Magic: The Gathering - alternate play styles

mtg-alt-styles

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|                Magic: The Gathering - Alternate Play Styles               |
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The purpose of these two alternate styles is to create a more interactive and
less cut-throat game that all players can play until the end of the game.

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|                              RACE TO THE TOP                              |
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Summary:
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A quick style of play where the winner is determined by who gaines
the most points.

Rules:
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1. Each player starts with 0 points on their counter(s), which are referred
   to as "score counter".

2. Play ensues as normal.

3. Damage the player would deal to opponent(s) is instead added to player's
   life counter; opponent loses no points his or her score counter.

4. The game is continued until the maximum score is reached.

5. The max score is calculated by the number of players multiplied by 10
   (e.g.: 2 player = 20 points, 3 players = 30 points, etc).

6. If a player has no cards left, all cards are returned to their deck,
   reshuffled, a standard first 7 cards are drawn, and a card is played
   onto the field as in the first move of a standard game.

7. The first player who reaches or exceeds the max score first wins the game.

Versus standard play:
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1. All players remain in the game until the max store is reached.

2. Play tends to go more quickly than standard and 'Claw to the Top' styles.

3. Targeting a single player or multiple players has no specific tactical
   advantage versus the other.


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|                              CLAW TO THE TOP                              |
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Summary:
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Like 'Race to the Top' but typically slower.

Rules:
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1. Each player starts with 1/2 the max points on their counter(s), which are
   referred to as "score counter".

2. The max score is calculated by the number of players multiplied by 10
   (e.g.: 2 player = 20 points, 3 players = 30 points, etc).

3. Damage the player would deal to opponent(s) is added to player's life
   counter; the opponent also loses that same number of points from his or
   her score counter.

4. Scores do not reach below zero points. If a user reaches zero points, they
   remain in the game and continue playing.

5. If a player has no cards left, all cards are returned to their deck,
   reshuffled, a standard first 7 cards are drawn, and a card is played
   onto the field as in the first move of a standard game.

6. The first player who reaches or exceeds the max score first wins the game.

Versus standard play:
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1. All players remain in the game until the max store is reached.

2. Play tends to go more slowly than both standard and 'Race to the Top'
   styles.

3. Targeting multiple players in one turn is considered a better strategy
   than trying to aggro a specific player, as points the player gains the
   total points dealt, and distributes the points to the other players.