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Tuesday, 20 September 2022 12:36
Gunk: A Mechanic that Flamed Out Quickly, Yet Came Back in a Big Way
Over the years, Magic: The Gathering has had a lot of odd mechanics that nearly made it. Gunk is one of them.
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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:49
Nostalgia: The Mechanic and Cards that Nearly Were
Magic: The Gathering almost had a mechanic where you were allowed to bring in very old cards to play in newer matches. And everything was nearly broken.
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Monday, 09 May 2022 21:44
Hieroglyphics: A new Magic mechanic that almost was
Wizards of the Coast really seems to like cutting out new MTG mechanics, don't they?
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Tuesday, 26 April 2022 09:23
Double-Tap: Yet Another Mechanic That Never Was
Time Spiral had an odd new mechanic that almost made it past playtesting.
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Thursday, 30 April 2020 01:06
Forbidden: The mechanic that almost was
In the late 2000s, Magic nearly had a new mechanic (ominously) called "Forbidden." It almost made it.
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Tuesday, 12 November 2019 00:58
The (imperfect) Storm: The story of the most reviled mechanic in Magic history
One mechanic in Magic history was so broken that Wizards of the Coast named an entire scale of game mechanics after it.
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