Magic: the Gathering Camp

Constructed Camp Basics

Campers will build or hone their decks, learning to evaluate different cards in context and develop into better, more-prepared Magic players. This camp helps foster strategic planning and decision-analysis skills.

Calendar: One-week sessions, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Cost: $425 per session, or $400 for early birds (registration by the end of March)
Counselor Ratio: One counselor to every four campers
Location: 3850 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Recommended Ages: 11 to 17 years old
Experience Range: novice to advanced, so long as the camper has a basic knowledge of the game’s rules
Amenities: The cost of each camper’s session includes daily snacks, an assortment of cards to suit the camper’s needs, a play-mat, and a pack of approximately 100 sleeves.

Draft Camp Basics

Campers will develop their skills as Magic players through total immersion in limited game-play, the art of building a deck from a limited pool of cards presented at random. Players will hone their skills and develop into better, more-prepared Magic players. This camp helps foster deductive reasoning and decision-analysis skills.

Calendar: One-week sessions, Monday through Friday, 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Cost: $350 per session, or $325 for early birds (registration by the end of March)
Counselor Ratio: One counselor to every eight campers
Location: 3850 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Recommended Ages: 11 to 17 years old
Experience Range: novice to advanced, so long as the camper has a basic knowledge of the game’s rules
Amenities: The cost of each camper’s session includes daily snacks, boosters containing 270 or more cards, a play-mat, and a pack of approximately 100 sleeves.

Session Schedule

Parents can register for any of these sessions below.

Constructed Camp Schedule

A more detailed schedule and curriculum will be posted once we’ve finalized our preparations.

Campers will work on building new or existing decks, refining them as they play, all while learning about meta-game context, deck construction guidelines, and card prioritization.

Draft Camp Schedule

A more detailed schedule and curriculum will be posted once we’ve finalized our preparations.

Monday: Campers will each open a sealed pool of six Magic boosters, and work with counselors to build a deck to play casually against other campers throughout the day, all the while learning important card-selection and limited-play strategies.
Tuesday through Thursday: Each day the campers will draft, using three Magic boosters to play in a small casual tournament, building upon their card-selection and signalling strategies and improving their play.
Friday: The campers will draft one final time, again using three Magic boosters, but this time with the ability to win more boosters based on their tournament record.