Magic:  The Gathering

It's time to review my favorite game of the month, and now you'll really think I'm cool!  Yes I started playing Magic, for all you that don't know what Magic is, it's a card game that involves creatures, sorceries, mana, and other elements that make up a nerd's wet dream.  Sure it sounds absolutely boring and retarded, and to most people it is, but when you are as bored as Ryan and me, you need something to give 5 minutes of your life a purpose.

So I make fun of the game, and myself, quite a bit, why do I bother playing?  I don't know, it's very confusing, but I'm addicted to these pieces of expensive cardboard.  Though most people agree that the art is great, and it is, it's almost Star Trek type nerdy, not quite, it doesn't contain the word Photon, so I'm alright.  Plus Ryan and I are comfortable with our nerd orientation, we accept the fact that we're not supa fresh like all of our viewers, but we try our best to hip-hop and bip-bop, to no avail.  Regardless, the artwork is FANTASTIC, very refreshing as well, sort of like whenever you think you're going to drink some mountain dew, but it turns out to be ANY other liquid other than Mountain Dew.

There isn't really much to say, I explained the game, the artwork, the fact that we are about as cool as a lit welding torch, what more is there to say?  Some of the "flavor" text, written in Italics, is pretty neat.  Though sometimes it applies to the novels that are written about Magic, so it's confusing and a waste of ink.  The art and text make these cards collectors items, and worth a surprising amount of money.  I bought a 3.00$ deck of cards, it ended up being worth up to 10$.  So for a cheap man, I think I did pretty well, or "good" for all you Neanderthal out there.

Speaking of Money, this game will cost you both arms, a leg, your bladder, appendix, and the deed to your house.  Honestly there's a card for sale for 600$, I don't think you understand what I just wrote, 600$ for a piece of cardboard...  Well how did they build up the nerve to do that?  It's worth that much because it's rare, so in essence I could just smear my blood all over a piece of cardboard, and sell it for an exuberant amount of money.  It's rare, and one of a kind I hope, and Red cross needs blood, supply and demand my friends.

In conclusion, classic essay ender by the way, do I hate the game, yes, do I hate myself for playing, a big yes, should you hate me for playing, only if you want.  But I'll defend myself with the fact that we all have stupid things that we do, mine just happens to be a little less ballsy than yours.