Commander wasn't tough compared to the other night. I walked in, they asked if I was there for something called a draft. Well, no guts, no glory, so I said sure. It was deck building on the spot with expansion packs that were passed around. Yeah, I was pathetic, but it was fun. The first guy they paired me with had made a deck similar to the one I put together for Commander, so I was all buddy buddy with him once the event was over.
Everyone is not only helpful, they seem to love helping me. It's nice.
We all know the dubiousness of the words "I heard", but there is something I did hear and wondered if it was true. Someone told me that Magic the Gathering is based off the 90s game Master of Magic (which I have wasted thousands of hours of my life playing). Is that true?
@SavannahLion you were right, I died gloriously, lol.
The local shop plays a variation called Commander. I decided to buy one of the premade decks. The shop owner said normally she'd encourage buying additional packs to swap out the weaker cards but with my box I wouldn't need them. I used just the premade deck the first game and even with a lot of help, yeah it was a slaughter. I went home and used the tips on this thread and tried to swap out cards, brought it back last night to the gaming shop. Out of three of us playing, I actually was the second person to die, lol.
I let the guys look at my deck after, they said it actually was pretty good for a beginner. I don't know if I'm going to keep it though, with that game variation the "ooh, ooh cool!" cards didn't work as I hoped they would. Still, good practice.
Kind of cards? If you mean the colors and type, I've got some of the colors that don't have that many of a particular type, for example I don't have a lot of life sorcery cards, but I've got some of everything. If you mean set, they are just all over the map, though most seem to date between 2005-2012. Total number, I think I've got between 2000-2500, I'll attach a picture of the box they are in. That's why I want to be somewhat prepared, sifting through that many cards to get 60 seems like it would take a long time.
Thank you for the turn sequence and the tip. And thank you both for helping a newbie.
Thanks to some really nice people here I was able to view a quickstart guide and feel kinda brave enough to go to the local gaming shop and ask for help.
But the quickstart guide simply said that I need a 60 card deck. I have some cards already, what are the rules and any helpful hints for choosing what 60 cards to pick from what I have already? I don't want to trouble some player if I'm not somewhat prepared to learn.
I know nothing about Magic the Gathering. I found a local place that advertises a special time put aside for people to play, but I don't know if anyone that goes there would be willing to teach a beginner. I've got some cards, looking them up for value shows nothing special so they all should be suitable to game with rather than collect, but I don't know the rules.
Can someone point out a walkthrough of some kind for learning the rules when you have no basic knowledge?
And I've got three cards that I don't know whether to throw away or see if someone local might want them in return for something readable, since they aren't in English. Is it worth it to keep them?
Everyone is not only helpful, they seem to love helping me. It's nice.
The local shop plays a variation called Commander. I decided to buy one of the premade decks. The shop owner said normally she'd encourage buying additional packs to swap out the weaker cards but with my box I wouldn't need them. I used just the premade deck the first game and even with a lot of help, yeah it was a slaughter. I went home and used the tips on this thread and tried to swap out cards, brought it back last night to the gaming shop. Out of three of us playing, I actually was the second person to die, lol.
I let the guys look at my deck after, they said it actually was pretty good for a beginner. I don't know if I'm going to keep it though, with that game variation the "ooh, ooh cool!" cards didn't work as I hoped they would. Still, good practice.
Thank you for the turn sequence and the tip. And thank you both for helping a newbie.
But the quickstart guide simply said that I need a 60 card deck. I have some cards already, what are the rules and any helpful hints for choosing what 60 cards to pick from what I have already? I don't want to trouble some player if I'm not somewhat prepared to learn.
Local area would be Charles County, MD.
Here's the three cards. Sorry for the size, but any smaller obscured the writing.
Can someone point out a walkthrough of some kind for learning the rules when you have no basic knowledge?
And I've got three cards that I don't know whether to throw away or see if someone local might want them in return for something readable, since they aren't in English. Is it worth it to keep them?