Thank you for the report Nico. I did not know they played Legacy in Japan and had such a big tournament. Thank you for the deck database as well. Information is always handy.

There is Mindless Automaton for use on Linux. But it doesn't look like anyone has done anything with it lately. Just to debunk that someone said there were only Magic programs for Windows. Unfortunately, it seems to only be compatible with Apprentice and itself.

http://mindless.sourceforge.net/

I'd think about going to this but I'll be listening to speakers at Reflections|Projections at that time.

I will unfortunately not be able to go because of recent car repairs. Good luck to everyone who goes. I'm sure it'll be a great time.

I'll see if I can be there.

If you want to play a PvP MMO then play Shadowbane. It'll take you at most a few days to get up to Rank 6 and from there it is all PvP.

Then you've met another person who doesn't like summer weather. Winter is by far my favorite season. It's been pretty nice this year so far. Last week it snowed in Fort Wayne

@yankeedave: Yeah, I'm from around central Indiana. So, I don't know how it really is in southern Indiana. The people down there may very well be shallow. I wasn't offended by your post. It's just that I don't like it when people generalize and make assumptions. Nothing against you or anyone else. Its just something I don't like in general.

That's a pretty extreme case in my opinion. I live in rural Indiana and I've never seen much of what you are talking about. Granted, there are a lot of church-going people in Indiana but that's just how it is. Farmers don't exactly have a lot of things to have faith in this life because they can't have faith in harvest coming in because it very well may not. A lot of farmers have a "Everybody vs. us attitude". They stick together and help each other out. So, I see no reason why they shouldn't have one thing that they can believe in. I myself don't go to church but I can understand this and it doesn't bother me.

Also, people in Indiana aren't shallow because they say "How's it goin'?". They generally say it because they care and are friendly people. I don't know how many times I've just had pleasant conversations with random people in Wal-Mart or in Jamestown. Yes, some people will greet you just out of customs, but to generalize like that is wrong. It may be that way in you're part of the state, but not were I live. I find the shallow people to be from the cities like Indianapolis because it has the somewhat "big city" attitude about only caring for yourself. This may be wrong and if it is please correct me. I hate it when people stereotype, but from what I have experienced in the big cities of Indiana(Fort Wayne and Indianapolis) that is the way people act.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people who do support Dubya, but its politics . . so screw it.

Atog Lord, I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay in Indiana. The only shallow people you have to worry about are generally(not all) preps, wiggers, and people who are just trying to fit in. Sorry, if this offends anyone, but that just seems the case. I personally think there are plenty of things to do. You can go fishing and hunting. The only thing I think Indiana suffers is a lack of high speed Internet and Magic: the Gathering tournaments.

I've lived in Indiana all my life. I currently reside in Fort Wayne, Indiana where I am getting a BS in Computer Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology. My hometown is Jamestown, IN which is about a half hour to 45 minutes from Lafayette and Indy. I really don't know to much about the Type 1 scene down in Lafayette but I do know a  guy who comes up to FW every now and then who likes to play the older types of Magic. I don't know if he's into Type 1, but I know I've gotten him hooked on Legacy since Extended rotated. There are two stores in Lafayette that have Magic. There's Game Preserve and Castle Comics. Game Preserve is run by a bunch of d*cks and most people generally don't like them. They run most of the tournaments though and then run FNM in Lafayette. I don't know to much about Castle Comics but I have been there before and it is run by a very nice Chinese lady and her family. Hopefully you can get a Type 1 scene going in Lafayette because I know that some of the guys from Purdue go to Indy to play Type 2 at the Game Preserve there. It's pretty sad in Indy though. I asked a person if they wanted to play a game of Legacy once and they looked at me like I'm crazy.

Thank god I'm at least in FW now. There is actually a store that has Legacy events! And another store that is pretty savvy with Type 1, but I don't think enough people have Power to play. I could always ask.

yes, basketball has a very big following in Indiana. Generally you're either rooting for Purdue or IU in basketball . . sometimes even Butler or Ball State. Football isn't to big in Indiana much to my chagrin. There was a big controversy over the Colts getting a new stadium because it would *gasp* cost the tax payers money. Yet, they'll gladly build the Pacers a new arena whenever they want. I think they finally got the deal squared away though because the people who actually know how much the Colts mean to Indy got the deal through. Luckily, with the building of the new stadium they will be expanding the Indiana Convention Center which means more room for GenCon.

I don't think Indiana will be to much of a culture shock. You might be taken back when you're driving down the road and people wave at you that you don't even know. However, that's just how Indiana is . . especially if you're out in the country. The internet speeds are only bad if you live in the country like I do. I can get 26.4kbps if I'm lucky. In Lafayette you'll have DSL, Cable, or whatever high speed internet you want. I won't ever be able to get DSL or cable  in the area I live in.

Also, the correct terminology for someone from Indiana is a Hoosier. Don't ask me why . . it's just that way.

@Jacob: I know what you mean with about the Dune books. I got some of the new ones on discount. I was greatly shamed after reading them because they are very bad. Poor Frank must be rolling in his grave.

Back on topic,
Of course they have nothing to do with realism. It's all about the money.

One of the reasons why I stopped watching TV was to get away from commercials and advertisements. I use Firefox so that I don't get pop-ups. I use the Adblock plugin for Firefox to block advertisements on websites. I personally don't like advertisements at all. If I want to buy something I will google for it or look in a store. It's a shame that they are now putting advertisements in video games. I can understand it if they are trying to make a realistic game set in modern times, but I don't want to be in World of Warcraft and see someone wearing "Nike Boots" or "Gatorade". That's pushing it to far in my opinion. With the way things are going we'll next being seeing advertisements in books. So as I'm reading one of the new crappy(IMO) Dune books I'll see "i'm lovin it" . . how sad

I have 4 Revised Tropical Islands and 1 Revised Volcanic Island.

When we play Peasant around here there is someone who plays a Tog build that's pretty good. One of the main differences is that it is strickly U/B and that it uses Wash-Out. A lot of decks in Pez are mono color so Wash Out can become like a one-sided Evacuation that could swing tempo and the game in your favor.

He was mainly elected again because he is conservative. I live in Indiana which is a Republican state. I myself am not republican but pretty much every farmer in Indiana and most people living in small towns are. I don't understand why but they just are because it has been drilled into their heads that they are Republicans. It's like this all over America and its the main reason Bush won. Bush won just about every rural district in the United States while Kerry won every major city. That's the only reason Bush won which saddens me.