Card Store Crashes During Mirrodin-Mirrodin-Darksteel Draft

By: markdash - March 26, 2004

Jackson, MS — Eight local Magic players gathered this past Friday at The Dragon’s Den, a store specializing in miniatures and Magic: The Gathering cards, for a sanctioned Mirrodin-Mirrodin-Darksteel draft. By the middle of pack 2, local Jake Stoward had drafted a red-black deck featuring Grab the Reins, while to his right Michael Jones had picked a Chrome Mox. Across the table, Lucas Moore had the framework for a powerful blue/white deck with Arrest, Blinding Beam, and Skyhunter Patrol, and Jason Zahn to his left had amassed three rares, among them Glimmervoid and Pentavus. However, all this drafting was for naught, as the entire store crashed after the 19th pick of the draft, and all cards drafted to that point instantly vanished.

As players complained vociferously, store owner Vernon Howard immediately ushered all customers out of the store and padlocked the doors. The next day, Howard issued a statement regarding the crash. “All of us at The Dragon’s Den apologize for the unfortunate incident yesterday, and appreciate the patience of everyone involved. We have had local contractors and electricians looking into the problem overnight, and we remain confident that the worst is behind us. While store instability will make sanctioned drafting impossible for a week or so, we would like to invite the public to draft for free. After the drafts, all cards will be returned to the possession of the store, but while the drafts are going on, you are free to do with them as you please. The location of the event will be our temporary location at 132 Carswell Street in Jackson, Mississippi.”

A throng of local gamers turned out at 9 am the next morning for the unlimited free play event. However, the location turned out to be an uninhabited, abandoned warehouse. Despite the setbacks of the past 24 hours, many will return to the store in due time. “I live next door to the store,” said Rob Ainsworth. “Where else am I going to play?” Others vowed to be through with the store for good. “Fuck this,” said Scott McKenzie. “Let’s go play some MODO.”

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Card Store Crashes During Mirrodin-Mirrodin-Darksteel Draft

By: markdash - March 26, 2004

Jackson, MS — Eight local Magic players gathered this past Friday at The Dragon’s Den, a store specializing in miniatures and Magic: The Gathering cards, for a sanctioned Mirrodin-Mirrodin-Darksteel draft. By the middle of pack 2, local Jake Stoward had drafted a red-black deck featuring Grab the Reins, while to his right Michael Jones had picked a Chrome Mox. Across the table, Lucas Moore had the framework for a powerful blue/white deck with Arrest, Blinding Beam, and Skyhunter Patrol, and Jason Zahn to his left had amassed three rares, among them Glimmervoid and Pentavus. However, all this drafting was for naught, as the entire store crashed after the 19th pick of the draft, and all cards drafted to that point instantly vanished.

As players complained vociferously, store owner Vernon Howard immediately ushered all customers out of the store and padlocked the doors. The next day, Howard issued a statement regarding the crash. “All of us at The Dragon’s Den apologize for the unfortunate incident yesterday, and appreciate the patience of everyone involved. We have had local contractors and electricians looking into the problem overnight, and we remain confident that the worst is behind us. While store instability will make sanctioned drafting impossible for a week or so, we would like to invite the public to draft for free. After the drafts, all cards will be returned to the possession of the store, but while the drafts are going on, you are free to do with them as you please. The location of the event will be our temporary location at 132 Carswell Street in Jackson, Mississippi.”

A throng of local gamers turned out at 9 am the next morning for the unlimited free play event. However, the location turned out to be an uninhabited, abandoned warehouse. Despite the setbacks of the past 24 hours, many will return to the store in due time. “I live next door to the store,” said Rob Ainsworth. “Where else am I going to play?” Others vowed to be through with the store for good. “Fuck this,” said Scott McKenzie. “Let’s go play some MODO.”

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