Build 3 card decks with infinite mana and 5 life in this quick variant based on the Pai Gow booster format.

How to Play

1. Each player is dealt 9 cards.

2. Each player looks at their cards and separates them into three piles of 3 cards each.

3. You play 3 consecutive, separate games of Magic. In game 1, each player’s first pile becomes their opening hand. In game 2, each player’s second pile becomes their opening hand. And so on.

4. Each player starts at 5 life.

5. Players have access to an unlimited amount of mana in any combination of colors.

6. The player who was done first (with their distribution of cards into piles) gets to choose whether to play first or second in the first game. In subsequent games, the loser of the previous game gets to choose. The second player wins any draws.

7. You don't lose to decking, but you can draw cards from your library if it exists.

Expert Variant

Deal each player 15 cards and build 5 decks of 3 cards each for more complex deckbuilding and more powerful synergies.

3 Player Variant

To play with 3 players, deal each player 12 cards and build 4 decks, 2 decks for each opponent (one deck you'll be on the play and the other you'll be on the draw).

Example Decks

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