Magic: The Gathering – Game Night 2019 (2019)

About this game

This is the 2019 edition and reimplementation of Magic The Gathering - Game Night (2018). It follows the 2018 edition in including five monochromatic starter-level decks, plus life counters and tokens. As in the previous edition, the box contains all components required to play the game with all decks. The composition of the cards, however, is unique. Half of each of the five decks is from the Magic Core Set 2020 expansion, and the other half are reprints from a range of earlier sets. In additions to the reprints, each deck has one "legendary creature" card created specifically for this set. Each "Core Set 2020" half of a deck is designed so that it can be viably combined with any "reprint" half of another deck for quick and easy deckbuilding, once players are ready to try two-color decks.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 3.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 13 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.