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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 and Dragons]]''). It was the first true [[Collectible Card Game]],<ref>previous attempts mostly involved baseball cards</ref>
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]].)
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