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The Jade Knight:
If only I were still in Utah…

Fellfrosch:
So I went to this thing and got spanked. The specific problem is that I had two really awesome white cards that blinded me to the overall mediocreness of the rest of my white, so I ended up playing a weak color. My blue was far superior--it didn't have anything as flashy and bomb-y as though two white cards, but the rest of it was much better overall. I ended up playing black-green-white, which was essentially elves plus some random junk, when I should have been playing black-green-blue elves and fairies.

The more general problem is that I simply didn't know the set very well. I do great at pre-releases because nobody knows the format, and I can evaluate a new set pretty well on the fly, but now that the set's been out for two months and everyone else has had time to study it (while I haven't touched it since the day of the pre-release). Which means that the real root problem was arrogance--I assumed I didn't have to prepare, when in reality I should have played with the set more leading up to the event. Just a few games would have helped me spot the power differences in my card pool when I should have, instead of three matches later when I dropped out and went home with my tail between my legs.

medikman:
I know I am brand new here, but I read a few posts about MTG. Do you guys play often? I haven't played in years, but I used to love playing. I even had a few really fun decks. Many of my cards have been sold but I still have quite a few, not sure how good of a deck I could get from them though, but I had fun even when I lost.

Most of the people I know think I am a complete nerd and have never even heard of the game. I live in Tooele so if you ever have games and are open to new people, I can get to most places along the SL valley within an hour or so.

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