Easter Eggs In Magic: The Gathering

If you're a super-hardcore Magic nerd, you probably know who Jamie Wakefield is. He was one of the earliest players of the game, and he wrote about the game for one of the earliest websites. He also was a skilled player who created decks that made the creators think differently about how the game could be played. He was one of the defining voices in early Magic, outside of the people who actually created the cards.

He's still a huge Magic fan, but he's also had some setbacks. For one, his wife, whom he referred to as the Lovely Mare, died of ovarian cancer in 2006. Magic creators decided that, if she wasn't alive in this world, she could be alive in their world, and thus they made Timbermare. It's a green card, the cards Jamie likes best, and it was a "fattie" — meaning it took a lot of magic to bring it to the field, which meant it was more powerful. It was the type of card Jamie revolutionized using in the early days of Magic. Its flavor text says, "Only nature wreaks such lovely havoc."

Jamie said of the card, "Marilyn's memory and I are extremely honored by this card. I know Mare is weeping with happiness in Heaven over this wonderful tribute to her ... now go serve some beats with it!" That makes this basically the cutest, and best, card Magic has ever made. No final joke — we're too busy trying not to cry.

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