Wandering without Wander – n00bcon 2024 report by Alex
It is quiet around here these days. So it is my pleasure to again offer this void to Alex Rutten to break the silence for a spell. Enjoy! /Mg out After the last monstrosity , which almost killed the blag, I will try to keep this tournament report more comprehensive… For me, n00bcon has always been connected to my dear friend Wander. He joined me for n00bcon 9 in 2017 as a travel companion and spectator. During the pandemic that followed, we were both collecting cards for Swedish legal decks. We were dreaming of revisiting a future n00bcon as a small team of 2 players. Thus, from the get-go, n00bcon always felt like a shared project. He is also the only other ‘non-flying Dutchman’ crazy enough to get in the 17 to 24 hour train ride with me to an obscure Swedish pub. On our last journey home, we played The Deck mirrors for hours to find out what the correct number of Serra Angels was. In 2024, however, Wander skipped n00bcon # 15, so I had to travel solo. For that reason, I was afr...