drbuzzkillsuggested that he might brandish a box of mystery Magic cards at me some time in the near future, which is really kind of an intriguing thought. During high school, I was nearly obsessive in my playing. Partially because, I think, that I didn't have a whole lot else to do and partially because most of my friends played. Much like sitting around the television brandishing controllers and playing Smash Bros. now, our go-to activity was reliably Magic: the Gathering. By the end of my high school tenure, I had started to frequently attend larger events and tournaments with the hope of qualifiying for some large and difficult prize, but I pretty much had to stop when I went to Carbondale on account of a non-existant scene there at the time. Even though I was robbed significantly later, truthfully, I wasn't playing a lot by that time, and wasn't really ever able to justify restarting my collection. My binders and decks mostly just sat on my shelf gathering dust for a few years now.

I've recently had a few brief aquaintences invite me to gaming sessions I haven't been able to make, had my opinion solicited for deck construction, and asked for rules clairificationss though, so I'm wondering if something isn't up. I think fondly of my Magic playing days even while I'm not fond of a lot of my high school era, but it'd take a lot to get me seriously playing again. But I might resume some casual play if circumstances made it easy. Strange how that works. I haven't thought of it in quite a while.