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My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by dole »

vkou wrote: post #18
hiccuphippo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another game you might want to take a look at is Dominion. You buy a single box with the cards for all the players (from 2 to 4 IIRC) so no need to buy extra decks.

The base Dominion card set is allright, but does not have all that much variety. The various expansion packs are fairly pricy. But if you like the base game, you can probably snag someone's collection on the cheap, on Craigslist.

You really need at least one expansion (and make it Intrigue) before too long to keep the game interesting. IIRC the base game originally had the first 2 or 3 expansions but broke them out to cut the costs down (and for the expansion revenue later.) IMHO get them all up to and including Hinterlands at the least if you get into it.

RIP isotropic

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by wyre »

igpay wrote: post #10
umvi wrote: post #4

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Is there a way to have access to all cards for free? Kind of ruins the fun when you need to sink so much $$$ just to try out different decks. Another reason Hearthstone was so frustrating. All the legendary cards were locked behind astronomical paywalls.

I used to use Cockatrice ( https://cockatrice.github.io/ ) to play with friends online. The interface is a far cry from Wizard's MTG Arena, but you do get to build any deck you want for free. Edit: It's been a while since I played, but does look like for IP reasons you'll need to actually download the cards separately from the actual program. I'm not sure where to do this, but I'd imagine someone on this subreddit or…

I use cockatrice currently. After downloading the client it downloads a json database from scryfall of all of the cards.

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by uwuhn »

I first played Magic when I was around seven years old, when the Portal set came out. I've played on-and-off, never seriously/competitively. Before Arena came out, I had spent more time playing on Apprentice and then Cockatrice than I had with physical cards.

Arena now takes up a LOT of my spare time. I'm happy with the microtransaction system. $5 can take you pretty far when it comes to building a competitive deck if you are willing to play drafts. I've spent around $40 total across three accounts. The $5 one-time purchase is quite generous.

BO1 constructed allows you to deviate from the meta and/or counter it. The matchmaking is good, and you can tell a lot of effort has gone into cosmetic and sound effects.

I've played lots of Hearthstone and Shadowverse since both came out. I haven't touched Hearthstone in years, even though I spent close to a thousand dollars on it. I'm done with HS for good. I'll still play Shadowverse for new sets since you can always make a competitive deck for free if you create a new account and spend a few hours grinding.

I hope Wizards doesn't get greedy with Arena as it (and MTG) continue to grow in popularity. When Hearthstone got big, I expected Magic to die out completely, but it's nice to see that didn't happen.

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by wyre »

seanwilson wrote: post #32

Is there a good link that concisely describes the rules of the game?

The rules are too large for there to be a concise resource to learn all of them. I would recommend learning the basic rules and then learning the intricacies playing the game with others. YouTube is probably a good resource for learning the game or go into you local game store and tell the staff you are interested in learning.

Be warned, mtg is addictive and expensive.

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by busterarm »

uwuhn wrote: post #34

I first played Magic when I was around seven years old, when the Portal set came out. I've played on-and-off, never seriously/competitively. Before Arena came out, I had spent more time playing on Apprentice and then Cockatrice than I had with physical cards. Arena now takes up a LOT of my spare time. I'm happy with the microtransaction system. $5 can take you pretty far when it comes to building a competitive deck i…

I love playing Magic. I was a bit of a whale player as far as case openings goes. Obviously paper magic became untenable at some point...and I love playing Standard.

Arena has been so fantastic for me. I spend a fraction of what I used to, have all that space back in my apartment and play way more than ever. There are some things that I miss about playing face to face with people, but also there's no way I'd ever play some of my combo decks (any Mirror March...) in paper.

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by seanwilson »

wyre wrote: post #35
seanwilson wrote: post #32

Is there a good link that concisely describes the rules of the game?

The rules are too large for there to be a concise resource to learn all of them. I would recommend learning the basic rules and then learning the intricacies playing the game with others. YouTube is probably a good resource for learning the game or go into you local game store and tell the staff you are interested in learning. Be warned, mtg is addictive and expensive.

What's a good concise guide for the basic rules then?

Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by [deleted] »

seanwilson wrote: post #38
wyre wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rules are too large for there to be a concise resource to learn all of them. I would recommend learning the basic rules and then learning the intricacies playing the game with others. YouTube is probably a good resource for learning the game or go into you local game store and tell the staff you are interested in learning. Be warned, mtg is addictive and expensive.

What's a good concise guide for the basic rules then?

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Re: My Kid Lost a Game of 'Magic' to Its Creator But Scored a Piece of Its Art

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Post by mattnewton »

umvi wrote: post #4
wyldfire wrote: post #2

MtG is just a fantastic game. Somehow I think the detailed rules really appeals to those of us who simulate automata in our head. ;) > I had begun the interview with what I figured was an obvious, softball icebreaker: “Yes,” Garfield responded when asked if he was related to President James Garfield (1831-1881), “he was my great-great-grandfather.” Wow! > I think make-believe is a very important component of games; t…

Is there a way to have access to all cards for free? Kind of ruins the fun when you need to sink so much $$$ just to try out different decks. Another reason Hearthstone was so frustrating. All the legendary cards were locked behind astronomical paywalls.

As a legacy player (a magic format where there are a lot of very expensive out of print cards), we just print them out for playtesting. No sense in dropping hundreds on missing cards for a deck until you know if it performs well and is fun to play. If you aren't planning on taking it to a sanctioned tournament you can just stop there with the proxies.
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