Well, this was supposed to be the best weekend of my life. The weekend I plan for every year: my three days of Necronomicon. It's one of the biggest 'cons in Florida. (for info check it out at http://www.stonehill.org )
Strangely enough, things don't always turn out the way we expect: I started dating a girl and things went really well and I took her to Universal Studios Escape (the one in Orlando, FL) on Wed and Thurs. Due to a overbooking problem we got to stay in a five-star hotel and it was a lot of fun. I worked up the courage to propose to her right as Jaws popped out of the water and she said YES!
SO, we got home Thursday evening, bought the engagement ring and I got up Friday morning brooding wheter I should go to Necro or not. On one hand, there's my beautiful Fiance. She is the light of my life (pictures will be available eventually) and I couldn't bear to be away from her - she didn't want to go to the con because she doesn't like all those people....still, I went in hopes of promoting our site and finding out more about the situation of Magic in general.
It's looking kinda' grim. I met two guys that presented their whole Magic collections to me and were willing to sell them to me CHEAP - unfortunately, they didn't have much that I already had so I didn't see a point in getting any of it. I met some kids that have been playing since about Mirage that were still enthusiastic and wanted to play a booster draft tourney, but it never quite panned out. Still, they weren't powerdeck players, either. They gave me a sense of hope that for every player we lose we'll be gaining another one to replace them - still, they weren't all that thrilled w/ my Jet or my Lotus. They felt that you don't need the Power Nine w/ so many other broken cards readily available.
I was going to try to stick around for a Type I tourney on Sunday, but by Saturday morning I wanted to go home to my fiance. I missed her too much. The con just wasn't making me as happy as I'd like to be.
So, what did I learn this week?
1. True love is more important than anything - even Magic.
2. Yes, we're losing some older players, but we're getting fresh young ones to replace them and not all of them are out to build combo decks.
3. The old cards may be expensive, but they're not always necessary or good
4. Illuminati: New World Order is still a kick-ass game!
-ferret, CPA
"...that's the most romantic thing I've ever heard..."
Strangely enough, things don't always turn out the way we expect: I started dating a girl and things went really well and I took her to Universal Studios Escape (the one in Orlando, FL) on Wed and Thurs. Due to a overbooking problem we got to stay in a five-star hotel and it was a lot of fun. I worked up the courage to propose to her right as Jaws popped out of the water and she said YES!
SO, we got home Thursday evening, bought the engagement ring and I got up Friday morning brooding wheter I should go to Necro or not. On one hand, there's my beautiful Fiance. She is the light of my life (pictures will be available eventually) and I couldn't bear to be away from her - she didn't want to go to the con because she doesn't like all those people....still, I went in hopes of promoting our site and finding out more about the situation of Magic in general.
It's looking kinda' grim. I met two guys that presented their whole Magic collections to me and were willing to sell them to me CHEAP - unfortunately, they didn't have much that I already had so I didn't see a point in getting any of it. I met some kids that have been playing since about Mirage that were still enthusiastic and wanted to play a booster draft tourney, but it never quite panned out. Still, they weren't powerdeck players, either. They gave me a sense of hope that for every player we lose we'll be gaining another one to replace them - still, they weren't all that thrilled w/ my Jet or my Lotus. They felt that you don't need the Power Nine w/ so many other broken cards readily available.
I was going to try to stick around for a Type I tourney on Sunday, but by Saturday morning I wanted to go home to my fiance. I missed her too much. The con just wasn't making me as happy as I'd like to be.
So, what did I learn this week?
1. True love is more important than anything - even Magic.
2. Yes, we're losing some older players, but we're getting fresh young ones to replace them and not all of them are out to build combo decks.
3. The old cards may be expensive, but they're not always necessary or good
4. Illuminati: New World Order is still a kick-ass game!
-ferret, CPA
"...that's the most romantic thing I've ever heard..."
