▁ ▁If ▁successful , ▁the ▁ch allen ger ▁claims ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁square . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁starting ▁location ▁after ▁am ass ing ▁a ▁sufficient ▁quantity ▁of ▁magic / mana . ▁ ▁C ards ▁Cre atures ▁are ▁sum mon ed ▁from ▁custom ized ▁de cks ▁(" books ") ▁of ▁cards ▁which ▁players ▁design ▁ahead ▁of ▁time ▁from ▁their ▁available ▁pool ▁of ▁cards . ▁ ▁Other ▁cards ▁in ▁these ▁de cks ▁best ow ▁items ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁enh ance ▁creature ▁ab ilities , ▁or ▁represent ▁sp ells ▁which ▁can ▁influence ▁players ▁or ▁locations ▁on ▁the ▁game ▁board . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁game play ▁options ▁fix ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁each ▁deck ▁at ▁ 5 0 ▁cards , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁custom izable ▁during ▁multi player ▁matches . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 0 ▁different ▁cards ▁in ▁total , ▁but ▁players ▁must ▁ear n ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁through ▁skill ful ▁play ▁and ▁story ▁mode ▁pro gression ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁used . ▁ ▁C ards ▁are ▁earned ▁simply ▁for ▁comple ting ▁a ▁match , ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁one ▁wins ▁or ▁los es , ▁although ▁the ▁winner ▁ear ns ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁than ▁the ▁oppon ent ( s ). ▁ ▁Str ategy ▁While ▁the ▁game ▁re lies ▁somewhat ▁heavily ▁on ▁luck , ▁strategy ▁and ▁planning ▁play ▁a ▁strong ▁role ▁as ▁well . ▁Play ers ▁have ▁a ▁choice ▁over ▁what ▁cards ▁make ▁up ▁their ▁de cks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁when ▁to