If you’re not familiar with the game at this stage, check out our handy how to play Magic: The Gathering article – and do remember that, like all great tabletop games, Magic: The Gathering is pretty easy to learn, but hard to master! 2. It’s a superb way to introduce players to Magic: The Gathering, though we here at Card Gamer can’t be held responsible for the lifelong addiction to the game that will inevitably ensue for you and four of your friends! Given that each deck is made up of a single colour, it’s a great way to test out how each one works within Magic: The Gathering, as well as give a great selection of cards that can also be used when building more decks – once players want to move beyond just dipping their toes in the water with the Game Night cards!

Not only does it provide a complete set of five, single colour decks – one for each colour of Mana in the game – that are ready to go straight out of the box, but it also includes enough life trackers, counters, tokens and reference cards for up to five players too. Though plenty of starter kits and pre-constructed decks are available for Magic: The Gathering, perhaps the best entry point for new players – particularly if they’re in a group who will likely meet up to play together regularly – is the Magic: The Gathering – Game Night set.

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