Magic: The Gathering Arena, the online multiplayer version of the popular collectible card game, released today with early access for Android devices selected via Google Play, with an iOS version released later this year. Playing involves squinting, but now it’s even harder to let go.
I played a little Magic: The Gathering Arena on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and although the big screen for a mobile device is still quite small, the game is quite playable. Some familiarity with which cards have which gear helps, but card enlargement is just a touch of your finger away. The mobile version offers crossplay with the PC version and the two share the same account, so progress continues. The big difference is that it is now much more comfortable to play using the toilet, riding a bus, camping in an area with good signal or using the bus toilet in a camping area. Here’s a trailer.
Now, to see if I can resist the temptation to buy an Android tablet before the iPad version is released later this year.