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Magic: The Gathering
Published in 1993
Description
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 over 25,000 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.
Designers:
Richard Garfield
Artists:
Victor Adame, Miao Aili, Randis Albion, Rob Alexander, James Allen (I), Dave Allsop, Scott Altmann, Ian Edward Ameling, Eric David Anderson, Chris J. Anderson, Dana Andrews, Glen Michael Angus, Chris Appelhans, Steve Argyle, Randy Asplund-Faith, Janet Aulisio, John Avon, Daren Bader, Volkan Baga, Scott Bailey, Drew Baker, Qi Baocheng, Julie Baroh, Tom Baxa, Edward Beard, Jr., Patrick Beel, Jason Behnke, Steven Belledin, Melissa Benson, James Bernardin, Michael Bierek, Kristen Bishop, Joel Biske, Simon Bisley, Robert Bliss, Johann Bodin, Peter Bollinger, John Bolton, Paul Bonner, Zoltan Boros, Aaron Boyd, Whit Brachna, Noah Bradley, Jacques Bredy, Aleksi Briclot, Mark Brill, Kev Brockschmidt, Gerald Brom, Sue Ellen Brown, Ron Brown, Cornelius Brudi, Michael Bruinsma, Catherine Buck, Christopher Burdett, Wesley Burt, Jeffrey R. Busch, Clyde Caldwell, Matt Cavotta, Clint Cearley, Paul Chadwick, Doug Chaffee, Jason Chan (I), David Cherry, Jin Chiaki, Ron Chironna, Christine Choi, Scott Chou, Billy Christian, Wang Chuxiong, Ciruelo, Trevor Claxton, D. J. Cleland-Hura, Bud Cook, Mitch Cotie, John Coulthart, Carl Critchlow, jD, Daarken, Qiao Dafu, Liz Danforth, Stephen A. Daniele, Mike Danza, Geof Darrow, Al Davidson, David Day, Nelson DeCastro, Blackie del Rio, Thomas Denmark, Eric Deschamps, Ai Desheng, Brian Despain, Dennis Detwiller, Dave DeVries, Chris Dien, Tony DiTerlizzi, Kevin Dobler, Dom!, Dominick Domingo, John Donahue, William Donohoe, Brandon Dorman, Dave Dorman, Dan Dos Santos, Mike Dringenberg, Brian "Chippy" Dugan, Brian Durfee, Jeff Easley, Cole Eastburn, Robert Eggleton, Jesper Ejsing, Randy Elliott, Steve Ellis (I), Larry Elmore, Tristan Elwell, Rick Emond, Jeremy Enecio, Wayne England, Jason Engle, James Ernest, Vincent Evans, Glenn Fabry, Patrick Faricy, Rick Farrell, Jason Felix, Wang Feng, Richard Kane Ferguson, Cecil Fernando, Fred Fields, Steve Firchow, Scott Fischer, Marc Fishman, Tom Fleming, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Eric Fortune, Jon Foster, Anthony Francisco, Carl Frank, Dan Frazier, Frank Kelly Freas, Massimilano Frezzato, Una Fricker, J. W. Frost, Ted Galaday, John Gallagher, John Joseph Gallagher, Randy Gallegos, Sandra Garavito, Kevin Garletts, Daniel Gelon, Donato Giancola, Thomas Gianni, Gary Gianni, Charles Gillespie, Tomas Giorello, Erik Gist, Andrew Goldhawk, Rob Gonsalves, Gerry Grace, Lucas Graciano, Adi Granov, Lars Grant-West, D. Alexander Gregory, Stuart Griffin, Yang Guangmai, Rebecca Guay-Mitchell, Brian Hagan, Kunio Hagio, Joshua Hagler, Trevor Hairsine, Nils Hamm, Justin Hampton, Scott Hampton, Yeong-Hao Han, Fred Harper, Lou Harrison, Mark Harrison, Michael C. Hayes, Don Hazeltine, Nathalie Hertz, Carol Heyer, Henry Higgenbotham, Tim Hildebrandt, Greg Hildebrandt, Yoshino Himori, David Ho, Yang Hong, Craig Hooper, Fred Hooper, Quinton Hoover, Alex Horley, Daniel Horne, David Horne, Ralph Horsley, Brian Horton, John Howe, Austin Hsu, David Hudnut, Heather Hudson, Shang Huitong, Mark Hyzer, Junichi Inoue, Ironbrush, Ittoku, Hiro Izawa, Izzy, Tyler Jacobson, Hugh Jamieson, Jeremy Jarvis, Tomasz Jedruszek, Jiaming, He Jiancheng, Liu Jianjian, Gao Jianzhang, Zhang Jiazhen, Kari Johnson, Janine Johnston, Miles Johnston, Fay Jones, Jaime Jones, Goran Josic, Qin Jun, Michael Kaluta, Kerstin Kaman, Yokota Katsumi, Tsutomu Kawade, James Kei, Doug Keith, Dave Kendall, Mike Kerr, Igor Kieryluk, Mike Kimble, Hannibal King, Scott Kirschner, Brandon Kitkouski, Nic Klein, Patrick Kochakji, Michael Koelsch, KOJI, Michael Komarck, Cos Koniotis, Karl Kopinski, Kekai Kotaki, Vance Kovacs, Yang Jun Kwon, Tom Kyffin, Ray Lago, Clint Langley, Jeff Laubenstein, Jennifer Law, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Alton Lawson, Khang Le, Garry Leach, April Lee, Pat Lee, Paul Lee, Ron Lemen, Alayna Lemmer-Danner, Nicola Leonard, LHQ, Daniel Ljunggren, Todd Lockwood, Lubov, Chuck Lukacs, Steve Luke, Rebekah Lynn, Howard Lyon, Larry MacDougall, Colin MacNeil, Corey Macourek, Anson Maddocks, Warren Mahy, John Malloy, Sławomir Maniak, Thomas Manning, Dylan Martens, David Martin (II), Stephan Martiniere, John Matson, Val Mayerik, Cristina McAllister, Iain McCaig, Sean McConnell, Chengo McFlingers, Martin McKenna, Harold Arthur McNeill, Véronique Meignaud, Jeff Menges, Ken Meyer, Jr., Ian Miller, Jeff Miracola, Matthew Mitchell, Cara Mitten, Christopher Moeller, Peter Mohrbacher, Malcolm David Monette, Monte Moore, Pat Morrissey, Philip Mosness, Craig Mullins, Kevin A. Murphy, Scott Murphy, Justin Murray, Andrew Murray, Jim Murray, Jon J. Muth, Jesper Myrfors, Ted Naifeh, Sun Nan, Marco Nelor, Mark A. Nelson, James Nelson, Winona Nelson, Jeff Nentrup, Terese Nielsen, Cliff Nielsen, Justin Norman, Nottsuo, David O'Connor, William O'Connor, Syuichi Obata, Kensuke Okabayashi, Okera, Ariel Olivetti, Margaret Organ-Kean, Dany Orizio, Jen Page, James Paick, Efrem Palacios, David Palumbo, Anthony Palumbo, Ryan Pancoast, Adam Paquette, Paolo Parente, Jung Park, Keith Parkinson, Lucio Parrillo, Jim Pavelec, Nick Percival, Omaha Perez, Eric Peterson, Bob Petillo, Michael Phillippi, Martina Pilcerová, Mike Ploog, Zak Plucinski, Eric Polak, Alan Pollack, Mark Poole, R. K. Post, Dermot Power, George Pratt, Steve Prescott, Livia Prima, Vincent Proce, Puddnhead, Huang Qishi, Mike Raabe, Isabelle Rabarot, Alan Rabinowitz, Fredrik Rahmqvist, Chris Rahn, Dave Rapoza, Kathryn Rathke, Roger Raupp, Omar Rayyan, Dom Reardon, Jeff Reitz, Jeff Remmer, Adam Rex, Wayne Reynolds, Esad Ribic, Darrell Riche, Brad Rigney, Franco Rivolli, Tony Roberts, Andrew Robinson, Mark Romanoski, Romas, Mark Rosewater, Jean-Sebastien Rossbach, Gary Rudell, Robh Ruppel, Christopher Rush, Andi Rusu, Michael G. Ryan, James Ryman, Mitsuaki Sagiri, Richard Sardinha, Mike Sass, Zina Saunders, Jana Schirmer, Dan Scott, Dan Seagrave, David Robyn Seeley, Liu Shangying, Liam Sharp, Kuang Sheng, Song Shikai, Shishizaru, Doug Shuler, Bill Sienkiewicz, Greg Simanson, Marc Simonetti, William Simpson, Mark Simpson (II), Adrian Smith, Larry Snelly, Brian Snoddy, Ding Songjian, Greg Spalenka, Ron Spears, Ron Spencer, Terry Springer, John Stanko, Greg Staples, Matthew Stawicki, Darbury Stenderu, Matt Stewart, Philip Straub, Michael Sutfin, Raymond Swanland, Justin Sweet, Arnie Swekel, Tony Szczudlo, Gábor Szikszai, Junko Taguchi, Hideaki Takamura, Bryan Talbot, Xu Tan, Zhao Tan, Philip Tan (I), Hiroshi Tanigawa, Stephen Tappin, Mark Tedin, Nènè Thomas, Joel Thomas, Richard Thomas (I), Ruth Thompson, Ben Thompson, Matt Thompson, Li Tie, Cai Tingting, Jerry Tiritilli, Junior Tomlin, Francis Tsai, Drew Tucker, Charles Urbach, Susan Van Camp, Cyril Van Der Haegen, Henry van der Linde, Svetlin Velinov, Pete Venters, Diana Vick, Marcelo Vignali, Rogério Vilela, Sal Villagran, Franz Vohwinkel, Erik Von Lehmann, Johannes Voss, Bryon Wackwitz, Kevin Walker, Ron Walotsky, Stephen Walsh, Shelly Wan, Tom Wänerstrand, Li Wang, Anthony Waters, Michael Weaver, Amy Weber, Jack Wei, Chen Weidong, Kipling West, Michael Whelan, Steve White, Richard Whitters, L. A. Williams, Brad Williams, Allen Williams, Dameon Willich, Matt Wilson (I), Jarreau Wimberly, Jim Wong, Ash Wood, Sam Wood, Richard Wright, Tang Xiaogu, Li Xiaohua, Xu Xiaoming, Qu Xin, Quan Xuejun, Ku Xueming, Gao Yan, Lin Yan, Hong Yan, Erica Yang, Kieran Yanner, Ryan Yee, Solomon Au Yeung, Ji Yong, Li Youliang, Li Yousong, Kang Yu, Fang Yue, Min Yum, Wang Yuqun, John Zeleznik, ZENTOYO, Jiang Zhuqing, Luca Zontini, Mark Zug
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