Game

Magic: the Gathering is a game, a form of competitive activity played according to certain rules. Specifically, it is a turn-based trading card game.

A game is also single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match between (at least) two players. While you have full control of the selection of your own cards, your deck never exists in a vacuum. One half of a game of Magic is a constant, and the other is a variable that changes with every opponent.

An object is “outside the game” if it isn’t in any of the game’s zones.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Outside the Game

An object is “outside the game” if it isn’t in any of the game’s zones. See rule 400.11.

See also

• Game concepts
• Wish