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Magic: The Gathering

Media Title · Board & card games · 14 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/boardgames, r/Fantasy, r/patientgamers

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Not shown in the photos are a few decks of magic the gathering.
  • Dude imagine magic the gathering - load your deck up and play. This is incredible. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
  • I also got into Magic: The Gathering so I may count the draft event I went to the other day as a way to complete the square (:
  • We both were heavily into Magic the Gathering, entirely coincidental to our love of illusions
  • I first got exposed to them from the art they do on Magic the Gathering cards like Blood for Bones.

Cons

  • I would like to throw in Magic: The Gathering specifically in that the Comprehensive Rules are more like the computer code that makes the game work by establishing rules that define the correct process and outcome for all interactions, b...
  • the cards have keywords for powers like in Magic the Gathering
  • I've taken a deck of magic the gathering cards through security, and nowadays I preemptively remove it from my bag so they don't have to open my luggage to find it.
  • Our favorite local place is owned by a young woman and you can always see a huge range of people there, from groups of teens playing Magic the Gathering to a group of older ladies who meet up there to play cards.
  • Building your deck, be it before gameday or in a draft, is so fun. ... But lands are a big problem, you can sometimes draw too little or too much and that can decide a game. ... Also some valid complaints can be made about the booster pa...

Sentiment

5 positive (36%) · 8 mixed (57%) · 1 negative (7%)

Trust + time weighted score: +31% · raw score 29%

What redditors said (10 of 14)

Not shown in the photos are a few decks of magic the gathering.
positive · u/c****r · r/boardgames · Nov 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I would like to throw in Magic: The Gathering specifically in that the Comprehensive Rules are more like the computer code that makes the game work by establishing rules that define the correct process and outcome for all interactions, but you don't read them to learn the game.
mixed · u/i****t · r/boardgames · comment · Jan 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
the cards have keywords for powers like in Magic the Gathering
mixed · u/D****a · r/patientgamers · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I've taken a deck of magic the gathering cards through security, and nowadays I preemptively remove it from my bag so they don't have to open my luggage to find it.
negative · u/D****d · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Our favorite local place is owned by a young woman and you can always see a huge range of people there, from groups of teens playing Magic the Gathering to a group of older ladies who meet up there to play cards.
mixed · u/X****1 · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Dude imagine magic the gathering - load your deck up and play. This is incredible. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
positive · u/s****r · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I also got into Magic: The Gathering so I may count the draft event I went to the other day as a way to complete the square (:
positive · u/h****e · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Building your deck, be it before gameday or in a draft, is so fun. ... But lands are a big problem, you can sometimes draw too little or too much and that can decide a game. ... Also some valid complaints can be made about the booster pack model being predatory and the life game aspect, but I'm not that bothered by those as others.
mixed · u/A****a · r/boardgames · comment · Jul 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
We both were heavily into Magic the Gathering, entirely coincidental to our love of illusions
positive · u/S****n · r/boardgames · Jul 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It reminds me of systems like Magic: The Gathering or Doomtown: Reloaded, though I have not played those games very much, admittedly. ... I find CCGs pretty overwhelming.
mixed · u/f****n · r/boardgames · Feb 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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