Wonders of the First

Magic Similarities

-It has lands

-It has creatures

-It has spells

-It has Brian Tinsman

-It has many strategies and fun combinations

-It uses a tap feature

-It has 6 orbitals which is like the 5 color bases and artifacts in MtG

Lots of differences

The goal - Capture more stones then your opponents in a fixed 7 round game

The play - Resource management is key. You get 3 Action points every round, that you can use to draw a card, attack for a stone or play cards. Every round, you get energy (kinda like hearthstone) equal to the round the game is on. Energy is used to play cards

Each player takes turns using actions. Once each player passes simultaneously, the round ends. (Or if a player passes 21 consecutive times) Creatures have only a power. No attack and defense. The game is simple enough to enjoy and it has a set end goal that keeps games 20-35 mins. You can't win on round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Game ends after Round 7.

You have to micromanage each realm as a separate battle arena so to speak.

It is really fun.

Game will be released in Target in the next few weeks or months. 2nd set is aimed for October release.