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1. Magic the Gathering. Originally known as EDH, literally "Elder Dragon Highlander", this is an increasingly popular multiplayer format in Magic the Gathering that centers around a legendary creature called "The Commander".
EX. The Commander 2013 product hit the streets last Friday and, since then, between myself and my friend Matt, we've picked up all five of the decks with three copies of the same deck, one is a gift to a third party, and two copies of another deck.
These purchases seemed necessary because the last time the Commander product hit the streets it was a limited run and it quickly became a coveted collector's item. The price quickly rocketed as players of Commander, and other older formats that could use the cards competitively, scooped up the cards for themselves. This time I made sure I was one of these collectors, for better or worse, before it was too late.
After all, I still regret that I didn't invest in 2011 in these products, but I had just started playing and it seemed pretty overwhelming. While I'll admit that Commander can be overwhelming, given it can deal with cards from the last 20 years of products stretched out in 100 card minimum decks amongst, usually, at least three players but as many as you can get together to play, but I think the basic rules of the format are pretty easy to learn, for veterans, easy to break.
I actually got around to playing my first true Commander game yesterday and, to be frank because I plan to expand on the experience later, it was a ton of fun.
For you my magic playing comrades, I will break down the basics of the rules and provide examples to illustrate the more nuanced parts of the rules.
If you're not interested in the rules but still want some Magic the Gathering content, continue on to the bottom of the article for some more excellent content.
