Aether-draft - James' Coffee Blog (opens in new tab)

Today I attended my first Magic the Gathering (MtG) draft: a “secret draft,” where players did not know ahead of time what series of the trading card game would be played. The event was held in a breathtaking church building, now used as a community centre. The building is also home to the Pianodrome, an organisation that creates sculptures with pianos that people no longer want. Before I entered the building, I was enamoured with the architecture. The beauty of my surroundings helped calm so...