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Steam is having a sale on Magic the Gathering.

It isn't my thing, but I know a lot of you guys are into it. It is 50% off for the weekend.

Duels of the Planeswalkers - Complete Pack
Includes 31 items: Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers - Expansion 1, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers - Expansion 2, Teeth of the Predator Deck Unlock, Hands of Flame Deck Unlock, Wings of Light Deck Unlock, Eyes of Shadow Deck Unlock, Ears of the Elves Deck Unlock, Claws of Vengeance Deck Unlock, Scales of Fury Deck Unlock, Thoughts of Wind Deck Unlock, Mind of Void Deck Unlock, Cries of Rage Deck Unlock, Relics of Doom Deck Unlock, Heat of Battle Deck Unlock, Eons of Evil Deck Unlock, Heart of the Worlds Deck Unlock, Teeth of the Predator Foil Conversion, Hands of Flame Foil Conversion, Wings of Light Foil Conversion, Eyes of Shadow Foil Conversion, Ears of the Elves Foil Conversion, Claws of Vengeance Foil Conversion, Scales of Fury Foil Conversion, Thoughts of Wind Foil Conversion, Mind of Void Foil Conversion, Cries of Rage Foil Conversion, Relics of Doom Foil Conversion, Heat of Battle Foil Conversion, Eons of Evil Foil Conversion, Heart of the Worlds Foil Conversion

Alternatively the game can be purchased with content à la carte.

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Oct 01 2010 09:54 am

That product is Magic the Gathering the same way Mystic Quest is Final Fantasy.

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Nerd.

Posted: Oct 01 2010 03:25 pm

At 50% off I am still 100% sure that I have 0% interest in this.

Posted: Oct 01 2010 07:38 pm

UsaSatsui wrote:

That product is Magic the Gathering the same way Mystic Quest is Final Fantasy.

Could you elaborate further? I've been trying to get into Magic, but don't have anyone around to play with. Would this at least be a good tool for a newbie to learn the ropes, or is it too far removed from real Magic to be useful?

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Oct 01 2010 08:16 pm

SoldierHawk wrote:

UsaSatsui wrote:

That product is Magic the Gathering the same way Mystic Quest is Final Fantasy.

Could you elaborate further? I've been trying to get into Magic, but don't have anyone around to play with. Would this at least be a good tool for a newbie to learn the ropes, or is it too far removed from real Magic to be useful?

I really can't elaborate except to say it's "Magic the Gathering, but not". I haven't played it but I do know the rules are different. I don't know how different, but I do know they're different enough to cause some problems.

I would recommend using Magic the Gathering Online instead if you want to learn to play. It's $10 to get started, but it uses the actual rules of the game, simulates an actual trading card environment, and gives you a decent base set of virtual cards to start, both some useable common cards and a bunch of "special" cards that can only be played with, not traded. You need to trade for the cards or purchase virtual packs like they were real, but you can find a ton of free and cheap stuff if you know where to look. You can also find a few of your fellow forumers to help.

Posted: Oct 01 2010 08:17 pm

SoldierHawk wrote:

UsaSatsui wrote:

That product is Magic the Gathering the same way Mystic Quest is Final Fantasy.

Could you elaborate further? I've been trying to get into Magic, but don't have anyone around to play with. Would this at least be a good tool for a newbie to learn the ropes, or is it too far removed from real Magic to be useful?

From wikipedia:

wikipedia wrote:

The Xbox Live Arcade version is, as described by its developers, an "arcade" game and simplifies much of gameplay to be more accessible to newer players.[2] There is no deck construction, and players only have access to a limited number of preconstructed decks; however, as they play and win against computer opponents, they unlock new pre-constructed decks and specific cards that can be inserted into each deck to make the deck more powerful. Tapping of lands for mana is done automatically, with the engine selecting lands in multi-colored decks based on the remaining cards in a player's hand.[2] Whenever an action is taken that other players may respond to, a brief timer is present to allow for any player action; players may pause this timer to give them more time to respond if needed. As such, play priority goes to the person who responds first, with all further actions resolved via Magic's stack rules.

Posted: Oct 01 2010 11:36 pm

Never played it, dont really want to play it