Explorers of Ixalan Offers a New Way to Play Magic

<p><em>Magic&colon; the Gathering<&sol;em> has been around for 25 years&comma; and one of its more refreshing features is the variety in ways to play the game&period; Some of the best variants have been multiplayer <em>Magic<&sol;em>&semi; the zaniness of jumping planes while playing the Planechase variant&comma; or the ever popular version Commander&comma; where decks are made based around a specific legendary creature&period; Wizards of the Coast has announced a new stand alone product&comma; called <em>Explorers of Ixalan<&sol;em>&comma; and it looks to combine multiplayer magic with tabletop game mechanics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Ixalan<&sol;em> is the latest release for <em>Magic&colon; the Gathering<&sol;em>&comma; and with it Wizards of the Coast has created a crazy world full of pirates&comma; vampires&comma; dinosaurs and even merfolk&period; The release is a refreshing departure from some of the more serious thematic sets as of late&comma; and really has let the designers come up with some great new mechanics and creatures&period; <em>Explorers of Ixalan<&sol;em> is a new product that comes with four 60 card decks&comma; one for each of the aforementioned tribes&comma; and a set of tiles that players place in the middle of the table&period; The tiles are set up to look like an island&comma; and on each one is a specific cost that players pay with their mana&period; When you flip over a tile it will reveal things such as events or locations that can have drastic effects on how the game is played&period; The goal&comma; on top of beating your opponents&comma; is to make it to the Golden City of Orazca&comma; and revealing the tile gives the player who does a great deal of power&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Multiplayer <em>Magic<&sol;em> is one of the best ways to play <em>Magic&colon; the Gathering<&sol;em>&comma; and <em>Explorers of Ixalan<&sol;em> is looking like a promising way to get together with friends and attack and politic your way to Orazca&period; Have you been impressed with Ixalan&comma; and will you be adding this to your <em>Magic<&sol;em> collection&quest; Let us know in the comments below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;magic&period;wizards&period;com&sol;en&sol;articles&sol;archive&sol;feature&sol;exploring-explorers-ixalan-2017-10-10">Wizards of the Coast<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;