Magic’s new Ninja Turtles set teaches beginners with a co-op boss battle

Turtle Team-Up will let you learn the rules without the sting of defeat Magic: The Gathering is one of the most successful and popular tabletop games in the world, but it’s also one of the most complex. Throughout the game’s 30-year history, Wizards of the Coast has come up with numerous ways to welcome new players to the game, like Starter Kits with preconstructed decks, the entry-level set Magic: The Gathering Foundations, and Beginner Boxes that present step-by-step instructions for learning the game. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set takes a new approach, using a cooperative game mode to make it easier than ever to teach the game. All of the previous beginner sets have been ideal for siblings or groups of friends learning Magic together at the same time. Like with so many complex games, the easiest way to learn Magic is from a more experienced player who can walk you through it. But then, the vet is still almost assuredly going to crush the new player in their first match. A more experienced player can still lose if they get unlucky or their opponent’s deck uses an archetype their deck is particularly vulnerable to, but they’re going to have a huge edge considering their kno