The Pocket Players' Guide is a book about Magic: The Gathering published by Wizards of the Coast.
The Pocket Players' Guide is book containing an expanded explanation for the rules of Magic, presenting examples as well as commentary, and a glossary for game terms, with sections on how to develop Magic decks, how to handle multiplayer games, rules for tournaments, and a full guide to every card in the latest edition at the time with notes on any cards already in publication whose function would be altered by the revised rules.
[1] Andy Butcher reviewed the fourth edition of The Pocket Players' Guide for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.
[1] Butcher comments that "For the price of a starter deck, you can't really afford to be without this book, and it serves as a very good example of what a CCG players' guide should be.
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