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I Came To Game: A Documentary on Magic: The Gathering

In 1996 Wizards of the Coast established the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour, a series of tournaments that paid out more than a million dollars a year in cash prizes. People began playing Magic: The Gathering in the hopes of living the dream. Some got there but found that the dream was fleeting. So they moved on. But they always come back.

What is Magic: The Gathering?

Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game produced by Wizards of the Coast. A core set of rules governs the game, but each card alters the play of the game in some way. On top of this, the cards themselves interact with one another in often surprising ways, and the sheer quantity of cards allows for a near-infinite number of such combinations.

Players build their decks using whatever cards they want. In a game, both players will be using their cards to try to alter the game state for personal advantage. And because of the myriad possibilities offered and the regular printing of new cards, each game of Magic: The Gathering is different from every other.