BENNINGTON — The Gamer's Grotto hosted a Magic the Gathering, Commander tournament on Saturday September 27.

The twelve-hour-event yielded a single winner, "last man standing" Marc Moretto, who magnanimously chose to split the grand prize with the table.

"He took the table," said Keith Carey, owner of the Gamer's Grotto. "The original prize was a $600 cash prize, plus second, third, and fourth. They opted to split all the prize cash amongst the table, so that everybody got a little bit of something."

Commander is the most popular format of Magic the Gathering, but it is also known as Elder Dragon Highlander EDH.

Playing competitively speeds up the game considerably, but also increases the level of strategic play.

cEDH/Commander uses a 100-card deck, owned and brought to the event by t

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