by Jamie Wakefield (Author)
It is the early days of Magic: The Gathering. Wizards has just announced the first professional competition: Pro Tour New York. Follow along as the author and his friends discover Magic, go to their first tournaments then the first Pro Tour. After getting a taste for professional competition they strive to get back on the tour through qualifier after qualifier. Strategy, deck lists, humor and accounts of the early days of Magic: The Gathering when people still played for ante, Shivan Dragons ruled the skies and people were just starting to understand the value of a Black Lotus. (This book was previously published as "Tournament Reports." This version has been renamed and extensively revised for grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Author Biography
Vermont born Jamie Wakefield is a freelance writer currently living in Spain. Jamie became a legend in the Magic: The Gathering community for his self-deprecating wit and laugh out loud commentary about an ordinary guy taking on and living the extraordinary. This first book describes his attempts to make it to the first Magic Pro Tour is a classic of the genre and has been described as "the best Magic book, EVER." Now Jamie takes us into his new life living out a dream he never knew he had. In the past he has been a contributing editor to "Scrye" magazine, had a column in "Top Deck", wrote for the online publications "The Dojo" and is a currently a Premium writer for "Star City Games." His second book "I'm not an Alcoholic, I'm just European!" is also available on Amazon.com and also has five stars.
Number of Pages: 142
Dimensions: 0.3 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: February 10, 2009
