Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed Mood Swings, a new trading card game from longtime Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater. First conceived around 28 years ago, the game is being positioned as a simpler, faster, more accessible take on the TCG format.
In other words, it is a card game that does not require a rules binder, a second mortgage, and a minor in game theory before your first match. Suspiciously reasonable.
Rosewater describes Mood Swings as a “love letter to trading card games,” built to capture the fun of card interactions, collecting, trading, and adaptability in a smaller package. The goal is not to replace Magic, but to offer something lighter and easier to get to the table.
Mood Swings is a light strategy trading card game for two to four players. Each box includes a randomized 45-card deck, giving players everything they need to play right out of the box.
That is the big hook. There is no required deckbuilding before playing. You open the box, shuffle up, and play.
A two-player game is expected to take around five to ten minutes, making it dramatically shorter than most traditional TCG...
