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Symsys 15SI: The Theory and Design of Magic: The Gathering
Kevin: This is going to be so much fun!Tom: More exciting than buying a ’72
shagwagon
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What is this class?
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It’s about Magic
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This type of Magic
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It’s an application class
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It’s an overview of Symsys
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It’s way too much fun
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So who do you think you are?
• Kevin Leung– self-declared genius of the “Tom’s Room”
environment
• Tom Medina– Kevin-declared griefer of the “Tom’s Room”
environment
• “Tom’s Room” - Robinson 3something• 24-7 office hours
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Card Types
• There are seven types of cards:• Lands• Creatures• Instants • Sorceries • Enchantments• Artifacts • Planeswalkers
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BasicLands
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Nonbasic Lands
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Creatures
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Instants
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Sorceries
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Enchantments - Global
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Enchantments – Local or Aura
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Artifacts
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Artifact Creatures
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Artifact Equipment
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Planeswalkers
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Zones
• There are 5 different Zones:• Library• Hand • Graveyard• Battlefield• Exiled
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Anatomy of a Turn
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Untap
Untap all permanents unless something says otherwise.
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Upkeep
• All Upkeep effects occur.
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Draw
• You draw one card per turn. You must draw a card. You lose the game if you have to draw a card and there are no more cards to draw.
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Main Phase 1
• Can play your land for the turn. Cast instants, sorceries, play creatures etc.
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Combat Phase
• Declare Attackers• Declare Blockers• Damage
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Main Phase 2
• Same as Main Phase 1
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End of Turn Step
• All damage is removed from creatures. • All end of turn effects end. • Cleanup will continue to happen until there
are no more triggers.
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Golden Rules of Magic
• 1. When the card and rules conflict the card always wins.
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Golden Rules of Magic
• 1. When the card and rules conflict the card always wins.
• 2. When two cards conflict. Can’t supersedes can.
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What are we going to talk about?
• Magic basics and deckbuilding• Game Theory• Game Design• Statistics• Epistemic Logic• Artificial Intelligence• Who’s done what?
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Class Format
• 2 hour timeslot• 1 hour lecture– Talking off slides– Supposed to be interactive
• 1 hour lab– Playing Magic– Deckbuilding
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Card policy
• No outside cards– We dictate the environment
• Cards received at our tournaments and for asking questions will also be legal
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Grading policy
• You MUST attend 8 of the 9 classes– Tell us if you’re not coming, and we’ll arrange for
(likely worse) make-up work
• Must also complete a presentation and either• 1200-1800 word write-up on that
presentation• OR• an equivalent amount of weekly write-ups
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Final presentation
• The class is all about the deck that you will build and present at the end
• Expected to show how you applied the given topics in building and playing your decks
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Events
• Zendikar pre-release this weekend!• Zendikar release next weekend• class Zendikar booster draft tournament– probably $500 or $600 of cards
• End of quarter tournament– with prizes!