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BMoor's
"PAX East 2012 Report"
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 was one
of PAX East's high-profile
displays! Here in the main
exhibition hall, the
DOTP2013 booth was full of
consoles running the new
game, and fans were lined up
to get in and play it for
themselves!
Gameplay images
of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013! As you
can see, the PAX East demo
featured a "campaign mode"
in which the player goes up
against a series of other
planeswalkers. Pictured here
is me versus Kiora Atua, the
shapely seagoing sorceress
stabling Simic-style summons
as she sings sultry sea
shanties by the seashore.
Would've beaten her, too, if
my Vampire Nocturnus hadn't
decided to show me a Swamp
just as she'd started
dropping Eldrazi titans. But
I'll be waiting for another
crack at her this summer!
Even the loading
screens in DOTP2013 are an
accomplishment! Each one
features a painted panorama
from one of Magic's usual
artists, and depicts various planeswalkers and tidbits of
backstory regarding their
past conflicts. Besides
being beautiful, these
information blurbs really
demonstrate how, even when
not restrained by the size
of a flavor text box,
Magic's writers have
mastered the art of telling
a story one image at a time.
But with all the
excitement for the video
game, we can't forget the
cards themselves! PAX East's
video exhibition hall is
eclipsed only by its
tabletop and board game
cathedral, in which all
manner of pen-and-paper,
board-and-pawn, and, yes,
card games are sold,
demonstrated, and played.
Magic: the Gathering
dominated this part of the
convention, running booster
drafts, Mini Master
tournaments, and Commander
games nonstop! [And don't
forget, this is the last
weekend you have to enter BMoor's Commander Contest!
The winners will be
announced this Monday!]
Eight-man queues were
filling up and firing off as
fast as the judge's staff,
pictured here, could get
them organized.
This was the line to
get into the Magic: the
Gathering panel at PAX East,
which talked about Avacyn
Restored and some of the
behind-the-scenes stories
that went into it. If it
looks like I'm at the head
of the line, I was actually
one of the last people in
the line to get inside...
and all these people are
behind me, meaning most of
them didn't get in at all.
PAX East draws such an
incredible crowd that lines
like these are unavoidable!
Taken inside the panel,
in which Brady Dommermuth,
Dave Guskin, and Dave
Humphries shared info and
preview cards of Avacyn
Restored! This is the only
photo I took, as I was in
the nosebleed section and
couldn't get a good view.
But in this photo you can
just make out the text of
the card-- Thunderous Wrath,
a red instant for 4RR that
deals 5 damage to a creature
or player. But less legible
is Avacyn Restored's debut
mechanic: Miracles! This
card can be cast for its
miracle cost of a mere R if
it is the first card you
draw on your turn and if you
cast it immediately upon
drawing it. That's right, a
mechanic that rewards you
for lucky topdecks! The boys
from Wizards of the Coast
revealed that these Miracles
would appear in all colors
except black, but that black
would get some new toys of
its own. Guess we'll have to
wait and see what they are!
As if any more proof were needed that WOTC pulled out all of the stops for PAX East, they even brought in Jace Beleren and Liliana Vess to mingle with the crowd and stop for photos! Cosplaying, where fans dress up as their favorite fictional characters, is a common pastime at conventions such as these. So how do I know this was the real Jace and Liliana? Because as soon as I had taken their photo, a WOTC staff member handed me a free Event Deck! Other freebies from Magic: the Gathering included Avacyn Restored basic lands and Nicol Bolas horned crowns.
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