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<blockquote data-quote="ARandomGod" data-source="post: 2705177" data-attributes="member: 17296">&quot;How long do games last?&quot;Variable, of course... and depending wildly on the skill of the player/deck-builder (and luck). I've seen a game end in two &quot;turns&quot;. I have a friend who built a deck based almost completely on the &quot;This game will take so long you'll cede me the win just so you can move on.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Is there a time limit?&quot;In 'official' or tournaments, yes. For casual play, your patience is your limit (see above)&quot;How are the cards randomized?&quot;Shuffling.&quot;How do you keep somebody from manipulating the order of the cards?&quot;Cut their deck, or reshuffle a tiny bit for them.&quot;Are the cards in one player's deck kept secret from the opponent?&quot;Sometimes. In theory, yes. But once you've seen it played you know what's in it.&quot;Maybe I missed this, but are silver and gold cards (uncommon/rare) more powerful?&quot;Sometimes. They allegedly are. Sometimes they're just filler... and *sometimes* they definitely are, but you don't see why until it's used against you.&nbsp; &quot;Is there a limit on the number of silver and gold cards in a deck, percentage-wise?&quot;Nope&quot;How do you &quot;maintain balance?&quot;&nbsp; Could I have a deck made up only of rares?&quot;You certainly could. But really some common cards are irreplaceable. The blue common &quot;counterspell&quot; for instance. &quot;Can you continue to use any of the sets in current tournaments?&quot; Some tourney's are limited to only &quot;current&quot; cards, only ones in the latest (three?) expansions. Others are open to all spells. Note that in the tourney's where you can use all spells some spells are restricted to only one per deck, while others are completely banned (you just can't use that card). Still, the list of restricted/banned cards is proportionally very small.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ARandomGod, post: 2705177, member: 17296"] "How long do games last?" Variable, of course... and depending wildly on the skill of the player/deck-builder (and luck). I've seen a game end in two "turns". I have a friend who built a deck based almost completely on the "This game will take so long you'll cede me the win just so you can move on." "Is there a time limit?" In 'official' or tournaments, yes. For casual play, your patience is your limit (see above) "How are the cards randomized?" Shuffling. "How do you keep somebody from manipulating the order of the cards?" Cut their deck, or reshuffle a tiny bit for them. "Are the cards in one player's deck kept secret from the opponent?" Sometimes. In theory, yes. But once you've seen it played you know what's in it. "Maybe I missed this, but are silver and gold cards (uncommon/rare) more powerful?" Sometimes. They allegedly are. Sometimes they're just filler... and *sometimes* they definitely are, but you don't see why until it's used against you. "Is there a limit on the number of silver and gold cards in a deck, percentage-wise?" Nope "How do you "maintain balance?" Could I have a deck made up only of rares?" You certainly could. But really some common cards are irreplaceable. The blue common "counterspell" for instance. "Can you continue to use any of the sets in current tournaments?" Some tourney's are limited to only "current" cards, only ones in the latest (three?) expansions. Others are open to all spells. Note that in the tourney's where you can use all spells some spells are restricted to only one per deck, while others are completely banned (you just can't use that card). Still, the list of restricted/banned cards is proportionally very small. [/QUOTE]

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