Magic the Gatering Newbie?

[Supreme Chaos]

Well Iwant to play this game but dont know where to start. What kind of stuff should I buy. Where should i start playing? Also, I would like someone to compare Magic to Yugioh. How is it better or how is it worse?

 

[MCS64]

Magic is an awesome card game. Seriously, its better than Yu-gi-oh! and gives you tons of ways to play. Granted, Yu-gi-oh! is not a bad card game in of itself but seriously, its overpriced.

My advice to you is that you should NOT get a starter deck but instead an event deck which comes with excellent cards of the bat. Right now there are 2 event decks with 2 coming out on June 10.

Check out their website for decklists

 

[Porter]

Magic the Gathering is the grand-daddy of all card games; pretty much every game mechanic you've seen in Yugioh is present in Magic. For a quick and easy way to start playing, I recommend picking up a 2-player starter set, or even a box set from an nth Edition (10th, 9th, etc.) set. They go for $35 or so and come with a rules set and how-to-play guide, as well as pre-made deck(s) and booster packs to build your own deck. Check your local comic book/game shop and see if they hold Magic matches.

Comparing the two games is easy since they're both card based games. You don't have trap cards in Magic but you do have instant spell cards that function the same way. Magic even has an ability to play certain cards face down (morph cards), which Yugioh also has. Check out the Magic the Gathering website, too. Magic is easily the best trading card game, and it's been around for over a decade.

You won't have a hard time getting in to Magic. Doooo it!