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It's time to put your Wii Sports playlist on, because Magic: The Gathering is considering making a sports-themed set. 

Mark Rosewater, the head of design at Magic: The Gathering, received a question from a fan on his Tumblr where they expressed their enjoyment "of the touches into sports theming between Battlebond (although largely gladiatorial), Strixhaven, and the (adorable) otter ball in Bloomburrow" before asking if there is a "'sports world'" on the shortlist of possible sets that Magic will release in the future. Rosewater responded that a sports-themed set is "on the 'short' list." Intriguing!

In October 2022, Secret Lair did a Blood Bowl drop consisting of "six fantasy football-flavored reskins" of cards like Approach of the Second Sun, Rewind, Bone Splinters, Fling, Defense of the Heart, and Fellwar Stone, giving them American football-appropriate names like "Touchdown!" "Re-Roll," "Both Down," "Throw Team-Mate," "Perfect Defense," and "The Ball." Okay, maybe all of those weren't exactly American football-themed, but let's be real, throwing teammates would look pretty cool on the football field. 

A sports-themed Magic set implies the creation of a game that players would be able to stage on their own in real life. So if a sports set were to be released, would that give us the opportunity to play actual matches of the sport in real life at events like MagicCon? Dublin Comic Con had a wrestling ring on the show floor in 2022. So why leave feats of athleticism out of nerd-centric spaces?

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