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On Going Pro At Magic - The Gathering

Posted by simoniker on from the cheetos-references-abound dept.

VonGuard writes "It's been 12 years since Magic: the Gathering was released, by WotC, and the game is now six million players strong. The East Bay Express has a long-form piece narrating the trials and tribulations of a man who's trying to turn pro at this addictive trading card game . Richard Garfield is always demanding the mind athletes be treated with the same respect as physical athletes. As you can see in the story, however, we're not quite there yet."

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  1. Re:throw new LanguageDilutionException(); by SamBeckett · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Dude Bishop to R3? WTF does that mean? and then you go on talking about "Queen Gambit" when you mean "Queen's Gambit" and that's an opening AND THE FRIGGIN BISHOP CANT EVEN GET TO KR3 OR QR3. STFU CHESS NEWBBBBBB