Though its overnight success spawned legions of new CCGs and TCGs (which are the same thing, just with different names!), most other games launched in the 90s fell by the wayside and were eventually discontinued
Power/Toughness: This is important for combat as they pair toughness and against power and vice versa Colour Types There are 5 main colors to Magic: The Gathering with a few more unique ones added over the last couple of decades
These are the most common versions of any of the cards in the set with the default being the most common
Paying 2 life to have them come in untapped helps you to stay on curve, and in decks like Death's Shadow, that life loss is actually a bonus
Your local store may or may not have them available, and maybe they are being shipped to you
The fact that the AI was surprisingly competitive and that the game itself was so well balanced helped, too