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On a card, several elements can be | On a card, several elements can be distinguished. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/academy/2|Anatomy of a Magic Card|[[Ted Knutson]]|October 21, 2006}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/43|Convertible Design|[[Ken Nagle]]|June 15, 2009}}</ref> | ||
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| [[File:Parts of a Magic card 2.jpg]]<P></P>1: [[name]]; 2: [[mana]] cost; 3: [[illustration]]; 4: [[type line]]; 5: [[subtype|subtypes]]; 6: [[expansion symbol|expansion/set symbol]]; 7: [[text box]] for [[rules text]] and/or [[flavor text]]; 8: [[Illustration|illustrator]]; 9: [[loyalty]]; 10: [[Information below the text box|other, sub-text box information]] (including copyright information and collector's number). | | [[File:Parts of a Magic card 2.jpg]]<P></P>1: [[name]]; 2: [[mana]] cost; 3: [[illustration]]; 4: [[type line]]; 5: [[subtype|subtypes]]; 6: [[expansion symbol|expansion/set symbol]]; 7: [[text box]] for [[rules text]] and/or [[flavor text]]; 8: [[Illustration|illustrator]]; 9: [[loyalty]]; 10: [[Information below the text box|other, sub-text box information]] (including copyright information and collector's number). | ||
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==Marked cards== | ==Marked cards== | ||
Some players and collectors have their cards signed by [[artist]]s, written on by celebrities, drawn on, or otherwise "embellished". In tournaments it is always the head judge's call as to whether a card is "disruptively" altered. Cards with just signature on them are almost universally acceptable; the fuzziness starts when the whole text box is covered or if the art is obscured too much. Even if the card name is readable, altered cards can be ruled illegal if they seem deceptive to your opponent from a distance. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/34|Customizing Your Collection|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|April 16, 2002}}</ref> | Some players and collectors have their cards signed by [[artist]]s, written on by celebrities, drawn on, or otherwise "embellished". In tournaments it is always the head judge's call as to whether a card is "disruptively" altered. Cards with just signature on them are almost universally acceptable; the fuzziness starts when the whole text box is covered or if the art is obscured too much. Even if the card name is readable, altered cards can be ruled illegal if they seem deceptive to your opponent from a distance. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/34|Customizing Your Collection|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|April 16, 2002}}</ref> | ||
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In Magic: The Gathering, the word card always refers to a Magic card with a Magic card front and a Magic card back, or to double-faced cards. Tournament-legal cards are 2.5 x 3.5 inches and weigh 0.064 ounces. [1] Tokens are never considered cards, even if cards are used to represent them.
A card is only referred to as a "card" by game rules or effects when in a player's hand, library, or graveyard, or in exile. When a card has been cast and is on the stack waiting to resolve, the game refers to it as a "spell." When a card is on the battlefield, the game refers to it as a "permanent," or simply by its type or subtype.
Rules
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Parts of a card
On a card, several elements can be distinguished. [2] [3]
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 1: name; 2: mana cost; 3: illustration; 4: type line; 5: subtypes; 6: expansion/set symbol; 7: text box for rules text and/or flavor text; 8: illustrator; 9: loyalty; 10: other, sub-text box information (including copyright information and collector's number).
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Marked cards
Some players and collectors have their cards signed by artists, written on by celebrities, drawn on, or otherwise "embellished". In tournaments it is always the head judge's call as to whether a card is "disruptively" altered. Cards with just signature on them are almost universally acceptable; the fuzziness starts when the whole text box is covered or if the art is obscured too much. Even if the card name is readable, altered cards can be ruled illegal if they seem deceptive to your opponent from a distance. [4]
Counterfeits
Illegal counterfeit boxes of Magic as well as counterfeit single cards have been produced and distributed. Most counterfeits are easily distinguishable as fakes by a different color, gloss coating or texture. [5]
References
- ↑ Kelly Digges (April 24, 2007). "Ask Wizards - April, 2007". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ted Knutson (October 21, 2006). "Anatomy of a Magic Card". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ken Nagle (June 15, 2009). "Convertible Design". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 16, 2002). "Customizing Your Collection". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mike Elliott (April 26, 2004). "Buyer Beware". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.