Originally Posted by
Eroginous
Actually, the MTG game on steam is a PoS. It isn't the real game, rather a stripped down version ported to consoles and PC. The REAL game involves over 10,000 unique cards and a constantly updating game.
What you want to do is either find a local card shop that hosts magic events -OR- you want to download and install Magic Online. Both amount to the same thing, with the main difference being real life cards that depend on real live people people to play with -vs- digital cards that can be played with anyone who's online.
I prefer real cards any day, but some people just don't have anyone to play with or any where to play. MTG is a very addictive game to get into and it can be very expensive.
A good place to start if you want to get into it without a huge obligation is to buy one of the duel decks they have released. It's a set that includes two pre constructed decks that are designed to be an even match up for each other ($20 MSRP). So you buy them and you find a friend who's interested and you play against each other. Once you have a good grasp of the mechanics and rules, you can then branch out and start exploring the newest sets and what cards are offered.
However, you most definitely do not want to play the video game Magic 2012.
Good luck.