Magic: The Gathering Arena, the online multiplayer version of the popular trading card game, launched today for early access for certain Android devices via Google Play, with an iOS version coming out later this year. Playing involves a bit of squabbling, but now it’s even harder to sit down.
I played a little Magic: The Gathering Arena on me Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and although the large-for-a-mobile device screen is still quite small, the game is very playable. Some familiarity with which cards the art has helps, but enlarging the card is just a finger-tap away. The mobile version contains crossword puzzle with the computer version, and the two share the same account, so the progress continues. The biggest difference is that it is now much more comfortable to play while using the toilet, riding the bus, camping in an area with good signal or using the toilet on a bus in a campsite. Here is a trailer.
Now see if I can resist the urge to buy an Android tablet before the iPad version drops later this year.