Each player uses their own deck, which may be constructed from cards they previously owned, or from a limited pool of cards at an event. The game is commonly played with two players but can be played with more. Within the game of Magic, each player takes the role of a planeswalker, a powerful, magic-wielding being. It can be played in many different formats. Magic is not a single game but rather a game system that shares a set of rules and game components (mainly cards). Digitally, the game can be played in Magic Online and MTG Arena. Magic holds the title of 'Most Played Trading Card Game,' and is currently published in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Magic: The Gathering, also Magic or MTG, is a strategy card game created by Richard Garfield in 1993, and published by Wizards of the Coast.
