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)