mind_twistRichard Garfield, famed designer of Magic and other games, and Skaff Elias, former senior VP of WotC (now both working together under the name Three Donkeys) are collaborating with Mind Control on a new expandable two-player battle game called Mind Twist.

According to Gamasutra, you start with virtual armies that you can play with over IPhone, Facebook, etc, and you can expand your armies by buying more. However, stresses Garfield, players won’t be sucked into spending endless money on the latest and greatest units, because armies come constructed (like pre-built Magic decks) with only some customization. You can’t buy units on the individual scale.

Count down to the CCG (or CMG) adaptation begins in 5, 4, 3, …