Magic the Gathering

One of my all time favorite games is Magic: The Gathering. For those of you who do not know it, it is the most popular and intelligent of all CCGs(collectible card games). I started playing this many years ago during my first job as a student worker at the Warp Two comic store in Edmonton, Alberta. At the time the set Alliances was just being released and the game had already been out for a few years. It is now over 15 years later and the game is still going strong in multiple formats (real cards, digital cards, console games, PC games). The game is truly entertaining, and allows players of all ages and personalities to enjoy in their own special way. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy and games. The best way to learn the game would be through one of their more recent digital games, Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers. This is a great video game style to teach players the card game through premade decks, tutorials, and fairly simple AI opponents. Once you get the hang of some of the key concepts and play through some games you can decide for yourself how the game feels to you. To truly enjoy the game it is better to play with real people, either friends you know and game with or else going to a local gaming store and asking about it.
My favorite part of the game is how you can personalize your decks and playing style. You can represent yourself as noble and heroic, sneaky and evil, chaotic, aggressive, mentally superior, you name it there is likely a deck you can design to represent a playing style you enjoy. Learn all about MTG on the Wizards of the Coast website, they put out daily memos and blogs about the new cards and events they have happening. A sample of the back of the cards is below, and next to that is one of the most recognized cards of the past (a Juzum Djinn) Enjoy playing, and if this blog helps you get started into one of the greatest card games every made then shoot me an email and let me know.