{"ops":[{"insert":"I opened my first "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Revised Starter Deck"},{"insert":" as a gift from one of my best friends in 1994. Yes, I am old. I was first captivated with "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Control"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Magic"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Sengir Vampire"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(The Nosferatu art)"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Counterspell"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(Peace)"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Power Sink"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" (This used to tap your opponent's lands and their mana pool is emptied without causing mana burn.)"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Spellblast"},{"insert":" & "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Energy Flux"},{"insert":". Played with "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"The Dark"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"("},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Maze of Ith"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":")"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Fallen Empires"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"("},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Hymn to Tourach"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" - This one card is the entire expansion of Fallen Empires.)"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Homelands "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"("},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Baron Sengir,"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Autumn Willow"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" (The early poster girl for Hexproof, if I am not mistaken) & "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Serrated"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Arrows"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":")"},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Ice Age"},{"insert":" brings back memories of "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Brainstorm"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Portent"},{"insert":" & my first introduction to the evil that was"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Jester's Cap"},{"insert":". When the ice thawed, that brought us "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Alliances"},{"insert":". Being a blue player at heart, I will never forget completing my first set of "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Force of Will"},{"insert":" & "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Arcane Denial"},{"insert":". These cards were crucial in my "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Type 1 Turbo Stasis"},{"insert":" deck. I suppose it is no longer called Type 1 and mana burn is no longer a thing. Make that Turbo Stasis Legacy Format then.\n\nRecently, I was reintroduced back to magic after my long hiatus. EDH seems to be the most popular magic game trend \ntoday, we had this decades ago with the seven original Elder Dragons "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"(All for 8 mana and 7/7 flyers. Three times 7 makes 21. Hence ,the 21 Commander Lethal Damage kill. A homage to the original seven)"},{"insert":" as the original commanders from the expansion "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Legends"},{"insert":" & "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Chronicles"},{"insert":". Highlander was popular back then as a TV series and with some spin off movies. So, as the saying goes, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"There can be only one.\""},{"insert":" It was a good name and an even better game mechanic, Elder Dragon Highlander. This game brings me back down memory lane. I am delighted that now, I am able to share the same magical experience with my son. I look forward to keep playing this game in the in the foreseeable future. \n\nAll the credit to "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Richard Garfield,"},{"insert":" the pioneer and father of Magic. I wish I could meet him and shake his hand. It would be a pleasure and honor to just thank him for giving me and the rest of the world Magic, the Gathering. And finally, I can only wish that every single magic player will have a wonderful experience in this game, like mine. \n"}]}