Since I haven't done this yet, here it goes.
My name is Kor, 24 years old, living in the Netherlands and I've gotten into magic around the year 2000.
started with a portal: Three kingdoms starter set, but never really got into it to the point of buying boosters or additional card packs.
I stopped playing when Wizards introduced a new card frame/layout in 2003, partially because I disliked the new frame/layout,
but mostly because the people I played with stopped playing and I didn't find any other players.
I can't exactly remember how, but in the summer of 2007 I met some new people that, to my surprise, played magic. this was around the time Lorwyn was about to be released, and being a fan of elves and fae, I decided to 'restart' and bought a starter deck. Soon after, I realized I didn't quite like the fae, but I discovered treefolk and 'the game was on!' I built a treefolk deck and actually started winning games! This was a pretty good motivation to keep on playing, and so I did. I own a variety of decks now, playing a bunch of different formats and having a great time every time I pick up my cards to play. I'm still rocking the treefolk deck, and it's a pretty decent multiplayer deck, even with the eldrazi hanging around.
I came across this website when I was looking for ideas for a new deck and discovered the 'vintage' format because of this. Even though I still haven't built a vintage deck I've been lurking here for a while and will probably get a bunch of 'staples' [as they're called here] in the near future.
I'm hoping to learn heaps more about the game, how to be a 'better' player and the 'vintage' format in general by browsing these fora. It's been a pleasure hanging around in the IRC chatroom accompanying this website, and will hopefully be around for quite some years.
