MTGPlay: busted!

Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:13 pm

http://www.mtgplay.com/

"A lawyer for Wizards of the Coast has informed me that MTGplay.com has infringed on WOTC's Magic: The Gathering copyright. I have spoken with the lawyer and agreed to permanently shut down the site."

FFS.

Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:17 pm

I was just wondering the other day how MTGPlay could avoid infringing. Guess they couldn't.

I was thinking what the world needed is a computer implementation of Dragon Dice, because the mechanics are just begging for it. I wonder if it is possible to implement without drawing the wrath of lawyers. Perhaps if you don't use any of the text or trademarks from the game?

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:42 pm

You'd have to change the game mechanics slightly as well... It's like scrabble clones that change the value and count or certain letters as well as placement and effect of special squares

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:17 am

There are tons of Magic clones in Asia (and maybe other places). Not only that there are also counterfit cards.

However I think one guy my brother meet in TX takes the cake. He would print out powerful card and paste them onto a real card. When he gets upset when people refuse to play with him because of that ...

George · Post by **George** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:34 pm

Heh, I actually bought and played Dragon Dice a couple of times. I think the only other person who had any was my brother. I don't remember it being particularly fun, though it would be simple to make a computer implementation of.