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So I moved to the Seattle area last November, and I currently live about 20 minutes from Wizards of the Coast headquarters. My office is full of gamers, and even a few who play Games You Can Win. Although I left most of my cards with my best friend down in Vancouver, I still have a small but respectable collection of Magic cards up here. I prefer to play casually, although I'll jump in a prerelease tournament if I know a friend is going (where I actually win packs on occasion). So you'd think I'd play Magic like there was no tommorow.
I have played Magic once in the last ten months.
Once.
AND I had to go back home to do it!
Grrr...
Well anyway, James Jacobs has promised to play Magic with me sometime, and hmm...I'm going over to his place this weekend to watch movies...
So anybody else ever have trouble finding gaming friends to play games with? Maybe those who live near you don't play the same style you do, or maybe they play different TCGs. Share your experiences! :)
My favorite TCGs to play are Vs. and Star Wars TCG and it is like pulling teeth trying to find other players. They're all either way south or way north of the South Puget Sound area. I'm driving an hour on 9/12 to play in the Web of Spider-Man release tournament. While that's not too much to complain about, it's also the closest store that runs tournaments for the game. And I work in the second-largest metro area in Seattle and live only 30 miles away from said area. I feel your pain Mike.
Hey Mike, there's this really cool invention called Magic: Online. You should give it a try. It allows you to play Magic any time you want with any friends and buddies you may have who are online at the time. All you need is an internet connection.... :p
/gigz
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This is true. Mike can read all about it in Undefeated #8's Magic Online article. My favorite feature of MTGO is the free membership--all you ever buy is cards, so you can spend your money at your own pace. (Technically, even the software is free, since you pay $9.99 for it and get a $9.99 credit at the MTGO store.) Plus, if you're a half-way-decent player, you can earn packs as tournament prizes.
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This is true. Mike can read all about it in Undefeated #8's Magic Online article. My favorite feature of MTGO is the free membership--all you ever buy is cards, so you can spend your money at your own pace. (Technically, even the software is free, since you pay $9.99 for it and get a $9.99 credit at the MTGO store.) Plus, if you're a half-way-decent player, you can earn packs as tournament prizes.
Excellent plug for Undefeated, Mike. :) Kudos to you sir!
Thank you. I try.
I just moved to Seattle a month and a half ago, and I'm surpised that a city with such a gaming history doesn't have a larger gaming community. I came from Washington, DC, and had a group of friends that would get together almost every thursday evening, so I'm hoping to find something similar here. Googling came up with Metro Seattle Gamers (in town), but I'm reluctant to pay a fee just to get together and play some cards.