Amiga Format CD 5/amigaformatcd05.iso/screenplay/utilities/mtg/mtg_card_rulings.guide

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@database MTG_CARD_RULINGS.guide
@author "Tom de Ruyter"
@$VER: MTG.guide 1.7 (25.7.96)
@node MAIN "Card Rulings - Table of Contents"
@{" " link MTG.guide/INHOUD}
                              @{b}Table of Contents@{ub}
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                      @{"      Printing Information       " link PRINT_INFO}
                      @{"    M:TG Card Reprint Policy     " link REPRINT.guide/MAIN}
                      @{"          Card Rulings           " link CARD_RULINGS}
                      @{"   Banned & Restricted Cards     " link RESTRICT.guide/MAIN}
                      @{" Acknowledgments and Disclaimers " link ABOUT}
@endnode
@node PRINT_INFO "Printing Information"
@{" " link MAIN}
                            @{b}Printing Information@{ub}
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                        @{"  Limited Edition Gathering  " link PRINT_LIM}
                        @{" Unlimited Edition Gathering " link PRINT_UNL}
                        @{"  Revised Edition Gathering  " link PRINT_REV}
                        @{"   Fourth Edition Gathering  " link PRINT_4TH}
                        @{"        Arabian Nights       " link PRINT_AN}
                        @{"         Antiquities         " link PRINT_AQ}
                        @{"           Legends           " link PRINT_LG}
                        @{"           The Dark          " link PRINT_DK}
                        @{"        Fallen Empires       " link PRINT_FE}
                        @{"           Ice Age           " link PRINT_IA}
                        @{"          Chronicles         " link PRINT_CR}
                        @{"          Homelands          " link PRINT_HL}
                        @{"          Alliances          " link PRINT_AI}
                        @{"      Promotional Cards      " link PRINT_PC}
@endnode
@node PRINT_LIM "Limited Edition Gathering"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Limited Edition Gathering:
  The Limited Edition was printed in two parts--the Alpha printing and Beta
    printing.  The entire Limited Edition was printed with black borders on
    the face of the cards.
  The Alpha printing used a different corner radius on the cards than all
    further printings.  The radius was about 2 mm instead of the 1 mm which
    has been standard since then.  The printing contained 295 unique cards.
    Approximately 2.6 million cards were printed.  Cards were available
    from late August 1993 through late September 1993.
  The Beta printing added one new picture for each of the five lands plus 2
    new cards to the set to raise the total to 302 cards.  Approximately
    7.8 million cards were printed.  Cards were available from mid October
    1993 until mid December 1993.
  In the Alpha printing, 23 cards had errors which were corrected in the
    Beta printing.  These cards are: Basalt Monolith, Birds of Paradise,
    Channel, Circle of Protection: Red, Cyclopean Tomb, Death Ward, Demonic
    Hordes, Drain Life, Elvish Archers, Force of Nature, Icy Manipulator,
    Island Sanctuary, Karma, Mana Short, Orcish Artillery, Orcish
    Oriflamme, Phantasmal Forces, Red Elemental Blast, Rock Hydra, Sedge
    Troll, Tropical Island, Twiddle and Unsummon.
@endnode
@node PRINT_UNL "Unlimited Edition Gathering"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Unlimited Edition Gathering:
  The Unlimited Edition cards were printed with white borders on the face
    of the cards.  In all other ways this edition matched the Beta printing
    of the Limited Edition.  Approximately 40 million cards were printed.
    Cards were available from mid January 1994 through mid March 1994.
@endnode
@node PRINT_REV "Revised Edition Gathering"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Revised Edition Gathering:
  The Revised Edition was released in order to clean up a number of rules
    problems that the Limited and Unlimited Edition rules had.  The cards
    still had white borders, but the fake 3-D beveling was removed, and the
    art was lightened up considerably.  Printing size is not known but is
    estimated to exceed 750 million cards.  Cards were available from mid
    April 1994 through mid April 1995.
  About half of the cards had text or formatting changes.  The list is too
    long to include here.  35 of the cards in the First Edition were
    retired, and 39 cards from the Arabian Nights and Antiquities
    expansions were added, bringing the total card count to 306 cards.
@endnode
@node PRINT_4TH "Fourth Edition Gathering"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Fourth Edition Gathering:
  The Fourth Edition was released in order to rotate the contents of the
    basic set.  The rulebook was updated to include most of the rules from
    the Legends expansion and to be much clearer on some points.  The cards
    still have white borders but the color was made much richer and
    "copyright 1995" was added to the base of the cards.  Cards were
    available from May 1995 through the current date.
  50 cards were removed from the set and 122 cards were added bringing the
    set size up to 378 cards.  The extra 72 cards came from the fact that
    lands were removed from the common and uncommon sheets and moved to a
    separate sheet.  Basic lands appear in starter decks and not in
    booster packs.
@endnode
@node PRINT_AN "Arabian Nights"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Arabian Nights:
  The Arabian Nights expansion set was printed with black borders on the
    face of the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on
    the right hand side of the middle section of the card.  The
    expansion symbol is a @{" Scimitar " system "FV GFX/AN.GIF"} (a sword). The set contained 78 unique
    cards, but 14 of these have two variants so collectors consider it a 92
    card set.  Approximately 5 million cards were printed.  Cards were
    available from late December 1993 until late January 1994.
  The Erg Raiders, Oubliette, Fishliver Oil, Giant Tortoise, Naf's Asp,
    Wyluli Wolf, Bird Maiden, Rukh Egg, Army of Allah, Moorish Cavalry,
    Piety, and War Elephant have versions with light and dark backgrounded
    colorless mana symbols.  The Hasran Ogress and Stone Throwing Devils
    have a variation with whitish versus orangish black mana symbols in the
    casting cost.
  Cards were written under the Limited/Unlimited Edition ruleset and so have
    a lot of unclear wordings.
@endnode
@node PRINT_AQ "Antiquities"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Antiquities:
  The Antiquities expansion set was printed with black borders on the face
    of the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the
    right hand side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is an
    @{" Anvil " system "FV GFX/AQ.GIF"}. The set contained 100 unique cards. Approximately 15 million
    cards were printed.  Cards were available from mid March 1994 through
    late April 1994.
  Cards were written under the Limited/Unlimited Edition ruleset and so have
    a lot of unclear wordings.
@endnode
@node PRINT_LG "Legends"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Legends:
  The Legends expansion set was printed with black borders on the face
    of the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the
    right hand side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is the
    top section of a @{" greek column " system "FV GFX/LE.GIF"}. The set contained 310 unique cards.
    Approximately 35 million cards were printed.  Cards were available
    from mid June 1994 through late June 1994.
@endnode
@node PRINT_DK "The Dark"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
The Dark:
  The Dark expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the
    cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right
    hand side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is a mostly
    @{" eclipsed moon " system "FV GFX/DK.GIF"}. The set contained 119 unique cards.  Approximately
    75 million cards were printed.  Cards were available from mid
    August 1994 through mid November 1994.
@endnode
@node PRINT_FE "Fallen Empires"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Fallen Empires:
  The Fallen Empires expansion set was printed with black borders on the face
    of the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the
    right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a @{" Crown " system "FV GFX/FE.GIF"}.
    The set contained 187 unique cards, although only 102 unique card names
    and descriptions.  The common cards came in 3 or 4 versions with
    different artwork.  The printing size is estimated to be between 350 and
    375 million cards.  Cards were available from mid November 1994 to the
    current date.  Although they stopped shipping in late January, enough
    were printed to keep them on the shelves for many months afterward.
@endnode
@node PRINT_IA "Ice Age"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Ice Age:
  The Ice Age expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the
    cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand
    side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is a snowflake.  The
    set consists of 383 unique cards.  It was released in early June 1995
    and went out of print in February 1996, although it remained on the
    shelves for a couple of additional months.
  Several of the common cards were released in magazines prior to the release
    of the set.  They were also given out to Duelist Convocation members.
@endnode
@node PRINT_CR "Chronicles"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Chronicles:
  This set is a collection of white border reprints of cards from the
    Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, and The Dark expansion sets.  All
    the cards retain their original expansion symbols.  The set consists of
    125 unique cards.  It was released in early August 1995.
  Several of the cards were released in various Magic comic books prior to
    and after the release of the set.
@endnode
@node PRINT_HL "Homelands"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Homelands:
  The Homelands expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of
    the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right
    hand side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is a circle with
    three swirled white blotches on it (it is supposed to be a planet).  The
    set consists of 140 unique cards, although only 115 unique card names and
    descriptions.  It was released in mid October 1995.
  A few of the rare cards were released in the Homelands comic book prior to
    the release of the set.
@endnode
@node PRINT_AI "Alliances"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Alliances:
+ The Alliances expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of
    the cards.  Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right
    hand side of the middle section.  The expansion symbol is a waving flag.
    The set consists of 199 unique cards, although only 144 unique card names
    and descriptions.  It was released in early June 1996.
@endnode
@node PRINT_PC "Promotional Cards"
@{" " link PRINT_INFO}
Promotional Cards:
  The @{b}Nalathni Dragon@{ub} was first distributed to attendees of DragonCon in
    Atlanta during July 1994 (1 per person).  One card was also distributed
    in Duelist Magazine issue #3 in October 1994 and 3 copies were included
    in the Duelist Companion newsletter issue #4 in November 1994.  The card
    has a black border and the expansion symbol is a dragon's head which is
    displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card.
    Print size is estimated at 275,000.
  The @{b}Sewers of Estark@{ub} and @{b}Arena@{ub} were distributed to people who purchased the
    first Magic novel "Arena".  Some were also given out to Duelist
    Convocation members.  "Arena" was made available in September 1994.
    The cards have a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen which is
    displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card.  Print
    size per card is estimated at 150,000.
  @{b}Windseeker Centaur@{ub} was distributed to people who purchased the second Magic
    novel "Whispering Woods".  Some were also given out to Duelist
    Convocation members.  "Whispering Woods" was made available in
    January 1995.  The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is
    a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the
    card.  Print size is estimated at 100,000.
  @{b}Giant Badger@{ub} was distributed to people who purchased the third Magic
    novel "Shattered Chains".  Some were also given out to Duelist
    Convocation members.  "Shattered Chains" was made available in
    late February 1995.  The card has a black border and the expansion symbol
    is a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the
    card.  Print size is estimated at 100,000.
  @{b}Mana Crypt@{ub} was distributed to people who purchased the fourth Magic
    novel "Final Sacrifice".  "Final Sacrifice" was made available in April
    1995.  The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen
    which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card.
    Print size is estimated at 75,000.
+ A set of five basic lands with new artwork are being made available to
    people that join the new Arena League sponsored by Wizards of the Coast.
    Also, a new Disenchant and Fireball are going to be made available as
    prizes in the league.
+ New artwork versions of Counterspell and Incinerate have been given out
    to members of the Duelist Convocation (at Legend level of membership).
@endnode
@node CARD_RULINGS "Card Rulings"
@{" " link MAIN}
                                 @{b}Card Rulings@{ub}
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              @{" A " LINK MTG_CARD_A.guide/MAIN}        @{" B " LINK MTG_CARD_B.guide/MAIN}        @{" C " LINK MTG_CARD_C.guide/MAIN}        @{" D " LINK MTG_CARD_D.guide/MAIN}        @{" E " LINK MTG_CARD_E.guide/MAIN}
              @{" F " LINK MTG_CARD_F.guide/MAIN}        @{" G " LINK MTG_CARD_G.guide/MAIN}        @{" H " LINK MTG_CARD_H.guide/MAIN}        @{" I " LINK MTG_CARD_I.guide/MAIN}        @{" J " LINK MTG_CARD_J.guide/MAIN}
              @{" K " LINK MTG_CARD_K.guide/MAIN}        @{" L " LINK MTG_CARD_L.guide/MAIN}        @{" M " LINK MTG_CARD_M.guide/MAIN}        @{" N " LINK MTG_CARD_N.guide/MAIN}        @{" O " LINK MTG_CARD_O.guide/MAIN}
              @{" P " LINK MTG_CARD_P.guide/MAIN}        @{" Q " LINK MTG_CARD_Q.guide/MAIN}        @{" R " LINK MTG_CARD_R.guide/MAIN}        @{" S " LINK MTG_CARD_S.guide/MAIN}        @{" T " LINK MTG_CARD_T.guide/MAIN}
              @{" U " LINK MTG_CARD_U.guide/MAIN}        @{" V " LINK MTG_CARD_V.guide/MAIN}        @{" W " LINK MTG_CARD_W.guide/MAIN}        @{" X " LINK MTG_CARD_X.guide/MAIN}        @{" Y " LINK MTG_CARD_Y.guide/MAIN}
              @{" Z " LINK MTG_CARD_Z.guide/MAIN}
@endnode
@node ABOUT "Acknowledgments and Disclaimers"
                       @{b}Acknowledgments and Disclaimers@{ub}
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  This summary is collected from rulings made by officials and network
    representatives of Wizards of the Coast, along with a number of
    unofficial rulings also collected from the net.  Whenever a source for
    a ruling is known, the name of that person is listed with the ruling.
    "bethmo" is Beth Moursund, the network representative for the "mtg-l"
    mailing list.  "D'Angelo" is Stephen D'Angelo, the previous "mtg-l"
    representative.  "Peterson" is Paul Peterson, the previous "mtg-l"
    representative.  "bethmo" was also the representative before Paul.
    "Aahz" is Tom Wylie, the network representative for the
    "rec.games.deckmaster" and "rec.games.trading-cards.magic.*"
    newsgroups.  "Snark" is Dave Howell of WotC.  Official rulings from the
    rules team are marked as "WotC Rules Team".  Rules from the Fourth
    Edition rule book are marked with "Page #" (the Ice Age rulebook is
    exactly the same except add 2 pages to the page #) and rules from the
    Pocket Player's Guide are marked with "PPG Page #"
  These files may be freely copied and posted anywhere you'd like.  The
    contents can also be included in other formats (such as HTML or databases)
    or in products, but there are two restrictions.  I insist that the files
    are not sold for profit.  Anything you put them in must be available at
    no more than cost of duplication.  Also, you must give credit to me and
    list the version date your work is derived from.  Thanks.
  Every attempt has been made to make this summary accurate, but errors do
    creep in.  This work should not be considered official or sponsored by
    Wizards of the Coast.  Nothing in this work is guaranteed to be accurate.
    Use at your own risk.
  Magic: The Gathering and all of the cards listed herein are copyrighted by
    Wizards of the Coast.
@endnode