# Tell me a bit about Magic the Gathering **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-bit-about-magic-the-gathering/174512 "2003-05-11T16:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-bit-about-magic-the-gathering/174512/21 "2003-05-12T13:35:09Z")
Great stuff everyone, thanks. I dled a tutorial from the mainsite and played the tutorials on the Magic Online Demo. Is there software where you can play against the computer? I really don’t feel like playing against people yet because I hardly know the rules even after the tutorials. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-bit-about-magic-the-gathering/174512/22 "2003-05-12T13:46:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KidCharlemagne \* > \*\*Is there software where you can play against the computer? I really don’t feel like playing against people yet because I hardly know the rules even after the tutorials. Thanks \*\* The Beginner’s CD I mentioned includes a simple AI against which you can play games with pre-built decks. If you contact a local gaming store you should be able to obtain one for free. You can also play [Apprentice](http://www.e-league.com/index.php?function=download&file=apprentice), a freeware program for online card gaming. It contains all cards in existence and allows you to play over the Internet. Unfortunately, it’s a shell, ie the rules aren’t implemented, but it works just fine. I’d be happy to play some games against you to teach you the basic rules, if we’re ever awake and non-busy at the same time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-bit-about-magic-the-gathering/174512.md?page=1)