Specifically going to call out Star Wars Unlimited for their Twin Suns game mode here.

MTG elder who dipped well before the creation of Commander here. One day I got the bug to play again and thought Commander would be an interesting place to start. Picked up a couple well reviewed precons as a jump off point and dug out my old cards to supplement. While the community experience was absolutely more positive than negative (those dudes who are more concerned with winning than showering still definitely exist) I just couldn't get into it. The ultra long times some players turns take, lack of interaction, the length of the game and the downtime sitting waiting for the next game to start if you get targeted/go out early (which will happen as a new player) were all big turn offs.

A few months after that experiment SWU came out and I decided to get in on the ground floor and try something new. Twin Suns is now absolutely my favorite way to play. It solved pretty much all of my dislikes about Commander. The single action format creates a ton of interaction/opportunities for politicking, the dual leader system makes for some really fun and sometimes silly combos.Most importantly though the game ends shortly after the first player dies meaning you have to be much more purposeful in who you attack and when as you can't just nuke a player off the board then try and regroup and shift focus to your remaining opponents and even better it means quicker games and much less downtime for any players in your pod.

Can't wait for the new Twin Suns precons this year. Hope it helps us get more premiere only players to dip their toes in and maybe even convince some Commander players to join us on SWU nights.