I'm really sorry: I'm just technologically inept. I wasn't trying to post a broken link. That was literally the 3rd or 4th time I've ever posted anything on a forum. (I'm from BDI: Before Da Internet) #oldpeople
Here's the full text that I saw on Reddit:
AP Top News at 2:39 p.m. EDT
ANALYSIS: MAGIC THE GATHERING INVENTOR CALLS FOR SMALL BUT SWEEPING CHANGE TO GAME
SEATTLE - With more than 20 million players worldwide, Magic the Gathering has become a juggernaut that shows no signs of slowing down. While other trading card games are doing a slow fade from the public eye, Magic continues to attract new players from every walk of life. Engineers consistently report that they enjoy the game because the rules are complex and ever-evolving: reliable “solves” can rapidly become obsolete with the publication of a single new card. Computer programmers also report that they enjoy Magic game play because of the rules’ intricacy and fairness, and the game remains popular among players of every age.
Recently, however, there has been a startling new development that is disrupting game play. Land cards, an essential component of Magic game play, are used – or “tapped” – to create mana, a kind of ersatz points system that controls and regulates game play. While every Magic player knows that the word “mana” is derived from an ancient Polynesian word that means “energy,” they may not be aware that the world has been pronouncing the word incorrectly for almost two decades.
Early in 2015, Fordham University doctoral candidate August “Tues” Stultus began to conduct a statistical analysis of Magic the Gathering cards color distribution for his dissertation. Naturally, he asked Wizards of the Coast to allow him to conduct an interview with the games’ founding father, Richard Garfield, which was granted. After an extensive conversation about the games’ history, statistics, and overall “balance,” Donec reports that Garfield leaned over the table and said, “You know, you’re all saying ‘mana’ the wrong way.” A shocking revelation for loyal Magic players, but an easily correctable one. Garfield says that the word “mana” is accented on the second syllable, and should be pronounced “mah-NAH’.” A minor error in gameplay that has nonetheless become standard after two decades of play.
Wizards of the Coast is expected to incorporate the correct, historical pronunciation of one of the most important words in the Magic universe into its next comprehensive update of the game’s rules, and players are advised that after April 1st, 2016, they may be penalized during game play for incorrect pronunciation. It may take some getting used to, but millions of dedicated Magic players worldwide have already shown the world that they excel at following the rules.
The mention of "April 1st, 2016" is dead giveaway of what this is; the rules update will come when Shadows over Innistrad releases, and that will be quite some time after April 1st.
They can't even get players to pronounce Garruk the official way or SCG announcers to say Keranos the offical way. If this weren't a joke, it'd be a total failure.
They can't even get players to pronounce Garruk the official way or SCG announcers to say Keranos the offical way. If this weren't a joke, it'd be a total failure.
What is the official way to pronounce Garruk? I have always gone with Gare-ruk.
To quote MaRo "It rhymes with Cleric and Barrack."
There's a bit of regionalism to that, and MaRo uses one of the non-standard pronunciations of a fair few words (Golem, Shaman, etc), so his word is a bit sketch, but the general consensus is "So long as you aren't saying Gah-ROOK."
And as for the OP, I am afeared you have been made, a fool of April. Even if it were true, Dr. Garfield would have to be using a false pronunciation of the word. The pronunciation is, and pretty much always has been, MAH-nuh.
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Here's the full text that I saw on Reddit:
AP Top News at 2:39 p.m. EDT
ANALYSIS: MAGIC THE GATHERING INVENTOR CALLS FOR SMALL BUT SWEEPING CHANGE TO GAME
SEATTLE - With more than 20 million players worldwide, Magic the Gathering has become a juggernaut that shows no signs of slowing down. While other trading card games are doing a slow fade from the public eye, Magic continues to attract new players from every walk of life. Engineers consistently report that they enjoy the game because the rules are complex and ever-evolving: reliable “solves” can rapidly become obsolete with the publication of a single new card. Computer programmers also report that they enjoy Magic game play because of the rules’ intricacy and fairness, and the game remains popular among players of every age.
Recently, however, there has been a startling new development that is disrupting game play. Land cards, an essential component of Magic game play, are used – or “tapped” – to create mana, a kind of ersatz points system that controls and regulates game play. While every Magic player knows that the word “mana” is derived from an ancient Polynesian word that means “energy,” they may not be aware that the world has been pronouncing the word incorrectly for almost two decades.
Early in 2015, Fordham University doctoral candidate August “Tues” Stultus began to conduct a statistical analysis of Magic the Gathering cards color distribution for his dissertation. Naturally, he asked Wizards of the Coast to allow him to conduct an interview with the games’ founding father, Richard Garfield, which was granted. After an extensive conversation about the games’ history, statistics, and overall “balance,” Donec reports that Garfield leaned over the table and said, “You know, you’re all saying ‘mana’ the wrong way.” A shocking revelation for loyal Magic players, but an easily correctable one. Garfield says that the word “mana” is accented on the second syllable, and should be pronounced “mah-NAH’.” A minor error in gameplay that has nonetheless become standard after two decades of play.
Wizards of the Coast is expected to incorporate the correct, historical pronunciation of one of the most important words in the Magic universe into its next comprehensive update of the game’s rules, and players are advised that after April 1st, 2016, they may be penalized during game play for incorrect pronunciation. It may take some getting used to, but millions of dedicated Magic players worldwide have already shown the world that they excel at following the rules.
They can't even get players to pronounce Garruk the official way or SCG announcers to say Keranos the offical way. If this weren't a joke, it'd be a total failure.
What is the official way to pronounce Garruk? I have always gone with Gare-ruk.
There's a bit of regionalism to that, and MaRo uses one of the non-standard pronunciations of a fair few words (Golem, Shaman, etc), so his word is a bit sketch, but the general consensus is "So long as you aren't saying Gah-ROOK."
And as for the OP, I am afeared you have been made, a fool of April. Even if it were true, Dr. Garfield would have to be using a false pronunciation of the word. The pronunciation is, and pretty much always has been, MAH-nuh.