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Summary

The tabletop RPG card game, Magic: The Gathering, is a complex game with many rules and proprietary terminology which players must understand and adhere to. In response to this complexity, the newsgroup rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules was created to discuss those rules and act as a place for players to ask questions and obtain answers from veterans of the game. To start with an overview, with newsgroup and game FAQ and jargon definitions, visit http://angelfire.com/nf/ccgheaven/rulesfaq.html and then search out the group in your news client. Within the group you will find much discussion of the complexities and details of Magic: The Gathering, encompassing character strengths, weaknesses, and abilities, the various spells and tricks that one might obtain during a game, and their uses, game play hints and advanced player tips, advice for keeping track of your card collection, rule reviews and rules for specific player-generated scenarios, penalties, announcements of updates to the rules, and so on.