After playing both the original Shandalar and the 2016 update version I've come to the conclusion that magic was just more fun in 1995 when it was more loose and relaxed. The kinds of decks you go up against in the 2016 version are so much more ruthless about shutting down every play you make that the only way to compete is to be an even more obnoxious dickhead and make sure they never get a chance to do anything. Every victory was bitter and spiteful in a way that I never felt with the older simpler Magic cards.
>>97354218>I ca—>no, you don't. My turn. I ca—>Nope. I pla—>False. I —>I counter. Let me see... *counts mana*>Ah, I cast *insta win combo*>*peers over spectacles, waiting for response*>I scoop
>>97354218Reminds me that I should play it again
>>97354218>that magic was just more fun in 1995 when it was more loose and relaxednah, was always ass, you could make in old Shandalar deck with insta win first turn, Black Lotus plus Hurricane IIRC or somethingcausal play is still best, we had blast for 1.5y just playing 20+ semi thematic decks I kitbashed from my mediocre collection of sporadic buys gathering dust; Archenemy and other multiplayer modes of play were a blast; then everyone started buying new boosters, decks or even dedicated win custom decks and it went into shitter
