Magic The Gathering Made Easy: Adapting MTG to be Kid-Friendly for My
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Learn how I made Magic The Gathering easy and fun for my 6-year-old daughter. This post offers practical tips for adapting MTG into a child-friendly game, ensuring a great time for young players and t

Adapt/ simplify MTG rules for Kids

Hi! I wrote an article on my blog about adapting MTG rules for kids and I thought it would be interesting for some parents with small kids who have yet to learn how to read.

To get in context, I have a 6-years-old daughter who wanted to play with me. I tried to teach her some rules but, given that she can’t read yet, was a little hard to explain everything. Then I also realized that she didn’t like some concepts (like graveyard), so I adapted the rules in a way that, I hope, will be easier for her to understand the real rules when she grows up (and that it will be easier for me to explain).

The result is that we have played many times since and we have had fun :)

If you have improvements to the article, such as other rules, I would be happy to read them.

Cheers, and happy game :)

FYI: I also posted this on Reddit

  • shapesandstuff@feddit.de
    5·
    7 months ago

    A while ago there was a post on reddit by someone who adapted the game to play with their kid too. Iirc they made their own simplified cards too. Maybe thats worth investigating for you :)

    • daco@lemm.eeOP
      6·
      7 months ago

      Hi! I’m aware of Magic Jr. https://magic-jr.com

      I checked that but I had the feeling it was to different from the normal game.

      In the reddit post someone posted a link to this video,https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/s/ZSzT7xjIWi and its some tu Ing similar or the same (it is also called Magic Junior).

      I wanted to keep using the cards I already have instead of creating new one (or printing them from the Magic Jr. website), as I think it will be easier to transition to the full game. Instead of learning new card my daughter will just have to read and understand new parts of the same cards.

      I think they are two different approaches with the same goal. I will update the article as soon as I have time to mention this alternative. That way the reader can choose between both alternatives.

      Thanks for your feedback! Best,

      Diego