Portal/Official Guide

Portal

 

2-Player Starter Set

 

Official Guide

 

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The Official Guide to Portal
Publishing Information
Author(s)	Beth Moursund
First printing	August 12, 1997
ISBN-13	978-1560251521
Publication chronology
Preceded By Fifth Edition Official Strategy Guide Followed By Official Guide to Tempest

The Official Guide to Portal is a guide to the rules and cards the Portal edition of Magic: The Gathering. It was written by Beth Moursund, who was a contributor to The Duelist at the time. It is a softcover paperback with 64 pages, and was published by Running Press on August 12, 1997.

Blurb

Released in June 1997, the ground-breaking Portal card set was created for people who may have been intimidated by the complexity of Magic: The Gathering. This guide is an excellent tool for players new to Magic, explaining the rules, which, like the 200-plus new cards in the Portal set, have been simplified for easy learning. 200 color illustrations.

Description

The Official Guide to Portal features an overview of the set with reproductions of all the cards and hints on successful strategies for play and deck construction.

Note that this 6" x 9" Edition is different from the rule booklet provided with the Portal 2-Player Starter Set