Editing M/tg/ (section)

==How to Get Started==

First, find or start an M/tg/ thread. If you start one, it's suggested that you open with the material on this page, so new people can figure out what's going on.

'''If this is your first season,''' make a post with "dice 1d42" in the email field to see which collections you'll use! If you like, use a name/tripcode in the same post (put a user name followed by ## and then a secret password you can remember in the name field), and you will be entered in the [[M/tg/_Registry|player registry]], which carries forward through all seasons.

(The advantage of using the registry is that anyone you challenge to a game while using the same name and tripcode can verify that you didn't cherry-pick your collection, as well as comparing your play against their own copy of your collection so they know you aren't cheating by using cards from outside it. Ultimately, it's not a replacement for good sportsmanship and it's not required to play, but it's a good idea.)

Your roll result is you Collection ID, and it determines which Collections you will use.

Once that's done, it's just a matter of setting up your client so you can start building decks and playing with us. This season, we're trying out [http://www.lackeyccg.com/index.html LackeyCCG] instead of [http://www.magicworkstation.com/ Magic Workstation], for a quicker and easier setup and so that we can play multiplayer games. Following [http://www.angelfire.com/funky/magiclackey/help.html Bort's LackeyCCG Quick-Start Guide] is probably the clearest and quickest way to get set up; just specify "magic" as your plugin, and select the "high" quality (you can always change it later if your computer or network connection can't handle it). Also you may want to set the name that will identify you within Lackey on the "Player Profile" subtab of "Preferences." Don't forget to click "Save Profile."

Once you're done with that, you should be able to browse through the entirety of M:TG in your "Deck Editor" tab. As you browse, the card images should automatically download; you'll notice green text appearing near the top of the window whenever you mouse over new cards. Now you just need the M/tg/ Collections, which are located here: http://www.mediafire.com/?xx6564lqi9pat

From Season 03 - Lorwyn + Shadowmoor 360.zip, Put the "cardpools" folder DIRECTLY into your \LackeyCCG\plugins\magic\ directory, wherever you installed Lackey. Lackey will not open collections inside sub-folders or otherwise not exactly in \plugins\magic\cardpools!

Then, while in the "Deck Editor" tab, click the "Open Packs" button. The bottom panel should then be empty. Click the "Browse..." button near the bottom, near the other save/load buttons for cardpools, and select the .dek file which corresponds to the Collection ID you rolled at the beginning of the whole process.

Now your bottom panel should be displaying your collection! Try the "View Tiled" button to get an overview. You can drag-and-drop to build collections in the top panel. You are allowed to use a full playset of every card in your collection; multiples have already been removed and basic lands added (this is why your collection doesn't actually number exactly 360 cards). A "playset," in this case, being "four copies, unless the card states otherwise, or unless the card is a basic land in which case you may use as many as you like." All decks must number at least 60 cards total.

Once you've toyed around with your collection and built a few decks, it's time to play!