Written by: Ryan the Admin at 5:07 pm
Filed under: Entertainment,Press Releases
PlayMagic.com is pleased to announce the release of Magic: The Gathering® – The Tenth Edition core set of cards on July 13, 2007. Here is an overview of what is being offered, by the creators of this International phenomenon.
Magic: Tenth Edition Overview
Magic: The Gathering® Trading Card Game’s Tenth Edition is the “greatest hits” of Magic™, featuring some of the best and most popular cards of all time. As with each core set, Tenth Edition is an excellent entry point for imaginative strategy gamers who want to give Magic a try, while offering the classic cards and depth of strategy that long-time players have come to expect. Fans will also be excited to see that every card in the set is black bordered – a first for a core set since Beta’s release in 1993. With powerful cycles, incredible combo cards, and a few surprise reprints, Tenth Edition is the most exciting core set since Alpha.
Features of the Core Set Include:
- The Core Set is comprised of 383 cards (121 rare, 121 uncommon, 121 common, 20 basic lands)
- All cards are black bordered
- Legendary creatures are included for the first time in a core set
- The set will debut Tips and Tricks cards, a 16th card in booster packs which will feature gameplay rules, card combos, organized play information and even creature tokens
- Several aspects of 10th Edition were selected by players voting on magicthegathering.com including cards, art, flavor text and the expansion symbol
- Old favorites such as Incinerate, Lord of the Pit and Howling Mine will feature incredible new artwork from some of the best fantasy artists in the business
- Many other cards, such as Glorious Anthem, will also include updated flavor text
- The redesigned Two Player Starter featuring Tenth Edition booster packs was designed to introduce new players to Magic: the Gathering and includes previews of land cards from the upcoming Lorwyn set which releases in October
To celebrate the release of Magic: The Gathering® – The Tenth Edition fans of Magic: The Gathering both new and old are invited by Wizards of the Coast for a Worldwide Magic Game Day, which is to be held on July 14, 2007. There are already 1,000 Hobby Shops across the United States that are participating in the Game Day. To find out where: Click Here. At the game day, there will be league playing, learning demos, promo cards available, tournaments, Magic Contests, prizes awarded, and so much more.
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Ryan is from California. He graduated from USC with a degree in English. In his free time, when he isn't working as a Literary Illusions gopher (er...editor) he enjoys writing short stories.
