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A Note About Magic: the Gathering on Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:33 am
Jack
Admin
Kat pointed out that a few things I said about Magic in my latest story (Bill and Duncan http://www.bransomtx.com/billduncan.html) didn't make much sense to him, though he could figure it out from the context. Therefore, I thought I'd give a (very) brief explanation, so you can at least have a hazy understanding of what I mean.
Magic is played with special cards. They print new sets of cards 3 or 4 times a year. Some of the cards have been in print since the game began. Others are retired. Some of those retired cards are VERY expensive these days.
Each player prepares his own deck. There are different types of cards, which have different rules on how and when you can play them. There are also different cards within each type, which have different effects. Each card has some basic information on all of them, while there are also places that each cards has its on specific information and instructions. (The cards also include art, so a lot of them are really nice to look at, as well).
The game is meant to be played by two players who each start at 20 life points, but can be played with different starting life totals and by different numbers of players. The main way to win the game is by using various types of cards to reduce your opponent to zero life.
That's the quick and dirty explanation. If you want to know more, either PM me or you can find a good article on how to play on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering_rules).
Hope this helps a bit.
Jack
Magic is played with special cards. They print new sets of cards 3 or 4 times a year. Some of the cards have been in print since the game began. Others are retired. Some of those retired cards are VERY expensive these days.
Each player prepares his own deck. There are different types of cards, which have different rules on how and when you can play them. There are also different cards within each type, which have different effects. Each card has some basic information on all of them, while there are also places that each cards has its on specific information and instructions. (The cards also include art, so a lot of them are really nice to look at, as well).
The game is meant to be played by two players who each start at 20 life points, but can be played with different starting life totals and by different numbers of players. The main way to win the game is by using various types of cards to reduce your opponent to zero life.
That's the quick and dirty explanation. If you want to know more, either PM me or you can find a good article on how to play on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering_rules).
Hope this helps a bit.
Jack
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