I guess you could call it expanded, but almost all the cards that I (and everyone else in my group) play with are from the movie block. I am using a deck of actual cards, so crazily expensive later deck cards really are not an option. Actually, I don't think that we really play any format at all, come to think of it. Just none of us have the restricted cards that would make it 'open.'
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