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Mailday 5 – Spicy Enchantments and more

Posted February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 EmilLeave a commentPosted in Maildays

I told you, this was on the way. A new mailday post was immanent. I have had mail. Quite a pile, even. And I still have at least one letter in the mail, containing about 70 cards more. Look at this: See, that is a nice pile of cards. Unfortunately they are not all Old […]

That tingling sensation

Posted February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Emil1 CommentPosted in General chatter, Maildays

Short post incoming. Actually not really a post. It is not even a mailday photo post. I just want to share with you, that I am so looking forward to the coming week. There are about 200 cards on their way to my door, from different places in Europe, and expect all of the to […]

Prices and the future of OS

Posted February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Emil7 CommentsPosted in General chatter

When I started playing Old School Magic, I was very aware of the prices of the cards. I did not like to pay a lot of money for cards that were objectively (from a Legacy point of view) bad. Cards like Basalt Monolith. I ended up buying a playset of Beta copies, even though I […]

One spicy tuna roll, please

Posted February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 EmilLeave a commentPosted in Decktech

I wish I could take credit for either the writing, the unbelievably cool deck or the rather impressive 4-4 finish in the Winter Derby along with a most spicy top8, but alas, all of that goes to Kristian Ringkjær Andresen, I only humbly provide the space in the cyber. Enjoy Kristians great and amazing recipe […]

My Alpha 40 Journey Begins

Posted February 1, 2021February 3, 2021 Emil2 CommentsPosted in Tournament reports

A Danish old school regular, Ole Bonnichsen, played the Alpha 40 league in January. He was incautious enough to mention it, and I did my best to strong-arm him into writing a short report about his experiences. Enjoy the beautiful madness of Alpha-Only Magic! By Ole Bonnichsen Alpha 40 started in Sweden at n00bcon 2018 […]

Mailday 4 – Lightning Strikes!

Posted January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 EmilLeave a commentPosted in Maildays

Oh, I must say! I have been gathering strength to write this post for some days now. The hand-wrenching. The sweat and tears. I have been so worried! Since just before Christmas, I have been expecting a package of cards from Spain. And not just any cards. But they just didn’t arrive. The sender called […]

Building AngelStax (Premodern)

Posted January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 EmilLeave a commentPosted in Decktech

Back in the early days of Legacy, a quite fantastic deck emerged at one point – the AngelStax. Not a much played or very winning deck. But in my view, it has always been a great deck. I like the gameplan, I like the cards. I love the Angel! You can find the lists and […]

Building a true Wizards’ deck

Posted January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 EmilLeave a commentPosted in Decktech, General chatter

Ahh. To be able to build a true Wizards’ deck. An all Alpha deck, or Alpha40 as it is called these days. That is the dream. Or? I mean. As I have mentioned several times, I really like Beta cards. Alpha cards are, of course, mythic. They are rare. They are beautiful. And they are […]

An ode to the Black Lotus

Posted January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Emil2 CommentsPosted in General chatter

Aaaah Black Lotus. The most beautiful flower out there! Today is the third anniversary for my acquisition of this beauty I know it has seen some battle. Maybe even some pavement! But it is a Black Lotus. And it is mine. I sometimes remember the Rifleman’s Creed – you know the “This is my rifle. […]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year’s

Posted December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 EmilLeave a commentPosted in General chatter, Maildays

Merry Christmas and happy New Year’s – 2020 has almost come to an end, but just to be on the safe side, stay inside, hide your treasured cardboard in a place where no water, paw, baby fingers, fireworks or crazy-Christian moms can find them! Another year has passed. And what a year! It has been […]

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