Welcome back to playing mtg! Nice to hear that you decided to start playing after such a long time (about 25 years?).
I’m a new player (started playing a few years ago), but I knew that people have been playing magic for a long time. I’m guessing that the cards and rules might differentiate now (I remember one big rule they changed was the Mana Burn).
I started playing Magic in the early 90s and played with friends lots until my fiancé made me quit because she hated the game so much. One friend adopted my cards and even lost them later (insert tears here). Fast forward to now and my two sons, in their late teens, after playing Yugioh when they were little, decided to get into Magic. Imagine the pride and joy swelling in my heart! I now have several decks (thank God you can buy singles online--unheard of back in the day) and we play on weekends. My wife frowns sternly and sighs, but she can't put the kibosh on it this time. No way. My boys and I have way too much mana to let that happen. Ha. Don't get me wrong, she's a great wife and mom, but she just doesn't like games.
Anyway, my point is that I want to give a shout out to all the older/returning players in the club!