Higgins - RetroFrame Gaming
@retroframegaming.bsky.social
Gamer, Geek, Nerd 👓 | Started MTG with The Dark 🌜 | Avid LotR Fan 🗡️ | Bi and/or Pan 🏳️🌈 | He/Him 💁🏻♂️
Current CMDR Decks: https://moxfield.com/users/RetroFrameGaming
Current CMDR Decks: https://moxfield.com/users/RetroFrameGaming
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Hello bsky! 👋
I'm Higgins and I have been a CCG/TCG gamer for 31 years.
This account will be for my Magic: The Gathering thoughts, decks, & general musings.
In addition, there might be some Dead CCG content sprinkled in, as I am also a huge fan of the Decipher Star Wars CCG & Middle-Earth CCG.
I'm Higgins and I have been a CCG/TCG gamer for 31 years.
This account will be for my Magic: The Gathering thoughts, decks, & general musings.
In addition, there might be some Dead CCG content sprinkled in, as I am also a huge fan of the Decipher Star Wars CCG & Middle-Earth CCG.
Absolutely wonderful trip into my nostalgia.
I was extremely happy to learn the home of Dwarven Ruins' original art.
I was extremely happy to learn the home of Dwarven Ruins' original art.
Fallen Empires was an abject disaster that should’ve killed Magic dead. 31 years have passed. We're all still here.
🎥 : youtu.be/SakRUkDPxn4
🎥 : youtu.be/SakRUkDPxn4
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Absolutely wonderful trip into my nostalgia.
I was extremely happy to learn the home of Dwarven Ruins' original art.
I was extremely happy to learn the home of Dwarven Ruins' original art.
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I used to be able to book a hotel for next year's PAX Unplugged immediately after the dates are known.
This year, everything is already marked as sold out. Hope it's just because it's slightly more than a year out and not an indication I'll be scrambling for a place to stay all year.
This year, everything is already marked as sold out. Hope it's just because it's slightly more than a year out and not an indication I'll be scrambling for a place to stay all year.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I used to be able to book a hotel for next year's PAX Unplugged immediately after the dates are known.
This year, everything is already marked as sold out. Hope it's just because it's slightly more than a year out and not an indication I'll be scrambling for a place to stay all year.
This year, everything is already marked as sold out. Hope it's just because it's slightly more than a year out and not an indication I'll be scrambling for a place to stay all year.
It's still 9 months away, but I'm dying to have even the littlest of spoilers for the Hobbit set.
Come on, WotC... Just a taste, please!
#mtgxhobbit
Come on, WotC... Just a taste, please!
#mtgxhobbit
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's still 9 months away, but I'm dying to have even the littlest of spoilers for the Hobbit set.
Come on, WotC... Just a taste, please!
#mtgxhobbit
Come on, WotC... Just a taste, please!
#mtgxhobbit
Hands down, The Hobbit.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Hands down, The Hobbit.
Is this Play Booster trying to tell me something?
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Is this Play Booster trying to tell me something?
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Today my first article about the design of #MTGxATLA dropped. Hope you all enjoy! #wotcstaff
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
Designing Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™: The Four Elements
Learn how all four bending mechanics came to be with this behind-the-scenes series from Senior Game Designer Chris Mooney.
magic.wizards.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Trying to figure out when are the best times for me to post on my tiktok.
So far I'm seeing the best success with around noon and around 5pm.
Guess there's a bunch of MagicTok scrolling on their lunch and dinner breaks. LOL
So far I'm seeing the best success with around noon and around 5pm.
Guess there's a bunch of MagicTok scrolling on their lunch and dinner breaks. LOL
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trying to figure out when are the best times for me to post on my tiktok.
So far I'm seeing the best success with around noon and around 5pm.
Guess there's a bunch of MagicTok scrolling on their lunch and dinner breaks. LOL
So far I'm seeing the best success with around noon and around 5pm.
Guess there's a bunch of MagicTok scrolling on their lunch and dinner breaks. LOL
I'm not a Monster Hunter guy, but these arts look great!
MTG x MonsterHunter Secret Lair Drop revealed for December 1st!
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm not a Monster Hunter guy, but these arts look great!
Friend shows me some cardboard rectangles; says the local sports card shop has them for sale.
Being the LotR nut I was, I'm immediately drawn to the fantasy images & world of Dominaria.
I buy my first pack, Revised Edition, and crack a Shivan Dragon.
"Smaug," I think to myself. I am hooked.
Being the LotR nut I was, I'm immediately drawn to the fantasy images & world of Dominaria.
I buy my first pack, Revised Edition, and crack a Shivan Dragon.
"Smaug," I think to myself. I am hooked.
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Friend shows me some cardboard rectangles; says the local sports card shop has them for sale.
Being the LotR nut I was, I'm immediately drawn to the fantasy images & world of Dominaria.
I buy my first pack, Revised Edition, and crack a Shivan Dragon.
"Smaug," I think to myself. I am hooked.
Being the LotR nut I was, I'm immediately drawn to the fantasy images & world of Dominaria.
I buy my first pack, Revised Edition, and crack a Shivan Dragon.
"Smaug," I think to myself. I am hooked.
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fallen empires turns 31 today, the set that fucked up on every possible metric and should've killed magic dead, and yet...
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
fallen empires turns 31 today, the set that fucked up on every possible metric and should've killed magic dead, and yet...
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Making an Oona, Queen of the Fae Commander deck has always been a low-key goal of mine.
Well, today, I started brewing with the goal of having it finished and assembled in the first half of 2026.
Got any spicy tech for me to include?
Well, today, I started brewing with the goal of having it finished and assembled in the first half of 2026.
Got any spicy tech for me to include?
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Making an Oona, Queen of the Fae Commander deck has always been a low-key goal of mine.
Well, today, I started brewing with the goal of having it finished and assembled in the first half of 2026.
Got any spicy tech for me to include?
Well, today, I started brewing with the goal of having it finished and assembled in the first half of 2026.
Got any spicy tech for me to include?
This week's EchoMTG collection report!
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This week's EchoMTG collection report!
Finally got one of my very first Commanders entered in to Moxfield.
Originally built during the pandemic, I've tweaked the build a little more to not be so reliant on Zirda being on the battlefield.
moxfield.com/decks/0DjRNX...
Originally built during the pandemic, I've tweaked the build a little more to not be so reliant on Zirda being on the battlefield.
moxfield.com/decks/0DjRNX...
Zirda, the Freshmaker - Commander (Zirda, the Dawnwaker)
A deck created using Moxfield.
moxfield.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Finally got one of my very first Commanders entered in to Moxfield.
Originally built during the pandemic, I've tweaked the build a little more to not be so reliant on Zirda being on the battlefield.
moxfield.com/decks/0DjRNX...
Originally built during the pandemic, I've tweaked the build a little more to not be so reliant on Zirda being on the battlefield.
moxfield.com/decks/0DjRNX...
Oh.
That is gorgeous.
That is gorgeous.
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh.
That is gorgeous.
That is gorgeous.
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Two of my major pieces are now for sale with relatively low starting bids. We are auctioning these to help the family of the former owner of these paintings and are not taking a commission or profiting at all from this sale. If interested, visit the Art Market : www.facebook.com/groups/18843...
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Two of my major pieces are now for sale with relatively low starting bids. We are auctioning these to help the family of the former owner of these paintings and are not taking a commission or profiting at all from this sale. If interested, visit the Art Market : www.facebook.com/groups/18843...
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Love waiting an hour to be told I get to wait another hour
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Love waiting an hour to be told I get to wait another hour
Started a series over on my Tik Tok I'm calling Booster Fun or Fumble.
I'm rating the frames and art treatments for Avatar and eventually older set and new releases.
Lemme know what you think!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMb1TRU2/
I'm rating the frames and art treatments for Avatar and eventually older set and new releases.
Lemme know what you think!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMb1TRU2/
TikTok - Make Your Day
www.tiktok.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Started a series over on my Tik Tok I'm calling Booster Fun or Fumble.
I'm rating the frames and art treatments for Avatar and eventually older set and new releases.
Lemme know what you think!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMb1TRU2/
I'm rating the frames and art treatments for Avatar and eventually older set and new releases.
Lemme know what you think!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMb1TRU2/
Rescued these hits this weekend out of a collection that was starting to develop some mold issues.
I've given them a light wipe down with an antimicrobial and now we'll quarantine them for a few weeks and see if the mold returns.
Fingers crossed they stay clean!
I've given them a light wipe down with an antimicrobial and now we'll quarantine them for a few weeks and see if the mold returns.
Fingers crossed they stay clean!
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rescued these hits this weekend out of a collection that was starting to develop some mold issues.
I've given them a light wipe down with an antimicrobial and now we'll quarantine them for a few weeks and see if the mold returns.
Fingers crossed they stay clean!
I've given them a light wipe down with an antimicrobial and now we'll quarantine them for a few weeks and see if the mold returns.
Fingers crossed they stay clean!
My weekly binder report from EchoMTG.
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My weekly binder report from EchoMTG.
I don't play competitive Magic anymore, but this is never an indication of a healthy meta game. 🙁
With a 60.8% non-mirror Day 1 win rate at Magic Spotlight: Spider-Man, Izzet Cauldron converted from 170/580 players on Day 1 (29% of the field) to 64/141 players on Day 2 (45% of the field) in Liverpool. #SpotlightSpiderMan
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I don't play competitive Magic anymore, but this is never an indication of a healthy meta game. 🙁
Playing in a FLGS's Villain Commander event tonight, so of course I have to bring two of my villain lead decks.
Now I just have to choose between Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Saruman of Many Colors.
Now I just have to choose between Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Saruman of Many Colors.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Playing in a FLGS's Villain Commander event tonight, so of course I have to bring two of my villain lead decks.
Now I just have to choose between Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Saruman of Many Colors.
Now I just have to choose between Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Saruman of Many Colors.
Just learned about the existence of the Basic Land Game from this post and now I want to build a two player set.
But what lands would I want to use? 🤔
But what lands would I want to use? 🤔
just sleeved up a copy of the basic land game to keep on me using EXCLUSIVELY retro border @alaynadanner.bsky.social panorama basics
it's about taste. it's about class.
it's about taste. it's about class.
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Just learned about the existence of the Basic Land Game from this post and now I want to build a two player set.
But what lands would I want to use? 🤔
But what lands would I want to use? 🤔