Magic The Gathering
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Magic is a fun game. But I never spend a ton of money. It is highly possible to make fun, competitive, interesting decks for under $50. A few months ago I spent about $110 and made 8 decks, which are all great.Farcore said:
So don't feel you have to spend a ton of cash. Find people who enjoy playing for fun and play. A good way to get back into it is at prerelease tournaments. You can meet people and have a ton of fun.
Good luck!
Try Magic 2012 from XBLA/(maybe PSN and steam?) instead. It's been out a week so there's bound to be players out there. It's called Duels of the Planeswalkers as well but game history shows it as "Magic 2012" I had a lot of fun with it.Farcore said:
Wizards are also trying a campaign called "Friday night magic" (I think?) that involves meet ups at local places around the world so you might want to look into that? It's beginner friendly and they lend decks for games that night apparently.
I've been unemployed for almost a year, but I still make a nice, cheap deck now and then.
Friday Night Magic is a good start if you're looking to play with people, and as others have suggested, Duels of the Plainswalkers is available on console and PC. MTG Online is something else you could look into. The way the economy is for it, most cards are dirt cheap and you can actually pick up a lot of stuff cheaper than buying paper cards, might be worth looking into.
http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/19186786/New_Player_FAQ_-_*Start_Here*
Friday Night Magic is a good start if you're looking to play with people, and as others have suggested, Duels of the Plainswalkers is available on console and PC. MTG Online is something else you could look into. The way the economy is for it, most cards are dirt cheap and you can actually pick up a lot of stuff cheaper than buying paper cards, might be worth looking into.
http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/19186786/New_Player_FAQ_-_*Start_Here*
Its still expensive, if not more so- a decent deck for a noncompetitive event(i.e. just friendly local events) is gonna cost you about £120, tournament ones Im not sure but I know the old favourite Valakut Ramp went for £300 odd.
Look for a local meet up near you, FNM, prereleases and game days are awesome fun.
Your also coming in at a perfect time, the main card pool (i.e. the last 2 sets and core) is rotating soon meaning that all the old strategies that have developed over the last year are gonna be obselete and its gonna take time for people to wrok out new ones, an even playing field for returnign players.
Look for a local meet up near you, FNM, prereleases and game days are awesome fun.
Your also coming in at a perfect time, the main card pool (i.e. the last 2 sets and core) is rotating soon meaning that all the old strategies that have developed over the last year are gonna be obselete and its gonna take time for people to wrok out new ones, an even playing field for returnign players.
Its one of those things that can be as cheap as 5 dollers or as expensive as thousands it really all depends on how much you want to put in. If your worried about costs buy a preconstructed deck and enjoy yourself if you have friends that play see if they can help you find your style n build a deck around that styleFarcore said:
Magic the Gathering has a lot of problems attached to it as a hobby/game. First of all it's ever evolving and your friends who take the game more seriously will buy the newest cards with the newest special effects which can leave you with no way to defend yourself from them.
There's also a great tendency for Magic The Gathering to be less fun once players have found some game winning combo's and cards that are simply ridiculous such as Platinum Angel "Enemies can't win and you can't lose" To have a good game of magic you need to be with friends who want to play it casually for fun and not to steamroll over the new guy.
There's also a great tendency for Magic The Gathering to be less fun once players have found some game winning combo's and cards that are simply ridiculous such as Platinum Angel "Enemies can't win and you can't lose" To have a good game of magic you need to be with friends who want to play it casually for fun and not to steamroll over the new guy.
The solution I found for myself was playing in the release and pre-release tournaments every three months. That way I got a good overview over the new edition, had a day of fun for about 20 quid and was then able to make up my mind whether or not to buy more cards from that edition.
I'd say its worth it if you have a local gaming place that has MTG events. the best time and place to start is the prerelease/gameday/launchparty for a new block. for example the prerelease for M12 that is coming up pretty soon. then, if you like the set, buy a starter deck and go to some drafts.
PSN, PC, and the XBLA.DJDarque said:
OT: I'd say buy a starter deck, find someone who plays the game, and play a few games. If you like it, stick with it. If you don't, then you're not really out a lot of cash.
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