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[[File:MagicCardBack.jpg|frame|The standard ''Magic'' card back. Its design is meant to represent the cover of a [[Spell Book]].]]
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a [[Collectible Card Game]], produced in 1993 by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (eventually the owners of that other great geek game, ''[[Dungeons
At the core of each deck is a duel between god-like wizards - the players themselves, who are described in game parlance as "planeswalkers." These planeswalkers deploy a wide array of spells, creatures, artifacts, and enchantments (IE, cards) as they vie to dominate [[The Multiverse|entire realms ("planes")]]
* The "Color Pie": Spells are divided into five different
* The [[Mana]] system: To play their cards, players need the correct amount and color of mana, gained from land cards. More-powerful spells [[Awesome but Impractical|cost lots of mana]], and decks that try to stuff in spells of every color risk drawing the wrong lands and being unable to play any of their cards.
* It's "[[Collectible Card Game|collectible]]": You assemble decks out of your personal collection of cards. This gives you a chance to create a deck that no one else on earth has. (And of course, it encourages you to [[Crack is Cheaper|buy more cards]].)
For a more complete analysis of gameplay (which is, of course, the heart of any game), we wrote a [[
The game spawned several [[Video Game]] adaptations. Some of the more prominent ones:
* ''Magic: the Gathering'': A 1997 [[Card Battle Game]] by [[
* ''Duels of the Planeswalkers'': A more modern adaptation available on [[
* ''Magic: the Gathering: Tactics'': A 2011 [[Turn
* ''Magic: the Gathering Online'': The official program for playing the game online.
* [
The official ''Magic'' website can be found [http://www.dailymtg.com here].
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Under the surface of the collectible card game that lies at the core of ''MtG'' lies an expansive storyline, with each set representing a period of history, a world in the multiverse, or a combination of the two.
''Magic: The Gathering'' contains the following media:
* A collectible card game: The core of the franchise.
* Comic books: Several miniseries of tie-in comics published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]].
* [[Magic: The Gathering/Recap|Books]]: Several series of books in the storyline, with each cycle corresponding to an expansion set in the card game.
* Video Games: A number of video games of varying quality.
* Webcomics: Several webcomics that can be found on the MtG official site.
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Due to [[Trope Overdosed|length]], the trope list for this work has been split across several pages:
* [[Magic: The Gathering/Gameplay Tropes|Gameplay Tropes]]
* [[Magic:
* [[Magic:
* [[Magic:
* Additionally, the pages for individual ''Magic'' novels and comics can be found [[Magic:
▲* Additionally, the pages for individual ''Magic'' novels and comics can be found [[Magic the Gathering (Tabletop Game)/Recap|here]].
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