Magic the Gathering

Where to Buy Magic Cards
Pastimes
8502 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714
(847) 470-9636
http://www.pastimes.net/



Gamer's World
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 517-1103
www.gamersworldchicago.com/


Magic the Gathering Terms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_keywords


Magic the Gathering Rulebook
http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/resources/rules/EN_MTGM14_PrintedRulebook_LR.pdf


Planeswalker Rules
* You can have as many as you want in your deck, but you can't play two of the same one at the same time.
* Also note: Planeswalkers can only use abilities, not attack or defend.
http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/rules/planeswalkers


Choosing a Color to Play

It is recommended that you have a deck that plays only one or two colors.

• White (Light): Protection, Life Gain, and Armies (defense deck that gains a lot of extra life)
• Blue (Water): Trickery and Manipulation (spells and draws lots of extra cards)
• Black (Death): Death and Power (uses lots of magic and will do anything to win)
• Green (Nature): Nature and Life (powerful creatures)
• Red (Fire): Aggressive and Fire (raw power)

Official Magic Quiz: Find out what color you should play!
http://www.wizards.com/magic/quiz/quiz.aspx?x=mtg/quiz/guild



How to Build a Deck

1. Your deck must have at least 60 cards.
You can have more if you want, but it is not recommended.

2. Your deck should be set up close to this:

• 24 creatures
• 12 spells (enchantments, sorcery, instants)
• 24 land (also called "mana")
  
  

3. You can never have more than four of any single card in your deck, except for lands.

4. You can have as many Planeswalkers you want in your deck, but you can't play two same ones at the same time.

5. Try not to fill your deck with all overpowered cards - they cost more mana to use, and are useless at the beginning of a game.


http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/how-to-build-a-deck