Z.2 - Ante


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Z.2.1- Magic can be played for "ante". This means that you are playing for the ownership of one (or more) of your opponent's cards. [Mirage, Page 55]

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Z.2.2- When playing for ante, after shuffling and cutting the decks prior to playing a game, the top card off each deck is put into the Ante. The winner of the game gets property ownership of these cards. [Mirage, Page 55]

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Z.2.3- Any card which refers to a player's ante, refers to all cards they currently have in the ante zone. [Mirage, Page 55]

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Z.2.4- Unless the game is specifically played with hidden ante, the ante cards can be examined by either player at any time. [Mirage, Page 55]

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Note- Ante is not normally used in tournament environments.

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Note- Ante is commonly used in small circles of players as a kind of forced trading, and as a reward for good play.

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Note- Some places consider ante a form of gambling and so it is disallowed in those places.

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Note- There are variations on Rule Z.2.2 whereby people have other ways of deciding what card is placed in the Ante. For example, some people disallow basic lands. [DeLaney 2000/01/22]

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