Play Magic: The Gathering at eclectic games in Reading!

Magic: The Gathering has been one of the world’s most popular trading card games. It now consists of over 20,000 unique cards across hundreds of sets - core, expansion, and compilation!

Here at eclectic games we have an active and friendly community who play on Wednesday and Friday evenings and are active on our Discord server in-between games. See below for all the Magic formats we support.

Our MtG range in our store:

We usually have boosters and sets from the most recent releases. Take a look at our Magic: The Gathering category or stop by our store.

Our MtG store events!

We have a very dedicated and active community for Magic and run regular events:

• Commander on Wednesday evenings from 6-10pm. You’ll need a 100-card deck built around a Commander with no duplicate cards, other than basic lands.
• Pre-release events for new sets. Please check our events calendar to see what the next ones are.
• Draft on Friday evenings from 6-10pm. Draft your 40-card deck on the spot and battle others! Draft events are usually from the most recently released sets.
• Friday Night Magic Pauper. Battle one-on-one with your constructed 60-card deck consisting of common Magic cards only! You can see more details on the MtG website. We rotate the formats of our FNM events every week, please see the event tickets to see which one is up next.
• Friday Night Magic Pioneer. Battle one-on-one with your constructed 60-card deck featuring sets from Return to Ravnica onwards. You can see the full list of allowed sets on the MtG website. We rotate the formats of our FNM events every week, please see the event tickets to see which one is up next.
• Friday Night Magic Modern. Battle one-on-one with your constructed 60-card deck featuring sets from the Eighth Edition 2003 onwards. You can see the full list of allowed sets on the MtG website. We rotate the formats of our FNM events every week, please see the event tickets to see which one is up next.

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I have some questions!

Can I borrow any decks?

We don't have any decks in our library, however, we do have some starter decks and Commander decks for sale in our store.

Do you sell single cards?

We only sell officially licensed packs, such as starter sets, booster packs, and pre-releases. We don't buy or sell single cards for any of our trading card games.

Do you buy or sell second-hand cards?

We don't buy or sell second-hand cards. Sometimes members of the community are looking for trades. Join our Discord server to see if they have a card you’re after! Please note that any trades are not under the purview of eclectic games.

Do you grade cards?

No, we don't operate an official trading card grading service.

Can I use 'proxies' or play test cards in my decks?

No, you cannot use proxies in the decks you’re playing with at eclectic games. Counterfeit cards, including home-printed copies of real Magic cards, are banned in all Wizards Play Network stores, including eclectic games.

Can I use banned cards?

We closely follow the official banned and restricted list set out by Wizards of the Coast and don’t allow any of them in decks played in our sanctioned events.

What rules enforcement level (REL) are your sanctioned events run at?

Most of our events are run at Regular REL, which prioritises education and fun over penalising players for mistakes.

Occasionally we run events at the stricter Competitive REL, e.g. Store Championships. This will be clearly marked in the ticket description and announced by the Head Judge at the start of the event.

I’ve never played, what are the rules of Magic: The Gathering?

MtG is an adversarial game where you pitch your wits and cards against others! You’ll be playing your unique deck of cards against one or more opponents with the aim of reducing the life counters of opponents from usually 20 to 0.

You start the game with a hand of seven cards and on a typical turn will draw one more card, play lands for mana, and then use that mana to cast spells and creatures to attack your opponents in the combat phase or buff your own creatures. When you’ve completed your turn, play moves to the next player and continues until all but one player are eliminated.

There is a great and comprehensive guide on the official MtG site, as well as this video below:

What other rules do you have?

All players must follow our games room rules which basically means to be courteous to other players, the eclectic games staff, and the games room. Click here to read the full games room rules.

I have a question about buying tickets!

We have an extensive event tickets FAQs page which will hopefully answer your questions! Please also feel free to contact us!