilities help, too. Kicker, Madness, Buyback, Gating, Echo, Flashback, et al. Oh sure, there are the Golden Oldies like; Flying, Trample, Landwalk and Banding...............oh wait, hmmmmmm, Banding is no longer around...I...w..o...n....d....e.....rrrrrr why? Oh yes, because it sucked! Otherwise, why get rid of it?
<I will kindly wait for Old Timers to cuss me out thoroughly before I continue>...........
Ouch, that hurt!
Changes, it's inevitable. By the year 2010 there would have been 9 more expansion blocks and 10th Edition will be legal in Type 5 format. But how many more mechanics/abilities can they come up with? Variations on exsisting ones like, um, like Horsemanship!? Isn't that really Shadow renamed. How about Duckwalk, if opponent controls any ducks, creatures with Duckwalk are unblockable. Propostrous!? What did you first think about Flashback? Did it not just sound, look and feel a little bit like,.....BUYBACK!
Hold on, I'm gonna ask my Eight Ball a question: "Am I going to get to a point anytime soon!?" 8B: Not Likely
Wait, wait: "Am I ever going to "Q"?
8B: Not likely.
Oops, I forgot to shake it..................probably true anyways
.I'm sayin' two seperate things here:
1.) It is entirely possible that by the year 2010, game mechanics and the basic look of M:TG will be altered from the way we know it today.
&
2.) Just how in the devil is Wizards planning on keeping this game fresh!?
Does anyone remember about three years ago someone wrote an article in the Duelest or Inquest that Wizards was planning on doing a face change of the cards (not the backs) just so the mana symbols were easier to see when you fanned out your cards? I liked the new look, but too many people had negative responses to it and therefore it went south.
How about this; Originally, the backs of every expansion set were not only to have a different back from other sets but be altered in name somewhat too. Magic: Ice Age / Magic: Mirage etc..
As far as keeping it fresh, well, that's going to depend alot on how people's paradigm can shift. As long as your magic lenses keep showing you that change is good, then everything will be hunky- dory, if not, well then, you're probably ready to quit now.
Not to worry though, this game forged it's way through a plethora of CCG & TCG's in the early days (Spellfire, Over-Power & Net Runner) and it survived Pokemon, and now it's sailing high above Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I'd be willing to bet that not even Wizrads new Star Wars TCG will give much competition to the game that started it all, Magic:The Gathering.
If you're under the age of 16, most likely you'll find a girlfriend or a normal hobby and eventually quit playing. The rest of us (white males living in the NorthEast between the ages of 21 to 39) will stick it out to the very end of the game (or us, whichever gives out first).
By the year 2010, I'm quite sure that flying cars will finally be here, the re-unification of Ireland will have happened and Theron Martin will be able to compete in DCI tournaments again.
One last thought. How about when the game sends off it's last expansion it re-births itself by Wizrads unleashing the ultimate Unlimited Set. It could be 10,000 cards big. The very best of the best, they could give it a new backing, a facelift for the picture/text side and they could call it:
Magic: The Ultimate Quest
$16.75 Starter Box
$5.50 Booster Packs
$20.00 Pre-Constructed Deck (Four Rares, etc....)
Comming to a Government Sponored Designated Gaming Facilitiy near you!
2010 APR 13
Later, The "O"