Thoughts of a Flying Sheep

I've got Feedreader now instead, and it works much better.

I've been playing Magic online a bit the last few days - just the free trial version. For the free trial, you're limited to constructed play with 5 decks (one of each color). So far, I've played with the black and green decks, mostly the latter.

It's great to be able to play Magic at any time. However, the interface still leaves a bit to be desired. The ability to request and grant "undos" should be more available to each player, as this happens all the time when playing casually ("I'm going to tap 3 forrests, no wait, I'm going to tap 2 instead"). Tapping lands for mana should be undoable without your opponent's consent (as long as you haven't used the mana). There are a few other minor things, but taken as a whole, I don't have a strong desire to start buying virtual cards.

Of course, for free, it's a great deal. I figure there's still a few hours of enjoyable gameplay left, more if I try to explore all the decks to some level of detail. And when ninth edition comes out, I'll probably play again.

posted by FlyingSheep @ 9:46 AM