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Introducing Mood Swings

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The Mana Forge Digest

Mood Swings is a simplified trading card game introducing emotions instead of Magic's colors. It includes 45 cards per box and features 133 total cards with sketches from published Magic art.

Key points

• 28-year-old idea for an accessible trading card game
• Includes everything needed to play out-of-the-box
• Light strategy game for 2-4 players, 5-10 minutes per two-player game
• Randomly shuffled deck of 45 cards (23 common, 14 uncommon, 6 rare, 2 mythic rare)

What you get

• 45 randomly shuffled cards per game
• 133 total card set with sketches of Magic art representing emotions
• No necessary deck building, each player's deck is unique
• Includes Mood Swings Extended Rules and other ways to play the game

Why it matters

Mood Swings aims to make trading card games more accessible by simplifying them into a traditional card game format. It features Magic-inspired art but with an emotional theme.

Details

The game is designed for two to four players and takes between five and ten minutes per two-player session

Each copy of Mood Swings comes with 45 randomly shuffled cards, ensuring each playthrough has a unique experience

Players can expect fun card interactions, adaptability, collecting, and trading as they would in traditional Magic games

Good to know

• Mood Swings is set to be released soon
• The game uses Magic's five colors but represents emotions instead of colors on cards

Read the original on Wizards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-mood-swings) • Source: Wizards of the Coast