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Message no. 1
From: William Monroe Ashe <wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: I guess it had to happen sometime;
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 00:57:50 -0500
I don't know if I just don't watch enough tv or what, but I saw an add
for "Magic The Gathering" on the sci-fi channel. If WotC is going to buy
FASA, they better stop advertising and save their money. I assume that
WotC does the card game. I don't play myself. I don't have the money to
indulge a Shadowrun addiction and a Magic addiciton. Some of my freinds
that are really into magic have sunk hundreds of $$ into that game. If
had sunk that much I would have an almost complete library.

regards

Bill
Message no. 2
From: "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: I guess it had to happen sometime;
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 19:26:23 -0400
In a message dated 97-07-18 05:06:02 EDT, wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU (William
Monroe Ashe) writes:

>
> I don't know if I just don't watch enough tv or what, but I saw an add
> for "Magic The Gathering" on the sci-fi channel. If WotC is going to buy
> FASA, they better stop advertising and save their money. I assume that
> WotC does the card game. I don't play myself. I don't have the money to
> indulge a Shadowrun addiction and a Magic addiciton. Some of my freinds
> that are really into magic have sunk hundreds of $$ into that game. If
> had sunk that much I would have an almost complete library.
>
Ya know, looking to my left and the complete SR library Mike and I have
accumulated, and then adding it all, we've sunk more than a couple of hundred
into things.
-Keith
Message no. 3
From: "David R. Lowe" <dlowe@****.COM>
Subject: Re: I guess it had to happen sometime;
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 19:04:31 -0700
At 7:26 PM 7/18/97, J. Keith Henry wrote:
>In a message dated 97-07-18 05:06:02 EDT, wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU (William
>Monroe Ashe) writes:
>

>Ya know, looking to my left and the complete SR library Mike and I have
>accumulated, and then adding it all, we've sunk more than a couple of hundred
>into things.


Dude, try being into gaming for 18+ years. $Thousands. And my girlfriend
continues to be amazed that I've lugged it all everytime we move.

D.
Message no. 4
From: Justin Pinnow <vanyel@*******.NET>
Subject: Re: I guess it had to happen sometime;
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 23:12:45 -0400
> From: William Monroe Ashe <wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU>
> Date: Friday, July 18, 1997 1:57 AM

> I don't know if I just don't watch enough tv or what, but I saw an add
> for "Magic The Gathering" on the sci-fi channel. If WotC is going to buy
> FASA, they better stop advertising and save their money. I assume that
> WotC does the card game. I don't play myself. I don't have the money to
> indulge a Shadowrun addiction and a Magic addiciton. Some of my freinds
> that are really into magic have sunk hundreds of $$ into that game. If
> had sunk that much I would have an almost complete library.

I had a similar problem a few years ago. I sunk a few hundred dollars into
MtG and had a very hard time keeping up with their quarterly updates.
Thus, I gave away (yes, GAVE) my several hundred dollar MtG collection.

Recently, I saw the MtG CD Rom game. I bought it. Why? Cause I can play
against the computer in an isolated environment without having to worry
about the computer picking up a bazillion starter packs that I don't know
anything about and can't design my deck around.

This has been the best solution I have ever seen (without just giving up
the game altogether).

> regards

> Bill

Justin :)
Message no. 5
From: "Steven A. Collins" <scollins@**.UML.EDU>
Subject: Re: I guess it had to happen sometime;
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:12:18 -0400
On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Justin Pinnow wrote:

->> From: William Monroe Ashe <wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU>
->> Date: Friday, July 18, 1997 1:57 AM
->
->> indulge a Shadowrun addiction and a Magic addiciton. Some of my freinds
->> that are really into magic have sunk hundreds of $$ into that game. If
->> had sunk that much I would have an almost complete library.
->
->I had a similar problem a few years ago. I sunk a few hundred dollars into
->MtG and had a very hard time keeping up with their quarterly updates.
->Thus, I gave away (yes, GAVE) my several hundred dollar MtG collection.
->

I have never had this problem. So far I have spent just under $300 on
MTG (about 1/3 of what I have spent between SR and Battletech) and
that is only because my original $180 set was stolen out of my car and
I needed to replace it. Can I beat the guys who have spent $10,000
(yes I know a few who did) on their sets every time. No, but I do
manage to beat them about 40% of the Time. My problem with the game is
that I can't find anyone to play with now. All of my friends got the
addiction and then got over it and now they won't play because they
are afraid that they will become re addicted.

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