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Magic Online - Gathering Fans?

Posted by simoniker on from the i-wanna-trump-a-lot dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the Wired News article discussing the relative success of Magic: The Gathering Online. According to the article: "They said that it couldn't and shouldn't be done.. but a year after the online game's launch - and a decade after the original Magic craze began - more than 100,000 players have registered for the Internet edition.. and almost 40 million digital cards have been traded." The piece also discusses the pro players available to duel with online "..it's like having Allen Iverson or Latrell Sprewell hanging out at your neighborhood playground, always ready for a quick game of one-on-one."

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  1. Why play MtG:O? by GospelHead821 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Just get yourself Apprentice (kept up-to-date at e-league.com) and play for free. Granted, you have to find an iRC room or an online friend to play with, yourself, but that's no big hassle. You play for free and you can construct any deck you want. (Yes, this can lead to powergaming, but there are folks out there who aren't twits). It has functions that generate random cards, if you want to play drafts...all in all, a good program.

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  2. Re:My problem with this game... by devnull17 · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's why you play in tournaments for decent prizes, such as booster drafts. They can whine all they want, but you still get the prizes, and they don't. (:

  3. Re:My problem with this game... by funkhauser · · Score: 4, Informative

    You know, in playing MTGO, I've found that there are surprisingly few foul-mouthed brats. This really blew me away, since game shops tend to be populated by some of the most obnoxious punk-ass kids I've ever met.

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