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Mood Swings

Mood Swings

2026·Mark Rosewater

2 - 4 players
5 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

A collectible trading card game for 2-4 players that uses a single deck of 45 cards. Players take turns playing mood cards to score the most points at the end of each round. The first player to win 3 rounds is the winner of the game. Mood Swings has fun card interactions, adaptability, collecting, and trading-but in the style of a traditional card game, something you could buy off the shelf and play immediately. While there's no necessary deck building, it's still a trading card game, which means each deck is not the same. You will get 45 cards (23 common, 14 uncommon, 6 rare, and 2 mythic rare cards), all randomized. If you go to your friend's house and play their copy of Mood Swings, the cards won't all be the same. You'll recognize some of the cards, but others will be new to you. The game, as Magic's creator Richard Garfield likes to describe trading card games, is "bigger than the box," meaning each game uses some of the pieces but not all of them. In total, Mood Swings has 133 cards-48 commons, 40 uncommons, 30 rares, and 15 mythic rares. Each copy of Mood Swings will include 45 of those 133 cards. The game uses Magic's five colors, and the art on the cards are all sketches from published Magic art, but the cards each represent an emotion or mood.

Mood Swings

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Learn to play

Mood Swings Explained | A New Game From Mark Rosewater5:30

Mood Swings Explained | A New Game From Mark Rosewater

Good Time Society

Good Time Society

Review

Mood Swings Review - Magic: The Partying?15:50

Mood Swings Review - Magic: The Partying?

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Which Mood Swings video should I watch?

Mood Swings has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 2 how-to-play guides. They date from May to August 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Mood Swings Explained | A New Game From Mark Rosewater" by Good Time Society, which runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Mood Swings Review - Magic: The Partying?" by The Dice Tower.

If you like it, try Magic: The Gathering – Dragon's Maze, Magic: The Gathering – Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Magic: The Gathering – Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Magic: The Gathering – Throne of Eldraine, also by Mark Rosewater.

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Mood Swings Review - Magic: The Partying?Review15:50

Mood Swings Review - Magic: The Partying?

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Mood Swings Explained | A New Game From Mark RosewaterHow to play5:30

Mood Swings Explained | A New Game From Mark Rosewater

Good Time Society

Good Time Society

We Played Mood Swings from Mark Rosewater and Secret Lair! | One More GameHow to play37:16

We Played Mood Swings from Mark Rosewater and Secret Lair! | One More Game

Good Time Society

Good Time Society

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About Mood Swings

From BoardGameGeek:

A collectible trading card game for 2-4 players that uses a single deck of 45 cards. Players take turns playing mood cards to score the most points at the end of each round. The first player to win 3 rounds is the winner of the game. Mood Swings has fun card interactions, adaptability, collecting, and trading-but in the style of a traditional card game, something you could buy off the shelf and play immediately. While there's no necessary deck building, it's still a trading card game, which means each deck is not the same. You will get 45 cards (23 common, 14 uncommon, 6 rare, and 2 mythic rare cards), all randomized. If you go to your friend's house and play their copy of Mood Swings, the cards won't all be the same. You'll recognize some of the cards, but others will be new to you. The game, as Magic's creator Richard Garfield likes to describe trading card games, is "bigger than the box," meaning each game uses some of the pieces but not all of them. In total, Mood Swings has 133 cards-48 commons, 40 uncommons, 30 rares, and 15 mythic rares. Each copy of Mood Swings will include 45 of those 133 cards. The game uses Magic's five colors, and the art on the cards are all sketches from published Magic art, but the cards each represent an emotion or mood.

Designer

Mark Rosewater

Publisher

Wizards of the Coast

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