Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this Magic: The Gathering thing lately. Not the actual cards, mind you, but a simulator I found for opening booster packs. You know, because sometimes you just want that thrill of cracking open a pack without actually spending the money, right?
First, I had to find this simulator. After a bit of hunting, I found a thing called a “booster-opening simulator”. Sounds about right. Apparently, it’s made for the Magic community, and it’s all done with React and Javascript, whatever that means. Not a programmer myself, but it works, so I’m not complaining.
Opening Some Virtual Packs
Once I got this simulator running, I started with the newest sets. The idea is to simulate the latest sets, so you can see what cards you might get before you decide to shell out cash for the real thing. This is perfect for a guy like me, I can have fun with no risk. It’s pretty neat because you can see all the shiny new cards, the rares, mythics, all that jazz. I spent a good chunk of time just clicking through, opening pack after pack.
- First, I went to one of these websites with a pack simulator.
- Then I just clicked around to open these virtual packs.
- I kept doing this for all the different sets they had.
Checking Out the Results
Now, I did notice some weird stuff. In one session, I got like, two mythic rares, which seemed a bit low. But then in another, I opened a bunch of packs and got way more than I expected, like ten mythics. I don’t know if that’s normal or if the simulator is just being funky. I’ve heard people say these simulators can give “unrealistic results,” so maybe that’s what was going on. Maybe there are different simulators out there. I found one called “boostertutor”. This one is on iOS and the developer is named “algilardi” and it seems to be open-source. Not sure what I want, but I like it.
Anyway, it’s been a fun little experiment. I’m not sure how accurate these simulators really are, but they’re definitely a good way to kill some time and get a feel for what’s in the new sets. Plus, it’s way cheaper than buying a ton of real packs. I’ll probably keep messing around with it, just for kicks.
