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'''Magic''' is a [[strategy card game]] which lets players take the role of a dueling [[wizard]]s who can summon creatures to fight for them.  You defeat your opponent by reducing his [[life point]]s down to zero.

'''Magic''' is a [[strategy card game]] which lets players take the role of a dueling [[wizard]]s who can summon creatures to fight for them.  You defeat your opponent by reducing his [[life point]]s down to zero.

The game consists of numerous elements from various fantasy worlds, including magic, [[elf|elves]], [[dwarf (mythology)|dwarves]], [[dragon]]s, mana, [[orc]]s, and so forth.  The game was originally created as a way to use up all the art left over after [[gaming]] conventions.  {{fact}}

The game consists of numerous elements from various fantasy worlds, including magic, [[elf|elves]], [[dwarf (mythology)|dwarves]], [[dragon]]s, mana, [[orc]]s, and so forth.  One of the reasons for keeping the game limited to the size of a small deck of cards was so that it could be easily taken along to, and played at, gaming conventions.<ref>''The Coming CCG Storm: 1993-1995'' "A Brief History of Game" (2006) [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory1.phtml RPGnet] Accessed 31 December 2007.</ref>

Its creator is Richard Garfield and the game is owned by [[Wizards of the Coast]], the same firm that publishes [[Dungeons and Dragons]]. The full name of the game uses a subtitle, i.e., Magic: The Gathering.

Its creator is Richard Garfield and the game is owned by [[Wizards of the Coast]], the same firm that publishes [[Dungeons and Dragons]]. The full name of the game uses a subtitle, i.e., Magic: The Gathering.

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