The Crown On May 29, I had the privilege to host the third edition of Le Roi de La Chope at their new location. The second floor now offers a more spacious and convenient play area than before. We had an impressive attendance of 21 players. Up to this day, it’s the largest Old […]
Half-melted patches of dirty snow unearthing forgotten trash of seasons past. The few remaining days of winter were finally on their last breath as I settled on my deck choice about a week prior to the event, the second edition of Le Roi de la Chope. Like spring, I put my efforts into a new […]
It’s been nearly a year since I first shared my thoughts and experiences of Old School Magic on this blog. At this time, I must say that even if I enjoy writing and I do still have a lot of inspiration and ideas, I do not take as much time as I would like to […]
On September 10, fourteen veteran mages gathered and put their honor at stake, ready to battle for the Seigneur du Corail title. This time around, the battleground was set at a local pub called Le Corail (The Coral). Thematically, each participant had to bring an Old School 93/94 legal card representing a creature from […]
I always found the expression a bit awkward applied to Magic. It implies that the game is finite, that once you have all the cards the whole thing is beaten, much like a video game. I actually view collecting Magic quite as the opposite. Every time I expand my collection, creativity emerges and my options widen. […]
Man, I do love flavor texts that quote actual books! Card artwork enhanced by classical authors’ deep imagery have been influencing my readings since high school. I got into Poe, Lovecraft, Howard and Tolkien quickly after I started playing Magic. As such, John Milton’s Paradise Lost quotes on Hellfire and Portal Armageddon had me […]
