{"id":417,"date":"2012-06-03T12:25:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zigzorg.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2023-06-04T21:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:54:37","slug":"mtg-playing-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zigzorg.com\/?p=417","title":{"rendered":"How to Play Magic the Gathering: With Playing Cards – The Twin’s Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou’re stuck in line waiting for the doors to open. You’ve been there for hours playing games on your phone. Dadoop. That’s your battery telling you it’s burned out and dying a hot and painful death. There’s just enough juice to make one phone call to your past self asking, “Why on Earth did you forget to bring your Magic Cards?!” Wait! Someone’s asking you to play cards with them. Great. But what fun game can we play with a normal deck of playing cards? War? Please. And that’s when you remember, “We can play Magic: The Gathering with playing cards!!”<\/p>\n

That’s right. I’m about to teach you how to play a one-on-one game of Magic the Gathering with a single deck of playing cards. It’s quite simple and extremely fun. Read on to see how to play!<\/p>\n

(For those unfamiliar with the basic rules of Magic, please read my more elaborate post here, coming soon<\/span>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Setting up the Game<\/h2>\n
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  1. Split the deck into two piles; each with one red suit and one black suit. Each of these piles is a player’s library. Shuffle the libraries.<\/li>\n
  2. Determine who goes first because the first player does not draw a card on their first turn and the first player to deck out loses.<\/li>\n
  3. Each player draws seven cards. These cards are your hand.<\/li>\n
  4. Each player starts with 20 life points. The goal is to bring your opponent’s life total to zero or less. However, a player can also lose by decking out (being unable to draw a card during their draw phase).<\/li>\n
  5. Follow the Rules below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: These rules were written briefly after Onslaught and before the new card face. Therefore, the rules assume and reflect those valid before the new card face.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Rules<\/h2>\n