tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post3881310945093801124..comments2023-11-07T07:53:54.270-08:00Comments on Growing Up Gamers: Do's and Don't's For Teaching Someone To Play Magic the GatheringAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526884317434688632noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-76221605514014713432016-07-22T05:03:20.914-07:002016-07-22T05:03:20.914-07:00This is some pretty good advice. Although, I think...This is some pretty good advice. Although, I think an important step is laying out each card in 2 rows, permanents and spells (although I'm trying to think of another word to describe instants/sorceries, as since any casted card is a spell so it can get kind of confusing). <br /><br />I recently built a mono colour deck for each colour, and a card that goes with it explaining the basic aim of the colour as well as a couple pros/cons kn one side, and the same keyword list for each card on the other. I'm really excited to see how they play out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071829725856076304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-25286343144010956952014-07-22T00:03:30.956-07:002014-07-22T00:03:30.956-07:00Thanks for this. Teaching my six year old son to ...Thanks for this. Teaching my six year old son to play and have spent the last few nights simplifying his deck to keep the game moving along but still interesting.somegeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245510007387295316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-47818638747411210182013-08-05T07:27:45.573-07:002013-08-05T07:27:45.573-07:00DO explain the moneysink nature of "collectab...DO explain the moneysink nature of "collectable" cards and how this effects gameplay.<br /><br />DO NOT play with people with much larger bank accounts than you as half a hundred on a few unblockable trample whatevers to throw at you may not skin their snoot too badly finance wise, but it's hardly a skill play and indicative of your future prospects for strong play w/o investment in evermore and more cards without end. Hate, hate, HATE games that price Players outta play. One of the nations oldest miniature wargame clubs lost countless recruits because the main body of mostly well established engineers with a number of years at this or that plant and the fundage only a professional bachelor nerd can muster chose to require armies of full lead, even though the figures were just dressing on the bases that represented the unit area occupied on the battlefield and we played on university campus at the time garnering much student interest but setting a cost/time (paint) bar far too high for some fresh blood to infuse the group which got VERY thin a few years down the road as members dropped off here and there... quite a few fed up with new edition rules that flipped the script making caverly dominate over infantry and nerfing quite a few armies. Folks will buy the bells and whistles as they can manage if not verboten play for the decorations or weakened via rule.Maou Tsaouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213275913173395839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-6638794786206650302013-06-25T14:03:04.113-07:002013-06-25T14:03:04.113-07:00i think this will help me i started about a year a...i think this will help me i started about a year ago and im trying to teach some friends Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753869180372341278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-69324009649969998382012-12-19T09:55:52.269-08:002012-12-19T09:55:52.269-08:00Fantastic information which I will refer to again ...Fantastic information which I will refer to again in the future. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866698346143439842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-56628116308271648642012-11-07T16:37:23.043-08:002012-11-07T16:37:23.043-08:00Because I said soBecause I said soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-14264625950400588822012-10-21T17:36:24.442-07:002012-10-21T17:36:24.442-07:00Why shouldn't you have any plansewalkers or ar...Why shouldn't you have any plansewalkers or artifacts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-63479993663643053802012-07-01T14:02:29.169-07:002012-07-01T14:02:29.169-07:00Liked this ... I've been playing on and off si...Liked this ... I've been playing on and off since my teens and now my 8 year old is like "can you teach me to play?" as he's seen the cards in the basement - last time I tried to teach someone to play Portal still existed :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06417327932697398674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-8580101069599045662012-05-21T05:54:19.430-07:002012-05-21T05:54:19.430-07:00Hi,
Magic The Gathering is the game which people l...Hi,<br /><a href="http://www.wizardscupboard.com/" rel="nofollow">Magic The Gathering</a> is the game which people like to play and make some tricks and tactics their in the game.Mark bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485955826701383938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-78194257468596674012012-02-21T23:57:18.890-08:002012-02-21T23:57:18.890-08:00Do give the new player the better deck and LET THE...Do give the new player the better deck and LET THEM WIN. This is very important. It give the player a good first impression.CStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363047851740824059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-46392509591302787252012-02-21T06:04:20.664-08:002012-02-21T06:04:20.664-08:00Great article! As someone who has been playing Mag...Great article! As someone who has been playing Magic for almost two decades, I still find it challenging to teach new players how to play.<br /><br />Personally, I found the 40-card promo decks that Wizards often gives away to be fantastic starting points. Many WPN stores don't bother with the packs, but if you ask they can often provide them free of charge.Jessehttp://castlesandcooks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-15828650813749382372012-02-20T20:34:04.657-08:002012-02-20T20:34:04.657-08:00Glad you enjoyed the article, Catherine! Any day I...Glad you enjoyed the article, Catherine! Any day I can help a parent throw their kid off their game is a good day indeed. :)Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437190434742707560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-82336816846163298832012-02-20T20:29:02.876-08:002012-02-20T20:29:02.876-08:00Hope it helps! :) Let me know if you hit any snags...Hope it helps! :) Let me know if you hit any snags I didn't address.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437190434742707560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-68833903966458103092012-02-20T20:27:25.827-08:002012-02-20T20:27:25.827-08:00Thanks! I can understand their confusion. We play ...Thanks! I can understand their confusion. We play all the time and still get into arguments about how the stack works when resolving some card effects.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437190434742707560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-17435860764144023052012-02-20T20:21:52.008-08:002012-02-20T20:21:52.008-08:00Thanks for the ideas, Chris. :) Those do sound lik...Thanks for the ideas, Chris. :) Those do sound like they would be fun to pursue! I have a few other ideas for some posts in the near future that I would like to do, but teaching magic does seem like a subject that would be worth coming back to.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437190434742707560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-67408036833631252962012-02-20T20:18:50.543-08:002012-02-20T20:18:50.543-08:00That video game is a fantastic learning tool for t...That video game is a fantastic learning tool for those already excited to learn magic. However, if you are trying to convince a reluctant family member or friend to learn, telling them they just have to buy a $15 video game and play for a few hours is not always great sale pitch. :)Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437190434742707560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-49800394286085038702012-02-20T17:20:27.042-08:002012-02-20T17:20:27.042-08:00Well stated article. I made the mistake once of tr...Well stated article. I made the mistake once of trying to explain the stack to a person who had watched some games, but was just trying it out. I felt like I was trying to explain quantum physics to a freshman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-23465669768884583332012-02-20T16:54:51.299-08:002012-02-20T16:54:51.299-08:00Seems like a good start but could really be turned...Seems like a good start but could really be turned into a 5 or 10 part series. Explain the next steps in introducing someone to Magic, how to teach people about deck composition, etc. A "Brief History of Magic" might be helpful as a concise reference about the background of the game. I'd also love to see you do a video entry where you explain Magic to someone from scratch and we watch their progress.Chris Seltzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367737264073753297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-5700507306401659022012-02-20T16:15:34.631-08:002012-02-20T16:15:34.631-08:00Thanks for this, as two of my sons are big gamers....Thanks for this, as two of my sons are big gamers. I don't always get it, but as I say to them, my games are just different. Now I can talk tactics, which will completely throw them off their game ...LOLCatherine Whitehttp://about.me/catherinewhitephotographynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-41697027269484207702012-02-20T15:16:39.989-08:002012-02-20T15:16:39.989-08:00MTG has a learn to play book now; it's called ...MTG has a learn to play book now; it's called Duels of the Planeswalkers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549558516941774469.post-34496285951693848072012-02-20T14:58:42.917-08:002012-02-20T14:58:42.917-08:00Great article will keep some of these in mind next...Great article will keep some of these in mind next time, thanks =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com