Subject: re: Arena Comments (Big Magic is Big Fun!)
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:20:47 EST
From: Jhary@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com, mavra@wizards.com

Aaron,

I saw your comments on Arena on the Dojo (I'm a frequent surfer, there, too!)
and I understand your position. Most folks don't use the 6x9 cards for more
than a curiosity.

Some of us, however, have been working on building decks with the Big Cards!
I, for one, have two 40 card decks (drafted just after Origins, this year) and
have had a BLAST playing with them at stores in my area, pre-release tournies
(in between rounds), etc.

Having been a Magic player for about 4 years, now, I've seen a lot of Magic
and this format has been the most fun I've had in quite some time. Don't get
me wrong, I'm still a competitive player (with a respectable Limited rating,
anyway) and enjoy tournies as much as the next guy. Bottom line, though, is I
play for fun!

Serving the beatings with 3 Mondo-large Juzams, or Autumn Willow and a brace
of HUGE Shivans is just too much fun. You should see the crowds that gather at
the tournies when we pull them out. One of the local store owners even has
built a deck to play the large cards and others are following. I even heard
talk of a Big Magic tourny at GenCon or Origins, coming up perhaps as soon as
next year!

Arena may be well served by creating more alternate art cards (like the
Disenchant, lands, and others like the Counterspell and Incinerate) but let's
not throw the baby out with the bath water!

WOTC - keep the 6x9 "Big Magic" cards, but perhaps consider alternating with
unique art from an "Arena Set".... just my .02 from Maryland!

Brad Lewis
DCI 4685

PS - Hi Frank - glad to see you going strong, from one of the original
"Denizens"

PPS - Hi Peter - Thanks for the clarification on 6E at the Dojo .... keep up
the good products! Urza's is a ton of fun...;-)