At Clockwork Games and Events there was a Magic the Gathering tournament. There were people of all ages ranging from about age 9 to age 25. There were around 40 people that were in and out. There were actually two girls there that were hanging with the rest of them. The tournament took place in a very crouded musky room filled with tables that were for the tournament.
People had big albums full of cards and there was a lot of trading and talking about stats before the tournament began. The smell was musky and kind of foul because of all of the bodies in the little tiny room. There was a football game on one of the TV's there but no one even cared to glance at it. Some common talk among the participants was all of the tournaments that they have been to and strategies they have seen other people use.
The structure of the tournament consisted of teams of 2 each open up 4 packs and create 2 decks and play with that. It would be a round robin tournament with the first place team being the victor. There were 13 teams of 2 participating on this specific day. In explaining the game to us, one of the guys mentioned that it was a legitimate game like poker. There is a 400 page official rule book that explains all of the rules. The concept of the game is that you play as an avatar and summon creatures to attack, but you need certain landscapes to play certain creatures. There are also a lot of supporting and enhancing cards that will help you through the fight.
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