Evolution:Magic the Gathering
Magic the Gathering is the first trading card game ever created, and came to be in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Today, it still exists as the best and most popular trading card game around, with millions of players around the world.
In a game of Magic, two or more players are engaged in a duel. A player starts the game with twenty life points and loses when he or she runs out of them. The most common method of reducing an opponent's life is to attack with summoned creatures, although numerous other methods exist. There are other ways to win or lose the game, but loss of life is the most common.
Players also start by drawing seven cards. They duel each other by casting spell cards, using mana or magical energy, typically drawn from land cards. Spells can have a single, one-time effect, set up a lasting magical effect, or summon a creature to fight for its player. More powerful spells cost more mana, or even other resources such as sacrificing a player's own life, or other creatures.
The world-wide popularity of Magic has spawned an organized tournament system and a community of professional Magic players, as well as a secondary market for Magic cards. Magic cards can be valuable due to scarcity arising from their power and utility in game play or the aesthetic qualities of their artwork.
This game:
- Is intended for 2 or more players.
- For players Ages 12+.
- Takes 10-30 minutes to play.
Event Information
MTG at Evolution games will consists of three whole days of MTG starting on Thursday with all day drafts, then Friday Night Magic (the only official FNM in the area), and rounded off with our own MTG league on Saturday: Dark Shift.
Check out our calendar for details.