Space: The Convergence
Space: The Convergence is the trading card game dedicated to recreating titanic battles between powerful warlords vying for control of distant planets. Designed by Richard Garfield in 1993 and published by Wizards of the Coast, Space was the first trading card game. If you're familiar with the game, check out some of our advanced articles. If you're just getting started, you've come to the right place. Our Space Academy articles will get you up to speed.
It was a joke written by Wizards for a series of "What If?" articles. However, people have run with it, and started making cards. It's all the same stuff as Magic: The Gathering, just different names.
| M:tG term | S:tC term |
|---|---|
| Mana | Psi |
| Summon | Teleport |
| Mana color | Psi alignment |
| Land | Resource |
| Vigilance | Stabilize |
| White mana | Crystal psi |
| Steadfast Guard | Aegis Infantry |
| Blue mana | Cryo psi |
| Instant | Tactic |
| Remove Soul / Essence Scatter | Spacefold Mishap |
| Black mana | Shadow psi |
| Swampwalk | Infiltrate Necroleum |
| Bog Wraith | Shadow Stalker |
| Red mana | Pyre psi |
| Haste | Speed |
| Raging Goblin | Inferno-pattern Maurauder |
| Green mana | Xeno psi |
| Trample | Overpower |
| Rootbreaker Wurm | Crushing Xenigoth |
| Enchantment | Augment |
| Artifact | Device |
| Sorcery | Strategy |
Gallery
Links
- Space Academy: Lesson One that's the joke.