MTG Arena’s Opening Hand Algorithm and Smoothing: Some Real Outcomes

Table of ContentsIntroductionWhat is Smoothing?Best-of-One Starting Hand and Mulligan RulesState of the Beta for May 25th, 2018The ExperimentPaper ShufflingMTG Arena Traditional Standard Play (BO3)MTG Arena Play (BO1)MTG Arena Standard Ranked (BO1)What does this mean?Conclusion Introduction According to a research paper published by Cornell University, Magic is the most complex game ever known. In fact, the … Continue reading MTG Arena’s Opening Hand Algorithm and Smoothing: Some Real Outcomes