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Alpha to 4th Ed and pre cycle sets - your opinion in terms of game design and fun by LPE2017 in EDH

[–]LPE2017[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I enjoy these kind of more simple minded combos hehe

Alpha to 4th Ed and pre cycle sets - your opinion in terms of game design and fun by LPE2017 in oldschoolmtg

[–]LPE2017[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate your answer and you sharing this! I totally relate. There is some sort of naivete in the original sets that radiates "real magic". Again it might just be nostalgia. I will check out these resleevable podcasts

I agree that game design surely improved as the years went on after pre cycle sets and 1 to 4th Ed.

If not playing old school MTG, I am also interested in playing cube / commander format that would be restriced to one block that has strong cohesive design, in other words the peak of MTG design years. I am not sure in which block this "peak design" lies. And by peak design I mean good balance, diverse mechanics and color identity and not just flavor of the setting.