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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 interv
by wyldfire 7y ago
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; the art really drives that.
The art and flavor text are a big part of the game, IMO. At least its original draw, anyways.
- Konnstann 7y agoMy favorite sets are the Un-series specifically because the art and flavor texts are so quirky.
- DonaldPShimoda 7y agoAs a blue player, one of my favorite cards of all time is Cheatyface [0] from Unhinged: > Cheatyface {U}{U}{U} > Creature — Efreet (2/2) > If Cheatyface is in your hand, you may sneak Cheatyface onto the battlefield. If an opponent catches you right away, that player may exile Cheatyface. > Flying [0] https://scryfall.com/card/unh/30/cheatyface https://scryfall.com/card/unh/30/cheatyface
- banannaise 7y agoCheatyface is great because it's intentionally illustrative of bad game design. It's no fun to be constantly on guard for your opponent to cheat! MaRo actually went into this in a fantastic talk at GDC [0] a few years ago. [0] https://youtu.be/QHHg99hwQGY https://youtu.be/QHHg99hwQGY
- umvi 7y agoIs 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.
- JoshTriplett 7y agoIf you're willing to spend some time getting it working: http://gccg.sourceforge.net/ http://gccg.sourceforge.net/
- ColanR 7y agoYou just print them out.
- yoz-y 7y agoYou could print the cards out of the Gatherer or some other sites. I think there are even programs that can create sheets for that. There is also Apprentice, kind of like MtG online but with barebones interface, that allows you to play against other people.
- lelandbatey 7y agoTo expand with more detail: there are several sites which let you enter a lit of cards and they'll generate printable PDFs which, when printed on paper, are meant to be easy to cut out. For example: http://www.mtgpress.net/ http://www.mtgpress.net/ Then, you simply slip your rectangles of printer paper into a card sleave with a real Magic card (usually some card you don't care about such as a basic land) and tada, you've got whatever cards you want and all it cost was ink and time time.
- ergothus 7y agoI used to buy boxes of random cards on Ebay. For 5-20 bucks you get a huge variety. (~1000 cards) , mostly commons but plenty of uncommons too. Hardly ALL cards, but plenty to give good games. My friends and I would randomly deal them out and/or draft them, then build play and trade from that point.
- igpay 7y agoI used to use Cockatrice (https://cockatrice.github.io/ 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 on their dedicated Cockatrice server can help you https://www.reddit.com/r/Cockatrice/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Cockatrice/
- scrooched_moose 7y agoRelated to your comment, MtG is turing complete: https://www.toothycat.net/~hologram/Turing/HowItWorks.html https://www.toothycat.net/~hologram/Turing/HowItWorks.html
- cyberfart 7y agoRelated to your comment, here's the paper [0] and Because Science recently made a video about how such a game would look like [1]. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.09828 https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.09828 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdmODVYPDLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdmODVYPDLA
- foota 7y agoI've begun to realize that the games I play for fun reflect the complexity of the work that I do. sigh
- friendlybus 7y agoIs that not good?
- foota 7y agoIt... is. It was mostly a funny realization. It also means that I don't necessarily get the downtime I would otherwise though from that kind of activity.
- friendlybus 7y agoYeah I agree, I think that could be a problem. Not much beats a drink in a deckchair on the beach for relaxing.
- wbl 7y agoAh, another Factorio addict.
- slothtrop 7y agoThe rules appeal, but not the money-pit. I wouldn't say it's pay-to-win, but fuck.
- falcrist 7y agoPlay Commander (formerly EDH) with a deliberately casual group. There's a lot of variance in the games, variety in the cards, and weird interactions to work out. You can buy preconstructed commander decks for $35 (maybe a little more), and modify them with a bunch of obscure cards that cost no more than a few dollars a piece. Check out EDHREC for card ideas.
- wyldfire 7y agoI heartily second EDH, it's great. My friends and I would often play a hybrid of EDH and 2HG (Two headed Dragon?), it was a real good time.
- indigochill 7y agoI've been eyeing Card Kingdom's battle decks. They're 60-card decks put together from inexpensive singles (most worth less than a quarter) around some theme, like goblin generation or enchanted creatures or recycling your graveyard or whatever. Each deck is only $10 so you can pick up a handful of them and play them against each other with friends. They're not intended to conform to any particular format, but they are supposed to be relatively balanced against each other.