{"ops":[{"insert":"My cousin from Seattle introduced me to the game back in Alpha - playing Dimir control. \n\nBut it wasn't until 1994 when Revised dropped, that I started collecting and and *really* got into the game, because finally the cards were more readily available to buy... at a *few* places in town. \n\nMy friends and I told everyone we knew about this new TCG. I bought, traded and hoarded a stupid amount of cards.\nWe played 60 card Vintage Multiplayer Death Match for decades until Commander was invented. \n\nWe didn't play with sleeves (they weren't a thing yet). We tapped cards on old hand-me-down wooden tables, or on carpeted living room floors in giant 12 man pods. The most powerful cards had the most wear, and showed battle scars. And when sleeves hit the market, they were ridiculed for the faint of heart - \"cards are meant to be shuffled and played.\"\n\nNow I play cEDH and double sleeve my cards.\n\n-Clutchness\n\nOh, and my buddies and I started a Precon League in 2022 that has kinda become a \"thing.\"\nAnd now we have a podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ca1hZ3WbJL_Kw2bN-BBVQ\n\nSide note: If you play Star Citizen alpha on PC, check out my bigger channel at "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/alphacitizen"},"insert":"www.youtube.com/alphacitizen"},{"insert":" for tips, tricks and bug workarounds\n"}]}