Magic: The Gathering

Named after the game itself, Magic: The Gathering was published by MicroProse in February 1997. The game takes place in the plane of Shandalar, where the player must travel the land and fight random enemies to gain cards, and defeat five wizards representing the five colors. The player must prevent one color from gaining too much power, and defeat the planeswalker Arzakon, who has a deck of all five colors. Adventure game and role-playing game elements are present, including inventory, gold, towns, dungeons, random battles, and character progression in the form of new abilities and a higher life point total. Two expansion packs were published, Spells of the Ancients and Duels of the Planeswalkers.

There are currently two official video game adaptions of Magic: The Gathering for online play. Magic: The Gathering Online, first introduced in 2002, allows for players to buy cards and boosters and play against others including in officially-sanctioned tournaments for prize money. Magic: The Gathering Arena, introduced in 2019, is fashioned after the free-to-play Hearthstone, with players able to acquire new cards for free or through spending real-world funds.

Videogames

Magic: The Gathering Magic: The Gathering: BattleMage Magic: The Gathering: Armageddon Magic: The Gathering (Sega) Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia Magic: The Gathering Online Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers Magic: The Gathering - Tactics Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 Magic Duels Magic: The Gathering Arena Magic: Legends (2021)