September 18, 1995 (vol. 105, iss. 125) • Page Image 55
…Al RACADAD HA T'S A MAGICAL LAND, BUT IT SURE ISN'T Oz. It's Dominia - and ruby slippers and good witches offer no solace when play- ing Magic: The Gathering. Invented by Richard Garfield, a former mathematics professor at Whitman Col- lege in Washington, Magic is a role-play- ing fantasy game a la Dungeons and Drag- ons that uses poker-deck-sized playing cards to cast spells, summon creatures and conquer lands. "Magic combines the natural fu...…