This is the download page for Wagic, the homebrew. Wagic is an internationally acclaimed open source Trading Card Game simulation, made by card games fans and backed up by a large community of players and modders. The project has been active since 2008 and supports a massive amount of cards. Wagic is especially adapted to mobile devices. Magic: The Gathering Online 4.x: Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) or Magic Online is a direct video game adaptation of Magic: The Gathering, utilizing the concept of a virtual economy in order to preserve the collectible aspect of the card game.

The terrible mistress that is games addiction has been cited by many a broken-hearted wife/girlfriend to be a major reason for separation. Usually, the suspect is the likes of Champ Man or the all-consuming Everquest, but another, lesser-known threat was MicroProse’s 1996 strategy game Magic: The Gathering.

A friend of mine was once so hopelessly addicted to MTG that his girlfriend finally gave him the choice of 'It' or her. He chose MTG. Was he upset? Not a bit. Somethings in life are just more important. MTG the computer game (as well as its various add-ons, updates and the later online version) was itself based on Wizards of the Coast’s Magic collectable-card game, a kind of Pokemon type trading phenomena but with spells. (More like Yu-Gi-Oh! then? - Ed) modes: Quest mode or Arcade mode.

Dmg 5e governments. Playing through the Quest unlocks new spells which can be used to create a custom spell book that you can use in Arcade mode or First appearing in 1993, this 'hobby’ game now boasts more than six million players worldwide.Now, San Francisco-based developer Secret Level is aiming to cement Magic's world domination by introducing PC gamers to MTG: Battlegrounds, a strange new hybrid of one-on-one arcade action and real-time strategy - with online play. Think of it as Street Fighter 2 but with spells instead of kicks and punches.

Battlegrounds is played in one of two to challenge other players. The whole beauty of Magic is the way the player can choose from a near-infinite variety of strategies depending on the spells (or cards) they have in their deck.

Spell It Out

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As Jeffrey Tseng, Secret Level’s creative director, explains: 'Each of the 70 spells in Battlegrounds is based on a real card in the MTG card game. Of those spells, 35 are creatures and 35 are sorceries, instants or enchantments.'Spells are also split into five different coloured schools of magic. Black is naturally associated with the darker arts and includes pain-inflicting spells and the ability to summon the undead. White, on the other hand, calls upon such venerable wonders as healing and summoning holy monks to fight your battles. Sitting somewhere between black and white is the remaining trio of red, blue and green, which cater for the spells that aren’t necessarily good or evil.

'An interesting creature is the Krovikan Vampire,' muses Tseng. 'When a Krovikan Vampire destroys a creature, that creature comes back into play under the Krovikan Vampire’s control and attacks the enemy duellist.'All cards tend to have a counter spell though; it’s just a question of whether you have it in your deck. Here, for instance, a white dispel conjuration would almost certainly halt the vampire threat.

Fight Club

Bouts take place in one of 16 arenas with your duellist facing off against another human or Al-controlled opponent. Each arena has a specific theme and 15 of them tie in to a specific colour. For example, the Drake Rookery is an arena associated with blue, and is set on an island.

Your wizard begins each contest with 20 health points and a mana pool that drains each time you cast a spell. Powerful spells cost more mana, so the key is to use your deck wisely or alternatively make frequent dashes for the mana fountains that bubble forth around the edge of the arena. The winner of the contest obviously is the wizard left standing at the end.

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Auto keyboard presser. With so many spells available, the ability to quickly select one with the minimum of fumbling will be a criticalfactor in the game's playability. However, Secret Level is convinced they’ve got that part of the game right.

'We tried at least five different control schemes before choosing the current one,' recalls Tseng. 'We were very concerned with the speed of choosing spells as well as simplicity. We divide the spells in your spell book into three different categories: creatures, sorceries and enchantments. Once you choose a category, you see the spells in groups of three and choose from there. If you need to flip pages to see other spells, you can do that easily. We've also enabled you to choose the locations of your spells in your spell book, so you can put the spells you need fast access to (like Counterspell) in convenient positions.'

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With plans already in place for downloadable spells and arenas. Battlegrounds is undoubtedly a fascinating proposition. Feelings among the Magic crowd are mixed, though, and hardcore duellists claim a more arcade-orientated game will remove the Chess-like strategy element. That may well happen, but from a PC gaming perspective the fusion of gaming styles means we might have something that can be truly classed as unique. Girlfriends, consider yourselves warned.