Magic: The Gathering details
- Designer: Richard Garfield
- Artists: Aaron Boyd, Adam Paquette, Adam Rex, Adi Granov, Adrian Smith, Ai Desheng, Al Davidson, Alan Pollack, Alan Rabinowitz, Alayna Lemmer-Danner, Aleksi Briclot, Alex Horley, Allen Williams, Alton Lawson, Amy Weber, Andi Rusu, Andrew Goldhawk, Andrew Murray, Andrew Robinson, Anson Maddocks, Anthony Francisco, Anthony Palumbo, Anthony Waters, April Lee, Ariel Olivetti, Arnie Swekel, Ash Wood, Austin Hsu, Ben Thompson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Blackie del Rio, Bob Petillo, Brad Rigney, Brad Williams, Brandon Dorman, Brandon Kitkouski, Brian "Chippy" Dugan, Brian Despain, Brian Durfee, Brian Hagan, Brian Horton, Brian Snoddy, Bryan Talbot, Bryon Wackwitz, Bud Cook, Cai Tingting, Cara Mitten, Carl Critchlow, Carl Frank, Carol Heyer, Catherine Buck, Cecil Fernando, Charles Gillespie, Charles Urbach, Chen Weidong, Chengo McFlingers, Chris Appelhans, Chris Dien, Chris J. Anderson, Chris Rahn, Christine Choi, Christopher Burdett, Christopher Moeller, Christopher Rush, Chuck Lukacs, Ciruelo, Cliff Nielsen, Clint Cearley, Clint Langley, Clyde Caldwell, Cole Eastburn, Colin MacNeil, Corey Macourek, Cornelius Brudi, Cos Koniotis, Craig Hooper, Craig Mullins, Cristina McAllister, Cyril Van Der Haegen, D. Alexander Gregory, D. J. Cleland-Hura, Daarken, Dameon Willich, Dan Dos Santos, Dan Frazier, Dan Scott, Dan Seagrave, Dana Andrews, Daniel Gelon, Daniel Horne, Daniel Ljunggren, Dany Orizio, Darbury Stenderu, Daren Bader, Darrell Riche, Dave Allsop, Dave DeVries, Dave Dorman, Dave Kendall, Dave Rapoza, David Cherry, David Day, David G. Martin, David Ho, David Horne, David Hudnut, David O'Connor, David Palumbo, David Robyn Seeley, Dennis Detwiller, Dermot Power, Diana Vick, Ding Songjian, Dom Reardon, Dom!, Dominick Domingo, Don Hazeltine, Donato Giancola, Doug Chaffee, Doug Keith, Doug Shuler, Drew Baker, Drew Tucker, Dylan Martens, Edward Beard, Jr., Efrem Palacios, Eric David Anderson, Eric Deschamps, Eric Fortune, Eric Peterson, Eric Polak, Erica Yang, Erik Gist, Erik Von Lehmann, Esad Ribic, Fang Yue, Fay Jones, Francis Tsai, Franco Rivolli, Frank Kelly Freas, Franz Vohwinkel, Fred Fields, Fred Harper, Fred Hooper, Fredrik Rahmqvist, Gábor Szikszai, Gao Jianzhang, Gao Yan, Garry Leach, Gary Gianni, Gary Rudell, Geof Darrow, George Pratt, Gerald Brom, Gerry Grace, Glen Michael Angus, Glenn Fabry, Goran Josic, Greg Hildebrandt, Greg Simanson, Greg Spalenka, Greg Staples, Hannibal King, Harold Arthur McNeill, He Jiancheng, Heather Hudson, Henry Higgenbotham, Henry van der Linde, Hideaki Takamura, Hiro Izawa, Hiroshi Tanigawa, Hong Yan, Howard Lyon, Huang Qishi, Hugh Jamieson, Iain McCaig, Ian Edward Ameling, Ian Miller, Igor Kieryluk, Ironbrush, Isabelle Rabarot, Ittoku, Izzy, J. W. Frost, Jack Wei, Jacques Bredy, Jaime Jones, James Allen (I), James Bernardin, James Ernest, James Kei, James Nelson, James Paick, James Ryman, Jana Schirmer, Janet Aulisio, Janine Johnston, Jarreau Wimberly, Jason Behnke, Jason Chan (I), Jason Engle, Jason Felix, jD, Jean-Sebastien Rossbach, Jeff Easley, Jeff Laubenstein, Jeff Menges, Jeff Miracola, Jeff Nentrup, Jeff Reitz, Jeff Remmer, Jeffrey R. Busch, Jen Page, Jennifer Law, Jeremy Enecio, Jeremy Jarvis, Jerry Tiritilli, Jesper Ejsing, Jesper Myrfors, Ji Yong, Jiaming, Jiang Zhuqing, Jim Murray, Jim Pavelec, Jim Wong, Jin Chiaki, Joel Biske, Joel Thomas, Johann Bodin, Johannes Voss, John Avon, John Bolton, John Coulthart, John Donahue, John Gallagher, John Howe, John Malloy, John Matson, John Stanko, John Zeleznik, Jon Foster, Jon J. Muth, Joshua Hagler, Julie Baroh, Jung Park, Junichi Inoue, Junior Tomlin, Junko Taguchi, Justin Hampton, Justin Murray, Justin Norman, Justin Sweet, Kaja Foglio, Kang Yu, Kari Johnson, Karl Kopinski, Kathryn Rathke, Keith Parkinson, Kekai Kotaki, Ken Meyer, Jr., Kensuke Okabayashi, Kerstin Kaman, Kev Brockschmidt, Kevin A. Murphy, Kevin Dobler, Kevin Garletts, Kevin Walker, Khang Le, Kieran Yanner, Kipling West, KOJI, Kristen Bishop, Ku Xueming, Kuang Sheng, Kunio Hagio, L. A. Williams, Larry Elmore, Larry MacDougall, Larry Snelly, Lars Grant-West, LHQ, Li Tie, Li Wang, Li Xiaohua, Li Youliang, Li Yousong, Liam Sharp, Lin Yan, Liu Jianjian, Liu Shangying, Liz Danforth, Lou Harrison, Lubov, Luca Zontini, Lucas Graciano, Lucio Parrillo, Malcolm David Monette, Marc Fishman, Marc Simonetti, Marcelo Vignali, Marco Nelor, Margaret Organ-Kean, Mark A. Nelson, Mark Brill, Mark Harrison, Mark Hyzer, Mark Poole, Mark Romanoski, Mark Rosewater, Mark Simpson (II), Mark Tedin, Mark Zug, Martin McKenna, Martina Pilcerová, Massimilano Frezzato, Matt Cavotta, Matt Stewart, Matt Thompson, Matt Wilson (I), Matthew Mitchell, Matthew Stawicki, Melissa Benson, Miao Aili, Michael Bierek, Michael Bruinsma, Michael C. Hayes, Michael G. Ryan, Michael Kaluta, Michael Koelsch, Michael Komarck, Michael Phillippi, Michael Sutfin, Michael Weaver, Michael Whelan, Mike Danza, Mike Dringenberg, Mike Kerr, Mike Kimble, Mike Ploog, Mike Raabe, Mike Sass, Miles Johnston, Min Yum, Mitch Cotie, Mitsuaki Sagiri, Monte Moore, Nathalie Hertz, Nelson DeCastro, Nènè Thomas, Nic Klein, Nick Percival, Nicola Leonard, Nils Hamm, Noah Bradley, Nottsuo, Okera, Omaha Perez, Omar Rayyan, Oriuzio "Dany Orizio" Daniele, Paolo Parente, Pat Lee, Pat Morrissey, Patrick Beel, Patrick Faricy, Patrick Ho, Patrick Kochakji, Paul Bonner, Paul Chadwick, Paul Lee, Pete Venters, Peter Bollinger, Peter Mohrbacher, Phil Foglio, Philip Mosness, Philip Straub, Philip Tan (I), Puddnhead, Qi Baocheng, Qiao Dafu, Qin Jun, Qu Xin, Quan Xuejun, Quinton Hoover, R. K. Post, Ralph Horsley, Randis Albion, Randy Asplund-Faith, Randy Elliott, Randy Gallegos, Ray Lago, Raymond Swanland, Rebecca Guay-Mitchell, Rebekah Lynn, Richard Kane Ferguson, Richard Sardinha, Richard Thomas (I), Richard Whitters, Richard Wright, Rick Emond, Rick Farrell, Rob Alexander, Rob Gonsalves, Robert Bliss, Robert Eggleton, Robh Ruppel, Roger Raupp, Rogério Vilela, Romas, Ron Brown, Ron Chironna, Ron Lemen, Ron Spears, Ron Spencer, Ron Walotsky, Ruth Thompson, Ryan Pancoast, Ryan Yee, Sal Villagran, Sam Wood, Sandra Garavito, Scott Altmann, Scott Bailey, Scott Chou, Scott Fischer, Scott Hampton, Scott Kirschner, Scott Murphy, Sean McConnell, Shang Huitong, Shelly Wan, Shishizaru, Simon Bisley, Sławomir Maniak, Solomon Au Yeung, Song Shikai, Stephan Martiniere, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Stephen A. Daniele, Stephen Tappin, Stephen Walsh, Steve Argyle, Steve Ellis (I), Steve Firchow, Steve Luke, Steve Prescott, Steve White, Steven Belledin, Stuart Griffin, Sue Ellen Brown, Sun Nan, Susan Van Camp, Svetlin Velinov, Syuichi Obata, Tang Xiaogu, Ted Galaday, Ted Naifeh, Terese Nielsen, Terry Springer, Thomas Denmark, Thomas Gianni, Thomas Manning, Tim Hildebrandt, Todd Lockwood, Tom Baxa, Tom Fleming, Tom Kyffin, Tom Wänerstrand, Tomas Giorello, Tomasz Jedruszek, Tony DiTerlizzi, Tony Roberts, Tony Szczudlo, Trevor Claxton, Trevor Hairsine, Tristan Elwell, Tsutomu Kawade, Tyler Jacobson, Una Fricker, Val Mayerik, Vance Kovacs, Véronique Meignaud, Victor Adame, Vincent Evans, Vincent Proce, Volkan Baga, Wang Chuxiong, Wang Feng, Wang Yuqun, Warren Mahy, Wayne England, Wayne Reynolds, Wesley Burt, Whit Brachna, William Donohoe, William O'Connor, William Simpson, Winona Nelson, Xu Tan, Xu Xiaoming, Yang Guangmai, Yang Hong, Yang Jun Kwon, Yeong-Hao Han, Yokota Katsumi, Yoshino Himori, Zak Plucinski, ZENTOYO, Zhang Jiazhen, Zhao Tan, Zina Saunders, Zoltan Boros
- Publishers: Wizards of the Coast
- Release Date: 1993
- Player count : 2
- Age range : 13+
- Time range : 20 minutes
- Mechanism(s): Deck Construction, Hand Management, Interrupts, Take That
- BGG Geek Rating: - converted to Meeple Mountain scale: .
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GAME SYSTEM
This entry is to allow for discussion/rating of the game system as a whole. It is not for a specific product or release. Versions will appear on the individual item pages.
From the official website: In the Magic game, you play the role of a planeswalker—a powerful wizard who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest. Your deck of cards represents all the weapons in your arsenal. It contains the spells you know and the creatures you can summon to fight for you.
This is the grandfather of the collectible card game (or CCG) genre. Cards are categorized as common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare. Players collect cards and build decks out of their collection.
Players build a deck of cards and duel against an opponent's deck. Players are wizards attempting to reduce their opponent's life total to zero. The first player to reduce his opponent's life to zero (or meet another set win condition) wins the game.
An important part of the game is deck construction, which is done prior to the actual game by selecting what cards are included in a particular deck. There are nearly 20,000 different cards from which to build your deck!
Cards can be lands, which usually generate mana of various colors, or spells, which require a certain amount of mana to be used. Some cards (creatures, artifacts, and enchantments) stay on the board and continue to affect the game, while others have a one-time effect.
Players randomly draw spells to see what they get and can play each turn. Although this limits your choices, there is a lot of strategy in how you play those spells. A robust list of game mechanics, including intricate rules for reactive card play called "the stack," provide for rich tactics and tough choices each turn.
Though traditionally a two-player duel, there are several casual and tournament formats to Magic that allow more players to play.
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