here are many ways to make Magic the Gathering fun and inexpensive and use fun formats

It helps to start playing weaker versions to prepare for playing the more advanced ones.  Most of the

ways involved in doing this is using all commons.  When one has a better understanding of the game

this becomes obsolete but it still helps. 

A fun all common format is “limited infinity”.  This format involves a game state where one has

infinite mana, but can only play one spell a turn.  One gathers a collection of big creatures and

powerful but expensive instants and sorceries.  Then a group drafts them and plays.

When it comes to limited infinity Drafting instants are a top priority since they will allow for two spells

a cycle.  One must also remember not to put “X” spells or overly powerful activated abilities in the

“cube” since they allow for a one turn win by themselves.  (One turn wins are all right as long as it

requires two or more cards or one card but more than one turn to win.)  

For casual multiplayer forms of play, one can always enjoy “Chaos Deck Multi-player”.`  A Chaos

Deck involves gathering cards that have powerful or useful effects that can alter the game state in

either everyone’s favor or no one’s.  First, shuffle all the cards and put them in the middle of the

table.  At the untap phase where no one has priority to do anything the player rolls a d-6.  If it lands on

"6" flip the top card and perform the effect.  If there are less than eight players you can choose to flip

the card if you roll a “one” or a “six”.