When it comes to choosing a new game to explore, there are many things to consider. Do you want a new board game? Or a game that can be played digitally? Or do you want a trading card game? In the gaming world, the options are endless, and it can be very tricky in finding what game matches your interest. Luckily, we have just the right game that should interest anybody seeking a new game. It’s called Magic: The Gathering.

What is Magic: The Gathering? Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game fantasy that can be played on different levels of expertise. Your goal is to achieve a deck of trading cards that are ranked from least rare to most rare. The rarity of cards are categorized by common, uncommon, rare, mythic rare, and also a foil version of every card that makes the card slightly more valuable. To build your deck of cards, you will trade with other players. The game is constantly growing and changing with new cards being released every year!

How do you play it? Once, you have established a deck of trading cards you feel confident in; it will be time to battle. The game works with you playing a powerful wizard, called a planeswalker, who uses creatures, spells, and weapons to destroy other planeswalkers (your opponents). As you get new cards from trading or buying new decks, you will discover more tricks and strategies to defeat your competition. Every time you play, it's like a whole new world and game is unfolding.

Where can you go to play? At Paragon City Games in Salt Lake City, they offer at least one Magic gaming night weekly. At this weekly event, you will interact and battle against others. It's a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and gain expertise in the Magic gaming world. No worries if you are not a resident of Salt Lake City, there are still ways to play Magic from a remote relocation on your desktop PC. Either way, Magic is a great opportunity for gamers to come together and explore the magical world that Magic has to offer.

According to the Magic: The Gathering website, Magic is lore, Magic is strategy, Magic is community. This one game is capable of influencing and bettering your social life into a magical experience that will only continue to grow and change. Good luck on your new gaming adventure!