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From the official website: In the Magic game, you play the role of a planeswalker—a powerful wizard who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest. Your deck of cards represents all the weapons in your arsenal. It contains the spells you know and the creatures you can summon to fight for you.

This is the grandfather of the collectible card game (or CCG) genre. Cards are categorized as common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare. Players collect cards and build decks out of their collection.

Players build a deck of cards and duel against an opponent's deck. The first player to reduce his opponent to 0 life (or meet another set win condition) wins the game.

Deck building is major part of the game. There are over 17,000 different cards from which to build your deck!

Players randomly draw spells to see what they get and can play each turn. Although this limits your choices, there is a lot of strategy in how you play those spells. A robust list of game mechanics, including intricate rules for reactive card play called "the stack," provide for rich tactics and tough choices each turn.

Though traditionally a two-player duel, there are several casual and tournament formats to Magic that allow more players to play.

Genres

Betting and Bluffing   Closed Drafting   Deck Construction   Hand Management   Income   Interrupts   Player Elimination   Tags   Take That  

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Release Date	1993
Players	2-2
Playing time	20 minutes
Age	13+
Alternate names	Magic: Die Zusammenkunft Magic: El Encuentro Magic: L'Adunanza Magic: The Gathering Magic: The Gathering – Edition de base 2014 Magic: The Gathering – 2012 Core Set Magic: The Gathering – 2013 Core Set Magic: The Gathering – 2014 Core Set Magic: The Gathering – Ajani: Mazo de Planeswalker Magic: The Gathering – Amonkhet Deck Builder's Toolkit Magic: The Gathering – Amonkhet Prerelease Pack Magic: The Gathering – Battle for Zendikar Intro Pack Magic: The Gathering – Black Planeswalkers Liliana Vess Magic: The Gathering – Blue Planeswalkers Jace Beleren Magic: The Gathering – Chandra: Mazo de Planeswalker Magic: The Gathering – Commander: Built From Scratch Magic: The Gathering – Commander: Forged in Stone Magic: The Gathering – Edition de base 2012 Magic: The Gathering – Edition de base 2015 Magic: The Gathering – Hauptset 2015 (Deckbau Box) Magic: The Gathering – Kaladesh Deck Builder's Toolkit Magic: The Gathering – Magic Origines Magic: The Gathering – Magic Origins Deck Builder's Toolkit Magic: The Gathering – Pack de Presentación Magic: The Gathering – Red Planeswalkers Chandra Nalaar Magic: The Gathering – Rivals: Quick Start Set Magic: The Gathering – Shadows Over Innistrad Deck Builder's Toolkit Magic: The Gathering – Sorin: Mazo de Planeswalker Magic: The Gathering – Vivien: Mazo de Planeswalker Magic: The Gathering – Welcome Deck Magic: The Gathering – White Planeswalkers Ajani Goldmane Magic: The Gathering – Yanling: Mazo de Planeswalker マジック：ザ・ギャザリング 万智牌
Honors and prizes	1993 Origins Awards Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame Winner 1993 Origins AwardsBest Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame Winner 1994 Mensa Select Winner 1994/Fall Lucca Games Best Translated Game 1995 Deutscher Spiele Preis Special Prize Winner 1995 Fairplay À la carte Winner 1996 Fairplay À la carte Runner-up 2005 Årets Spill Best Strategy Game Nominee 2006 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee 2015 Origins Awards Best Collectible Card Game Nominee 2020 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures/Collectible Card/Role Playing Game Winner
Publishers	Wizards of the Coast