Magi-Nation Duel

Last updated
Magi-Nation Duel
Magi Nation cardback.png
Cardback to the Magi Nation card game.
Designers Philip Tavel, Josh Lytle, and Dan Tibbles
PublishersInteractive Imagination
Players2 to as many that want to play
Playing timeApprox 1 hour
ChanceSome(order of cards drawn, dice)
Age range10+
Skills Card playing
Arithmetic
Basic Reading Ability

Magi-Nation Duel, sometimes abbreviated "MND" or simply Magi-Nation, is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) published by Interactive Imagination Corp (2i) in October 2000. [1] It was previewed at Gen Con 2000 and was released in October 2000. Lead Designer and Co-Founder of 2i Phillip Tavel created a game with mechanics which resembled and were partially based on Magic: The Gathering, while much of the flavor of the game was based on the anime-style artwork of Matt Holmberg. Greg Richardson Von Oy (the other original Co-Founder of 2i) and Josh Lytle (a former professional gamer) helped to playtest and finalize the original design of the game. Several manga-style American artists led by Art Director: Thomas Cook include Matt Holmberg, Rich Werner (Main character designer for Kybar's Teeth, Weave, Paradwyn, Bograth, Nar and The Sands of Dresh), Tim Gillette, Chana Goodman, and Ryan Shreve helped to expand the universe of art based on the original creations of Matt Holmberg. The game was originally designed as a bridge between Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. The idea was that younger players whose first game was Pokémon would eventually seek out a new game to play and that Magic: The Gathering might be too complex for some players, leaving a void in the market between the two massively popular card games[ citation needed ]. The game is now out of print. A new version of the game, licensed by Cookie Jar, was to be released in 2008, [2] [3] but no relaunch ever surfaced.

Contents

The game had an active following which later released a number of cards 2i had in development, as well as a number of fan cards. These cards were previously found at CCGWorkshop, however as of January 2008, they no longer available as 2i had requested their removal[ citation needed ].

Expansions

The first card set, which is also known as Limited, contained 190 cards and introduced five "regions" of the larger world called the "Moonlands": Arderial, Cald, Naroom, Orothe, and Underneath. A reprint of the base set, known as Unlimited, was released in February 2001. This set contained a full parallel set of "foil" premium cards, whereas the base set only had foil versions of selected cards.

Four additional sets were created as expansions to the game, designed by Dan Tibbles and Stephen McLaughlin:

Each region specializes in particular gameplay tactics, be they defensive, offensive, manipulation or denial. A fifth expansion, named Traitor's Reach, was developed but never printed. 2i has announced a future expansion entitled Daybreak, which is supposed to be a 150-card set with no new regions. They have also announced plans for a new base set called Second Order, which will likely feature previously released cards with revised texts and possible alternate artwork.

2i supplied prize support for organized tournaments and leagues as well, including promotional cards that were only available for completing each league "season" and cards that could only be obtained by defeating a representative of Interactive Imagination. Seven league seasons were published, based on the regions of Naroom, Underneath, Cald, Orothe, Arderial, Core, and Kybar's Teeth, in that order.

RegionTerrainColorElement
Vash NaroomForestGreenWood;Leaf
CaldVolcanoRedFire
OrotheOceanBlueWater
UnderneathCaveOrangeEarth
ArderialSkyCyanAir;Cloud
CoreUnderworldPurpleShadow
Kybar's TeethMountainGreyStone
ParadwynJungleLimeFlora
NarPolarWhiteIce
BograthSwampIndigoSwamp
D'ReshDesertGoldSand
WeaveGrasslandTealGrass
UniversalOverworldYellowLight

MND Japan

A release of the base set (Unlimited) in Japan followed the US release of Dream's End. Alongside the CCG release ran a manga series in a shōnen digest, and a GBA remake of the original Magi-Nation video game. The main character of the game, Tony, was replaced with Dan, a character of a more Asian-friendly appearance. Several promotional cards were released that were only available with the manga series, and the Awakening set was published as well, but no further development is forthcoming.

Other media

Other card games

Magi-Nation and the 2i art team were featured in the first edition of The Origins Metagame produced by Flying Buffalo Games.

Newsletter

A newsletter, named The Book of Ages, was released to fans sporadically, each issue containing promotional cards, articles, artwork and fiction. Five issues were printed, and a sixth was available online.

Handhelds

In an attempt to popularize the brand, 2i also developed a Game Boy Color role-playing video game cartridge, titled Magi Nation , which met with some success. A sequel, Magi Nation: Invasion, was in development for the Game Boy Advance (GBA), but production ceased for an undisclosed reason.

Magi Nation: Keeper's Quest is a puzzle game, produced originally for the Game Boy Color, but due to bad timing, it was never released on that platform. Instead, it was released for Palm PDAs [ citation needed ] and Verizon and Handango cell phones. [4]

Animation

The licensing agreement to produce the Magi-Nation animated series was finalized in September 2005 with a multinational studio. In October 2006, Cookie Jar Entertainment confirmed production of its animated adaptation of the Magi-Nation series. A MIPCOM Jr. newsletter gave a brief synopsis of the show:

Produced by Cookie Jar's action/adventure brand Coliseum, the Magi Nation animated series is a multiplaform new brand. Kids will tune in to see if three young Magi heroes and their collected force of Dream Creatures can navigate their way through environmental obstacles, confront constant challenges and battle against the atrocious evil magi and creatures that threaten the vitality of the 12 precious Moonlands of Magi Nation. Magi Nation follows Tony Jones, an ordinary 15-year-old boy whose world is shaken when he is drawn through what he will come to know as the Dream Plane, into a world far beyond his imagination. Tony is now in Magi Nation, a beautiful world that was created millennia ago by the powerful Magi people. Tony meets Edyn and Strag - two young Magi heroes in training - who will help Tony discover his vast new magical environment, collect and bond with the fascinating and varied creatures of the lands and compete against the forces that threaten his new home. Tony, Edyn, and Strag and their Dream Creatures accept the challenge to search The Moonlands for precious Dreamstones that will unlock the long held secrets hidden throughout the 12 Moonlands and ultimately, they hope, keep the ominous evil locked deep within The Core.

In February 2007, it was officially announced that Cookie Jar Entertainment's Magi-Nation had been picked up by Kids WB! in the United States and by CBC in Canada. There has been an initial production run of 26 episodes. In addition, the series is a Canada-Korea co-production.

On September 8, it premiered in Canada at 10:30 am EST. Three weeks later, on September 22, 2007, at 7:30 am EST, the Magi-Nation tv series premiered on Kids WB.

Massive multiplayer online

"Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands" developed by Frima Studio, entered open Beta in February 2008, and could be found on their website at www.magi-nation.com or directly on www.magi-nation.net. The game has since been shut down.

Reviews

Further reading

Related Research Articles

Star Wars: Customizable Card Game (SW:CCG) is an out-of-print customizable card game based on the Star Wars fictional universe. It was created by Decipher, Inc., which also produced the Star Trek Customizable Card Game and The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game. The game was produced from December 1995 until December 2001. Since 2002, the game has been maintained by the Star Wars CCG Players Committee, with new virtual cards being released every few months and the capability to play both in person and online.

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle is a multiplayer collectible card game published by White Wolf Publishing. It is set in the World of Darkness and is based on the Vampire: The Masquerade roleplaying game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duel Masters Trading Card Game</span> Collectible card game

The Duel Masters Trading Card Game is a two-player or two vs. two team collectible card game (CCG) jointly developed by Wizards of the Coast and Takara Tomy. The card game is part of the Duel Masters franchise.

The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering published nine base sets from 1993–2007, also referred to as core sets. The base sets were considered descendants of the original Limited Edition, and shaped the default setting and feel of Magic. These sets consisted entirely of reprinted cards. These cards were generally simpler than cards in expansion sets, omitting multicolored cards, and used only the original abilities and keywords of Magic such as Flying and Trample. This simplicity led to many cards from these sets being considered "staples" of deck design. All cards were given a white border to mark them as reprints, with a few exceptions. From Fourth Edition in 1995 onward, a new base set would come out once per two years in the spring or early summer; for tournament play, that set would be legal for two years in the Standard format until the next core set replaced it.

Released in 2003 by Decipher, Inc. the Beyblade Trading Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game based on the Beyblade anime series. It was designed to be simplistic in nature with a slow learning curve. In one format of the game, players did not even need to know how to read. Only one set was released.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rage (collectible card game)</span> Collectible card game

Rage is an out-of-print collectible card game originally published by White Wolf in May 1995 based on the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The game is based around packs of werewolves battling each other and various evil monsters while trying to save the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shadowfist</span> Collectible card game

Shadowfist was created by Robin Laws and Jose Garcia. It was released in June 1995 as a collectible card game (CCG), but was shifted to a fixed distribution of cards as of 2013. It shares the same background as the Feng Shui, a role-playing game created by Laws and Garcia and released the following year. In September 2018 ownership of Shadowfist switched to Vetusta Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Potter Trading Card Game</span> Collectible trading card game

The Harry Potter Trading Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game based in the world of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Created by Wizards of the Coast in August 2001, the game was designed to compete with the Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering card games. Its release was timed to coincide with the theatrical premiere of the first film in the series. The game was praised for the way it immersed children in the Harry Potter universe. At one point the game was the second best selling toy in the United States; however, it is now out of print.

Portal is the name given to the three Magic: The Gathering starter level sets. The original Portal was released on May 1, 1997, followed by Portal Second Age on June 24, 1998 and Portal Three Kingdoms on July 6, 1999. The Portal set was inspired by Chinese mythology; Three Kingdoms in particular by the 14th century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Legend of the Burning Sands</span>

Legend of the Burning Sands (LBS) is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) published by Five Rings Publishing Group in July 1998. It was a spin-off from the earlier CCG Legend of the Five Rings. Legend of the Burning Sands was set in the same fictional world as Legend of the Five Rings, but with an Arabian setting rather than an East Asian one, with a few characters appearing in both games. Both games had similar mechanics and emphasized a continuing storyline.

<i>Scrye</i> American gaming magazine

SCRYE was a gaming magazine published from 1994 to April 2009 by Scrye, Inc. It was the longest-running periodical to have reported on the collectible card game hobby. It was also the leading print resource for secondary-market prices on Magic: The Gathering. The name, a registered trademark, is adapted from the Middle English word scry meaning "to foretell the future through a suitable medium".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The X-Files Collectible Card Game</span> Collectible card game

The X-Files Collectible Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game based on The X-Files fictional universe. The game was developed by NXT Games and published by the US Playing Card Company (USPCC) in 1996. The game was canceled in early 1998.

<i>Magi-Nation</i> (TV series) Canadian TV series or program

Magi-Nation is an animated series created by Shelley Hoffman and Robert Pincombe based on the card game Magi-Nation Duel. The series was co-produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, in association with The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The series premiered in Canada on September 8, 2007, on CBC and on September 22, 2007 in the U.S. on Kids' WB. A series of DVDs was set to be released from October 21, 2008 through January 6, 2009 from NCircle Entertainment. The series had formerly aired in the U.S. on Toonzai on The CW and formerly on Cookie Jar Toons on This TV, with the second season's worldwide premiere airing on Cookie Jar Toons. The series was cancelled due to low ratings. Episodes of the second season were released online in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blood Wars (card game)</span> Collectible card game by TSR

Blood Wars is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by TSR, based on the Planescape campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons.

<i>Magi Nation</i> (video game) 2001 video game

Magi Nation is a 2001 video game for the Game Boy Color developed by American studio Interactive Imagination. It is based on the collectible card game Magi-Nation Duel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collectible card game</span> Game played using specialized playing cards

A collectible card game (CCG), also called a trading card game (TCG) among other names, is a type of card game that mixes strategic deck building elements with features of trading cards. It was introduced with Magic: The Gathering in 1993.

<i>The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game</i> Collectible card game

The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game published in 1996 by MMG Ltd and is based on the British television series Doctor Who. A total of 301 cards were released in the main set, plus 1 additional promotional card.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quest for the Grail</span> Board game

Quest for the Grail is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) by Horizon Games and Stone Ring in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eagles (card game)</span> Collectible card game

Eagles, also called Eagles: Waterloo, is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) published by Columbia Games in 1995.

PowerCardz is an out-of-print collectible card game by Caliber Game Systems. It was released in July 1995. The first set was called First Strike and had 300 cards. The game was the first CCG to adapt an existing comic universe. It had one expansion titled Spawn and was released in September 1995 with 190 cards. It was based on the Spawn comic

References

  1. ↑ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 304–307.
  2. ↑ Toon Zone - Your Source for Toon News!
  3. ↑ [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Magi Nation - Keeper's Quest". Magi Nation. Archived from the original on November 28, 2003.
  5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/familygames100be0000unse/page/210/mode/2up
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.