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'''Flavor''' is the concept of evoking a specific feeling and the intent of creating a universe and telling a story with the game of ''[[Magic]]''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr60|Bursting with Flavor|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 24, 2003}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mc1|The Flavor of Magic|[[Matt Cavotta]]|August 24, 2005}}</ref> This provides a unique and distinguishable quality to the game and each individual card or product. Flavor is accomplished via non-functional parts of cards, such as the [[Illustration]] or [[flavor text]], the [[card frame|card face]], and other visual clues, but also outside information such as marketing, web-presence, [[book]]s, etc. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/156|The Story of the Story|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|May 27, 2003}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/14|The Needs of Cards and Beyond|[[Doug Beyer]]|November 26, 2008}}</ref>
'''Flavor''' is the concept of evoking a specific feeling and the intent of creating a universe and telling a story with the game of ''[[Magic]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/bursting-flavor-2003-02-24|Bursting with Flavor|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 24, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206151327/https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/bursting-flavor-2003-02-24|archivedate=February 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|flavor-magic-2005-08-24|The Flavor of Magic|[[Matt Cavotta]]|August 24, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628021635/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/mc1|archivedate=June 28, 2008}}</ref>  


''Magic'' flavor should have both breadth (the broad scope of ''Magic'', the sheer number of flavor elements) and depth (intensity of focus, growing investment in its core iconic elements). <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/49|The Widening Spiral|[[Doug Beyer]]|July 29, 2009}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/92|What Is Flavor?|[[Doug Beyer]]|May 26, 2010}}</ref>
==Description==
Flavor provides a unique and distinguishable quality to the game and each individual card or product. Flavor is accomplished via non-functional parts of cards, such as the [[Illustration]] or [[flavor text]], the [[card frame|card face]], and other visual clues, but also outside information such as marketing, web-presence, [[book]]s, etc.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/story-story-2003-05-27|The Story of the Story|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|May 27, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627105713/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/156|archivedate=June 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/needs-cards-and-beyond-2008-11-26|The Needs of Cards and Beyond|[[Doug Beyer]]|November 26, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528073243/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/needs-cards-and-beyond-2008-11-26|archivedate=May 28, 2022}}</ref>


On most ''Magic'' [[cards]], the [[mechanics]] mesh incredibly well with the flavor. This is not always the case, though. Even the most evocative cards face flavor issues from time to time. <ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/origins-vorthos-2015-09-04|Origins of a Vorthos|[[Sam Stoddard]]|September 4, 2015}}</ref> A [[draft]] [[format]] that remedies this is '''flavor draft'''. It is drafted and played as normal, except for the fact that in-game flavor trumps the written text of the cards. <ref>{{NewRef|my-favorite-flavor/flavor-draft-2015-06-16|Flavor Draft|Chas Andres|June 16, 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|my-favorite-flavor/return-flavor-draft-2015-12-08|The Return of Flavor Draft|Chas Andres| December 8, 2015}}</ref>  
''Magic'' flavor should have both breadth (the broad scope of ''Magic'', the sheer number of flavor elements) and depth (intensity of focus, growing investment in its core iconic elements).<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/widening-spiral-2009-07-29|The Widening Spiral|[[Doug Beyer]]|July 29, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928080052/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/widening-spiral-2009-07-29|archivedate=September 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/what-flavor-2010-05-26|What Is Flavor?|[[Doug Beyer]]|May 26, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824112802/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/what-flavor-2010-05-26|archivedate=August 24, 2022}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:01, 23 August 2023

Flavor is the concept of evoking a specific feeling and the intent of creating a universe and telling a story with the game of Magic.[1][2]

Description

Flavor provides a unique and distinguishable quality to the game and each individual card or product. Flavor is accomplished via non-functional parts of cards, such as the Illustration or flavor text, the card face, and other visual clues, but also outside information such as marketing, web-presence, books, etc.[3][4]

Magic flavor should have both breadth (the broad scope of Magic, the sheer number of flavor elements) and depth (intensity of focus, growing investment in its core iconic elements).[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 24, 2003). "Bursting with Flavor". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Matt Cavotta (August 24, 2005). "The Flavor of Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008.
  3. ↑ Brady Dommermuth (May 27, 2003). "The Story of the Story". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ Doug Beyer (November 26, 2008). "The Needs of Cards and Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ Doug Beyer (July 29, 2009). "The Widening Spiral". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Doug Beyer (May 26, 2010). "What Is Flavor?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022.
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