Awkward Pro MTG Kitchen-table Decks

Built for kitchen tables, flat parties, late-night games, and the weird moment when two nerds at a party discover they both play Magic.

I build casual Magic decks for people who still love the social side of the game.These aren’t pre-tournament optimisation machines built around perfect metas and ultra-expensive staples. They’re kitchen-table decks designed around theme, narrative, personality, and memorable moments. The kind of decks you pull out at parties, late-night gaming sessions, family weekends, or when old friends meet up again after a few years and want to play something fun.My deckbuilding process starts with ideas and atmosphere first. Sometimes it’s a strange interaction between cards. Sometimes it’s a creature type, a mechanic, a colour combination, or even just a funny concept that deserves to exist. I build decks that feel like they have identity — goblin swarms that spiral into chaos, strange token ecosystems, weird creature synergies, heavy flavour builds, or decks that slowly become ridiculous over the course of a game.I’m especially interested in bringing back the experimental side of Magic: the kind of casual play where stories happen naturally. The games where people remember “that one weird combo” or the moment a board state became completely out of control.Most decks are built in tiers depending on budget and complexity, but the goal stays the same: fun first. Whether you’re teaching friends how to play, introducing family members to Magic, rebuilding your collection after years away, or just looking for something different from competitive play, I want these decks to feel approachable, replayable, and genuinely enjoyable to own.Because for me, the best part of Magic has never really been tournaments.It’s the stories people tell afterwards.

Handmade 60-card Magic: the Gathering decks. Built from starters, boosters and singles. Weekly drops, choose either Heavy Land (slow, stable, inevitable plays) or Land Fixer based (fast, adaptive). And let me know if you: hate goblins, have a thing for rats, or love dragons, vampires or prefer slime.

I’m a writer and digital maker working across games, systems, and visual culture, focused on DIY, niche, and subcultural media. My work draws heavily from B-movies and 90s aesthetics.An independent fiction-maker, media artist, and cult worldbuilder based in Aotearoa.For over 30yrs I've freelanced (pro since 2013) across writing, design, and experimental storytelling—crafting everything from punk zines and machinima to psychological horror screenplays, websites for creatives and education, and open-source games."DM me to place an order on my kitchentable Magic: the Gathering Decks, NZ$60 + shipping per 60-card themed MTG deck."“From Hell — 80-card concept deck (example build)”All decks sold are 60-card, tuned for playability and theme clarity.
This 80-card build is how I explore themes. Final decks are refined into tight 60-card versions.

"His creative journey started in the most unlikely place: the back of a truck. At sixteen, after dropping out of high school, he spent a soul-crushing season helping a truck driver on daily rounds. Bored out of his mind, he was dragged to a careers expo and stumbled across a booth for television, theatre, and radio. That moment of epiphany sent him back to school to earn university entry, then on to Aoraki Polytechnic, and eventually to a creative writing degree specialising in screenwriting—with merit in short fiction."Polydina Flynt — Daily Creative Practice Overview1. Kitchen-Table MTG Decks (Fun + Commerce) NZ$60 each (+ shipping - only available for NZ/AU).
Designing and building custom thematic casual-style 60-card decks for weekly drops, balancing gameplay identity, theme, and accessibility for casual kitchen-table play.2. Novella / Screenplay Writing
Developing grimdark, post-noir body horror and suburban sci-fi fiction for short radio, or novella format—exploring trauma, transformation, and domestic unease through speculative horror.3. Experimental Screenwriting (Comic/Film Hybrid)
Writing surreal sci-fi action scripts that blend philosophical absurdity with genre chaos—mixing influences from indie action, Cronenberg-style body horror, and experimental narrative structures.4. Zines & Experimental Media
Creating short-form zines, essays, and recorded dialogue pieces focused on nerd culture, digital performance, subversive art, and existential commentary.5. Indie Comic Writing & Production
Writing comic scripts, occasionally handling layouts and pencils, with selective digital colouring and behind-the-scenes process sharing across platforms like Instagram.6. Creative Web + Landing Pages
Building simple, affordable websites and free one-page sites for non-technical creatives to help them publish and present their work online.