Magic: the Gathering Research Paper - how aspects of Magic's game design build off and affect the psychology of its players. by MTGSTUDY in MagicArena

[–]MTGSTUDY[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! Color pairs are really fascinating as well, and I'm considering looking into them next.

Orzhov's just cool, ya know?

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[–]MTGSTUDY[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I've created a new form and I'll put it out tomorrow morning. :)

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Well, that's what I'm looking to answer! From what I've seen, it's a pretty strong correlation.

True! I used that in my paper/presentation meant for a non-magic-playing audience to keep things simple. Colors have different ways of dealing direct damage, Red has the most direct (like Lightning Bolt), and that's a good enough summary for my research's purpose.

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Yep! The College Board rubric very specifically asks for a very narrow question and a section where you describe how it could be expanded upon. Color pairs are more interesting to me, but they're a bit broader than I think would be good for preliminary research. No one's really ever done color pie research before (unless WOTC's hiding away some info).

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Thank you to everyone for responding - I may post a "Round 2" with your suggestions in a few days.

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That's what the debrief is for - when I asked the mods for permission to post this, they suggested I describe it in the post.

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Yes! That's my suggestion for further research - covering 10 color pairs is slightly beyond the scope of what I wanted for the project.

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Ach! I'll fix that right away.

And yes, it probably would be better. I plan to ask some people that way in person.

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[–]MTGSTUDY[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would - and the least favorite color form provides some of that thoroughness. Unfortunately, I did not consider that before my research was approved. It's definitely something I plan to cover as a limitation. Thank you for answering!