[JimWestergren]

On a related note, I have a blast playing old school magic 93/94 with my son. Of course using physical cards. We travel to Madrid each year to participate in the world championship of 7pts Singleton. This summer my son placed #9 which I am very proud of. 7pts Singleton is such a wonderful way to play the game with diverse affordable deck-building and balanced gameplay ( https://7pts-singleton.com )

[indigo945]

I wouldn't call a format where Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall and the Moxen are legal "affordable" - even though you can't play all of them in 7pts Singleton, even any single one of them costs thousands (or tens of thousands) of dollars. However, I'm glad you and your son enjoy the game, and congratulations on his placement.

[JimWestergren]

Yes, I agree. And we don't own them. I find it a very stimulating intellectual exercise to construct a deck without those cards and still perform great. Those powerful cards have several points and only 7 points total are allowed in your deck. For example I currently choose to play Sol Ring instead of 2 of the moxes.

[JTon]

You can get professionally printed proxies [1]. I've been told there's often a "don't ask, don't tell" policy around many unofficial mtg tournaments regarding proxies. It obviously upsets some people, but others see it as requirement for new players to enter legacy format (and keep it alive).

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/bootlegmtg/wiki/index

[chimeracoder]

> Proxies are allowed. We encourage the use of easily recognisable proxies as long as they are undetectable under sleeves and are easily recognizable and nicely made, but no counterfeits!

A proxy can be as simple as a basic land with Sharpie writing on it, so this format is by definition as affordable as Magic can ever be.

[Reubachi]

Official MTG tournaments "allow" proxies, cost is not and never has been a prohibitor to any paper magic.

WoTC as a card distrubtor on the other hand, does not agree with this. Thankfully they have no input on the matter. And is why they push the online avenues as much if not more than paper.