Today I played Magic: the Gathering with real cards on an actual table for the first time in about twenty years.
I'm not going to make a habit of it, but I did find that I still enjoy prerelease events. This one, anyway. The new set, Foundations, is basically equivalent to a core set, except that it does have some themes and synergies; in this case some obvious one are Landfall effects, effects that trigger when you have creatures of power 4 or greater, and +1/+1 counters. It seemed to lead to a style of play that reminded me of playing with my friends when we were all just learning to play; quick, simple games with big creatures and not really any combos or super efficient strategies.
