Magic the Gathering (2020 Update)
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Now 40 years old, this is a card-based fantasy game in the same genre of Dungeons and Dragons. It was created in 1990 by Richard Garfield. It can be played by two or more players who represent wizards who can cast spells or summon the creatures that are described on the cards. Today's version can also be played on a mobile device with remote players, which allows you to enter a multiplayer arena. There are two formats: constructed and limited. Limited formats let you build a deck out of a pool of random cards. In constructed play, you make decks from cards you own. New cards are released on a regular basis through expansion sets. There are MTG (Magic the Gathering) tournaments, and the cards vary in value, from a few cents to thousands of dollars. The game is owned by Hasbro, which also owns Peter Adkinson's Wizards of the Coast and TSR (the publisher of Dungeons and Dragons).
$5
Teaches: logic, memory, math