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History

''Unglued'' was originally conceived by then-lead Magic designer Joel Mick and fellow designer Bill Rose. Having helped in the creation of many of the expansion sets of the time, they began talking about cards which were cut from the expansion or were unplayable, based on the rules of the game. Thinking this through, they conceptualized an expansion where all the cards had no place in serious games. ''Unglued'' was not entirely a commercially successful expansion, but the unique basic land cards - the only cards from the set legal in tournaments - were and still are valuable. The set also developed a cult following among casual Magic fans, and three sequel sets have been released since, '' Unhinged'' in 2004, ''

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'' in 2017, and '' Unsanctioned '' in 2020.

Unglued secret message

Each of the 94 cards in the ''Unglued'' set had a single word printed on the bottom of the card. Alone these single words made little or no sense but when combined in proper numerical order with other cards in the series spell out the following secret message: "Here are some cards that didn't make it to print: Socks of

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Flavor Text

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s of the cards Double Dip, Double Play, Double Deal, Double Take, and Double Cross form the following

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: In a duel and taking a lickin'...
The wizard exclaimed, "I'm no chicken...."
"I'm facing defeat,..."
"But the next time we meet,..."
"You're in for a nasty butt kickin'." Which fit the mechanics of the cards, as all five not only did something for the player when played, but also created a benefit for the player during their next game against the same opponent.

References

External links

Official unglued pageHistory of Unglued by Mark Rosewater
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