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Friday Night Magic?

Started by mcbobbo, July 28, 2014, 09:17:54 AM

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mcbobbo

July 28, 2014, 09:17:54 AM
Thanks to some friends we had the chance to hang out with this weekend, my crew is getting back in to MtG in a big way.  Looks like three of us may be able to participate in FNM in either Standard or Modern formats.  Any suggestions?

We ordered two M15 deck building kits and a box of boosters.  God willing we can get three decks, maybe more, that aren't a total disaster to play.
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Greentongue

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July 29, 2014, 08:33:16 AM Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 08:13:37 AM by Greentongue
Standard and Modern are expensive formats. Fun but expensive.
(FNM is the Standard format.)

If you are very competitive and have money to burn, FNM is a great way to play.

If you want to have casual fun, I suggest Commander (also known as EDH) format. You can only use one of each non-land card so, even if they are expensive you only need one.  
Most Commander cards are cheap since there is 1/4th of the demand and many are only good in Commander format. Also there are many good preconstructed Commander decks to start with if you don't already have a pile of old cards.
(If you do have a pile of old cards, you can't use them in Standard.)
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Sommerjon

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August 04, 2014, 02:35:54 AM
I would go Standard.  

Depending on how competitive your area is, you may not need to spend a large chunk of change.

I've found it to be easier to just buy singles that you want, unless you are into the thrill of opening boosters.
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August 04, 2014, 04:31:10 AM
I guess playing FNM is a pressure to go with a real format.

Back in the UK we just use to buy a box of boosters run some sealled deck nights then use the box as a kind of "cube" for the year adding more cards as the expansions came out and booster draftign them and adding from the other stuff.

once you have a box of the core expanson and each supplement which comes to c. $300  you can continue to play from that set for a while as a "cube" or you can rip out the rares and sell them which usually gets you back most of your cash and then you start again.

Was pretty good for us for 3 years through Zendikar, Scars of Morridin and Innistrad
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