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Dodge (with Paul A. Crutcher)  \nThe author discusses Magic: The Gathering as not only a card game but as situated in New Literacies as a Discourse and community of practice with rich, complex, and multimodal literacy practices. She describes apprenticeship to the game from the perspective of a novice and a long-time player and argues that entering its Magic Discourse depends on the requisite vocabulary, multimodal texts, and embodied literacy practices. She discusses the game in relation both to literacy and to play and reviews relevant theory and research, giving concrete examples from her own experience. The author describes the game as a rich, complex literacy tool that can foster important literacy practices in its players. Key words: card games; literacy; Magic: The Gathering; New Literacies  \nIntroduction  \nI had not heard of Magic:The Gathering (MTG) before I met Paul, who introduced me to the game when we were doctoral students at Michigan State University. Before he invited me to play the game, Magic—and his excitement and fascination with it—seemed foreign and mysterious, something outside my realm of knowledge (or, to be honest, even my interest) . When he first talked about it, he shared large foldout graphics and discussed the “Multiverse,”“planeswalkers,” and much else that made no sense to me. The background of the game he spoke of seemed abstract, without connection to the nuts-and-bolts of the game that he eventually invited me to join in. Only as we sat across from each other and he explained, corrected, and modeled game rules and strategies, did I begin to appreciate the complexity of the game play. Learning the basic rules, card types, and game play phases, I noted that my limited understanding of specialized and context-specific uses of vocabulary overwhelmingly hindered my ability to play strategically. Furthermore, even as I continue to play, I still  \n168  \nAmerican Journal of Play, volume 10, number 2 © The Strong [Contact Autumn M. Dodge at autumn.macie.dodge@gmail.com](Contact Autumn M. Dodge at autumn.macie.dodge@gmail.com)  \nstruggle to comprehend fully the multiple interrelated and complex texts on the cards (as well as numeric interplay with card text). And there was more—Magic is a physical game. Paul arranged his cards in particular ways, stacking mana, and moving his creatures to the battlefield in particular positions. He seamlessly placed counters on creatures and computed increased statistics. My illiteracy relative to the game also limited my physical interaction with the cards and game play. Despite my struggles, I know more now than I did back in graduate school, and as a literacy scholar, I have viewed my experiences in the context of literacy research and appreciate the game as a rich, multifaceted, multimodal, and embodied text.  \nAs a newcomer to the Magic Discourse, I plunged into the position of a struggling literacy learner in a language very much foreign to me. Understanding the vocabulary and the role of the different type of texts on Magic cards became the tools I required to gain access to that mysterious world of Magic to which Paul initially exposed me. In what follows, I invite you into my apprenticeship to the Discourse and community of practice of Magic. Paul, my patient mentor, accompanies and demonstrates how I am still learning and acquiring the myriad literacy practices of Magic. While I believe my experience with literacy and Magic is relevant and offers important insights about literacy, cognition, and game play, I acknowledge that my experiences and the conclusions I draw do not represent those of all players or all the complex interactions between literacy and the aspects of Magic. My story should not be essentialized or generalized. Instead, I invite you into my unique experience of Magic and hope it can provoke you to think through the different processes involved in literacy and learn","cbCaim6PZgNLhcYn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim6PZgNLhcYn","pdf",169462,25,"English","# Introduction\n## Apprenticeship into the Magic Discourse\n# Twenty Years of Magic: The Gathering, a Literacy Tool\n## Learning through mentorship and deck building","[{\"question\":\"How does the author describe Magic: The Gathering as more than a card game?\",\"answer\":\"Magic: The Gathering is framed as a situated Discourse and community of practice with multimodal, embodied literacy practices, not just gameplay mechanics.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the author say helped her enter the Magic Discourse?\",\"answer\":\"Gaining the requisite vocabulary and learning how different kinds of texts on the cards function as tools for accessing the Magic world.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the author’s learning experience presented?\",\"answer\":\"She describes struggling as a newcomer, then gradually improving by being taught rules, strategies, and the physical ways cards and gameplay operate.\"}]","Examining Literacy Practices in the Game Magic: The Gathering - Exam | PDF",1792072789,63]