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[Shep_Dawg]

Hi y'all!

The name is Austin, but most people call me Shep.

I once had the opportunity to win a match, but forgot to give a creature flying before blockers were assigned.
I misread terror the first time, and was killed by an artifact deck.
I gave a creature shroud BEFORE giving it giant growth.
I am....the worst magic player in the world.

I stumbled on the Mana Pool podcast one day at work, and it brought back a flood of memories for me. I played Magic regularly when I was in High School, around mercadian's release. I stopped when I got to college, but began tinkering with the game again after graduating. I play almost exclusively on Magic Online ( shpprd182 ). Back in the day I was a pretty good control player, but now I have really started to favor aggro...

I try to be an outspoken Christian, but no one is perfect. I hope if given the opportunity I can change your opinion of us.

Look forward to the next podcast, and learning something new.

See ya around, and Go Dawgs!

Shep

[Chewbaca X]

I'm almost certain that bit about changing opinions on Christians has got to be because of something I said. I'm the one who tends to speak without thinking, or thinking and saying things anyway. But rest assured I hate everyone, not just any particular groups, and I'm basically harmless.

With that said, welcome all of you to the forums and thanks for letting us know you're out there!

[Shep_Dawg]

That line wasn't directed at anyone in particular , I've just found recently there is an incorrect opinion that emerges whenever I mention that. Besides, I think that is one group you've missed in your rants Chewie...so far. Keep up the good work.


Go Dawgs,

Austin

[AngelofFury23]

Hello again gentlemen. It has been a very long time since I was on the mana pool, but after a wonderful rebirth into the world of magic via Shards I just couldn't stay away any longer. This is Molly by the way. Most know me as myboyfriendsagamergod, but i came to my senses and picked a more accurrate user name very excited to start chatting again and listening to all the madness insue.

[LegendofMyth]

Hi I'm Matt. I started playing Magic during Mirrodin. I actually used to go to a card shop to play Yugioh (LAWL) and alot of people were playing magic there so I started picking it up. I stopped playing though when I quit yugioh. Then a couple months ago I picked it back up since a couple friends of mines started playing and drafting at a local shop. I enjoy making annoying decks and thus I currently use an Isochron Scepter deck and an enduring Ideal deck I built back during Kamigawa. I've also been recently building a Jhoira of the Ghitu EDH deck that revolves around suspending Wrath cards like Obliterate and huge creatures like Dragon Tyrant and Greater Gargadon so that once the board is clear all that's left is my creatures. =P Nice to meet you all.

[Chewbaca X]

I reserve the right to talk smack once in some capacity about Christians since I've already confessed to it. :p

Molly! OMG! Heyheyhey! Welcome back!

And yo Matt! I know someone who was gonna build a Jhoira EDH deck...until I found out about it and ruined the surprise. No idea who that could have been...

[FWulf]

So i realized that i had most of this post in the magic section when i was trying to introduce myself here... well my status is n00b ... so here is the same post cuz i'm lazy:

Hi.. I'm Andrew and I live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I am going be be a Senior at South Dakota State University majoring in Software Engineering. I started playing magic back in 7th edition and Odyssey.. i then stopped after the kimagawa block. Not because of the block... but because i just didn't have enough people to play with. I started again when i got to college and found people to play with. The Shards block is the first block that i have taken fairly seriously. I even went to the 5K in minnepolis... but we won't go into detail about that... it was just for fun.

The mana pool has been a great way for me to distract myself while doing redundant work on the computer. I do look odd snickering to myself in the middle of a quiet office.. but it is totally worth it. Keep up the long and entertaining podcasts boys. I enjoy them.

Well.. i'm done with my little ramble. See you all around... (figuratively of course)

[Boonesbane]

Hey, I'm Boone. I'm 16 and going into my junior year at Edina Highschool in Minnesota. I was introduced to magic by some friends in 3rd grade, around the time torment came out. That summer, we decided to go to our local card shop (Dreamers games in St. Louis Park, MN) and start playing in some tournaments. After the initial surprise of finding out we had been playing under a pretty horrible interpretation of the rules, we started to have a lot of fun playing in the "kiddie" (under 18, type 1.5) tournament held there every Saturday. I played throughout half of Odyssey block, and all of Onslaught and Mirrodin. During that time I played a mix of FNM, 1.5, and an occasional draft or launch party. My friends and I slowly drifted away from magic the summer after Mirrodin block (Ravager affinity has a way of doing that to someone) and completely stopped before kamigawa came out.

About a month ago, I found a bucket of old cards in a friends closet at a party. We thought it would be fun to organize a draft out of cards we found, and ended up having a bunch of fun (and alienating the few people there who had never played magic). Since then, we basically all dug out our old cards and started playing magic again with each other. I've been thinking of getting back into the local tournament scene, but I figured I should probably find out what happened with magic since Mirrodin. I read the descriptions of the sets I missed on the official mtg website, but those are little more than wizards marketing pitches for each set, so I sought out a more in depth and more entertaining method of catching up.

I searched mtg on itunes, and tested out the podcasts that came up. Obviously the mana pool was far and away the most entertaining, and seemed to be a lot more friendly to someone who hasn't been an avid magic player for about 5 years. I'm up to episode 42 of the podcast so far, and I've been enjoying them a lot. The preview episodes are very helpful to me as anything that was news at the time the episodes were recorded is new to me.

Anyway, you always mention on the show that people should weigh in on the whether or not we like the long episodes, well I for one am a big fan, so keep it up. Although the podcast does start after several blocks I missed, I've still learned a lot about everything from Lorwyn to Eventide, and been supremely entertained in the process. The Shards of Alara previews(which I heard from someone was an all gold block? how ridiculous) are coming up in a few episodes, and I'm looking forward to the usual hilarious prerelease stories, interesting takes on/explanations of new themes and mechanics, and all the other awesome stuff the mana pool has consisted of thus far.

[Phoenixrising]

Hi guys my name is Chris and I have internet. When I went to log on I found I had lost all semblance of an account. I don't know how, but I made a new one and now I'm back. OH YEAH!

[trackgod]

Hello my name is James. I have been registered with the forums for a while but never introduced myself. I am 32 and live in Utah. I have listened to every show and look forward to more in the future. I have been playing since a friend introduced Magic to me during Onslaught. I loved it right away as it appeals to me. I play with a group of 4 -6 others mostly but for the most part they are much better deck builders than I but since listening to the show i have improved significantly with all the helpful tips.

I listen to the show primarily while at work and get strange looks when a co worker walks in before I can pause the feed. Thanks for that and thanks for the great show.

[Sundershriek]

Hi, new to the boards. Paul from Australia. Been playing Magic for 2 years now, listening to you guys for around 3 months. Realy enjoy the podcast and I look forward to hearing about your 2010 event experiences.

[rayon_nightwind]

So the name is Kenneth been playing magic a little late in the game about 7th
learned about the pod cast form my friend Grayfox who I will clame all rights to pulling into the game of magic
and i have to say *looks at the lava ax pointed at his head* that this is one cool show i cant help but laugh and i have learn some cool stuff. my wife and other friends think im a little off for building combos as i play your show but thy should of known that by now.
im from a little blip form AR called crossett, what els is there to say cant wait to hear more of your shows.

[WHATCHmeNOW]

im john cegielski, im 18 from tulsa oklahoma. i started playing magic a little before lowr, and have been hooked ever since. im heading out in a little less then 2 weeks for my first semester in college at oklahoma state. i LOVE your podcast, but im still upset about an older episode when you (chewi) talked trash on the greatest quarterback ever, BRET FAVRE! ha but all in all love the show keep up the good work, and heres to many many amazing podcasts to come!

[lordsid666]

hi im anthony.. im a geek i play wow, i own a 360, i think bruce cambell should be presedent (jk but he is that awsome), im in the us army ive spent 15 monthes in iraq and once month 14 hit i was so board of the internet that wikipedia has bored me. so i found manna pool and now i laugh and losse track of time.

[kawaii-ness]

Hello all,

My name is Geneva and I have been playing Magic: The Gathering since Shadowmoor. I am not that competitive in nature so I normally just play casually, or play at some limited events. I am still familiarizing myself with the rules and all, so I still make some pretty rookie mistakes. I tend to like silly creatures. I normally play in the colors of green and white. I like spiders, oozes, and angels. I live in North Carolina and I am 18.

So...yeah, that is about it.