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How Casual Play Took Over Magic: The Gathering and What It Means For Its Future -- Distraction Makers on YouTube (www.youtube.com)

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Commander emerged in most Magic players awareness in 2011 with the release of the Commander Pre-cons. Dubbed the format for casual players it quickly grew in popularity to where we are today. Commander is the most popular way to play Magic: the Gathering and it player base continues to grow. Join us as we discuss how we got here, the current problems Magic is facing because of this, and where MTG might go from here.

Great discussion on Commander, Standard and competitive formats, and Magic's philosophies over their history.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I started playing Magic the week of alpha's release. I only ever played in a couple local competitive events. I do miss the days of being able to only every single Magic card ever printed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

@nokturne213 that's very cool.. ironically I found out about it when MicroProse released the game on the PC.. and I remember showing my friend and him turning to me and saying oh yes I have some cards..

..and that ladies and gentlemen is where all my money went for the next 30 years.. ahem..