Wizards saw a need for a game that could be played quickly and with only a few pieces during downtime at gaming conventions, and they asked Garfield to come up with a game like that
Note: While I never delved too far into the Final Fantasy video games, I did play FF8 when it released (that opening cinematic blew my mind as a lad), and I nearly beat FFX , but was derailed by a crippling BlitzballBlitzball addiction even without the Jecht shot
Why theyre contenders: They are essentially free mana, providing a persistent advantage from turn one
Tips: If the number is illegible, you can still easy locate the card by looking at all the cards in the set with the correct casting cost
If you want rapid fire combos or cheating big artifact creatures in to play, this is a good choice
Although many think this is one of the best Pokmon cards ever, I just cant agree with that