MTG: Casual Formats

Linc

I was browsing through some casual formats and found a real gem: Reject Rare draft.

You create 15-card "packs" of random rare cards you don't use and proceed as you normally would for a booster draft. So with a stack of 90 rare cards and some land, you have a fun off-the-wall format that doesn't require that either of you have the latest-and-greatest.

As I get back into Magic, I'm definitely looking at ways of enjoying the game play on a budget (rather than my former collector / booster-box-a-set ways) and this looks like a great way to do that.

QCH

I now know TWO people with ancient MtG cards the might be in the market to sell cheap. This could help?

Linc

QCH wrote:

I now know TWO people with ancient MtG cards the might be in the market to sell cheap. This could help?

I long ago learned that this market includes everyone with old Magic cards... and they very rarely follow through or offer a bargain

QCH

Number two guy is ready to GIVE me his 3,000 cards. He does not want to bother with the hassle of selling them and he will never play. so...

Zanthian

Talk about one big draft night at ICHQ lol

CB

I think I could easily go through my collection and come up with 45 rares that I don't need/use (since I only play drafts now, I have a lot of unused cards).

I think this would be a neat format to try.

QCH

I just bought a few hundred cards and I have some rares and one epic rare.

Linc

Just stumbled across Planechaser, which is a re-working of an older idea for multi-player games. The gist of it is that every game there are one or more global, fundamental rules changes. For instance, the sample card on that page has a global effect that makes all creatures able to tap for two green mana.

I often end up in a 3-player game on Sundays here and think this would be a great way to soften the tone of the game - it's very difficult to play a 3-player game with a deck meant for competitive 2-player play.