Minigame

Not to be confused with Subgame.

Magic minigames were introduced in the Set Boosters of Zendikar Rising. Minigames are alternative ways to use the cards of a booster pack for a small and lighthearted activity of amusement and fun.

Description

The rules of the minigame fit on one double-sided card. Minigame cards appear in the marketing card spot of 5% of the Set Boosters. Zendikar Rising featured five different minigames. Additional games appeared in the Set Boosters for Kaldheim, Strixhaven: School of Mages, Modern Horizons 2, and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.

The minigames were created by Annie Sardelis.

Variants

• Base Race — A grid-based strategy game where you take turns moving cards to uncover the location of your opponent's face-down land.
• Booster Blitz — Best your opponents in a series of fast Magic games using only the cards in a single pack.
• Booster Sleuth — A deduction game where you try to figure out four key facts about a secret card using just the other cards in the pack as clues.
• Careful Study — Memorization and question game about a card your team chooses (I.E., artist, collector number, P/T)
• Dominarioes — Connect all cards in the most condensed way possible.
• Foraging Squirrels — A grid-based strategy game about collecting food (face-up cards).
• Magic & Minions — A role-playing minigame with simplified Dungeons & Dragons mechanics. One player is the DM, whose cards are used to set a series of six encounters. The other three players are adventurers, whose cards represent role-playing actions.
• Mishra's Manufactory — Build an "invention" from other cards down the conveyor belt.
• Mimic Match — Collect cards by pairing them up by color or mana value. Among the cards are two mimics (lands), which can only be matched with each other, ending the game.
• Roil Royale — The simplest game of the batch, relying almost entirely on chance. Be the first player to locate the ruins while avoiding the wrath of the Roil.
• Roll for Initiative! — A simple card game where players use their cards to manipulate each others' starting d20 rolls and finish with the highest total initiative.
• Strictly Better — A group party game where you match cards to a list of traits.
• Totally Lost in Translation — Ask questions and learn the mystery card.
• Urza's Blueprints — Race to assemble the Urzatron
• Winchester Draft — Two player draft format
• Day vs. Night —
• Into the Story: Horror Edition —

Printings

Minigame	ZNR	KHM	STX	MH2	AFR	MID
Base Race	1	1
Booster Blitz	2	2			1	1
Booster Sleuth	3	3	2
Careful Study		4	3
Dominarioes			5
Foraging Squirrels				2
Magic & Minions					3
Mimic Match					4
Mishra's Manufactory				3
Roil Royale	4
Roll for Initiative!					5
Strictly Better	5	5	1
Totally Lost in Translation				5	2
Urza's Blueprints				4
Winchester Draft			4	1
Day vs. Night						2
Into the Story: Horror Edition						3

The rules cards

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  ZNR Base Race

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  ZNR Booster Blitz

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  ZNR Booster Sleuth

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  ZNR Roil Royale

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  ZNR Strictly Better

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  STX Dominarioes (front)

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  STX Dominarioes (front)