Does anyone know how MTG cards are randomized and collated within packs and within boxes of packs? Is each C/U/R slot of a pack truly random? Is each pack of a box truly random, or are there a finite number of box "configurations" that contain a predetermined set of packs?
Does anyone know how MTG cards are randomized and collated within packs and within boxes of packs? Is each C/U/R slot of a pack truly random? Is each pack of a box truly random, or are there a finite number of box "configurations" that contain a predetermined set of packs?
Because they're based on printed sheets which are pre-determined it wouldn't be possible to make it truly random. The packs in each box are not random either because they want to keep at least a range of mythics per box. They don't want someone opening a no mythic box while someone else gets twice the number of mythics as usual as a result. However WotC has gone to great lengths to decrease the possibility of box mapping to where it takes so much time and effort as to not be profitable. You could probably still do it with old boxes though if you really wanted to.
Because they're based on printed sheets which are pre-determined it wouldn't be possible to make it truly random.
The sheets are pre-determined, but it would be possible to build a mechanical sorter driven by a random number generator (or pseudo random number generator) to sort the cards after they are cut from the sheet. WoTC may not actually do this, but it would be technically possible.
The packs in each box are not random either because they want to keep at least a range of mythics per box. They don't want someone opening a no mythic box while someone else gets twice the number of mythics as usual as a result. However WotC has gone to great lengths to decrease the possibility of box mapping to where it takes so much time and effort as to not be profitable. You could probably still do it with old boxes though if you really wanted to.
This is what I figured. If it were truly random, there would be a finite probability of getting all or a large number of planeswalkers in a single box. My question was mainly out of pure curiosity. I didn't think it would ever be worth my time to figure out how the boxes are mapped.
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Because they're based on printed sheets which are pre-determined it wouldn't be possible to make it truly random. The packs in each box are not random either because they want to keep at least a range of mythics per box. They don't want someone opening a no mythic box while someone else gets twice the number of mythics as usual as a result. However WotC has gone to great lengths to decrease the possibility of box mapping to where it takes so much time and effort as to not be profitable. You could probably still do it with old boxes though if you really wanted to.
The sheets are pre-determined, but it would be possible to build a mechanical sorter driven by a random number generator (or pseudo random number generator) to sort the cards after they are cut from the sheet. WoTC may not actually do this, but it would be technically possible.
This is what I figured. If it were truly random, there would be a finite probability of getting all or a large number of planeswalkers in a single box. My question was mainly out of pure curiosity. I didn't think it would ever be worth my time to figure out how the boxes are mapped.