M12 Draft Tournament!

Wow, it's been an onerous off-season for Magic: The Gathering here at the Wargate!

These things come and go in spurts, but Magic has long been a seasonal festivity in these parts.  It's been almost 7 months since our last big go at the seminal CCG, and we're breaking that hiatus with a brand new take on how we are organizing our games around here!

More on that in a moment.

Yesterday we had an M12 draft tournament, and it was a total blast.  I play more online than I do with the club these days, but that's because we've always got minis on the table, whether for wargames or role play.  The turnout was great, the draft went well and everyone is practiced in the art of choosing spells quickly.  We had a blast destroying each other, this time in around three and a half hours!

Jerry Wargate was the big winner last night, but Skim, Uncle Mark and myself scored a respectable two packs.  Only one guy got shut out (sorry Big Matt!) but in the true spirit of the Wargate, he made sure he knew he would return with a vengeance and claim all our heads!  A few mythics came up, but not very many planeswalkers.  It seemed like everyone was drafting white and red, but there was a more even mix of colors going around this time and everyone both got nice picks and made killer Limited decks as well as some serious denial with aggressive draft strategies.

We want to play more Magic, but the trick is finding the time.  I think I've nailed it, however!

Henceforth, the first Sunday of every month will be Magic: The Gathering day!  We'll run Modern on these days instead of giving the time to miniature games, since we have plenty of time for our campaigns.  We'll use these days to run draft tournaments when they are available, but we'll also use the time slot for Modern Constructed open dueling and tournaments!

Bring your Modern cards on the first Sunday of March (the 4th)!  Our first Constructed tourney will be held on that day, with the winner taking home some new cards for their spellbooks!  In order to energize the scene and get everyone jazzercised,  I'll be giving away over 20 Modern decks this year to Constructed winners!  Some of these are packing some serious heat - I wouldn't just hand out chaff spells!

More info as we come up on it, but for now just know you need to be ready!  Rev up those magic spells and put on your scrying hat in the meantime, and prepare to claim the keys to the Multiverse!