I have been working on a casual Magic: The Gathering blog since the beginning of the year but didn't want to announce it at that time due to lack of content.
Penguin Highlander:
http://penguinhighlander.wordpress.com/
The name was originally Elder Penguin Highlander (a play on EDH, Elder Dragon Highlander) but it was deemed way too long and I eventually decided to shorten it.
For those who had been following me, my original plan since last year had been to start a video game blog that would promote console gaming in Singapore. I have always felt that there weren't enough local gaming blogs around and that, with my experience, I could offer something different to the community other than the standard game reviews and copy-pasta news.
However, the idea was never realized and, in its place, I have started working on a Magic: The Gathering blog. I am not sure how often I will update it but it is just a place for me to organize my MTG posts.
Notice
I have moved to Wordpress:
http://penguinsnest.wordpress.com/
However, this Blogspot will still be used to try out new template designs and serve as a back-up.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, January 09, 2011
MTG: Elder Dragon Highlander (Commander)
Having less time for video games (due to health reasons) mean that I recently have more time for cards! I am currently just waiting for Mirrodin: Besieged's release and dabbling more in Elder Dragon Highlander, or EDH for short. It is a casual variant format which I have been playing for several months. It is possibly one of the most fun I've had in M:TG in years!
In EDH, each player builds a 100-card deck using only a single copy of any card (hence, highlander) including one Legendary Creature that the player chooses to be his General. The cards used in the deck has to share the General's colour(s). This General starts the game outside of the deck and can be cast into play. There are other rules of course but this is just the gist of it.
Due to the nature of the game, the format is all about casting big spells and watching crazy card interactions/combos unfold. As such, seemingly unplayable cards and junk rares have a home now. The fact that the format does not rotate makes it very accessible to former players as well who have lots of old cards lying around.
I am playing a Mono-Black EDH deck at the moment and it is very fun to use the best Black cards in M:TG, past and present. It feels like a trip down memory lane when I play old favourites that were popular during the time that they were Type II legal.
Wizards of the Coast have decided support the EDH format by releasing 5 precons this year. Apart from the name change (it will be officially known as "Commander" instead of EDH), the game will be untouched and will remain as a community-run format. Mono Black is cool but I'm looking forward to delve into the realm of multi-colour generals once I get my hands on the new Black/Green/White precon (my favourite 3 colours of MTG).
In EDH, each player builds a 100-card deck using only a single copy of any card (hence, highlander) including one Legendary Creature that the player chooses to be his General. The cards used in the deck has to share the General's colour(s). This General starts the game outside of the deck and can be cast into play. There are other rules of course but this is just the gist of it.
Due to the nature of the game, the format is all about casting big spells and watching crazy card interactions/combos unfold. As such, seemingly unplayable cards and junk rares have a home now. The fact that the format does not rotate makes it very accessible to former players as well who have lots of old cards lying around.
I am playing a Mono-Black EDH deck at the moment and it is very fun to use the best Black cards in M:TG, past and present. It feels like a trip down memory lane when I play old favourites that were popular during the time that they were Type II legal.
Wizards of the Coast have decided support the EDH format by releasing 5 precons this year. Apart from the name change (it will be officially known as "Commander" instead of EDH), the game will be untouched and will remain as a community-run format. Mono Black is cool but I'm looking forward to delve into the realm of multi-colour generals once I get my hands on the new Black/Green/White precon (my favourite 3 colours of MTG).
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