Saw Magic mentioned out in the wild today: a trivia contest named Alquist Proft and asked which person born in 1976 was mentioned while discussing his origin. Not too difficult (it wasn't a Magic-focused contest after all), but it was still nice to see.

Thanks for letting me know.

On one of the Trivia Contest Attraction variants: what all fits in the category of “named mechanics”? Would things like Alliance and Pack Tactics count? Or keyword abilities like reach or double strike?

Keywords and ability words all count.

My favorite Maro memory is from Origins in the late 90s. You hosted a game show, our team of 3 did well enough on the initial test (chaining names of magic cards together) to get on stage with 2(?) other teams. We then won the trivia contest up there. You didn't have the prizes on you though, so we had to follow you around the convention as you searched for the packs to give us. Always loved all the puzzles and trivia over the years (I won a Question Mark on the web site too!)

I miss not getting to do the Question Mark game shows any more.