This coming weekend starting at midnight Friday, many MtG players will be opening up the guild kit for their favourite guild. After assessing their cards for value, they will then build a 40 card deck, play some MtG, get some participation packs, and go home. Or hang around and repeat the whole thing again.

Also at the prerelease your FLGS will be able to sell you a booster box a week early, or the two Planeswalker decks for this set. The booster box comes with a buy-a-box promo (see below) that is only available while stocks last from buying a booster box.

I like prereleases, they are great fun. There is a buzz of excitement in the air. You play decks that you would never play normally.

Personally for new players I think they are a step too far. The deck building side too early in the players journey with the game. I know prereleases are more casual and friendly than other organised play. But still having time to help a new player and building your own deck is near on impossible. You might be able to help if you get finished deck building early. But in reality there isn’t usually that much time to help.

But it doesn’t mean the new player won’t have a great time. I think they can. It’s just the deck building might be a little daunting.

I’ll be at the Saturday day time Prerelease at my FLGS, and I’ve chosen the Simic guild. Hope to see you there.