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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 2705181" data-attributes="member: 3586">How long do games last?  Is there a time limit?Games normally last about 10-30 minutes. There is a 1 hour time limit in tournaments, which are played best of three. The game is very fast; one reason it's so good.How are the cards randomized?  How do you keep somebody from manipulating the order of the cards?You shuffle them. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The rules permit you to shuffle & cut your opponent's deck.Are the cards in one player's deck kept secret from the opponent?Yes. Unless they play a card that allows them to look at your deck...Maybe I missed this, but are silver and gold cards (uncommon/rare) more powerful?Sort of. They stay within the guidelines of the commons, but they tend to be more specialised and complex. Is there a limit on the number of silver and gold cards in a deck, percentage-wise?No.How do you "maintain balance?"  Could I have a deck made up only of rares?Although you could have a deck made up only of rares, it is *most* likely you'll want several commons in there as well. e.g. A card that destroys ONE creature is common. A card that destroys ALL creatures is rare. However, that rare also destroys your creatures - more often, you'll want to only remove one creature to help you win. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Can you continue to use any of the sets in current tournaments?</blockquote>It varies. There are several tournament formats.Standard (the most popular) allows the past two years worth of sets, or thereabouts.Extended allows the last... err... six years?Vintage and Legacy allow any set, but those tournaments are somewhat rarer.Cards are reprinted in later sets, and in the core set. You can use cards from any printing that are in a current set.[/QUOTE]

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