what appeared to be pajamas [...]. Everyone I met was nice, welcoming, helpful, intelligent, passionate, self-confident, at ease, and basically great. [...] Without extensive knowledge of the cards, the gameplay, the 'meta game,' the people, or really anything relevant to the situation at hand, all I could do was sit there and ask dumb questions". Rebecca Angel, for Wired in 2013, wrote about a conversation she had on women attending Friday Night Magic. Angel wrote that the barista she talked to "said it was rare for a girl to ever return. [...] When I asked him for specifics, he said the guys weren’t rude, they were just so awkward and obviously uncomfortable playing the game with the girl. He imagined it just wasn’t a fun time for the girls who tried. He always hoped they would come back, because the more girls that came, the more the guys would get used to it. But who wants to be the girl to have to help guys adjust? My own son, who is in the perfect demographic for Magic (14 year old white boy) was completely intimidated at a local gathering and refused to play. How must it feel to be someone who doesn’t fit in at all?" Charlie Hall, for Polygon in 2018, wrote that while he was nervous before trying Friday Night Magic he "didn’t have anything to be afraid of". Before the event began, the shop owner played a few practice hands and gave Hall "tips on how to win with the deck" he had created. Hall commented that "what struck me more than anything was just how social an experience playing Magic is. It was really wonderful to get out from behind my computer screen for an evening, and talk to strangers about a game and a hobby that they were excited about. [...] More than just finding a few good hours of great gaming, I stumbled across a whole new community. Best of all, everyone I sat down to play against seemed invested in teaching me how to get better". References Card game competitions Magic: The Gathering Friday Year of establishment missing