gaming
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Magic already has dozens of formats, why do we need another? Because “dozens of formats” is a misnomer; each format is a variant of one of two categories: constructed or limited. Conspiracy bends this pattern with gameplay elements that occur during drafting—and to a lesser extent, Commander with its color restrictions—but neither is bold enough…
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Last week, I wrote about the design philosophy of my first cube and the lessons I learned from it. This week begins the exploration of how I decided on the cards to include in my latest version of Rally. The new list still had a requirement of no tokens (except treasure and powerstones) and only…
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Size The design of Rally cubes follows much of the same advice as the design of draft cubes though more attention is paid to the mana curve. In a given game of Rally, each player typically drafts between 15–30 cards before the game ends. Extrapolating these numbers out to support 4-player games would require 60–120…
MtG:Rally 