Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999)
by derivagral on Monday June 18, 2018 @06:03PM
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XMage is similar to Cockatrice but also has rules enforcement and drafting in-client. Just the Java download gets you the game, but you do have to scrape the images yourself (within their software) if you want those.
Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999)
by lvspiff on Monday June 18, 2018 @04:46PM
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>> Vintage Cube drafts on Cockatrice
What/where can I find this? never heard of it and never had much fun/luck with magic online but would love to be able to play online
Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999)
by brandnewlow on Monday June 18, 2018 @04:50PM
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https://cockatrice.us/
Install. Log on. Make a deck and join a game or jump into a draft. There's two Dominaria drafts filling up right now. There's no rules engine and it's a bit janky at first, but you can play magic against a real human 24/7 for free.
Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999)
by brandnewlow on Monday June 18, 2018 @04:54PM
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Also, the cockatrice drafting community relies on opensource apps like http://dr4ft.info to run the actual drafts. There's always room for improvement and anyone can host a fork. It'd be great to get more HNers tinkering with them.
Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999)
by anthonybullard on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @10:42AM
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Is this basically the modern version of Apprentice? I spent a lot of time during tourney prep on Apprentice, it helped me figure out deck concepts really quickly and let me know what cards i needed to buy(as well as strategies to counter the most popular decks in the format). Apprentice was super basic, but the P2P gameplay really felt futuristic even on dial-up.
Magic: Online is slowly being bled out by Wizards in favor of their new Hearthstone-like digital client.
That said, the best way to play today is Vintage Cube drafts on Cockatrice. Free. High level of play. The best cards. There’s almost always a game going.