The main menu of Game World also provides a tutorial, with manuals and instructions for playing with a Magic Remote or a game pad.

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She unknowingly wound up on a date with a Magic: The Gathering card-playing champion.

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She also appeared in last year's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, playing the Ministry of Magic's Mafalda Hopkirk.

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That season Magic Johnson was a rookie and the Lakers were playing in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers.

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The game has a refreshingly upbeat and sunny personality, making this great for playing in groups, but still has enough magic to keep a single player captivated.

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The name originally stood for Magic: The Gathering Exchange, an online site designed to trade cards used in playing the card game popular with the younger set.

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He went on to spend four years playing in the NBA, the top basketball league in the world, with Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.

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Wall, playing in front of his college coach, John Calipari, and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as Washington took control.

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Hook, once again struggling with the boot, should have slotted over a three-point attempt early in the second half but it was quickly forgotten as veteran wing Shane Williams, playing in the final World Cup match of his career, produced a moment of magic in the 49th minute.

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