What to do

[Spencer Addington]

I have to drive an hour away to find a store because there isn't one in my town. I have a play group though, and making a deck the trading for all of it is keeps the spark of magic alive.

[Coffee Vampire]

My advice: stop playing magic for now. Just forget about it! Clearly trying to plug into a community has no worked because of logistical issues. Don't sell all of your cards or anything, but just put it on hold. Focus on other things for now and pick magic up again when the timw is right.

[MisterJH]

But is much fun like i said im probably just going to draft because thts by far my favorite thing, deckbuilding plus working under pressure it just my favorite magic pasttime. But yea i guess now is not the time for the rest of mtg for me

[FustyDavorite]

I like what Vampire said. Pastimes come and go! And in some scenarios, they come back! If it's not doing it for you right now, that doesn't mean it won't in the future. So don't feel stressed or anything of the sort to hold onto it if it's affecting you negatively. In the larger scale of things, it's just a lot of cardboard and money. I don't have a shop where I live (although one is moving here and I'm PSYCHED) and I have to drive an hour away if I ever want to go to one. I don't have a playgroup in town. It's actually quite aggravating that there's not many people to play with. But eh, whatever. Deck building gets me my fix in the meantime.

[MisterJH]

Haha same, i build decks daily sometimes :p the problem is im too impatient to playtest on cockatrice

Im considering really puting full effort in playing cheap jank standard, especially once RtR block rotates out and mono-bi color decks may have more leverage. Then ican go to FNM on occasion. But of course.. Drafting <3 its really the best ever, i might also looking into MTGO drafts.. Thats something i could live with and have a good time with

[Remillo]

I played a little bit in Middle school and restarted during my senior year of High School after watching some friends pick it up.  And now it's a huge part of my life.  If you go out to college after high school  scope out the local scene, check out clubs, local shops, etc.  you'll probably find a lot more community after you leave grade school.  There have been many times when I'm just walking across campus and overhear something Magic-related in someone else's conversation, and I jump right in.  Maybe it just means that until then, you spend your time on iMTG and Cockatrice, but don't be completely discouraged if you can't find people to play with right now.