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Goth401
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posted November 05, 2001 06:45 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Goth401 Click Here to Email Goth401 Send a private message to Goth401 Click to send Goth401 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Magic Is a great game, one thats been around for 8 or so years, and i hope, for many years to come. Magic's had it's share of good cards, Some outstanding cards, some mediocre cards, and some cards not fit for toilet paper.

Of course, all cards find themselves in decks at some point, either by a homarid toting 8 year old, or maybe a 9 year old with Atogs. 4 years later, i'm still here with a bunch of homarids and an atog collection rivaled only by the peeps at Inquest Game magazine. I really don't know about atog lord, he probably has a lot, but heres a list of my atogs:

70 BB Atogs
127 WB atogs
63 Foratog
33 Necratog
28 Auratog
43 Chronatog

14 Sacratog
16 Lithatog
13 Thaumatog
9 Phantatog
7 Psychatog
5 Atogatog(the Big CHeese!)

Yes, In a period of 5 years, atogs are what i have, and when i just started playing magic, i traded a mox ruby for a whole bunch of BB atogs. I'd have to say that that was an unfair trade, but we all make bad ones.

There are many types of magic people, the Tournament Monsters (Finkel, Budde, Van de Logt) the People in between that just go to Fri. Night magic every so often or never, and the newer people learning the wonderful game. and then the special breed: The Collectors.

COllecting is a great way to show off, or maybe just to make some use of those dwarven ponies or goblin festivals. SOme people collect sets, A certain creature type, Etc.

some collect Lightning bolts, others Blinding lights, even Kavu maulers,
(That's for you trevor) the list goes on.
atogs are a special creature type, a very small and unused type, unlike elves or merfolk. Kobolds, Faeries, Goats, heck even "Giant Fish" got the shaft in favor of druids, unicorns, dwarves and the like.

Atogs are quite unique, as there is no creature quite like it, i mean, they got elves, dwarves and all the numerous creature types from other role playing games
like D&D or everquest, Ultima, blah blah.
Atogs were never in those, they're poster children of magic, like Homarids or
Old Man of the sea. (Nevermind, Scratch that last one)

Collecting is a great way to have even more fun with your CCG. It's true, not just in magic, but in other CCG's, people actually collect Psyducks(Oh Young Brother, when will you stop saying Psyduck...) Anyways, I'm really glad atogs are back, and i hope You'll find a card you have no use for, and turn it into a collection. It won't hurt if you collect Mountain goats, at least they're not real, a real one rammed my cousin in the beehind...

Once again, have fun and be creative!!!

 
inca911
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posted November 07, 2001 07:55 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for inca911 Click Here to Email inca911 Send a private message to inca911 Click to send inca911 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
You are an Atog rookie compared to this guy (with 2000+ Atogs as of more than a year ago):

http://godai-kun.home.att.net/aboutme/atogstory.htm

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Wanted Summer Magic cards (finder's fee offered): armageddon clock, blessing, goblin king, helm of chatzuk, millstone, mishras war machine, reverse damage, volcanic island (and maybe others you know of or can find)! I also want any other ultra-rares(e.g. Splendid Genesis)

Goth401
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posted November 07, 2001 02:02 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Goth401 Click Here to Email Goth401 Send a private message to Goth401 Click to send Goth401 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Well WOW!
I should set up a site...
oh well, thats good for him, i suppose, and if he wants to get rid of them, ill take em!
Atog Collectors Unite!!!(Not really, but you know.)

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All your atogs are trade to me!!!

Everyone Screws up, It's only human to do so.
If you laugh at someones misfortune, you might not be laughing when The misfortune comes back to you.
-A Young Man by the name of Ken Tang

 
frolynnd
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posted November 25, 2001 05:04 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for frolynnd Click Here to Email frolynnd Send a private message to frolynnd Click to send frolynnd an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Like the article

It's not the same thing, but I collect unusal Magic artwork. I've even got an almost complete Drew Tucker set (mmmmmmmm...Dandan )

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MTG_Wolf
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posted November 25, 2001 05:31 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for MTG_Wolf Click Here to Email MTG_Wolf Send a private message to MTG_Wolf Click to send MTG_Wolf an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Good article that makes good sense. I myself have amassed a collection of exactly 1000 Grizzly Bears, and am now working on 1000 Junk Divers, Im at 140 so far
 

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