In the early days of Magic the Gathering, people sometimes got Richard Garfield to not only sign a card, but to alter it's rules text. The casual rule was that if you had a card like that, the altered text was legal.
I recently picked up one of those cards, and thought it was pretty cool. I went online to search for more information, and what I found was pretty sparse.
There is a blog post here:
http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/2016/ ... lters.html
And a Reddit thread here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comme ... y_richard/
I thought it would be a good idea to make a thread here at The Magic Librarities to try and collect images of as many of these cards as we can. So if you own one, or see one, try to get a snapshot and share it with the community.
I recommend using the naming convention Set - Card Name to make future organization easier.
Compilation of Garfield altered text cards
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Re: Compilation of Garfield altered text cards
Hey Zaphodava,
Awesome thread and worthy endeavor - thanks for starting it. =D>
I was at GenCon in '95 and I remember a giveaway at the WotC booth where they had a bunch of cards altered by Richard Garfield. One of the employees stood in front of the crowd and read off what each card was altered to, and then the cards were given away. At this point I don't remember how you got one, just that I never did.
OTOH they did have a bunch of the artist there too, and I got to meet many of them (including Rush, RIP). Good luck with your project - if I come across any I'll be sure to add them here!!!
Take it easy,
Jared
Awesome thread and worthy endeavor - thanks for starting it. =D>
I was at GenCon in '95 and I remember a giveaway at the WotC booth where they had a bunch of cards altered by Richard Garfield. One of the employees stood in front of the crowd and read off what each card was altered to, and then the cards were given away. At this point I don't remember how you got one, just that I never did.
OTOH they did have a bunch of the artist there too, and I got to meet many of them (including Rush, RIP). Good luck with your project - if I come across any I'll be sure to add them here!!!
Take it easy,
Jared
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
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Re: Compilation of Garfield altered text cards
Hey Zaphodava,
I have a couple altered cards in my Garfield signed collection, here they are:
Balance ("equalize life also!")
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Bazaar of Baghdad (you "MAY" discard)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Cop: blue (see also cop green below)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Cop: green (see also cop blue above)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Copper Tablet (1 damage to "TARGET" player during their upkeep)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Erhnam Djinn ("protection from white")
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Helm of Obedience (until you mill "XX" cards or "TWO" creature cardS)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Jesters cap (remove any "NUMBER" of cards)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Millstone (top "TWELVE" cards)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Time Vault ("DOES" untap normally during "YOUR SECOND" untap phase)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Time walk (Take "TEN" extra turnS)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
I have a couple altered cards in my Garfield signed collection, here they are:
Balance ("equalize life also!")
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Bazaar of Baghdad (you "MAY" discard)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Cop: blue (see also cop green below)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Cop: green (see also cop blue above)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Copper Tablet (1 damage to "TARGET" player during their upkeep)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Erhnam Djinn ("protection from white")
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Helm of Obedience (until you mill "XX" cards or "TWO" creature cardS)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Jesters cap (remove any "NUMBER" of cards)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Millstone (top "TWELVE" cards)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Time Vault ("DOES" untap normally during "YOUR SECOND" untap phase)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Time walk (Take "TEN" extra turnS)
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =436&h=600
Last edited by TheGarfieldCube on Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:20 pm, edited 6 times in total.
My personal project: building an Old School Cube 100% signed by The Creator!
https://thegarfieldcube.wordpress.com/
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Re: Compilation of Garfield altered text cards
In the Garfield Alters blog, 2 cards belong to me:
One more time! it was done on a blank card from 1997 World Championships decks that took place in Seattle (August 1997). For info (Click card to see backside !):
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/574-647 ... ml#seecard
The other one is Rabid Wombat from Legends.
One more time! it was done on a blank card from 1997 World Championships decks that took place in Seattle (August 1997). For info (Click card to see backside !):
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/574-647 ... ml#seecard
The other one is Rabid Wombat from Legends.
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Re: Compilation of Garfield altered text cards
I recently added the following cards to my collection:
Channel (until end of "game"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =218&h=300
Prosperity (Each player draws X cards "from their graveyard"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =218&h=300
Shivan Dragon ("protection from all colors"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... .jpg?w=218
Channel (until end of "game"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =218&h=300
Prosperity (Each player draws X cards "from their graveyard"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... =218&h=300
Shivan Dragon ("protection from all colors"):
https://thegarfieldcube.files.wordpress ... .jpg?w=218
My personal project: building an Old School Cube 100% signed by The Creator!
https://thegarfieldcube.wordpress.com/
https://thegarfieldcube.wordpress.com/
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