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Magic in Jakarta
by Bill Stark | posted at 2010-02-10 01:15:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, Jakarta, Indonesia
Every so often, "mainstream" news outlets run fluff pieces on Magic. Brian Kibler recently confirmed via Twitter that he had recently been interviewed for one such piece in advance of the upcoming Pro Tour in San Diego for a local paper there.
The Jakarta Globe, a daily English language newspaper in Jakarta, Indonesia, recently ran one such piece. The biggest difference, of course, is that it gives us a look into the lives of players in Indonesia, a country one would imagine much of the Magic playing populace is not familiar with. Through interviews with Indonesian players Yopie Effendi, "Benny," "Haryanto," Eric Tan, and others at the Citadel Hobby Shop we get a small window into their playing world. Of course, said window comes mixed in with plenty of awkward lay person attempts to explain and describe Magic, but it's still worth a read.
The full article is available here on the Jakarta Globe.
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Bill Stark is the founder and editor-in-chief of TheStarkingtonPost.com. He began playing Magic in 1995 after being introduced to the game by his brother. Since then he has competed at all levels of play including the JSS, Grand Prix, Nationals, and Pro Tour. In addition to his career as a pro, Bill began writing about the game early on for TheDojo.com, the first website dedicated to Magic. Since then he has written and edited for nearly every major Magic website on the web. In 2007 he began work as an official coverage reporter for Wizards of the Coast, flying to Grand Prixs, Nationals, and World Championships to record the events happening at each. He was also hired for six months as an R&D intern at Wizards where he worked on the redesign for DailyMTG.com as well as helping to develop multiple Magic sets. After leaving Wizards, he started TheStarkingtonPost.com to utilize his many contacts in the industry to provide a better information solution for fans of TCGs, gaming, and Magic: The Gathering.