Gender Differences in Magic

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

I am currently taking English 1510 and we have had to write quite a bit about differences between men and women. I immedietly thought of Magic and how I usually only see one girl and like 10 or more guys at FNM. I have two questions: Are you male or female? And Why do you think there is such a huge gender gap?

[Pirate John]

Male.

Most the time I'm the one introducing Magic to my girlfriends. I've only seen 1 instance where to was the other way around.

I think it has to who introduces you to magic and who keeps you interested. Have brothers, sisters, or a friend group you can play with is essential.

[Birdbrain]

At the theros prerelease in my town, there were five or six women playing. Plus, when I went to college, I found seven or eight women who currently played at the time.

I'm male, and I currently don't see anything wrong with this, but probably because there are a lot of women who play here

[Kareason]

I'm male.

I know a handful of women that play but it's probably around a 20:1 ratio men to women. I agree that it is likely who gets you into it and your play group. I also think it is something that, on a psychological level, is just more appealing to men. Just my experience.

[Anoobass]

Male

My playgroup is like 10 males 1 female.

As stated before it seems it's the idea of appealing.  As an example, women like to shop.  Males can shop, they know how to, but it's not as appealing to do so.  Just my theory.

[Destore117]

Male

Have like 3 girls to idk 6?-7? Guys at my school who play Magic.

[LadyGrixis]

Female

I got into the game because I love love LOVE the art. I played Pokemon and dabbled in Yu-Gi-Oh growing up, but Magic has such a vast storyline with rich characters and lots of options for flavor in each deck. I'm slowly starting to get my other female friends into it....I think maybe it's just a thought of "Ew, card game? That would make me look weird and unattractive." But it actually does quite the opposite in my own findings! Instead, I'm considered interesting and hot.....which I'm still trying to wrap my head around.

[Mlerner12]

Male

Although, some of the girls in my grade, when my friends and I play before school, come and rip up the cards! Seriously, I lost an {Omniscience} because of them

[Pirate John]

Maybe age is important as well.

[Destore117]

I think it depends on location. At Geneva they all played Yu-Gi-Oh. And in Orwell they all play Magic.

[Imink]

Male and it's roughly 50/50 at my group and in school there's 15 female players

[MuggyWuggy]

I feel my location I play at would have more female players ( most stores actually) if the males didn't make such a big deal about it

I brought my girlfriend to a prerelease and one of the guys who already says enough dumb offensive commentary kept saying crude sexual jokes that night.

When there were Germans from outside of the country, he made nazi jokes...

So when people act like that, it turns people off.

Women players don't want to deal with more immature behavior. I believe many women actually play DotP just by analyzing user names, as its a safer environment for them to play a game in

[Anoobass]

Male

Although, some of the girls in my grade, when my friends and I play before school, come and rip up the cards! Seriously, I lost an {Omniscience} because of them

If a chick did that I would .female dog. Slap her across the face.

[Mlerner12]

Male

Although, some of the girls in my grade, when my friends and I play before school, come and rip up the cards! Seriously, I lost an {Omniscience} because of them

If a chick did that I would .female dog. Slap her across the face.

I did.
It was FOILY too

[Destore117]

{Murder} them. Immediately.