Magic The Gathering: Interactive Encyclopedia

Magic The Gathering: Interactive Encyclopedia PC CD-ROM role-play card database Type: Game Platform: Windows Publisher: Wizards Of The Coast Released: 1999 Media: CD Imagine being able to play with over 7,000 Magic: The Gathering cards, with everything from the original Alpha release to Mercadian Masques (and then some). Now, for the price of a computer game you can have such a dream collection with the Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia. The Interactive Encyclopedia offers more than just pretty pictures of every card in the massive database. It also lets players sort cards based on standard statistics like casting cost, color, artist, or any combination you like. You can use the Deckbuilder utility to sort the cards into decks, which then can be analyzed by the computer. There's a complete series of strategy articles and other helpful information right on the CD-ROM to help novices build an effective deck right away.Once players have built the ultimate deck, the Interactive Encyclopedia lets them test their creations online against other players. Note that the computer doesn't enforce the rules of the game at all. As in a real match it's up to the players to tap cards, resolve the various phases of the game, and keep track of things. The Interactive Encyclopedia just serves as a virtual card table that happens to let you play with practically every Magic: The Gathering card ever created--cards that contain so many complex rules that having the computer resolve everything is far beyond the ability of current technology. Released in 1999.For Windows (32-bit Systems) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']